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<big>'''Maclay & Co. Ltd''', ''Thistle Brewery, 1 Junction Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire''</big>
<big>'''Maclay & Co. Ltd''', ''Thistle Brewery, 1 Junction Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire''</big>


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All Maclay beer was then brewed by the [[Belhaven Brewery Co. Ltd.]] and the Thistle Brewery has since been demolished.
All Maclay beer was then brewed by the [[Belhaven Brewery Co. Ltd.]] and the Thistle Brewery has since been demolished.


* '''[[List of Maclay & Co. Ltd. pubs]]'''
* '''[[List of Maclay & Co. Ltd. pubs]]'''
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Revision as of 13:46, 26 December 2020

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Courtesy Roy Denison

Maclay & Co. Ltd, Thistle Brewery, 1 Junction Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire

Founded by 1830 when James Maclay leased the Mill Brewery. The Thistle Brewery was built in 1870 and the Mill Brewery was leased to Robert Henderson & Co. Ltd. Registered in 1897.

They closed their brewery in 1999 but continued to trade independently as a pub company.

Forth Brewing Co was founded by members of staff which for a while brewed Maclay beers.

All Maclay beer was then brewed by the Belhaven Brewery Co. Ltd. and the Thistle Brewery has since been demolished.


An assortment of images of the brewery:


Maclays in 1992:


Maclays in 1993: