NORTH BREWING CO WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 BY JOHN GYNGELL AND CHRISTIAN TOWNSLEY, THE PIONEERS BEHIND LEGENDARY LEEDS BEER VENUE NORTH BAR, WHICH OPENED IN 1997. KNOWN AS “THE FIRST CRAFT BEER BAR IN BRITAIN”, NORTH BAR INFLUENCED A NEW WAVE OF MODERN BEER BARS AND BREWERIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THEIR OWN.