Firkin Brewery - Revision history

SteveP at 10:32, 26 January 2021

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	In March 1988, the estate was sold to Midsummer Leisure, and it then changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by [[Allied Breweries]], at which time its headquarters were established at Burton.		In March 1988, the estate was sold to Midsummer Leisure, and it then changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by [[Allied Breweries]], at which time its headquarters were established at Burton.

	Following the Allied takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the takeover of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns~~. See [[Category:Firkin Chain]]~~.		Following the Allied takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the takeover of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.


	[[Category:Firkin Chain]]		[[Category:Firkin Chain]]
	[[category:Staffordshire]]		[[category:Staffordshire]]

SteveP at 10:31, 26 January 2021

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	[[File:Firkin Allied Domecq.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Firkin Allied Domecq.jpg\|thumb]]
	~~<big>'''Firkin Brewery, '''''Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire.</big>''~~

	~~A chain of brewpubs initially launched in 1979~~.		<big>'''Firkin Brewery''', ''Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.</big>''

	~~Beer was often badged as coming from Bruce’s Brewery, after the founder~~ David Bruce.		A chain of brewpubs initially launched in 1979 by David Bruce. He established an estate of eleven pubs, nine of which had their own brewery. These were usually conversions of former pubs, and were renamed "XXX & Firkin", usually in jokey style.

	~~They were~~ sold ~~in 1988~~ to Midsummer Leisure and changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by [[Allied Breweries]].		In March 1988, the estate was sold to Midsummer Leisure, and it then changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by [[Allied Breweries]], at which time its headquarters were established at Burton.

			Following the Allied takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the takeover of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns. See [[Category:Firkin Chain]].

	Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.

	[[Category:Firkin Chain]]		[[Category:Firkin Chain]]
	[[category:Staffordshire]]		[[category:Staffordshire]]

SteveP at 15:59, 23 December 2019

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	Beer was often badged as coming from Bruce’s Brewery, after the founder David Bruce.		Beer was often badged as coming from Bruce’s Brewery, after the founder David Bruce.

	They were sold in 1988 to Midsummer Leisure and changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by Allied Breweries.		They were sold in 1988 to Midsummer Leisure and changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by [[Allied Breweries]].

	Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.		Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.

Bhadmin at 12:16, 14 August 2018

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	[[Category:Firkin Chain]]		[[Category:Firkin Chain]]
			[[category:Staffordshire]]

Bhadmin at 14:57, 20 October 2016

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	<big>'''Firkin Brewery, '''''Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire.</big>''		<big>'''Firkin Brewery, '''''Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire.</big>''

Bhadmin at 15:43, 8 November 2015

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	Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.		Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.

			[[Category:Firkin Chain]]

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<big>'''Firkin Brewery, '''''Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire.</big>''

A chain of brewpubs initially launched in 1979.

Beer was often badged as coming from Bruce’s Brewery, after the founder David Bruce.

They were sold in 1988 to Midsummer Leisure and changed hands a number of times until being taken over in 1991 by Allied Breweries.

Following this takeover there was a nationwide roll-out of the Firkin brand; many, however, did not brew but received their beer from another nearby Firkin. All breweries were closed between 1999 and 2000 following the take over of Allied Domecq tied estate by Punch Taverns.