Bird in Hand Wheal Ale Brewery Ltd: Difference between revisions

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The Paradise Hayle brewery buildings.

Bird in Hand Wheal Ale Brewery Ltd, Trelissick Road, Hayle, Cornwall.

Brewing first started in May 1981 under the name Paradise Brewery, named after the Paradise Bird Park.

A 5 barrel brewplant is used.

The brewery closed for a period in 1982 and brewed mainly only in the Summer months when tourist trade is higher.

The name was changed to Wheal Ale in 1995.

Brewing ceased in about 2004, but restarted in December 2009 under the original Paradise name.

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-<big>'''	Bird in Hand Wheal Ale Brewery Ltd,	 ''' ''	Trelissick Road		,	Hayle	,	Cornwall	.''</big>
+[[Image:Paradise 1.jpg|thumb|The Paradise Hayle brewery buildings.]]
+<big>'''Bird in Hand Wheal Ale Brewery Ltd''', ''Trelissick Road, Hayle, Cornwall.''</big>
-Founded by Mike Reynolds, May 1981 to supply the Bird-in-Hand pub at the bird sanctuary.
+Brewing first started in May 1981 under the name Paradise Brewery, named after the Paradise Bird Park.
-Still in operation. Originally the Paradise Brewery.
+A 5 barrel brewplant is used.
+The brewery closed for a period in 1982 and brewed mainly only in the Summer months when tourist trade is higher.
-<big>'''	Paradise Brewery,	 ''' ''	Unit 2,	The Old Creamery	,	Wrenbury	,	Cheshire	.''</big>
+The name was changed to Wheal Ale in 1995.
-Brewing commenced 2000. Premises shared with [[Woodlands Farm Brewing Co]].
+Brewing ceased in about 2004, but restarted in December 2009 under the original Paradise name.
+<gallery>
+File:Paradise Brewery RD zx (1).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
+File:Paradise Brewery RD zx (2).jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Cornwall]]