The Brewery may refer to The Brewery Art Colony , in Los Angeles, California, the largest live and work artists colony in the world The Brewery Music Venue , a music venue in Raleigh, North Carolina The Brewery shopping centre , Romford, England disambig ... more details
Image 8210 Brewery in Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint Remy Rochefort 2007 Luca Galuzzi.jpg thumb right Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer , though ... either a brewery or a brewing company . The diversity of size in breweries is matched by the diversity of processes, degrees of automation , and kinds of beer produced in breweries. Typically a brewery .... History Image 16thCenturyBrewer.jpg left thumb A 16th century brewery. See also History of beer The oldest brewery in the world is believed to be the Germany German state owned Weihenstephan brewery ... Weltenburg Abbey brewery, who can trace back its beer brewing tradition to at least 1050 AD, claiming the Weihenstephan document is at least controversial. The Zatec brewery in the Czech Republic claims it can prove that it paid a beer tax in 1004 AD . The industrialization of the brewery ... pumps allow more flexibility in brewery design. Early breweries typically used large copper ... all brewery equipment is made of stainless steel . Major technological advances Image Detenice.jpg thumb 19th century brewery installations A handful of major breakthroughs have led to the modern brewery and its ability to produce the same beer consistently. The steam engine , vastly improved in 1765 by James Watt inventor James Watt , brought automatic stirring mechanisms and pumps into the brewery ... fermentation for their beers see lambic . The modern brewery Image Bottle case.jpg thumb left Finished bottles being cased at a modern brewery Breweries today are made predominantly of stainless steel ... is important, as most tanks in the brewery have positive pressure applied to them as a matter ... in small breweries. Similarly, cooling in other areas of the brewery is typically done by cooling ... Image Karlsruhe Brauerei Moninger.jpg thumb The entrance of the Karlsruhe Moninger brewery, Germany. An old boil kettle has been placed outside as decoration. Work in the brewery is typically divided ... more details
Lion Brewery may refer to Lion Brewery may refer to Lion Brewery, Inc. , a brewery in Pennsylvania Lion Brewery Hartlepool , a brewery in West Hartlepool Lion Brewery U.K. , a defunct brewery in Oxford, England Lion Brewery New York , a defunct brewery in New York Mohan Meakin Brewery , an Asian brewing group of companies who make Lion Beer disambig ... more details
Bavaria brewery could refer to Bavaria Brewery Netherlands , a family owned brewery in the Netherlands, which also produces La Trappe beers for the Koningshoeven Abbey Bavaria Brewery Colombia , a SABMiller owned brewery in Colombia Bavarian Brewing Company , a closed brewery in Kentucky, USA Bavaria St. Pauli Brewery , a closed German brewery whose brands were taken over by the Holsten Brewery disamb ... more details
Image Brackie.jpg 125px thumb Brackie Beer The Cieszyn Brewery is a brewery in Poland and belongs to the ywiec Brewery ywiec Group . ywiec Group has five main breweries ywiec Brewery , Elbrewery , Le ajsk Brewery , Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery , and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group. The brewery is located in the border town of Cieszyn , on the Castle Hill in the Classicist palace. Beer Image Porter zywiec.jpg thumb 120px ywiec Porter The Archdukal Brewery, or Brackie Browar Zamkowy Friar Castle Brewery , was built in 1846 by Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Albrecht Frederick of Habsburg. This brewery is the smallest of ywiec Group and has a capacity of approximately 160 thousand hl a year. Brackie Brewery only brews ywiec Porter and Brackie beer. Logo Brackie beer s logo is green and contains an image of the Brackie Browar castle. See also Polish beer ywiec Brewery Elbrewery Warka Brewery Lezajsk beer Le ajsk Brewery External links http www.brackibrowar.neostrada.pl Official website http www.grupazywiec.pl ywiec Group coord 49 45 07 N 18 37 34 E source kolossus plwiki display title Category Beer and breweries in Poland Category Heineken subsidiaries Category Heineken brands Category Cieszyn beer stub Poland stub pl Bracki Browar Zamkowy w Cieszynie ... more details
