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Brewing in Gloucestershire
Geoff Sandles
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Description for Brewing in Gloucestershire
Paperback. Geoff Sandles provides an illustrated history on the history of brewing in Gloucestershire. Series: Brewing. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; KNDF; TDCT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
`Gloucestershire is a poor county for real ale': that was the sad assessment of the county's brewing heritage in the 1976 Good Beer Guide according to the Campaign For Real Ale. Just two breweries were in operation then, supplying only four real ales. The ubiquitous Whitbread PA was easy to find, but it took a determined effort to seek out the delights of XXX, BB and SBA from the highly regarded and picturesque Donnington Brewery near Stow on the Wold. It was all a far cry from the glory days of brewing in Gloucestershire, when most towns could boast their ... Read more
`Gloucestershire is a poor county for real ale': that was the sad assessment of the county's brewing heritage in the 1976 Good Beer Guide according to the Campaign For Real Ale. Just two breweries were in operation then, supplying only four real ales. The ubiquitous Whitbread PA was easy to find, but it took a determined effort to seek out the delights of XXX, BB and SBA from the highly regarded and picturesque Donnington Brewery near Stow on the Wold. It was all a far cry from the glory days of brewing in Gloucestershire, when most towns could boast their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Brewing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445655512
SKU
V9781445655512
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-40
About Geoff Sandles
A fan of real ale, Geoff Sandles was the editor of Gloucestershire CAMRA's Tippler for ten years. A chance discovery of two old books in Gloucester library documenting all licensed premises that once existed in Gloucestershire in 1891 and 1903 inspired Geoff to discover the location and history of thousands of bygone county pubs. The meticulous study has been posted ... Read more
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