Bushy's Brewery is a local brewery in Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 in Man

Isle of Man

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, which was founded by brother and sister Martin and Nicky Brunnschwieler in 1986.

In October 1984, they took over Zhivago's Bar in Victoria St, Douglas and, two years later, started a microbrewery

Microbrewery

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 in the cellar and made their own brand Old Bushy Tail, a red-brown beer

Beer

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 with a strong malt

Malt

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 flavour with an after-taste of hops and caramel

Caramel

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. The location was named Bushy's Brewpub. A professional brewer, Davey Jones from London

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, was placed in charge of quality, and in 1990 a new brewery opened, with famous British

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 writer Michael Jackson

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, known for the book The World Guide To Beer (1977) and as a "beer guru", attending the official opening. Currently, the head brewer is Neil "Curly" Convery. The brewery is connected to the annual motorcycle race on Man, TT Races, with the "Ale of Man" and the Bushy's beer tent on Douglas promenade.

Beers

• Manx Bitter (3.8%)
• Ruby (1874) Mild (3.4%)
• Castletown Bitter (3.5%)
• Old Bushy Tail (4.7%)
• Piston Brew (4.5%)
• Weiss Bier (4.5%)

Seasonal/occasional beers include:

• Oyster Stout (4.2%)
• Lovely Jubbly Winter Ale (5.2%)
• Manannan's Cloak (4.0%)
• Buggane
• Fairy Bridge
• Manx Pride

External links

• Company's official website, which covers events connected to the company, but less about the brewery itself.
• independent beer website
• from Purely Isle of Man