Oakhill Brewery was a brewery in Oakhill , Somerset , England , that was founded in 1761 by John Billingsley agriculturist John Billingsley . The Original Oakhill Brewery In its heyday it was a major producer most famous for Oakhill Invalid Stout . In 1904, due to its large volumes of production between 2,000 and 2,500 barrels per week , the brewery even constructed its own railway to take barrels of Oakhill Invalid Stout to the Somerset & Dorset Railway in nearby Binegar . Until the railway s construction, the brewery had used a Wallis & Stevens traction engine to deliver their barrels to the station. Production continued until at the brewery until the advent of World War I sent it into decline. ref Old Mendip , Robin Atthill, David & Charles, 1971 ref The brewery was destroyed by fire in 1924, and subsequently taken over by Courage Brewery. While brewing itself stopped in 1938, the malt sheds remained in use. Beacon Brewery In 1981 brewing resurfaced in the former Oakhill Brewery building when Beacon Brewery took over the premises to brew Fosseway Bitter and later Fosseway Forty ref http www.quaffale.org.uk php brewery 942 Beacon Brewery Bot generated title ref . The brewery closed in 1983 when owner Gerry Watts died, but not before he had managed to produce Fosseway Stout , a tribute beer to the former Oakhill Brewery. New Oakhill Brewery In 1984, the brewery plant and premises were bought by local businessman Reg Keevil. Under the name New Oakhill Brewery, he brewed beers in the location until 1997, when he moved the plant to the old Courage maltings in order to expand. The brewery produced a total of 31 different beers through the company s 13 year history, and acquired a small chain of tied house s in the local villages. The brewery finally closed in 2004 when the owner retired. References Reflist External links http www.quaffale.org.uk php brewery 154 The Directory of UK Real Ale Breweries on Oakhill Category Defunct brewery companies of the United Kingdom Category ... more details
See also Tetley s Bitter File Tetleys Brewery, Leeds.JPG thumb right The Tetley s brewery from Great Wilson Street File Brewery Wharfe.jpg thumb right Brewery Wharf the building shown was formerly the Brewery Museum. The Tetley s Brewery is a large brewery in Leeds , West Yorkshire , England. The main ... The original brewery was opened on the current site in 1822. Parts of the original buildings still stand and extensions have been built as late as 2006. The Brewery opened a museum on the 19 ... however, redevelopment of the land surrounding the brewery led to the attraction s closure on 7 April 2000. The building is now bars and restaurants which are part of the Brewery Wharf development. ref http www.leodis.net display.aspx?resourceIdentifier 2007814 164474 ref Location The brewery is situated ... Dock . The adjacent Yorkshire Chemical works has recently been demolished The Brewery opened a museum ... centre nearby in Tingley . Future The closure of the brewery by Carlsberg was announced on 5 November 2008, with the brewery expected to be shut by 2011. Carlsberg will try to redeploy staff ... news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi england west yorkshire 7710244.stm work BBC News title City s historic brewery to close date 5 November 2008 accessdate 25 May 2010 ref The brewery produces around 185 million ... In addition to this brewery there is a distribution centre in nearby Tingley . There are no plans to close this depot. Since the closure of the Yorkshire Chemical Works adjacent to the brewery, some ... together. The Brewery currently stands on the largest site it has ever stood on, after over 180 years of expansion. In 1906 the brewery stood on a fraction of its current site between ... brewery. ref ISBN 0 85054 250 2 ref Several MPs in Leeds have called for a demerger between Tetley s and Carlsberg Group Carlsberg or a management buyout to save the brewery from closure. It has been suggested that the brewery could be leased to independent brewers, should it become unused. The Yorkshire ... more details
