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Whitbread’s well-known tankard logo on a beermat. The slogan might have rung hollow with fans of breweries that fell under the baleful shadow of the ‘Whitbread umbrella’. Closed brewery52 Chiswell Street EC1Y 4SD (City of London, Islington)First sold beer: by 1686 (as King’s Head)Brewing ceased: 1976 The earliest record of brewing at what became Whitbread […] Formerly Goose Island Brewpub Shoreditch. Queen’s Head Shoreditch, London E1 Former brewpub221 Shoreditch High Street E1 6PJ (Hackney)queensheadshoreditch.comFirst sold beer: 21 November 2018Ceased brewing: September 2022, brewhouse removed by November 2023 Chicago brewery Goose Island, founded in 1988 and part of AB InBev since 2011, established its first London home, the Vintage Ale House, […] Camden Town Brewery, London NW5 and Enfield (London) EN3 Formerly Horseshoe Brewery, McLaughlins. BreweriesOriginal site: Horseshoe, 28 Heath Street NW3 6TE (Camden)Arch 55 brewery and beer hall: 55 Wilkin Street Mews NW5 3NN (Camden) Production brewery: Morson Road, Enfield EN3 4TJ (Enfield)camdentownbrewery.comFirst sold beer: May 2006 (as McLaughlins) Now one of London’s biggest breweries, […] AB InBev Campbell’s Christmas Ale ABV: 8.3% Origin: Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen Date: 26 March 2001 Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit. Campbell, Hope & King’s Argyle Brewery in Edinburgh’s Cowgate was founded […] Spaten Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel ABV: 5% Origin: München, Bayern, Germany Website: www.franziskaner-weissbier.de First published: 5 February 2001 Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit. Franziskaner Dunkel is a classic brand that’s still very […] Hoegaarden Spéciale ABV: 6.5% Origin: Hoegaarden, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders Website: hoegaarden.com First published: 8 January 2001 Another review from the archive written for the pioneering Oxford Bottled Beer Database (OBBD). I’ve left it uncorrected — so please read it in that historical spirit. Hoegaarden Spéciale is still occasionally obtainable as a winter special, but […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version first appeared on facebook January 2009. ABV: 13% Origin: Chicago, Illinois, USA Website: http://www.gooseisland.com Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Originally brewed to celebrate this outstanding brewery’s 1000th batch of beer in 1992, this became the USA’s first cask matured beer and started a cult phenomenon among enthusiasts. […] First published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece featuring German wheat beers available from UK supermarkets. For more wheat beers see previous post. ABV: 5 per cent Origin: München, Bayern, Germany Website www.franziskaner.com Spaten-Lowenbräu Franziskaner standee at Bierkraft, Brookyln NY Spaten – one of the six big names represented […] ABV: 10% Origin: Arcen, Limburg, Netherlands Website: www.hertogjan.nl Hertog Jan Grand Prestige 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die A full review of this beer is featured in the book 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die, published May 2010 by Cassell Illustrated. Buy the book from amazon.co.uk Read […] First published in BEER July 2006 as part of a page about beers from the USA available in the UK. See previous post for more beers from the USA. ABV: 4.3 per cent Origin: Chicago, Illinois, USA Website: www.gooseisland.com Goose Island Honker's Ale When marketing man John Hall opened his Goose Island brewpub […] |
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