Brewery-fresh beer, delivered to your door and poured for you at the click of a button. Sounds too good to be true, right? Not for long.

Manchester brewery ShinDigger is getting ready to launch an on-demand draught beer delivery service, ShinDigger LIVE, allowing customers to enjoy the perfect pint at home.

Co-founders Paul Delamere and George Grant, who started out selling their home brew at student house parties in Fallowfield, said they wanted to throw the traditional brewery model out of the window as their business expands.

“We’re in a lot of bars and bottle shops in Manchester but we started as a beer you’d drink at home, and we think there’s room for improvement in the beer that’s available to home drinkers,” said Paul.

“For us, we prefer drinking beer on draught, when it’s fresh on tap, chilled and perfectly carbonated. It’s served the way it’s supposed to be served and it’s much fresher than in a bottle. At home, you don’t have the luxury of that.

“We want to offer fresh draught beer on demand that will improve the at home offering. Our philosophy is to make a good time better, whether that’s for a party or a barbecue or watching football with your friends.”

The pair carried out a trial run of the service last summer and plan to launch a pilot scheme around Didsbury and Chorlton this spring.

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Customers will be able to contact ShinDigger through Facebook messenger, using a new in-app function to place and pay for their order, which will then be brought to their door by the brewery’s mobile bar.

“As far as I know we’ll be one of the first breweries in England, in fact the world, to be offering a service like this,” said Paul. “We’ll be doing the deliveries ourselves as much as we can at first to learn what people want and to get their feedback on the service.

“We think this style of delivering beer will be part of the future of the industry and we’re really excited about it. It’s a risk - but it’s the price you pay for trying to do something really cool.”

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The gypsy brewery - meaning it has no premises of its own - is also extending its events arm, ShinDigger Sessions, this year after securing £100,000 worth of investment.

Featuring a line-up of music, food and beer, the next bash takes place at Antwerp Mansion in Rusholme in April. To find out more, visit shindiggerbrewing.co .