i. Biography
His specialty moves across beer, cider, and distillates, with fruit as the common thread. The work is practical rather than ornamental: orchard produce, fermentation, and flavour handled with a focus on what can be made brighter, sharper, and more durable. At Clarens Brewery, Stephan Meyer’s pure fruit ciders are made using all the fruit from its apple and cherry orchards, so the finished drinks read as a direct extension of the orchard rather than a separate line of product.
Coming Up
Today, Stephan Meyer is winemaker of Clarens Brewery, where brewing and distilling traditions meet through fruit. The role sits at the intersection of process and timing, with beer, cider, and distillates treated as connected forms of the same craft rather than separate specialties.
Where They Are Now
Clarens Brewery’s pure fruit ciders came out of a decision to use all the fruit from its apple and cherry orchards. That approach gives Stephan Meyer’s work a closed-loop logic: nothing is treated as excess, and the orchard crop is carried through to the glass. Across beer, cider, and distillates, the emphasis stays on fruit as material and on the patient transformation that gives it form. Meyer described the move simply: “It’s a very nice career change.”
In Their Words “It’s a very nice career change.” The line is plain, and that’s what makes it useful. It signals a maker who is comfortable with change without dressing it up, and who sees the shift in terms of craft rather than narrative. For a trade audience, it lands as a matter-of-fact note on moving between brewing, cider, and distilling while keeping fruit at the centre.
Profile updated July 2026
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What is Stephan Meyer's current role?
As of 2026, Stephan Meyer is Winemaker.
What is Stephan Meyer known for?
Beer, cider, and distillates.