Infobox Brewery name Asmara Brewery image Image Asmara Brewery.png 100px caption location Asmara , Eritrea owner Asmara Brewery Corporation opened 1939 production 400,000 active beers brewbox beer name Asmara Lager Beer style Lager brewbox beer name Asmara Extra Stout style Stout Asmara Brewery formerly, Melotti Brewery was the first brewery in Eritrea . It was founded in 1939 by Luigi Melotti ref it http www.eritreaeritrea.com cronologia storica.htm Cronologia storica dell Eritrea ref . The Brewery was nationalized by the Derg during the Eritrean War of Independence and was then inherited by the Government of Eritrea. The Brewery is share owned by investors and the Government of Eritrea. The factory exports up to 40 of its production, with the remainder being domestically consumed. ref cite book last Killion first Tom title Historical Dictionary of Eritrea isbn 0810834375 publisher The Scarecrow Press year 1998 ref Football The brewery operates Asmara Brewery sport a football team that plays in the Eritrean Premier League . References reflist Category Companies of Eritrea Category Breweries in Eritrea Category Asmara Eritrea stub it Birra Asmara ja ru Asmara Brewery ... more details
File Warka..jpg thumb right Warka Brewary logo The Warka Brewery is one of Poland s oldest breweries and belongs to the ywiec Brewery ywiec Group . ywiec Group has five main breweries ywiec Brewery , Elbrewery , Le ajsk Brewery , Cieszyn Brewery and Warka, and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group. The brewery is located in the historic downtown of Warka . Beer The company claims that in 14th century Boleslaus V Boleslaus V The Chaste , the Mazovian Prince, reserved the exclusive right to Warka for delivery of beer to his court. The current plant was opened in 1975, under the Zak dy Piwowarskie w Warszawie Warsaw Brewing Industries . Warka Brewary was purchased in 1999 by Grupa ywiec S.A. The brewary was modernized in 2004 and now has a production capacity between 2 3.5 hl annually. It is the second largest brewery in Grupa ywiec. The brewery makes three products Warka, Strong, and Kr lewskie . Marketing Warka is well known for its distinct red packaging. The label has a picture of the historic downtown of the town Warka. See also Polish beer ywiec Brewery Elbrewery Lezajsk beer Le ajsk Brewery Cieszyn Brewery External links http www.grupazywiec.pl ywiec Group Category Beer and breweries in Poland Category Heineken subsidiaries Category Heineken brands beer stub de Warka Bier pl Warka piwo ... more details
Infobox Company name Woodforde s Brewery logo Image Woodfordes.gif 100px type predecessor successor foundation 1981 founder defunct location city Woodbastwick , Norfolk , location country England locations area served key people industry Alcoholic beverage products Beer production revenue owner Dennis Nudd, Mike Betts num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.woodfordes.co.uk footnotes intl yes Woodforde s Brewery is a micro brewery located in Slad Lane in the village of Woodbastwick , in the County of Norfolk . ref name wood http www.woodfordes.co.uk index.html Brewery website ref The brewery produced its first commercial brew in 1981 from original brewery in the village of Drayton, Norfolk Drayton north east of Norwich . In 1996 the Brewery s popular Wherry Bitter became Campaign for Real Ale CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain. ref name wood http www.woodfordes.co.uk index.html Brewery website ref History Image Woodfords Brewery 4th May 2008.JPG thumb The brewery, Woodbastwick The brewery took its name after James Woodforde Parson James Woodforde who lived at Weston Longville . ref name wood http www.woodfordes.co.uk index.html Brewery website ref Parson Woodforde was a noted eighteenth century Norfolk clergyman , whose diaries revealed his passion for good food and good ale which he often brewed himself. Tied houses The Brewery has two tied houses, both in the county of Norfolk. The brewery itself has a Brewery Tap called the Fur & Feather situated next to the brewery in the village of Woodbastwick. The second house is situated in the village of Ingham, Norfolk Ingham in north east Norfolk, and is called The Ingham Swan . The Ingham Swan serves high quality cuisine, prepared by Michelin star chef Daniel Smith. See external links for website. References reflist External links http www.woodfordes.co.uk woodfordes.co.uk http www.theinghamswan.co.uk The Ingham Swan website . http www.theinghamswan.co.uk subscribe The Ingham Swan email subscription link ... more details
