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RCH Brewey

RCH Brewery

Located in Weston Super Mare North Somerset

RCH Brewery started in the early 1980's at the Royal Clarence Hotel. The Brewery was purchased by the Davey Family in 1984. In 1993 Graham Dunbavan was employed as a brewer and new beers were developed


Rebellion Beer


Rebellion Beer Company

Located in Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire


The first commercial beers were brewed and tasted in April 1993 producing 25 barrels per week They now produce 125 barrels Also known as the Marlow Beer Company
Rebellion IPA



Paddy O' Hackers


Red Rose Brewery

Located in Great Harwood
Lancashire


Dave Porter began brewing beer in 2002
The brewery has won a few awards

A dark copper ale called Caretaker of History is popular

The Brewery was bought out by Hopstar Brewey


Ringwood Brewery


Ringwood Brewery

Located in Ringwood, Hampshire

Peter Austin, widely regarded as a founding father of the British micro-brewing industry found the brewery in 1978. Taken over in July 2007 by Marstons's .

Ringwood beer


William Robinson Beer


Frederic Robinson Ltd, Unicorn Brewery

Located in Stockport, Cheshire

When William Robinson bought the Unicorn Inn, Lower Hillgate, Stockport on 29 September 1838 he was establishing a company that was to become one of Britain's largest regional brewers

Beers include Hartley XB and Cumbria Way, Wards Best, Dizzy Blond and Old Tom Strong Ale.


Salopian Brewery


Salopian Brewery

Located at Shrewsbury Shropshire

Salopian Brewery was established at an Old Dairy on the outskirts of the mediaeval town of Shrewsbury in 1995, the plant having been moved from Snowdonia brewery in North Wales. It was then reckoned to have the second smallest brew length in the country for a brewery not attached to a Pub.

The brewery was rebuilt in 1999 with the brewlength quadrupling in size and the plant modernized. The sales continue to increase


Samuel Smith Brewery


Samuel Smith Old Brewery

Located at Tadcaster, North Yorkshire

Founded in 1758 and is Yorkshire's oldest brewery. Samuel Smith is one of the few remaining independent breweries in England, and further is the last to utilize the classic Yorkshire Square system of fermentation solely in stone squares.



Scattor Rock Brewery

Located at Exeter, Devon

Founded in 1998 a micro brewery on Dartmoor Located within the boundaries of The Dartmoor National Park


Scottish and Newcastle


Scottish & Newcastle UK

Located at Newcastle

S&N UK can trace its roots back to 1777, when its first brewery was founded in Edinburgh by William Younger. Since then it has grown from being a regional brewer in Scotland and the North of England to become the UK's largest brewer with around 28% market share.

Their brands include Foster's, the second biggest lager in the UK, which now accounts for 32.6% of draught standard lager sold in the country. Strongbow, the world's favourite cider, is also the clear No 1 in the UK where the brand accounts for more than 3 in every 5 pints of cider sold. Other brands include John Smith's, Kronenbourg, Heineken and San Miguel

They own Scottish Courage Brewery

Heineken & Carlsberg  took over the company in 2007.


Sharps Doom BAr

 

Sharp's Brewery .

Located in Rock Cornwall

The brewery was founded in 1994

The Brewery's unique position on Cornwall's Atlantic coast is a major influence. Their main brand Doom Bar is named after an infamous sandbank at the mouth of the Camel Estuary.

Chalk's
They also brew Chalk's


Sheperd Neame

 

Shepherd Neame Limited

Located in Faversham Kent

The brewery was founded in 1698.
Today they own over 360 Pubs across England. They brew 85 % of all their beers in Faversham

he brewery's portfolio includes traditional Kentish ales like Spitfire and Bishops Finger and internationally renowned lagers brewed under licence, such as Asahi (Japan), Holsten Export (Germany), Kingfisher (India), Oranjeboom Pilsener (Holland), Sun Lik (Hong Kong) and Hurlimann Sternbrau (Switzerland)

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Shoes Brewery

 

Shoes Brewery

Located in Norton Canon, Hereford

Frank Goodwin began his commercial brewery in 1994 at the Three Horses Inn

Popular brews are Peploe's Tipple and Farriers Beer

 


Big Nev's beer label

 

Six Bells Brewery

Located in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire

The brewery was reopened in 1997. Cloud Nine and Marathon Ale are their most popular brews

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Skinners

Skinners Fine Cornish Ales,

Located in Truro Cornwall

Situated in the beautiful cathedral city of Truro, the brewery opened in 1997.The owners Steve & Sarah Skinner

They have won numerous awards ncluding twice Supreme champion of the South West and SIBA UK National Best Bitter Champion of Great Britain.


Snowdonia Pub

 

Snowdonia Pub

Located in Waunfawr, Gwynedd

Located on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. The pub is listed with CAMRA and delicious Real Ales are brewed on the premises from the finest malts and hops, and clear Snowdonia water. The pub produces a special ale named after the railway (Welsh Highland Bitter).


