Online beer retailer HonestBrew has fallen into administration.

Allister Manson and Steven Parker of Opus Restructuring LLP were appointed joint administrators of the company on 17 June, with the company having ceased trading on the 14th June.

In a statement, the company said: “Since the beginning, HonestBrew has been on a mission to get the world to drink better beer. We have brought you styles from all over the world, including some that many of you have never even heard of. Including some that many of you WISH you’d never heard of.

“It has been our job. It has been our passion. It has been our lives. Like so many others, we worked hard to overcome the challenges of the last couple of years. We didn’t always get things right, but we tried to approach every problem with honesty and best intentions. However, the current trading environment has proved to be one challenge too far, and on the 14th of June, we made the difficult decision to stop taking new orders. 

“We are very keen to ensure that all of our customers are looked after, particularly those of you with unused cash deposits. We have been working closely with a fellow craft beer pioneer to work out how best to do this, and you will be contacted in the coming days with more details.

“It just remains for us to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last nine years, whether as a customer, supplier or investor – sometimes all three. We hope that we have been able to inspire you to try things that you’d never have imagined you would like, and if we could choose our own legacy, it would be for you to continue that journey of discovery.

“Wishing you all the best, Frank and the HonestBrew Team.”