Tou Tou bryggeri was a brewery established in 1855 at Tau near Stavanger , Norway . In 1901, the production of beer was moved to Lervik in Stavanger. In the 1970s the production was again moved to new facilities in Forus . The brewery was later acquired by the Ringnes brewery in Oslo. The Tou brewery was shut down on 15 August 2007. Category Companies based in Stavanger Category Companies established in 1855 Category Companies disestablished in 2007 Category Beer and breweries in Norway no Tou bryggeri ... more details
Image JaxBreweryAug07.jpg thumb 250px right Jackson Brewery coord 29.956067 90.063285 region US LA type landmark Jackson Brewery , commonly known as Jax Brewery by locals, is a building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana containing shops and restaurants and primarily frequented by tourists. Constructed in 1891, it originally was the central brewery for Jax Beer , and in the 1960s was the 10th largest brewery in the country. But in the 1970s, the company owning the brewery went bankrupt, and in the 1980s the building was purchased and turned into space for shops and restaurants. ref name history Jax Brewery reopens in French Quarter . http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4200 is 20060215 ai n16218642. Dolan Media Newswires, 2006. ref References reflist External links commonscat http www.jacksonbrewery.com Official website louisiana stub Category French Quarter Category Landmarks in Louisiana Category Shopping malls in Louisiana ja ... more details
The Cliff Brewery is a former England English brewery located on Cliff Lane, near the Ipswich dock Ipswich wet dock . It was founded in 1746. The brewery ceased operations in 2002, when the Tolly Cobbold company merged with Ridley s brewery . The business that became CLIFF BREWERY was started in 1723 Harwich , in Kings Quay Street by Thomas Cobbold brewer Thomas Cobbold and is believed to be the second oldest independent brewery in England. It stood above the quays of the River Orwell at Ipswich , since 1746. Tolly Cobbold Tollemarche and Cobbold , the joint owners merged in 1957. Reference The Cliff Brewery 1723 1973, Michael Jackson, pub Tollemarche and Cobbold External links oscoor gbx TM170431 http www.derelicte.co.uk tolly cobbold brewery Tolly Cobbold Cliff Brewery photos taken in Spring 2007 IoE 428671 coord 52.044522 N 1.163828 E display title Category Ipswich Category Defunct brewery companies of the United Kingdom Category Grade II listed buildings in Suffolk Category 1746 establishments in England Category Companies established in 1746 ... more details
orphan date March 2010 Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 H rlimann Brewery is a former brewery in Z rich , Switzerland now owned by the Rheinfelden , Aargau based brewery Feldschl sschen , which is owned by Carlsberg Group Carlsberg . It was founded by Albert H rlimann who was a world leader in the scientific study of yeast , and the brewery has a long history of yeast development. It brewed the extremely potent beer Samichlaus . Commons category Brauerei H rlimann DEFAULTSORT Hurlimann Brewery Category Beer and breweries in Switzerland Category Heineken subsidiaries Beer stub de Brauerei H rlimann ... more details
Higsons is a Liverpool brewery founded in 1780, closed in the 1990s, and reopened in 2005. The beginning Higsons Brewery was originally formed in 1780 at 64 Dale Street, Liverpool . The company brewed beer at this site until 1914 when it moved to the Windsor Brewery in Upper Parliament Street. Expansion through the 20 s In 1918 the brewery was bought out by J. Sykes & Company . The company began to expand further, acquiring several public houses in the Wirral Peninsula Wirral area and the Spraggs Brewery in 1919. In 1923 the company bought out Walker Cains Brewery in Liverpool s Stanhope Street. There was one last push for expansion in 1927, when the firm acquired Joseph Jones & Co. in Knotty Ash . A further 70 public houses were also taken over as a result. The later years In 1962 Higsons purchased a new head office in North Street, Liverpool. The brewery merged with James Mellor & Sons in 1974. The Bents Brewery , which was next to their head office in North Street, was sold to them by Bass Brewery in 1978. Boddingtons of Manchester took over Higsons in 1985, deciding to abandon brewing in favour of running a chain of pubs. The Boddington breweries were sold to Whitbread in 1990 who finally closed the Higsons Stanhope brewery site shortly thereafter. In 2005, the independently owned