WARCOP was established in the summer of 1999 . The project and plant was going to be set up in Moscow initially but a decision was taken to implement and introduce our beers to the home market before we set up in Moscow .
The name WARCOP derives from the family initials -
W (illiam) - husband
A (nn) - wife
R (hian) - daughter1
C (eri) - daughter2
O (wain) - son1
P (icton) .

The Brewery
The brewery was established in a milking parlour which was converted to a facility suitable for brewing beer .

The Brewer
Dr William Picton BSc. , PhD.. A degree in Chemistry and a Doctorate in Enzyme kinetics .
Initially worked for 7 years in a Pharmaceutical Research Company (Organon Laboratories Ltd. Newhouse , Scotland ) studying the effects of drugs in the field of Dermatology - Wound Healing/Burns , Acne and Psoriasis .
Worked for 17 years in Amersham International plc - senior production manager in the manufacture of radioactive and non-radioactive immunodiagnostics which are used in hospitals , clinical diagnostic testing centres and research institutes all over the world . Spent five years in Moscow transferring this technology to the Institute of Cardiology in Moscow .

The area
The brewery is sited at Newhouse Farm in St Brides , Wentlooge , South Wales which is situated on the coast between Cardiff and Newport . The area is a flat , below sea-level , former marshland and has been designated a site of special scientific interest , stemming mainly from the natural wildlife and birdlife that inhabits the area .