Meet the Brewer at the King's Arms, Arundel

Goldmark × Draft Pick6 November 2026Spence

Ethan, our Head Brewer, pouring a pint under the Dave Best, Lenson and My Name's Jeff pump clips at our last Meet the Brewer night, at the Billi Tap.

On Thursday 12 November, from 8pm, Ethan, our Head Brewer, is at the King's Arms in Arundel for a Meet the Brewer evening. There is nothing to book. Just turn up.

Four Goldmark cask beers will be on the bar, and Ethan will be there to talk about how he brews, what it has been like taking on the Goldmark traditions and recipes, and where he is taking the brand next. Ask him anything.

On the bar

Wah Wah, 5.0%. A 5% IPA dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra: mango, papaya, tangerine and blueberry over a soft malt base, with a clean, gently bitter finish.
Dave Best, 3.8%. A proper session bitter, on all year round. Chestnut-brown, clean and malty, with gentle, earthy hop bitterness and a biscuity, hedgerow-fruit finish.
Liquid Gold, 4.0%. Our multi award-winning golden ale. Dry hopped with Mosaic, Sentinel and Comet for mango, passionfruit and citrus over a smooth, silky body. Fruity, balanced and very easy to like.
Smash Mosaic, 4.4%. A single malt IPA, dry hopped with Mosaic hops for aromatic blueberry and tropical fruit notes. Punchy, fruity and easy to love.

What happens at a Meet the Brewer

It's simple. Ethan pours, talks and answers questions. Ask him how a beer is made, why a hop smells of mango, what a firkin is, or what he's brewing next. No slides. Just a pint and the person who made it.

Our last one was at the Billi Tap in Billingshurst in October, the night we launched My Name's Jeff. What stood out for Ethan was the number of new faces. We'd like the same in Arundel: regulars, people who've never tried us, and anyone who wants to know what goes on in a small Sussex brewery.

Cask ale from Poling, near Arundel

Goldmark has been brewing cask ale in the Arundel area since 2013, and the brewery is now home to two ranges: Goldmark, our heritage cask range, and Draft Pick, our modern range. Everything is brewed by the same small team of three, a short hop from the King's Arms.

Small team, quick yes

There are three of us. When a pub asks us to come and pour, there's no head office to check with. If it works in the diary, we say yes and turn up, and that's how we'd like to work with more pubs across Sussex, Hampshire and South Surrey.

Running a pub in Arundel or anywhere in West Sussex and fancy a Meet the Brewer of your own? Talk to us about trade.