Dunsil Road, Engine Lane, Moorgreen Industrial Park, Newthorpe, Nottingham, NG16 3PX
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Beers & Ciders

GCL supplies bulk spirits for food manufacturing in food-safe formats for soups, sauces, gravies, desserts and ready meals.

Bulk Beers & Ciders

We supply a wide range of beers, Ales and Ciders for food manufacturing and foodservice customers across the UK. Through our liquid processing plant, products are packed in 20L/25L food-safe drums or 1000L IBC containers, providing flexible, cost-effective solutions.

FormatsBeer, Ale & Cider
Packaging20L / 25L drums
IBC1000L food-safe
RangeLight to stout, varied ABV
OptionsAdditive-free & veg/vegan* as well as GF

Our range includes cask and keg ales, options with no caramel/preservatives (no E numbers), and selections suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Beers and ciders add depth, flavour complexity and provenance to finished products across sauces, marinades, ready meals and more.

Our Range of Best-Selling Beers and Ciders

Beer
  • Theakston’s Old Peculiar
  • Black Sheep Ale
  • Doombar Ale
  • Alcoholic Ginger Beer
  • Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer
  • Caramel Free Ale 3.7%
  • Bass Mild 3.1% (Caramel Free)
  • Guinness
  • Belhaven Black Stout
  • IPA
  • Marston’s Pedigree Ale
  • Murphy’s Stout
  • Old Speckled Hen
  • Ruddles Bitter
  • GF IPA
  • GF Old Speckled Hen
Cider
  • Somerset Medium Cider
  • Pear Cider
  • Old Rosie Cider
  • Fruit Cider
  • Vegan / GF Fruit Cider (Skal)
Continental Beers
  • Leffe Blonde
  • Moretti
  • Peroni

Why choose GCL Food Ingredients for your Liquid business needs?

GCL’s liquid plant offers a flexible and effective solution for the foodservice and industrial sectors, while meeting all stringent technical standards. Our premises are BRC Global Standards certified to AA grade standard, ensuring quality, safety and reliability.

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    Flexible sourcing and re-packing solutions

    Backed by continued investment and technical expertise, we supply a broad range of beer and cider products and can re-pack to meet your required format, volume and specification.

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    Designed for food innovation

    Whether you’re incorporating beer into batter, stout into desserts or cider into meat products, our liquid solutions support product development across a wide range of applications.