Craft beer with the atmosphere of a traditional boozer – that’s the winning blend voted for by OFM readers
Fittingly, the origin of 1000 Trades lies in a boozy night. “We got drunk,” says John Stapleton, motioning at co-owner Jonathan Todd, “and one thing led to another.”
A former political researcher, Stapleton had been trying to “germinate” his vision of the ultimate modern boozer for years. An economist and resident of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, Todd was the friend-cum-fixer who, in 2016, finally helped him realise his plans.
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