We’re a proudly independent brewery in Grimsby specialising in accessible craft beers.
Here you can buy our brews and merch from our web shop, or browse info about our brewery, taproom, events and our music and comedy venue, the Docks Academy.
We’re a proudly independent brewery in Grimsby specialising in accessible craft beers. Our brewery and taproom are housed in a converted church, a stone’s throw from the town’s historic docks.
Docks Beers is a craft beer brewery based in an impressive converted church in Grimsby, just a stone’s throw from the town’s historic docks.
Inspired by the fortitude and hard work of dockers past and present, we try to bring these characteristics to every pint we produce. The town and its docks continue to influence the story of our beers, and we always brew with Grimsby’s heritage and future at heart.
The docks influence the story of our beers. Inspired by the fortitude and hard work of dockers, we try to bring these characteristics to every pint we produce. We brew with hard graft and Grimsby’s heritage and future at heart.
On this website you can buy our beers, or browse info about our brewery, taproom, events and our arts venue, the Docks Academy.
We aim to make high-quality accessible craft beers in a range of styles; from lagers to traditional ales and more hop-forward brews.
We combine the best of traditional methods with modern brewing techniques. Hard Graft, Overtime, Knuckle Down and Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Fish make up our core range, and we also produce experimental seasonal specials and collabs with other like-minded breweries.
We aim to make high-quality accessible craft beers in a range of styles; from lagers to traditional ales and more hop-forward brews.
We combine the best of traditional methods with modern brewing techniques. Hard Graft, Overtime, Knuckle Down and Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap Fish make up our core range, and we also produce experimental seasonal specials and collabs with other like-minded breweries.
As Lincolnshire’s highest rated brewery (Untappd), Grimbarians and visitors from further afield flock to our friendly taproom on King Edward Street to enjoy our craft beers, and to experience our popular brewery tours.
We are proud that our customers and our passionate team have helped us achieve a five-star rating on Tripadvisor, along with a Traveller’s Choice award. Why not check out the Church of Beer for yourself.
In 2020, we began to bring more great arts and culture to Grimsby when we opened the Docks Academy above the brewery.
This is an exciting multi purpose venue and bar which we hope will attract people from all over the UK to our gigs and events, firmly establishing the Docks brand on the national music scene.
In 2020, we began to bring more great arts and culture to Grimsby when we opened the Docks Academy above the brewery.
This is an exciting multi purpose venue and bar which we hope will attract people from all over the UK to our gigs and events, firmly establishing the Docks brand on the national music scene.
We’ve become an important community and cultural hub for North East Lincolnshire and we love the vibrancy and friendship of our wonderful customers. Our taproom is open 7 days a week and until 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights. We now have a permanent food serving from a state-of-the-art container outside of the church. Mockingbird Streetfood offer delicious chicken and vegan-chicken fast food and is open from all week long.
In 2024, Docks Beers and Docks Academy hosted the first DocksFest, North East Lincolnshire’s Premier Live Music Festival.
Hosted at the Meridian Showground in Cleethorpes, the 5000-capacity event brought live music fans from all over the UK (and further afield) to the seaside town to enjoy a stellar lineup of live music.
In 2024, Docks Beers and Docks Academy hosted the first DocksFest, North East Lincolnshire’s Premier Live Music Festival.
Hosted at the Meridian Showground in Cleethorpes, the 5000-capacity event brought live music fans from all over the UK (and further afield) to the seaside town to enjoy a stellar lineup of live music.
Our taproom & brewery is located at The Church, King Edward Street, Grimsby, DN31 3JD.
Children are allowed in the taproom up until 7pm. In some cases we allow under 18’s past 7pm if food is being consumed, this is up to the manager’s discretion. No children past 7pm on bank holidays.
Dogs are allowed in the taproom, but not the brewing area. Please check before booking a table that this is for the correct area.
As well as beer, we also have a range of spirits, cider, wines, cocktails and soft drinks. Our on site food vendor also offers a selection of coffees and milkshakes.
Yes, we have an onsite food vendor Mockingbird Street Food. You can order food and either sit and eat-in in the taproom or takeaway. Alternatively, order ahead or for delivery from mockingbirdstreetfood.com or find us on these delivery platforms: Grimsby & Clee Eats, Just Eat, Uber Eats
Yes, our on site food kitchen Mockingbird also offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.
We don’t currently have a gluten-free beer option, however we occasionally have gluten-free options in our guest beers fridge. We do have our best selling Mango Cider which is gluten free! For gluten free food options please see the Mockingbird team.
We currently don’t have our own non-alcoholic beer, but we do low or alcohol-free options in our guest beer fridge. We also have a variety of soft drinks available, as well as coffee and milkshakes from Mockingbird.
Docks Academy is our events venue on the first floor above the taproom. For all Docks Academy events, you can purchase these tickets directly from the Academy website – docksacademy.com. For DocksFest, you can either purchase tickets from our taproom or the DocksFest website docksfest.com.
Table bookings are not essential, however, we do recommend booking to ensure you are seated as our taproom can get busy, especially during peak hours and weekends.
Yes we do. However we receive a lot of requests for donations, so we choose one main charity each year. In 2024 we are supporting the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance. To find out more about how we are fundraising for them and to donate, you can visit our Just Giving page – https://www.justgiving.com/page/docks-beers-lnaa-2024.
For all trade enquiries, please email sales@docksbeers.com.
Yes, we have disabled access to our taproom. We also have an on-accessible lift up to Docks Academy on our first floor. For any accessibility enquiries, please do not hesitate to ask a member of our team on arrival who will be happy to assist you and make your experience at our venue as smooth as possible.
At the moment we don’t export outside of the UK for orders placed on our online store.
All our job vacancies are posted on our LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
Free parking is available at Tesco Extra, Market Street for up to 3 hours only or on King Edward Street when businesses are not in operation. For options over 3 hours, we recommend downloading the Horizon Spaces App, where you can purchase a car parking space available at the following locations:
There are three car parks operated by Horizon in close proximity.
Tesco – Market Street Off, Victoria St N, Grimsby DN31 1PG (1 minute walk)
Sainsbury’s – Corporation Rd, Grimsby DN31 1UF (6 minute walk)
Asda – Holles St, Grimsby DN32 9DL (6 minute walk – Via Market Street)
Please note – you cannot go into these supermarkets and request to pay for car parking – it must be done online at www.horizonspaces.co.uk. A limited number of spaces are available.
We do not recommend parking at Victoria Retail Park.
