The micro brewery rip off.

So what were the beers that were being sold at this market?

I notice my championing of Stones Sheffield's famous brew has been removed ????? so to reiterate , Stones do a nice pint of real ale . It is brewed by Thwaites near Blackburn..

I didn't know Thwaites brewed it. I thought it was made by Coors in Burton.

Does that mean Thwaites is another Coors brand?

I didn't know Thwaites brewed it. I thought it was made by Coors in Burton.

 

Does that mean Thwaites is another Coors brand?

Its hard to know what Thwaites are doing these days. Most of Thwaites beers are contract brewed by Marstons and Marstons are allowed to use the Thwaites name on several "brand name" beers that were bought from Thwaites.

Stones hand pulled ale is no longer made. The canned and keg beers have no resemblence to draught Stones anyhow. They are still sold but the only things for sure is they aren't brewed in Sheffield and aren't very nice.

I didn't know Thwaites brewed it. I thought it was made by Coors in Burton.

 

Does that mean Thwaites is another Coors brand?

Twaites was sold to Marstons last year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32136188

As far as I am aware, Marstons have so far managed to resist selling out to MolsonCoorsSabMiller, or any of the other 2 GlobalMegaHyperCorp brewery giants.

Hmmm, that might explain why the quality has gone down, in my opinion.

I felt the same when Boddingtons ceased brewing in Manchester.

Twaites was sold to Marstons last year.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32136188

 

As far as I am aware, Marstons have so far managed to resist selling out to MolsonCoorsSabMiller, or any of the other 2 GlobalMegaHyperCorp brewery giants.

Thwaites was not sold to Marstons. Thwaites still exists as an independent brewery and pub estate. They sold off the old brewery and several of their leading brand names and even get Marstons to brew some beers for the Thwaites pubs, but Thwaites still operate a much smaller brewery and produce a range of "craft beers". Unfortunately it isn't always possible to work out which is which.

You're right, they've dropped the Lancaster Bomber and Wainrights (now gone to Marstons) and are doing more interesting brews:

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

Tom Stainer of the Campaign for Real Ale said: "We believe that consumer choice is always reduced when breweries are acquired by larger operators.

 

"We'd urge Marston's to ensure that the individual nature and taste of Thwaites brands are not diluted and lost as a result of this acquisition."

Sadly they haven't listened. Its gone like Doom Bar, Speckled Hen and the others - ubiquitous and bland.

Gorlovka at Asda!?!?! I know where I'm heading shortly...

You're right, they've dropped the Lancaster Bomber and Wainrights (now gone to Marstons) and are doing more interesting brews:

 

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

 

 

 

Sadly they haven't listened. Its gone like Doom Bar, Speckled Hen and the others - ubiquitous and bland.

On the plus side Thwaites seem to have worked out that their future isn't about a huge brewery brewing thousands of gallons of the same bland rubbish everyday. They have built a small brewery and brew small batches of the interesting stuff whilst letting Marstons get on with brewing mediocrity.

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

I'm assuming that Marston's brew the first two.

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Gorlovka at Asda!?!?! I know where I'm heading shortly...

Yes still available as of late last week. A joy in the glass.