Mayflower Brewery in Wigan originally run by a former Higson s Brewing Chemist was commissioned to recreate the original Higsons Bitter in a series of test brews. Unfortunately after a short run the brew was once again discontinued. The future of Higsons The Recipe has been taken up by the Liverpool Organic Brewery and after a few test casks is being unveiled at the Liverpool Beer Festival on 24th 26th February. References reflist unreferenced date February 2008 External links cite web title Welcome to the Higson s Brewery Website url http www.higsonsbrewery.co.uk accessdate 2006 11 20 http www.sjsfiles.btinternet.co.uk flm0901.htm Picture of Stanhope St. Brewery DEFAULTSORT Higsons Brewery ... more details
Image Lezajsk1.jpeg 200px thumb Le ajsk Brewery logo Image Tatra.jpeg 200px thumb Tatra Beer The Le ajsk Brewery is one of Poland s oldest breweries and belongs to the ywiec Brewery ywiec Group . ywiec Group has five main breweries ywiec Brewery , Elbrewery , Le ajsk Brewery, Cieszyn Brewery and Warka Brewery , and is majority owned by the Dutch Heineken Group. The brewery is located in the historic downtown of Le ajsk . Beer The company claims that in 1525 Polish King Sigismund I the Old granted the town Le ajsk the exclusive right to brew beer. Since its recent upgrades, it is estimated that the brewery has a capacity of 1,85 million hl a year. Le ajsk constitutes for 17 of Grupa ywiec s output. ref http www.grupazywiec.pl homepage breweries lezsajsk information ywiec.com ref The company has two different brews Le ajsk Pe ne and Le ajsk Mocne beers. The brew has won several awards, including Eurobeer 1995, Polagra and Chmielaki. The brewery has makes Podkarpackie, Tatra beer Tatra Jasne Pe ne and Tatra beer Tatra Mocne . Logo The Lezajsk s logo features a blue and red shield with a cursive L on the foreground. See also Polish beer ywiec Brewery Elbrewery Warka Brewery Cieszyn Brewery References Reflist External links http www.grupazywiec.pl ywiec Group DEFAULTSORT Lezajsk Brewery Category Beer and breweries in Poland Category Heineken subsidiaries Category Heineken brands beer stub Poland stub pl Browar Le ajsk ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Mayfield Brewery was a brewery that operated in Mayfield, California between years 1868 and 1920. The brewery was located at what is now the corner of California Avenue and Birch Street in Palo Alto, California . The brewery produced Steam beer and sold it in kegs to local saloons. The brewery was shut down by Prohibition. History The Mayfield Railroad Brewery was started in 1868 in Mayfield, California later annexed by Palo Alto by Michel Kleinclaus, a native of Alsace . The brewery was started on Lincoln near Third now California Ave. and Park Blvd. but was soon moved to the corner of Second and Lincoln now California Ave.and Birch St. . At some point the brewery dropped Railroad from the name to become The Mayfield Brewery probably after another brewery in the area operating as The Mayfield Brewery shut down ref advertisements in the Mayfield Enterprise newspaper ref . In 1871, Christopher Ducker bought the brewery from Kleinclaus. Ducker, a local merchant who was also running a saloon with his brother Henry, would go on to become a prominent citizen of Mayfield and a member of Mayfield s first board of trustees when the town incorporated in 1903. For many of the years of Ducker s tenure as owner of the brewery, Mayfield came under pressure to become a dry town and close its saloons. Mayfield had missed out on becoming Stanford University s service town because the town refused to close its saloons when Leland Stanford asked them in 1886. Palo ... margin and with much debate, the board later voted to grant The Mayfield Brewery a special wholesale license to continue operating. Ducker ran the brewery, sometimes with business partner Leonard Distel, until 1906 when he retired. Ernest Klevesahl bought the brewery from Ducker in 1906 and ran ... of the Mayfield Brewery has been started in Belmont, California, under the name Mayfield Brewing Company ... Category Companies established in 1868 Category Defunct brewery companies of the United States ... more details
