Industry | Brewing |
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Founded | 1898 |
Defunct | 1961 |
Fate | Merged with Bass |
Headquarters | , |
Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was formed when Henry Mitchell's old Crown Brewery [1] (founded in Smethwick in 1866) merged with William Butler's Brewery (also founded in Smethwick in 1866) in 1898. [2] Henry Mitchell had moved to the Cape Hill site in 1879 [1] and this became the company's main brewing site. It had its own railway network, [3] connected to the national railway system from 1907 to 1962, via the Harborne line. [3]
Another brewery, opened by William Butler and Company in 1874 at Springfield in Wolverhampton, also became part of M&B in 1960. Brewing ceased in 1990 and the site closed in 1991. It was badly damaged by fire in 2004. The site is now occupied by a campus of the University of Wolverhampton, with some original buildings, including the ornate entrance arch, retained. [4]
Other acquisitions included Holder's Brewers, who owned Birmingham's Midland Brewery, in 1919, [5] and the Highgate & Walsall Brewery in 1939. [6]
The company merged with Bass in 1961. [2] With the brand under ownership of Coors Brewers, the Cape Hill brewery closed in 2002 with production switched to Burton upon Trent. [7] The brewery was demolished in 2005, [3] and the site is now a housing estate, although the Mitchell & Butler war memorial, built in 1920, has been retained and restored. [8]
Their most famous beer was Brew XI (using Roman numerals, and so pronounced Brew Eleven), advertised with the slogan "for the men of the Midlands". [9] It is now brewed under licence for Coors by Brains of Cardiff. [9]
A descendant company, which manages pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom, is still known as Mitchells & Butlers, and is based in Birmingham. [10]
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Industry | Brewing |
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Founded | 1898 |
Defunct | 1961 |
Fate | Merged with Bass |
Headquarters | , |
Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was formed when Henry Mitchell's old Crown Brewery [1] (founded in Smethwick in 1866) merged with William Butler's Brewery (also founded in Smethwick in 1866) in 1898. [2] Henry Mitchell had moved to the Cape Hill site in 1879 [1] and this became the company's main brewing site. It had its own railway network, [3] connected to the national railway system from 1907 to 1962, via the Harborne line. [3]
Another brewery, opened by William Butler and Company in 1874 at Springfield in Wolverhampton, also became part of M&B in 1960. Brewing ceased in 1990 and the site closed in 1991. It was badly damaged by fire in 2004. The site is now occupied by a campus of the University of Wolverhampton, with some original buildings, including the ornate entrance arch, retained. [4]
Other acquisitions included Holder's Brewers, who owned Birmingham's Midland Brewery, in 1919, [5] and the Highgate & Walsall Brewery in 1939. [6]
The company merged with Bass in 1961. [2] With the brand under ownership of Coors Brewers, the Cape Hill brewery closed in 2002 with production switched to Burton upon Trent. [7] The brewery was demolished in 2005, [3] and the site is now a housing estate, although the Mitchell & Butler war memorial, built in 1920, has been retained and restored. [8]
Their most famous beer was Brew XI (using Roman numerals, and so pronounced Brew Eleven), advertised with the slogan "for the men of the Midlands". [9] It is now brewed under licence for Coors by Brains of Cardiff. [9]
A descendant company, which manages pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom, is still known as Mitchells & Butlers, and is based in Birmingham. [10]
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