Beer Guide to the 1970s (part forty-eight)

I'll be honest with you. I wasn't going to bother finishing off this series. Despite getting so far. Why? Because the book, "Keg!", was already out. And I'd moved on. Well, backwards in time. On, in terms of books.

But, one reader seems keen on the series. So why not? It will give me a chance to plug the book and make nice quick blog posts.

Here we go again, then, with three more Bass Charrington breweries. Had Charrington IPA when it was brewed at Cape Hill. It was OK if well looked after. Which wasn't that often. Never had anything from the other two. Jeffrey was notable for being one of the early Lager brewers. Being one of just half a dozen or so who made Lager in the UK between the wars.


Charrington
Tower Hamlets,
London.
Founded:    1770
Closed:            1975
Tied houses:    

One of the largest brewers in London, Charrington United Breweries merged with Bass, M & B in 1967 to form Bass Charrington.

beer	style	format	OG	description
IPA	IPA	draught	1038.9	fruity
Crown	Pale Ale	draught	1035.8	light and pleasant
Mild	Mild	draught	1034.6	thin but pleasant
Crown Royal Toby	Pale Ale	keg	1030.7
Pale Ale	Pale Ale	bottled	1035.4
Toby Best PA	Pale Ale	bottled	1047.4
Toby Brown	Brown Ale	bottled	1031.1
Jubilee Stout	Stout	bottled	1042.3

Cornbrook
Manchester,
Greater Manchester.
Founded:    1884
Closed:            1973
Tied houses:    270

Bought by Northern Breweries in 1961. It was an early adopter of tank beer in the late 1950s. One of the northern breweries “replaced” by Runcorn.

John Jeffrey
Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Founded:    1837
Closed:            1994
Tied houses:    

Based in the Heriot Brewery. Joined up with Hammond and Hope & Anchor in 1960. 

That done, it's time to remind you that the above, and other incredibly useless information, is included in my latest book, "Keg!".

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