Spinning Dog

 

Spinning Dog Brewery

Located in Hereford, Midlands

Located in the Victory Pub owned by Jim Kenyon. Popular beers are Celtic Gold Mutley's Pitstop and Mutley's Revenge


Springhead ales

 

Springhead Fine Ales Ltd

Located in Sutton-On-Trent,
Newark, Notts

The brewery began its early life in 1990. It started life as the smallest micro brewery (2.5 barrels) in England in a tiny outbuilding adjoining the original brewer's house in the village of Sutton On Trent in North Nottinghamshire, by the bend in the river Trent known as Springhead, and soon began producing nationally acclaimed ales.

 


St Austell Brewery

 

St Austell Brewery

Located in St Austell Cornwall

The St Austell Brewery Company Limited was founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks, who mortgaged his farm for £1,500 to set up his business in St Austell.

St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre is a fascinating insight into traditional brewing methods and the history of Cornish ale.


St Georges Brewing

St. George Brewing Company

Located in Malvern, Worcestershire

St. George's is a micro brewery based in Callow End, Worcestershire


St Peters Brewery

St. Peter's Brewery

Located in Bungay, Suffolk .

The brewery was built in 1996 by John Murphy and is housed in an attractive range of traditional former agricultural buildings adjacent to St. Peter's Hall.


They brew 'traditional' beers - bitters, mild etc. - as well as some more unusual beers such as honey porter and fruit beer.

G-Free™ is their Guten Free beer


Stanway House

 

Stanway Brewery

Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

A small brewery located in tone of the most attractive manor houses in the Cotswolds Stanway House. The old brewery has been resurrected by brewer Alex Pennycook with consent from Lord Neidpath, the owner of Stanway House.

Three beers produced are Stanney Bitter, Cotteswold Gold and Lords - a - Leaping


Stonehenge Ales Ltd

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Located at The Old Mill, in Netheravon In 1984 Tony Bunce started the brewery at The Old Mill. Danish Master Brewer Stig Anker Andersenwho took up the challenge (very successfully) of brewing good English beer, took over the business in 1993

 


 

Sulwath Brewers Ltd

Located in Castle Douglas,          Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland
        

The name "Sulwath" is the ancient name for the Solway Estuary . The company was founded in 1996,

 


Summerskills

 

Summerskill Brewery

Located in Billacombe, Plymouth

 

Adam Summerskill first established a 2.5 Barrel brewery in his vineyard in St. Anne's Chapel, Bigbury in 1983. In 1984 he moved it to the White Lion in Stonehouse, Plymouth and again it was moved to 1985 to it's present premises.
In 1988 production ended but was bought by Rick Wilson and Carl Beeson in 1990 and brought it back to life.

 


 

The Swan on the Green

Located in Maidstone, Kent

A country pub that brews its own beers
The Pub can trace its history back to 1856 the micro brewery started in 2000

 

 


Timothy Taylor

Timothy Taylor & Co.Ltd

Located in Keighley West Yorkshire

 

Timothy Taylor began brewing beer in 1858.

 

Timothy Taylor labels


teignworthy Beer

Teignworthy Brewery

Located in Newton Abbot, Devon,

 

John and Rachel Lawton established a victorian tower brewery at the famous Tucker's Maltings site in 1994. The site is in Newton Abbot on the banks of the River Teign.

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Teme Valley

Teme Valley Brewery

Located in Knightwick, Worcestershire

The brewery was opened in opened in 1997 to brew for The Talbot in Knightwick by Annie and Wiz Clift. Chris Gooch joined as brewer.

teme labels


T&R Theakston Ltd

Located in Masham, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Robert Theakston started the brewery back in the 1827 when he leased the Black Bull Inn and brewhouse in Masham. In 1875 his son, Thomas, built the famous brewery that stands on an area of Masham known as “Paradise Fields”.

Known for its award winning creamy ales and in particular – the legendary Old Peculier.

Owned today by Scottish & Newcastle


3 Bs Brewery


Three Bs Brewery

Located in Feniscowles Blackburn
Lancashire

 

Started by Robert Bell in 2001. Originally the brewery was started in his gargage. At this point, Robert brewed every Saturday. Bobbins Bitter his first beer. This beer was shortly followed by Stokers Slake, Tacklers Tipple and Shuttle Ale.Names that reflected the areas cotton mills

In 2001 - The brewery was relocated to a larger unit  and a ten bareel production was reached




The Tree Tuns Brewery

Located in Bishops Castle, Shropshire

A brewing licence at the site was first granted in 1642.  Part of the existing brewery is of 17th Century origin, and this would be consistent with it having been the original brew house, which would make it the oldest working brewery in Britain .




Thwaites Brewery

 

Thwaites Brewery

Located in Blackburn, Lancashire

Daniel Thwaites PLC is one of the oldest Lancashire firms, being founded in 1807 and incorporated in 1897. It remains an independent family-controlled business operating from its original town centre site in Blackburn.

