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<big>'''Wickwar Brewing Co''', ''The Old Brewery, Station Road, Wickwar, Gloucestershire.''</big> | <big>'''Wickwar Brewing Co''', ''The Old Brewery, Station Road, Wickwar, Gloucestershire.''</big> | ||
Founded in 1990 in | Founded by Brian Rides and Ray Penny in 1990 in a former cooperage of the former [[Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd]] premises. The brewing plant was from Total Brewing Services of Worcester. Its first beer was "Brand Oak Bitter" or "BOB". | ||
In 2017, they acquired [[Mole's Brewery]] and its pub estate | In 2017, they acquired [[Mole's Brewery]] and its pub estate. | ||
In 2021, they announced that the brewery had closed. The pub estate was to be retained, and their beer range would be contract-brewed. | |||
'''Images of the brewery''' | |||
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File:Wickwar RD zmx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | File:Wickwar RD zmx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''A visit to the brewery in 2004:''' | '''A visit to the brewery in 2004:''' | ||
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File:Wickwar Napton 2004 (3).jpg | File:Wickwar Napton 2004 (3).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''A BHS visit to the brewery in September 2008:''' | '''A BHS visit to the brewery in September 2008:''' | ||
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File:GlosWickwarBry76_SP_Sep2008.jpg | File:GlosWickwarBry76_SP_Sep2008.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[category:Gloucestershire]] | [[category:Gloucestershire]] |
Revision as of 19:06, 1 April 2021
Wickwar Brewing Co, The Old Brewery, Station Road, Wickwar, Gloucestershire.
Founded by Brian Rides and Ray Penny in 1990 in a former cooperage of the former Arnold, Perrett & Co. Ltd premises. The brewing plant was from Total Brewing Services of Worcester. Its first beer was "Brand Oak Bitter" or "BOB".
In 2017, they acquired Mole's Brewery and its pub estate.
In 2021, they announced that the brewery had closed. The pub estate was to be retained, and their beer range would be contract-brewed.
Images of the brewery
A visit to the brewery in 2004:
A BHS visit to the brewery in September 2008: