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: It raised a further £275,000 from investors with at least £25,000 to spend, and existing Chapel Down and Curious Drinks directors contributed the same sum, according to The Guardian. The total raised was £1.71m. The company said it had raised £1.16m from a crowdfunding campaign in which investors gave as little as £100 each in return for shares in the business and various other benefits. The company already makes cider at the Chapel Down winery, but its lager, IPA and porter beers are brewed for it by Everards, the independent Leicester-based brewer. Related:The aggressive, outrageous, infuriating rise of Brew Dog Jon Henley The benefits for investors putting in up to £499 include an annual guided tour for two of the brewery or the winery. It will now build its own brewery and a visitor centre at Ashford, about 12 miles from the winery, to bring brewing in-house and expand production. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.