Tenterden's Chapel Down disposes of Curious beer and cider brand, and its brewery in Ashford, with private equity firm Risk Capital Partners poised to takeover
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Updated: 15:06, 09 February 2021
Winemaker Chapel Down has ditched its Curious beer and cider range - less than two years after it unveiled a multi-million brewery and visitor centre devoted to it in Ashford.
The Tenterden-based firm said the impact of the lockdown over the last 12 months, while seeing wine sales soar, had hit its trade to pubs hard.
The Curious Brewery in Ashford is set for new owners
Some 90% of its beer is sold to pubs and restaurants - most of which have been forced to close for lengthy periods due to the pandemic.