New Beer
Dark Nights
Alluring, mysterious and tempting. Explore our range of stouts, porters and black ales.
Christmas Beers
Beer is for life, not just for Christmas... Apart from these. Grab them while they last!
Gluten Free
The standard of gluten free beer keeps getting better. Browse our ever changing range.
Local Herts Delivery
We deliver direct to your door for FREE on orders over £40 within Hertfordshire.
What's new
Events
St Albans
Tasting Evening // The World of Beer Styles
We’ll guide you through the world of beer styles, from traditional to modern craft and everything in between.
Bishop's Stortford
Tasting Evening // The World of Beer Styles
We’ll guide you through the world of beer styles, from traditional to modern craft and everything in between.
All about us
Born in 2012, we're an indie retailer of new wave craft beer, traditional ales, lagers and all things wild, aged and funky.
Continental bottles
Rustic Franconian lagers, precise München Helles to frothy Hefeweizens. Classic Belgian Blondes and wild spontaneously fermented sours. Our Euro cousins most definitely know how to brew some great beers.
Tring Ale Preorders
Preorder Tring Brewery ale in sizes from 5 litres up to 40 litres. This is fresh cask conditioned ale, straight from the brewery. Available for local delivery to all Hertfordshire postcodes, or collect in store.
We also do Wine
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Nationwide delivery
We will deliver across the UK to mainland addresses for just £7.95 (orders over £60 are free)
Local delivery
For Hertfordshire orders, we can deliver for just £4.95. Just select "local delivery" when you check out.
Store pickup
You can pick up from either our St Albans or Hitchin stores for free.
St Albans
71 London Road,
St Albans,
Hertfordshire,
AL1 1LN
01727 842 598
Monday Closed
Tuesday 11:00 - 20:00
Wednesday 11:00 - 21:00
Thursday 11:00 - 21:00
Friday 11:00 - 21:00
Saturday 10:00 - 21:00
Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
Hitchin
30-32 Hermitage Road,
Hitchin,
Hertfordshire,
SG5 1BY
01462 337440
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:00 - 21:00
Wednesday: 11:00 - 21:00
Thursday: 11:00 - 21:00
Friday: 11:00 - 22:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 22:00
Sunday: 11:00 - 18:00
Testimonials
Unbelievable selection of beers, staff very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. Highly recommend, especially if you're into great tasting beers. 🙌🍻 Cheers.
Lewis Giddings
This kind of little gem is exactly why I love living in Hitchin. 🍻🖤
Amy Thurstan
Hitchin
Excellent for the beer serious beer lover. Good place to buy an alternative to the standard bottle of wine for friends or work colleagues. Great choice at a range of price points and very helpful staff.
Paul Owen
Fantastic range of bottled beers and cans. Varied draught or keg beers and ciders. Staff are knowledgeable. Friendly atmosphere 🍺👌🏽
Fiona Murray
Curious murky fizzy yellow beers in tins... Interesting. But I was looking for proper brown beer that tastes like beer.
Brian Butterfield
Butterfield Direct
One of my regular spots, especially on a sunny evening to grab a few growlers. Highly recommend if you enjoy selection and variety brews.
Thomas Kappen
Love this place - great beers, frequently changed, great people, great vibe! If you love beer you should be here!
Barbara Robinson
Awesome shop with an incredible range, and of course the staff know their stuff. Great place.
Chris's Beer Reviews
Huge beer selection from around the world as well as local varieties. You can buy and sit inside or buy to take home. Beers on tap which change regularly. The people that work there are very knowledgeable, friendly, and keen to find a beer that suits your requirements.
Louise Rice
We were visiting from California - wonderful selection and very knowledgeable and friendly staff at the Beer Shop.
Raymond Moreno
California
Great selection of beers, friendly staff, plus they do draft beer to take home.
Stuart Barr
The Beer Shop Hitchin is an amazing place with a vast array of drinks on offer coupled with friendly and knowledgeable staff - highly recommended
James Foster
Hitchin
Delicious beer 🍺 great service and comfy outdoor seating area.
Helen Coulshed
A billion billion wonderful beers.
Brian Cox
Spacetime
