Beamish & Crawford Ltd
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 via Fosters/Courage, became part of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd, then Heineken.
Closed in 2009.
A History of Beamish & Crawford Ltd
The brewery features in The Noted Breweries of Great Britain and Ireland by Alfred Barnard published 1890.
An assortment of images of the brewery
Images of the brewery during a BHS visit in February 2009:
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