Since the Beginning

Brewed in
Cornwall.
Built on Legend.

From a disused stable in Tregony to one of Cornwall's most celebrated independent breweries — this is how Keltek came to be.

The Land

Where Legend Meets Landscape

Cornwall isn't just geography. Dozmary Pool sits on Bodmin Moor — bleak, still, and older than memory. This is where Excalibur was returned. Where the hand rose from the water. Where the island's myth runs deepest. Keltek beers are named for these stories because the land that shapes them deserves that kind of respect.

550 CE

King Arthur Defends Cornwall

According to legend, King Arthur fought to protect the Celtic kingdoms of Britain from Saxon invasion — with Cornwall at the heart of that resistance. Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor became immortalised as the resting place of Excalibur. The myth never left.

~1,200 years

18th–19th Century

The Richest Square Mile on Earth

At its peak, Cornwall was the world's leading producer of copper and tin. Redruth was historically known as the "richest square mile" in Britain — a landscape of engine houses, deep shafts and extraordinary human graft that powered the Industrial Revolution. The men who moved mountains left their mark on every hillside.

1875

Redruth RFC Founded

Redruth Rugby Football Club was founded, becoming one of the oldest and most storied clubs in English rugby. The town that built the modern world found another way to compete.

1929

First Cornish Surfers

Surfing arrived on the Cornish coast — a culture that would eventually define a generation and reshape the county's identity. Porthtowan. Fistral. Sennen. The Atlantic doesn't yield easily. Earning it is the point.

~70 years

1997

A Bet Worth Brewing

Keltek was founded by Stuart Heath in the Cornish village of Tregony on the Roseland Peninsula. The deal was simple: if he could brew a superior pint, the landlord would put it on a pump at the bar. Stuart started brewing on a 2.5-barrel microbrewery in a disused stable block — and won gold for his very first brew.

1998

Lostwithiel: Room to Grow

Demand for the new beers grew enormously. Keltek moved to a larger unit in Lostwithiel where the brewery's capacity increased five-fold. The same year, South Crofty — Cornwall's last working tin mine — officially closed its doors after three centuries of mining heritage.

2007

Redruth: The Permanent Home

Keltek expanded again, moving to its current home in Redruth — the same town that once powered the world's mining industry. The brewery now has the capacity to brew over 250 brewer's barrels a week, with its own fully automated bottling line. Everything done in-house.

2013

A Proper Pub Estate

Keltek acquired four pubs in the vicinity of the brewery, becoming just the second brewery in Cornwall to own its own estate of public houses. The brewery and the pub — as it should be.

2016

Growing the Estate

Two more pubs joined the Keltek family. Six houses. One brewery. All rooted in Cornwall.

2024

Fully Solar Powered

Keltek completed the transition to fully solar-powered brewing — making the beers not just Cornish in character, but cleaner in conscience too.

2025

10 Taste of the West Awards

Ten awards at the 2025 Taste of the West — one of the South West's most respected food and drink accolades. Recognition not just for one beer, but for the breadth of what Keltek makes.

2028

South Crofty Reopens

Cornwall's last tin mine, closed since 1998, is set to reopen — bringing the mining industry back to the county that defined it. Some stories don't end. They just pause.

Today

Family Owned. Hand Crafted.

Keltek remains a family owned brewery that adheres to the age-old traditions of brewing by hand with care and craftsmanship — using the finest whole hop flowers, British malts and hand-pitched yeast. The methods haven't changed. Only the scale.