Crowd lending a perfect fit for Kildare brewery

Company’s two-week €15,000 campaign will close next Friday

Ronan and Jacqui Kelly, co-founders, Kellys Mountain Brew

Kelly’s Mountain Brew in Clane, Co Kildare, will use crowd lending to expand its range, adding a new locally-focused lager to its four existing red and pale ales.

The company’s two-week, €15,000 campaign on Linked Finance, Ireland’s leading peer-to-peer lending platform, will close next Friday.

Kelly’s Mountain Brew will use the funding to launch a new lager for the Kildare market in time for St Patrick’s Day, initially targeting ten pubs in Clane, ...