Briscoe's Brewery is a unique micro-brewery owned and operated by Dr. Paul Briscoe, a PhD microbiologist who has been brewing quality "full mash" beers at home for 20 years. Following redundancy from the Chemical Industry, Dr. Briscoe established the brewery on a shoestring in the cellar of his red brick semi-detached house in Otley (in the heart of Yorkshire's picturesque Wharfe Valley), using simple adaptations of his existing craft-brewing equipment. The brewery produces specialist batches of traditional naturally conditioned beers for the local market, with the emphasis very much on quality and character rather than quantity. The brew length is just one barrel (36 gallons), making this one of the smallest commercial breweries in Britain. All of the beer is hand-crafted using the time-honoured methods which have served generations of small breweries over the centuries. Only the finest quality ingredients are used with a wide range of specialist malts and hop varieties being employed to give optimum character and individuality to the beers. Both cask and bottled beers are produced, although the lack of space and mechanisation requires that quantities of bottled beers are small. However the brewery's small size affords flexibility and it can therefore produce a huge variety of beers, including special batches to meet individual needs (minimum orders apply). Orders can be taken both from the licensed trade and from members of the public for local delivery. For special occasions such as parties, draught beer can be racked off the sediment prior to barrelling so that it can be consumed starbright straight away. A hand pump may also be available for dispensing beer at parties. The complete range of beers is shown below, although other "specials" may often be available.