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

Three Bass Charrington breweries today. All in the Northwest. All closed as production was switched to the disastrous Runcorn plant.

I've absolutely no idea what any of their beers were like. Doubtless better than the stuff churned out by Runcorn.

Bent
Liverpool,
Merseyside.
Founded:    1810
Closed:            1975
Tied houses:    514

Bought in 1967 by Bass Charrington, soon after its formation. One of the breweries closed to make room for Runcorn.

beer	style	format	OG	description
Red Label Stout	Stout	bottled	1045.2

Case
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria.
Founded:    1860
Closed:            1972
Tied houses:    60

Bought by Hammond's United Breweries Ltd. 1959. One of the smallest breweries operated by Bass Charrington.

Catterall & Swarbrick
Blackpool,
Lancashire.
Founded:    1871
Closed:            1971
Tied houses:    104

Bought by Northern Breweries in 1961.

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