Last Orders On 11 British Beers.

[LeeH]

https://news.sky.com/story/money-latest-black-friday-personal-finance-consumer-live-13040934

Not a fan of any of these myself but only had bottles.

 

[Agentgonzo]

The delisted beers are:

• Banks's Mild
• Banks's Sunbeam
• Bombardier
• Eagle IPA
• Jennings Cumberland Ale
• Mansfield Dark Smooth
• Mansfield Original Bitter
• Marston's Old Empire
• Marston's 61 Deep
• Ringwood Boondoggle
• Ringwood Old Thumper

I've never been keen on Banks. Jennings Cumberland is lovely. I can't I've had Mansfield (my dad used to drink it back in the 80s/90s). Boondoggle is a decent pint, sad to see that go (same for Thumper).

 

[Clint]

History repeating itself.
In the 90s Carlsberg Tetley bought Wrexham Lager...to shut it.
Wrexham Lager was sold for £1 after it closed..or the name was.
In recent years it was restarted and is now expanding massively.
It has just been bought by Ryan Renolds (Deadpool) and his mate,who consequently own Wrexham FC.
There's rumours of massive expansion as the plan looks to promote the brand in America and worldwide...great for the brand,Wrexham and hopefully some quality jobs for the area.
Ryan and his mates are business men. Let's hope when the brand is global...they don't sell it to the highest bidding,crap beer producing company that will pale it into insignificance and make it disappear...again.

 

[Appleton Brews]

Clint
Was Harp lager brewed in the Wrexham Brewery as I seem to remember seeing it on a sign as my mum and I passed it on the bus to Cefn.

 

[Clint]

Hmmm...dunno,I'll ask the father in law. Double Diamond,Lowenbrau,Skol,Castlemaine XXXX, were I think...I certainly had plenty of each from there!
There was trials I believe to brew Budweiser (American not Czech)but although it was spot on it never happened. Things may have been different if they had.

 

[peterpiper]

I've never been keen on Banks. Jennings Cumberland is lovely. I can't I've had Mansfield (my dad used to drink it back in the 80s/90s). Boondoggle is a decent pint, sad to see that go (same for Thumper).

Carlsberg, now with biggest share in UK draught beer,have got a lot to answer for. Out with consumer choice and tradition, in with accountants and profits. They've already closed the old Banks's brewery in Wolverhampton.

Agree, Jennings Cumberland Ale, was always worth a pint or two. And is one, of the many, on my to do list.
I'd always risk a test grass of any Marstons, I found on draught while travelling (as not normally available locally). Though that was many years ago, so could be different now.

Banks's (Amber) bitter (not on the list), is one of my preferrered UK bottled beers, even though a fairly low ABV.

 

[clib]

Clint
Was Harp lager brewed in the Wrexham Brewery as I seem to remember seeing it on a sign as my mum and I passed it on the bus to Cefn.

Harp was a Guinness lager, I doubt it got brewed in Wrexham?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Harp was a Guinness lager, I doubt it got brewed in Wrexham?

It originated with Guinness, but they developed a consortium to brew it in the UK, using Courage's purpose-built Alton brewery for the south and S&N's Moss Side brewery in Manchester for the north, but they also eg used Courage's London brewery for a while before Alton was ready.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A quick heads up for members who like me followed the link an on finding this thought it was broken -

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you have to scroll down the page and click on the link below.

This is the article if you don't want to visit the page -

 

[LeeH]

Sorry for the crap link, I did copy it from the article.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Sorry for the crap link, I did copy it from the article.

I posted the page link from the actual article here and it still took me back to the index page i assume they have it set up that way on purpose so everyone has to view the index page first.

 

[clib]

It originated with Guinness, but they developed a consortium to brew it in the UK, using Courage's purpose-built Alton brewery for the south and S&N's Moss Side brewery in Manchester for the north, but they also eg used Courage's London brewery for a while before Alton was ready.

But not Wrexham I think?

 

[Appleton Brews]

Harp was a Guinness lager, I doubt it got brewed in Wrexham?

I think it was Skol not Harp but it was 60+ years ago lol.

 

[marshbrewer]

Harp was a Guinness lager, I doubt it got brewed in Wrexham?

Originally, Harp was a consortium of big brewers, including Guinness, who created a national lager brand to sell. It was brewed in a number of UK Breweries. Gradually, through mergers, Brewers taking on licensing deals and whatnot, it ended up just with Guinness.

I'm pretty sure that's right but I'm on pint 4 so maybe not.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I think it was Skol not Harp but it was 60+ years ago lol.

Skol would make more sense, as it was part of the Ind Coope stable (subsequently Allied, who then merged with Carlsberg to form Carlsberg-Tetley), and the original Wrexham brewery was also part of the Ind Coope empire.