In 2020, Roger Daltrey and his family started Lakedown Brewing; three years later, the business...

A quiet corner of the East Sussex countryside, created decades ago by rock icon Roger Daltrey, has become a busy centre for craft beer production. Lakedown Brewing Co., founded in 2020 by The Who’s frontman with his family and entrepreneur Chris Rule, grew its business by opening a dedicated brewing facility on Daltrey’s 400-acre farm in Burwash. The musician bought the site in the 1970s as a peaceful place to escape from international concert tours. There, he dug four spring-fed trout lakes. Today, those same waters surround a modern family-run microbrewery and taproom. The business focuses on craft beers that are easy to drink and enjoy.From post-lockdown pint to family enterpriseThe idea for the brewery began during a quiet period after national pandemic restrictions. In an interview with Bite Sussex, co-founder Jamie Daltrey explained how a casual drink by the water helped start the family business. "We were enjoying a relaxing post lockdown pint together at the water's edge in the idyllic Lakedown Trout Fishery," Jamie Daltrey told Bite Sussex. "It was a perfect time and place for a beer!""We had a vision to create a local brewery that brought people together, celebrated the E...