Robinson's Brewery
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Robinsons is a family run regional brewery founded in 1838 by William Robinson at the Unicorn Inn, Stockport
, England
. The company's brewery is called the Unicorn Brewery.
The company owns over 400 public houses, mostly in north west England. The main brands are Old Tom and Unicorn (previously known as Best Bitter).
on 29 September 1838. It continues to be run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Robinson family. The company took over the Hartley brewery in 1982, closing down the Ulverston
plant in 1994 and transferring the Hartley brands to the Unicorn brewery.
The Unicorn Brewery is a traditional tower type and is one of the few such buildings still being used in its original capacity.
It is possible to tour the brewery by appointment.
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The company's brewery is called the Unicorn Brewery.
The company owns over 400 public houses, mostly in north west England. The main brands are Old Tom and Unicorn (previously known as Best Bitter).
History
Robinson's brewery was founded by William Robinson when he purchased the Unicorn Inn, Lower Hillgate, StockportStockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
on 29 September 1838. It continues to be run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Robinson family. The company took over the Hartley brewery in 1982, closing down the Ulverston
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
plant in 1994 and transferring the Hartley brands to the Unicorn brewery.
Distribution
The brewery supplies its own estate of over 400 public houses, mostly in north west England, but including over 30 in North Wales. It also sells to the free trade. In addition, the company provides contract packaging and bottling, providing casking, kegging and bottling to other brewers from its site at Bredbury, a short distance from the main Unicorn Brewery.Brewery
It is possible to tour the brewery by appointment.
Beers
- Hatters MildMild aleMild ale is a low-gravity beer, or beer with a predominantly malty palate, that originated in Britain in the 17th century or earlier. Modern mild ales are mainly dark coloured with an abv of 3% to 3.6%, though there are lighter hued examples, as well as stronger examples reaching 6% abv and...
- Hatters Dark MildMild aleMild ale is a low-gravity beer, or beer with a predominantly malty palate, that originated in Britain in the 17th century or earlier. Modern mild ales are mainly dark coloured with an abv of 3% to 3.6%, though there are lighter hued examples, as well as stronger examples reaching 6% abv and...
- Old Stockport Session BitterBitter (beer)Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
- Unicorn Best BitterBitter (beer)Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
- Hartley XB BitterBitter (beer)Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
- Cumbrian Way BitterBitter (beer)Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
- Double Hop Strong BitterBitter (beer)Bitter is an English term for pale ale. Bitters vary in colour from gold to dark amber and in strength from 3% to 7% alcohol by volume.-Brief history:...
- Old Tom Strong AleOld aleOld ale is a term commonly applied to dark, malty beers in England, generally above 5% abv, also to dark ales of any strength in Australia. Sometimes associated with stock ale or, archaically, keeping ale, in which the beer is held at the brewery....
- Wards Best Bitter