Image BoonBrewery.jpg 240px thumb right The Boon Brewery in Lembeek The Boon Brewery Brouwerij F. Boon is a Belgium Belgian brewery situated in Lembeek , near Brussels , that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional variety, but using distinctly modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery include Lambic Faro beer and Duivelsbier, the traditional beer of Halle, Belgium Halle . The head of the brewery, Frank Boon, is considered by many By whom date February 2010 to be one of the main driving forces behind the fairly recent revival of the traditional geuze and kriek beers. Citation needed date February 2010 See also 3 Fonteinen External links http www.boon.be Boon brewery coord 50.7118 4.2194 region BE type landmark display title beer stub Category Beer and breweries in Belgium nl Brouwerij Boon no Boon bryggeri ... more details
Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Periolat brewery.gif thumb right 300px A picture of the Periolat brewery , taken by George Periolat c. 1905. The Periolat brewery was founded in 1850 by Napoleon Periolat near Chicago, Illinois . The brewery was across modern day Milwaukee Avenue Chicago Milwaukee Avenue from the Union Hotel in Wheeling, Illinois Wheeling . The brewery operated continuously under the management of the Periolat family until 1905, when it was sold by Robert and Henry Periolat. The brewery was razed in 1909. ref http www.vi.wheeling.il.us ReferenceDesk VillageViews 2001 MarchApril2001.pdf ref References references beer stub Category Defunct brewery companies of the United States Category Former buildings and structures of Chicago, Illinois Category Demolished buildings and structures in the United States ... more details
unreferenced date January 2010 Oldham Brewery Ltd was an English brewery based in Oldham Lancashire . It was founded in 1868. History The Brewery Albion Brewery, Coldhurst Street, Oldham was built close to the town centre by the Stott family of architects. Beers The company brewed and sold OB branded beers OB Bitter OB Mild Kaltenberg Lager Rhinegold Lager There were numerous OB tied public houses in and around the Oldham area. Later History The brewery was sold to Boddington s in 1982 and brewing in Oldham stopped soon afterwards. Boddingtons itself was sold to Whitbread in the 1990s and the OB Brand disappeared from sale. More recently Robinson s Brewery bought the brand in 2006 and OB Bitter can be found on sale in some Robinson s pubs and as a guest beer in some others. Category Beer and breweries in England Category Companies based in Oldham ... more details
unreferenced date June 2008 File Kirkstall Brewery buildings.jpg thumb right Kirkstall Brewery buildings by the Leeds Liverpool Canal Kirkstall Brewery is situated in Kirkstall , Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . It operated as a brewery between 1833 and 1983. Kirkstall Brewery consists of several Grade II listed buildings. These buildings are situated on either side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal . On one of the buildings on the west side of the canal The Warehouse it is possible to see the doors just above the water level that were used to load barrels of beer onto barges . History The Kirkstall Brewery Co Ltd was registered in 1871, and by 1898 the brewery was producing around 72,000 barrels of beer a year. The beer was sold in Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond. In 1936 Dutton s Blackburn Brewery Ltd purchased Kirkstall Brewery Co Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Albion Brewery Leeds Ltd and Willow Brewery Co. Ltd. In 1938 the Company was renamed Dutton s Lancashire & Yorkshire Brewery Corporation Ltd. Duttons in turn was bought by Whitbread in 1957. Kirkstall Brewery was re equipped, and the production of bitter beer bitter and mild ale mild went up to quarter of a million barrels a year. The brewery was closed in 1983, bringing to an end a 150 year tradition of brewing in the Kirkstall Valley. Kirkstall Brewery stood empty and unused for several years until it was given a new lease of life in the late 1990s with an ambitious project to create Kirkstall Brewery Student Village. This project was undertaken by Leeds Metropolitan University . The development provides accommodation for over 1,000 students. Other facilities include the Students Union bar, a cafe, a shop, a gymnasium, an events hall, pool snooker room, laundry and car parking facilities for a small number of vehicles. Renovation The renovation project was a challenging one the spring hydrosphere spring s and watercourses ... ecosystem that is a recognized Site of Special Scientific Interest . Kirkstall Brewery Student ... more details
