One of Spire's two units houses the brew plant and secure cask storage.
Spire's other unit houses the hospitality suite and administration.
Here's part of the Spire Team with a commemorative certificate presented by Wakefield CAMRA Chairman Mark Goodair, hanging back on the right.
This is the entire Spire Gang.
Here's brewery founder David McLaren, a former secondary school music teacher.
Here's David McLaren again.
Founder David McLaren leaning against the biggest vessel in the ten barrel David Porter Brewing Installations plant.
Into the nearest fermenter that very afternoon had gone a guest brew made by a tweed-wearing rugby club from Bakewell who had won the session in a Children in Need charity draw.
HLT, mash tun and copper
Spire's steel casks are all kept securely indoors. It's interesting to note what happens to your colours when you order them in plastic (left).
Pat Wallis of Wakefield Branch, who organizes charity efforts at the Beer Festival
Peter O'Toole, president of the Red Shed at Wakefield, was off the leash that day.
Peter O'Toole of the Red Shed clinching a beer order with a member of the Spire Sales Team.
Peter O'Toole of the Red Shed negotiating a further supply deal
left to right: David Litten (Hull) George Denton (Wakefield) and Roger Perrell (Wakefied)
When you've goy a coachload of beer fans and a rugby team but just one toilet, things can sometimes get a bit desperate!
Geoff Williams from Lewds Branch - don't worry dear, you're in no danger!
This is John Groves who organizes most Wakefield Branch trips.
Gotcha John! The lady is Maureen Waller of Wakefield Branch who has been involved in the running of Wakefield Beer Festival for a number of years in several responsible positions.
Andy and Julie Dawson, enthusiastic beer hunters who have run the bottled and foreign beers at our beer festival for many years.
This is Brian Cavell from Leeds who has been a familiar sight behind the bar at most of the county's major beer festivals for a number of years. He's also nominally in charge of Geoff Williams (behind).
This guy is Richard Allsop from Harrogate who manages security and stewarding at Wakefield Beer Festival. He's usually known as MG.
Rod Naylor from Pontefract must be on his fifth pint at Spire Brewery.
....and this heroine is Rod's wife Sandra. (oops, had to edit that spelling)
Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? Bob Whitehead from our Under-26 Section
Steve Krissham's a very happy man. (hopefully somebody will put a correct spelling of his surname in the comment box)
(centre) David Arthur from Wakefield Branch and perhaps somebody who knows will put the names of the otheer two in the comment box below, soon.
Vernon Myers seems to have had a won-der-ful time!
He certainly did!
Mike Abba, Wakefield CAMRA Treasurer
You don't have to be crazy to work at Spire Brewery but it obviously helps!
Peter's still at it, but for how much longer?
Andy Dawson and Maureen Waller deep in conversation. If you had half a crown for every brewery they've ever visited you could buy a fair few bags of crisps!