A variety of cask ales , draught beers , lagers and ciders are produced in Blackburn or imported from Europe by Thwaites

Popular beers include Thwaites Original, Wainwright, Lancaster Bomber, Daniel's, and Warsteiner



 

Tigertops Brewery

Located in Flanshaw, Wakefield

One of those small home breweries, Originally the concept of Stewart and Lynda Johnson, now of the the Foxfield Brewery.

Barry Smith  now operates the three barrel brewery .

 

 


 

Titantic Brewery

Located in Burslem,
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

From humble beginnings in 1985Titanic Brewery has grown beyond expectations to produce in excess of 1.7 million pints of fine ale every year. The Brewery is owned by Brothers Dave and Keith Bott

 


Tring Brewery

Located in Tring, Hertfordshire

 

The Tring Brewery Company was founded in 1992 by Richard Shardlow and after a ‘brewing drought' of over fifty years it once again brought the traditional art of brewing back to the picturesque West Hertfordshire market town of Tring.

The majority of the names for Tring Brewery's ales have been described as somewhat unusual. They are all themed around intriguing ghostly tales, myths and even saying from the rich history of the Hertfordshire and a few from local tales in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Beers include: Side Pocket of a Toad,Brock Bitter, Legless Lal's Winter Ale, Colley's Dog and Tea kettle Stout among many others such as Death and Glory.

 


Triple FFF


Triple FFF Brewing Company

Located in

Triple fff Brewing Company Ltd was founded in 1997 with the aim of brewing "Real ale that real ale drinkers drink"! The brewery started with a five barrel plant, and two brews to its name; these two beers, "Moondance" and "Comfortably Numb" remain to this day among the most popular Triple fff beers . They have now been joined by other brews including "Pressed rat and Warthog", "Dazed and Confused" and "Alton's Pride".

 

 

 

 



Uley Brewery

Located in Uley Dursley, Gloucestershire

Uley Brewery was built by Samuel Price in 1833. It fall upon hard times and closed for a period of time before Chas Wright reopened the brewery in 1984.

 

 



Brewery

Located in Brill, Buckinghamshire

Vale Brewery Co. was formed in January 1995 by brothers Mark and Phil Stevens

 



Wadworth & Company Ltd

Located in Devizes Wiltshire

Wadworth & Company have a widespread and well founded reputation for brewing exceptional beers. It began in 1875 when the old Northgate Brewery was purchased by Henry Alfred Wadworth.

They produce the Nationally renowned 6X cask ale,Horizon, Henry's IPA, JCB, Malt & Hops and Old Father Timer.



Warcop

Located in Wentlooge , South Wales

A small family run brewery  opened in 1999



Warwickshire Beer Company

Located in Cubbington Warwickshire

Production started in 1998 using a six-barrel plant. Bottling is still done by hand by using a five-bottled filler that is at least a hundred years old. No additives are added to any of our beers. They are brewed using natural ingredients being water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Producers of Lady Godiva, Churchyard Bob, and Jolly Green Giant



Weatheroak Ales

Located in Alvechurch, North Worcestershire

A family run brewery that opened in 1998.



Weetwood Company Ltd

Located in Weetwood, Tarporley, Cheshire

A small brewery producing six Ales



Weltons Brewery


Welton's Brewery

Located in Dorking Surrey

Established in 1995 by Roy Welton. The first beer brewed was North Downs Bitter followed by Old Cocky



Wentworth Brewery

Located in Wentworth Rotherham

A small independent brewery



The West Berkshire Brewery

Located in Yattendon, Thatcham
Berkshire

The West Berkshire Brewery was established in 1995 by Dave and Helen Maggs . The original brew plant was a small 5-barrel. In 1997 they moved to a bigger facility. In 1998 they joined  forceswith Andrew and Karen Baum. They upgraded again in 2005 and explaned once again in 2006.

Beers include Old Father Thames,Mr Chubbs LunchTime bitter and Maggs's Magnificent Mind Mild


White Brewery

White Brewing Co.

Located at Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

First brewed in 1995 in a farm building in Bexhill-on-Sea.




Whitewater Brewing Company

Located at Kilkee,l County Down

Established in 1996 Whitewater is Northern Ireland's largest microbrewery . The brewery is situated amidst the spectacular scenery of the Mountains of Mourne.

A very succesful brewery Their most popular beers are Belfast Ale and Clotworthy Dobbin


Wicked Hathern Brewery


Wicked Hathern Brewery Limited

Located at East Leake Loughborough Leicestershire

A two-barrel microbrewery opened in 2000



Wickwar Brewing Co

Located at Wickwar, Gloucestershire

The brewery was founded in 1990 when master brewer Ray Penny took the brave step of opening his own brewery on the site of and old ‘Coopers Shop' in Wickwar Gloucestershire. Today Wickwar is a 300 barrel success

 

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