Beamish & Crawford Ltd
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Beamish & Crawford Ltd, Cork Porter Brewery, South Main Street, Cork, Ireland
Owned by Aylmer Allen in 1715 then his son, Edward Allen. Acquired by Beamish & Crawford 1791. For many years the largest brewery in Ireland until overtaken by Guinness in 1838.
Registered as a private company in 1895 and a public one in October 1901.
Acquired by Canadian Breweries 1962 and became part of Scottish & Newcastle, then Heineken.
Closed in 2009.
Images of the brewery:
Images of the brewery during a BHS visit in February 2009:
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