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Founded in 1979, Cave Direct is a leading supplier of craft and speciality beers to the UK Drinks Trade – proud to work with leaders of old and new-world beer, from Beavertown to Westmalle. Operating out of our depots in Kent, Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle we directly deliver over 300 lines of draught and packaged beers via our own fleet of drays.
We are exclusive or lead UK importers and distributors for a great range of brilliant beers, including Paulaner, Kona, Lervig and Garage. We’re also the UK's biggest supplier of Belgian beer, with relationships going back decades with family brewers, Trappist abbeys and a host of smaller craft breweries. We also work with many of the new wave UK breweries, including Beavertown, Wild Beer and Tiny Rebel. If you are buying for yourself or looking for a gift, our sister company beermerchants.com delivers to your door and has over 900 craft and specialty beers.
To find out more, call us or drop us an email. You can also sign up for an account with us today.
Knowledgeable
Our staff have years of experience in the hospitality industry. They are passionate, knowledgable and engaged in all things craft beer.
We are educated and educate. We are proud to pass on our knowledge through training sessions with plenty of sampling. We can help ensure your customer gets the best possible pint. We proudly represent our brands by understanding their values and how to pass those on to you and your venues.
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Focused on Quality
We work with the best of the best and we ensure all our products are cared for from collection to delivery. We believe we have something for everyone from affordable quality to the the rarest products on the market.
On top of having some of the best beer from around the world we ensure we provide first-class customer service and a website that puts the user at the forefront.
Dependable
We are there for our customers from sign up to delivery. Using our own fleet of vehicles ensures our products arrive to you in the best possible condition.
Our team are there to help fix problems and repair serving issues efficiently and with care. Upon sign up you will be assigned an Account Manager who is there to support you and your business.
Our History
Cave Direct was founded in 1979 when Colin & Lou’s father Bryan, took voluntary redundancy and started a small wine importing business with his wife Alice who happened to be Belgian. The family began importing from Europe to supply to local shops in the South East London region but after picking up a few Belgian beers to add to their offering it was soon clear that the beer was the future. By the 90’s Cave Direct was well renowned for their Belgian imports and in 2003 the company found a new relationship with Paulaner.
Over the next 20 years, more and more exciting beers came through the door and Cave Direct now import some of the best beer from all over the world, with three branches in the UK.
What Our Clients Say
Take a look at our latest reviews.
The variety & diversity of the international selection of beers cellar offered by Cave Direct is unmatched, furthermore the personal service we have received from this company over the many years we have been purchasing from them is unsurpassed.
Tom
The Cow
Westbourne Park
We had a state of the art cellar install for 10 draft products. As such, we needed a company like Cave who could provide an exciting list of styles from innovative breweries from across the UK and Europe. They have been flexible as they can be on pricing and have allowed us, as new operators, to try different products and have helped arrange various levels of support directly with the breweries.
We now have a fantastic beer list, a mixture of permanent lines and rotational guest beers, which our customers enjoy week in, week out.
Sam
Ops Manager
Exhibition
Northern Monk enjoys being a part of Cave Direct’s new UK core range. They have a great team, and we are very much looking forward to growing this relationship and our on-trade footprint further into the future.”
Martin
Supplier
Northern Monk
Cave Direct are one of our closest trading partners and have been for many years. They are flexible and responsive to our needs and provide us with a friendly and personal service. We find them more than just a supplier but a business partner who understand us and what we want, providing a service that we are unable to get elsewhere.
Barry
Owner
Beer Houses
We all know that Cave Direct has very professional team and we have always been happy to work with them. We see them as a good partner and friends, we work together but also have fun doing it
Pohjala
Brewery
Estonia
Cave has been supplying Lowlander with Belgian beer for over 20 years now and we have built a fantastic relationship. Their product range and support network is outstanding. Our Account Manager, keeps us updated on new releases and is always ready to share his knowledge for anything beer related. The transport and technical team are always friendly and professional. We hope to continue working with Cave for many years to come - Ed
Ed
Owner
Lowlander Grand Cafe
Since 2014 when we first met Cave’s Team we have grown together, and they impressed us each step of the way with their passion and personal connection to our brand. In the UK, Cave’s team have helped place our brand on the map, protected our reputation, and as a one of their core brands they have been a solid importer and partner for us, and we plan to work together for many years to come.
Mike
Brewmaster
Lervig
Cave Direct were swift to offer assistance with our cellar cooler breaking down over a busy weekend. They got an engineer out so quickly and ensured it was all fixed and we we're back up to a full beer board! Butcher’s Dog Bar had a record day over their respective weekend events and it’s in part thanks to Cave’s support with the equipment we needed to operate mobile bars. All very much appreciated by our family business, thank you!
Laura
Owner
The Butchers Dog
Being a part of Cave Direct's Future 4 programme has given us a fantastic opportunity to grow Fulls Circle's brand and reputation in every corner of the UK. They have a strong team of experts with boots on the ground in all major locations in the UK, the tasting events hosted by the team have raised awareness for our brand and provided us with a much stronger foothold in the market than we had before we started working together.
Virginia
National Account Mananger
Full Circle