# Social enterprise’s beer toasts the value of volunteers

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/05/11/social-enterprises-beer-toasts-value-volunteers/
- Published: 2016-05-11T11:20:53+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**We’ve covered fundraising from [beer and wine](https://fundraising.co.uk/?s=beer)
several times over the years, but now we’ve come across a beer that recognises the
value of volunteers in the community.**

The Volunteer is brewed in Wales by social enterprise [Cwrw Iâl Community Brewing Company](http://www.cwrwial.com/).
It is described as “a quaffable, copper-coloured modern session ale” with a 3.7%
ABV.

![The Volunteer - beer](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2016/05/the-volunteer-
beer-label.jpg)

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The company explains the ale’s name:

> “Volunteers make a massive difference to people and communities all over the UK.
> This ale is a mark of respect to all volunteers everywhere. Why not raise a pint
> of this modern session ale to them?”

Although sales of this beer don’t raise funds for a charity, Douglas Macpherson,
the Director of the brewing company explains why they gave the ale its name:

> “We are part of a village ethos that has a volunteer run pub and a volunteer run
> shop”.

Cheers to The Volunteer!

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