The micro brewery rip off.

[alchresearch]

You're right, they've dropped the Lancaster Bomber and Wainrights (now gone to Marstons) and are doing more interesting brews:

 

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

 

Tom Stainer of the Campaign for Real Ale said: "We believe that consumer choice is always reduced when breweries are acquired by larger operators.

 

"We'd urge Marston's to ensure that the individual nature and taste of Thwaites brands are not diluted and lost as a result of this acquisition."

 

Sadly they haven't listened. Its gone like Doom Bar, Speckled Hen and the others - ubiquitous and bland.

[sgtkate]

Gorlovka at Asda!?!?! I know where I'm heading shortly...

[aa2900]

You're right, they've dropped the Lancaster Bomber and Wainrights (now gone to Marstons) and are doing more interesting brews:

 

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

 

 

 

Sadly they haven't listened. Its gone like Doom Bar, Speckled Hen and the others - ubiquitous and bland.

 

On the plus side Thwaites seem to have worked out that their future isn't about a huge brewery brewing thousands of gallons of the same bland rubbish everyday. They have built a small brewery and brew small batches of the interesting stuff whilst letting Marstons get on with brewing mediocrity.

 

http://www.thwaites.co.uk/brewery-and-our-beers/our-beers/

 

I'm assuming that Marston's brew the first two.

 

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Gorlovka at Asda!?!?! I know where I'm heading shortly...

 

Yes still available as of late last week. A joy in the glass.