Ruddles Brewery is a former English beer English brewery . The brand is now owned by Greene King who still brews beers under the Ruddles name in Suffolk though the current recipes are not those used at the original brewery. The brewery was established in 1858 in Langham, Rutland Langham , Rutland but it was not bought by George Ruddle until 1912. ref http www.langhamvillage.com l2000 pdf brewery.pdf History of Langham Brewery ref Langham remained the home of the brewery until its closure in 1999. The company lost its independence in 1986 and passed through the ownership of Watneys and then Grolsch Brewery Grolsch before Morland Brewery Morland & Co took over Ruddles Brewery in 1997. Morlands moved production to Abingdon, Oxfordshire Abingdon only for that site to be closed by Greene King in 2000. The local Langham well water was said to give the beer a unique character and quality which enhanced the brewery s reputation. The difficulty in reproducing elsewhere the taste of the beers has led to the premier beer being jocularly referred to as Ruddles Counterfeit. Rutland bitter is one of only three UK beers to have achieved British Protected designation of origin Protected Geographical Indication status this followed an application by Ruddles . Since Greene King closed the Langham brewery, they can not take advantage of the registration. However in 2010 a Rutland Bitter, brewed in Rutland, was launched by Oakham s Grainstore Brewery . ref http www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk news Rutland Bitter resurrected article 2708066 detail article.html Rutland Bitter resurrected Leicester Mercury 1 Oct 2010 ref A television commercial for Ruddles c. 1994 featured the last appearance of Vivian Stanshall narrating as Hubert brother of Sir Henry Rawlinson of Rawlinson End played by Mel Smith and a cross dressing Dawn French . In 1996 Ruddles Best won the gold medal in the ordinary bitter ... established in 1858 Category Defunct brewery companies of the United Kingdom ... more details
Holdens Brewery is a family run brewery which was founded in 1915 in the Park Inn at Woodsetton , Sedgley , Staffordshire , now West Midlands county West Midlands , England . Brief Details Holden s is a brewpub producing cask ale . It has 22 Tied house tied houses , and is the newest regional brewery . It was formed when Edwin Holden took over the Park Inn built in 1892 on George Street in Woodsetton. The pub is still owned by Holdens Brewery, and its current licencee is Ms Amanda Walford, who was appointed in March 2002. Availability The cask ales are available from the pub estate in the Black Country. Some bottle conditioned ales are sometimes available. Beers There are four regular beers plus a stout and a winter warmer. References reflist unreferenced date February 2008 External links http www.quaffale.org.uk php brewery 351 Quaffale s brewery information http www.ratebeer.com Brewers holdens 1005 RateBeer s brewery information http www.beermad.org.uk cgi bin show brewery info.cgi?id 491 BeerMad s brewery information Category Beer and breweries in England Category Companies established in 1915 beer stub ... more details
Higgs Brewery was a commercial brewery in Reading, Berkshire , UK. Also known as the Lion Brewery not to be confused with the Reading Lion Brewery , it was located on Castle Street near to St Mary s Church, Castle Street, Reading St Mary s Church . The road entrance to the Broad Street Mall and The Hexagon . ref name eveningpost cite book last Hill first Harold title Images of Reading and Surrounding Villages year 1971 publisher Reading Evening Post isbn 1 85983 024 2 ref The pub s brewery tap tap , known as The Lion Brewery Tap , was located adjacent to the brewery running through to nearby Hosier Street and at one point featured livery of the Marlow, Buckinghamshire Marlow based Wethered s brewery. ref name eveningpost ref name quaffale cite web title Thomas Wethered & Sons Ltd url http www.quaffale.org.uk php brewery 745 work The Directory of UK Real Ale Brewers publisher Quaffale accessdate 4 July 2010 ref References Reflist Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category Defunct companies of the United Kingdom Category Beer and breweries in England Beer stub ... more details
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