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Sold to Japanese megacorp beer brewer Asahi. Griffin Brewery in Chiswick to stay.
London Pride beers sold to Japanese firm
In before Beerexit.
London Pride beers sold to Japanese firm
In before Beerexit.
Fullers to exit the brewing industry.
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I do enjoy London Pride. As long as it doesn't interfere with the taste and availability, then in theory I'm OK with it. Though after what Kraft did to Cadbury I'm always suspicious of these things.
klang
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slightly related anecdote:
when I first moved to London in 1998 I was working shifts in Wandsworth Bridge Road, near the bridge end. one cold and rainy night I was waiting for the bus and hailed down the Fuller's horse cart (the one they use to deliver to local pubs), asking for a lift. they let me on and gave me a lift to Parson's Green.
they actually remembered me and gave me a lift quite a few times over the next couple of years.
when I first moved to London in 1998 I was working shifts in Wandsworth Bridge Road, near the bridge end. one cold and rainy night I was waiting for the bus and hailed down the Fuller's horse cart (the one they use to deliver to local pubs), asking for a lift. they let me on and gave me a lift to Parson's Green.
they actually remembered me and gave me a lift quite a few times over the next couple of years.
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That's awesome. I mean not only that they were delivering by horse and cart still in 1998, but that you got some free rides. Props.
klang
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don't know how long they actually delivered with horses, or what radius, but I used to see them regularly round there then. maybe they just did it for show? haven't been round there for ovr 15 years, so no idea if they are still out and about occasionally...
brogdale
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Spot on.
Now just a brand that will be produced wherever the (present) owners can see most economies of scale...bit like Youngs that passed to Charles Wells (Bedford) and then Marstons...
Making a nonsense of the distinctive quality of cask ales derived from their 'home' water.
Bahnhof Strasse
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Youngs used to deliver by horse & cart around Wandsworth when I was at school in the 80's, massive great big horses they had. Shire/dray horses? Same thing??
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Starry Wisdom
never mind london pride, what about esb?
Yes. Pride’s one of the finest mass produced beers in the country and ESB’s up there too. They were a good brewery although they did occasionally come out with some right stinkers.
Not a lunchtime session drink. It makes people silly. In about 1980 two friends of mine decided to go over the wall of Buck House gardens to 'have a look around'. We'd been in a pub that you can't find if you're looking for it but then find when you give up. 'The Star'. We'd headed east through Belgravia and emerged on Grosvenor Place with Her Maj's garden wall facing us. I was 'look out' because of the state I was in. They reappeared sheepishly minutes later having been escorted off the premises. It must have been clear that they were pissed and a danger only to themselves.
The Lamb and Flag was another Fuller's pub that I frequented.
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Starry Wisdom
no indeed, if you're starting at lunchtime you want to begin with a pint or two of guinness before commencing the serious drinking
hash tag
Books, not bombs
This may come as a shock, but the old Ram brewery is now flats and Youngs got taken over by Charles Wells which in turn got bought out by Marstons (also own Courage).
Take heart, within a mile of the old Youngs brewery is Sambrooks Brewery; Wandle is a great pint.
We also now have the Wimbledon brewery also pretty good and the Bellevue Brewing Company in Clapham.
"i think Im turning Japanese...."
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I drink lager, so don't really pay much attention to these things. Just remember the horses looked huge when I was little.
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Mostly ex bankers/hedgies...still I suppose they've got to do something with all those bonuses?
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
If only Viz had done a Lager Cunts strip!Uh oh,
Um. Have you seen how much "locally brewed ale" there is in London at the moment? Walking around Bermondsey you're more likely to find a micro brewery then you are a tab shop.
If only Viz had done a Lager Cunts strip!
Lager cunts being a given.
133 breweries in London now apparently.
I doubt fullers brewing will be moved to an industrial estate in Milton Keynes.
Eg ashai already own meantime which is still brewed in Greenwich.
Alex
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May I respectfully suggest you get yourself down to the Hogs Back Brewery ( Tongham , I think) and try a pint of tea. It's quite drinkable.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Very aware of TEA, Hogs Back do all kinds are are forever having stalls in the High Street, they do a lager too, but it has a flavour so that’s no fucking good to me.
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