Damm Partners With Northern Monk To Expand Its Super Premium Offering In The UK

28th March 2025. London (UK) / Leeds (UK) / Barcelona (Spain) – Damm, the renowned Spanish beer company, has secured a distribution agreement with Northern Monk, one of the United Kingdom’s largest independent craft breweries. Under this partnership, Damm will assume distribution of Northern Monk’s key brands, Faith (5%) and A Little Faith (4%) in the UK On Trade, effective from May 2025.

This strategic decision will allow Northern Monk to tap into Damm’s extensive on-trade distribution whilst enhancing the Damm portfolio with a leading UK craft brand to compliment it’s Spanish and Japanese brands. Importantly, Northern Monk’s production processes will remain exactly as they are today, with all to be brewed in Leeds. The brand will retain its identity as an independent craft brewer, committed to high-quality and innovative beers.

Northern Monk, which was recognised as one of the fastest-growing independent craft brewers in the off trade last year, has now established itself as the third-largest independent craft brewer in the UK.

“This is a significant milestone for us as we expand our presence and solidify our super premium beer offering here in the UK”, said Luke White, Managing Director at Damm in the UK. “Both companies share a dedication to delivering exceptional, high-quality beer to elevate consumer consumption occasions, and this agreement represents a new chapter in our mutual commitment to excellence in the craft beer sector. Northern Monk’s reputation for quality and innovation aligns seamlessly with our values. We are confident that this partnership will drive growth and success for both companies.”

Russell Bisset, Founder & Managing Director of Northern Monk said "2025 will see Northern Monk’s brewing capacity increase by 20%, allowing us to produce an additional 2 million pints compared to 2024. As one of the fastest growing beer brands in the off-trade, we're excited to join forces with Damm, a best-in-class partner, to accelerate our on-trade growth too, using this increased capacity to raise awareness of Northern Monk across the UK.

Damm has achieved exceptional quality and has done some powerful work around environmental impact at-scale. We're really looking forward to learning from their expertise as we continue our quest to become carbon neutral in our direct emissions by 2030, whilst continuing to create beer experiences that delight our consumers."

The agreement pertains to the full UK on-trade except select venues, where Northern Monk will continue to distribute directly.

 

Damm is a brewer from Barcelona whose main business activity is the production, bottling and distribution of beer, as well as other drinks including water, soft drinks, and milk. The company was founded in 1876 by the Alsatian brewing master August Kuentzmann Damm and today is present in more than 130 countries. It operates 17 production plants in the Iberian Peninsula and one in Bedford, United Kingdom. The company produces and packages over 21 million hectolitres of beer, water, soft drinks, milk and shakes. In 2023, its turnover reached 2,061 million euros and the total workforce of the company stood at 5,765 people at the end of the year.

Founded in 2013 by Russell Bisset and Brian Dickson, Northern Monk has become one of the UK’s fastest-growing craft breweries, with ambitions set to become Europe’s largest craft brewer by 2035. Based in Holbeck, Leeds, Northern Monk brews a diverse range of award-winning beers, including its flagship Hazy Pale Ale, Faith. The brewery also operates three bars in Leeds and Manchester, and regularly supports community causes through its Faith in Futures Foundation. In 2024, Northern Monk was named among the Top 50 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For in the UK, and ranked second in the Best Food & Drink Companies to Work For.