St Austell Brewery facts for kids
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| Industry | Brewing |
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| Founded | 1851 |
| Founder | Walter Hicks |
| Headquarters |
St Austell
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England
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Key people
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| Products | Beer |
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Production output
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100000 barrels |
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Number of employees
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250 |
St Austell Brewery is a company that makes beer. It was started in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell, Cornwall, England. A brewery is a place where beer is made.
The company's most famous beer is called Tribute Ale. It makes up about 80% of all the beer they sell. Other popular beers include Proper Job, Tinner's Ale, and Duchy Bitter.
In 2016, St Austell Brewery bought another company called Bath Ales. The next year, they announced plans to invest a lot of money in new brewing and bottling equipment for Bath Ales. This was done to help the company grow and sell more beer in different areas, especially in cities. This helps them avoid relying too much on sales during the busy tourist season in Cornwall.
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Popular Beers from St Austell Brewery
Tribute Ale: A Special Story
Tribute Ale was first made for a special event. It was created to celebrate the solar eclipse in 1999. The eclipse made the sky dark during the day, so the beer was first called "Daylight Robbery."
People liked it so much that the brewery decided to keep making it. They renamed it Tribute. Since then, Tribute Ale has won many awards across the UK.
Other Drinks They Make
St Austell Brewery also works with other companies. In 2008, they made a deal with Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm. This deal meant St Austell Brewery would continue to bottle and distribute Rattler cyder and Rattler pear cyder for five years. Cyder is a drink made from apples.
The brewery also makes a special beer for Marks & Spencer stores. It's called M&S Cornish IPA. This beer is "bottle-conditioned," which means it finishes fermenting inside the bottle.
List of St Austell Beers
Here are some other beers made by St Austell Brewery:
- Proper Job IPA (4.5% for barrels, 5.5% for bottles) - A 5% version is also sold as M&S Cornish IPA.
- Black Prince (4%)
- Trelawny (3.8%)
- HSD (Hicks Special Draught) (5.0%)
- Dartmoor Best Bitter (3.5%)
- Korev Cornish Lager (4.8%)
- Big Job IPA (7.2%)
- Mena Dhu (Cornish Stout) (4.5%)
