Brewed with purpose.
We’re True Story Brewing Co., a small, independent brewery based in Westbury, Wiltshire, just down the road from the iconic White Horse. Founded by friends Ben Hancock and William Jenkins, we started True Story with a clear mission: To brew exceptional, approachable beers using local ingredients — and to do it properly.
I think it’s fair to say, whatever myself and Will are passionate about, we end up getting completely fixated on; it’s a life of never being quite satisfied that pushes us to keep going. We decided fairly early on that we would focus on brewing a limited selection of beers that are the very best they could possibly be. Therefore we continually make minute tweaks to our core range recipes, and the truth is we’ll never be 100 percent happy with any of our beers, but the quest for perfection is at least an enjoyable one.
The Haziest of Plans
True Story Brewing Co. was born from a simple idea: life’s best conversations usually happen over a pint.
Before starting the brewery, myself (Ben Hancock) and Will Jenkins ran a video production company in Bristol. Between projects, deadlines and client meetings, we spent years exploring the region’s thriving beer scene, discovering breweries, pubs and the people behind them.
Today, we brew fresh, modern beers from our Wiltshire brewery, using locally sourced ingredients and a hands-on approach to brewing. Being independent means we can focus on quality over volume, continually refining our beers and developing new recipes that we’d genuinely want to drink ourselves.
Whether it’s a crisp lager, a hazy pale or a seasonal special, every beer we brew is designed to bring people together and help create stories worth sharing.
“Every good story starts with a beer.”
Our Beers
Crisp, refreshing, juicy… we’ve got you covered.