Copper Dragon - Gallery
Copper Dragon Brewery Ltd, Skipton, North Yorkshire - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 1 December 2008
Copper Dragon logo
A Yorkshire pint
The etched door panel into the brewery offices
Byworth Yorkshireman2 boiler
A more unusual view of the Byworth Yorkshireman2 boiler
Four roller mill by Alan Ruddock
Four vessel 60 brl brewplant by Bavarian Brewing Technologies. Made in Hungary; mash tun on the far left, lauter, copper and whirlpool.
Brew plant from the other side
Fermenters are mix of 30brl relocated from the old building and new 60brls
A total of eight 30brl and four 60 brl dual purpose vessels
Top working platform for the FVs
The Steels type mash mixer
Lauter run off control valves
The knives inside the lauter tun
A generously proportioned graining chute
The copper has two sets of dimple jackets for different brew lengths
The chinaman's hat inside the copper
The wort heat exchanger
Yeast collection vessels
The three station cask washer by Grange Engineering
Good to see casks being sniffed and inspected before filling
The two lane rackers was recovered from Ridleys at Chelmsford
Another view of the two lane cask racker
Exterior view of the brewery building at Snaygill Ind Estate in Skipton
Brewery signage
The Bistro bar
The Bistro dining area
The Copper Dragon portfolio in the Bistro
Many prizes on display in the shop area
The shop even has its own bespoke carpet
One of seven 3.5t Transit vans
Proprietors Steve Taylor and Ruth Bennett
Head Brewer Gordon Wilkinson, originally at Websters and then Oakwell
Bistro barman Darren Potts in action
The biggest seller
Celebrating Scotts Brewery which was founded in Skipton in 1816
A dark offering
Guess which hop is used here
Promotional details for Best Bitter
Promotional details for Golden Pippin, originally a Scotts brand until the brewery was taken over by Bentley's Yorkshire in 1912 and closed
Promotional details for Black Gold
Promotional details for Challenger IPA at 4.4%ABV
Promotional details for Scotts 1816 at 4.1%ABV
