The story of Vocation Brewery began when John Hickling left his job to follow his calling – to brew the big, flavourful beers he loves. John found the perfect spot; an old chicken shed high up on a hill, 1000 feet above sea level, perched at the very top of England’s longest continuous incline, where the wind carries the aroma of malt and hops, and the water is pure and fresh. A place out on its own.

It’s not the easiest place to get to. We get the best and the worst of the weather but when you are at the brewery, you feel like you’re on top of the world. At the centre of something big, epic, ever changing and ever inspiring. You get a feeling of space and freedom… to be, to think, to brew, and to explore. And all of this is in our beers.