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BBC News
09-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Jennings Brewery to bring back discontinued cask and keg beer
A brewery has been flooded with requests to bring back discontinued beer after announcing its Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was closed in November 2022 by the then-owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC).However, the site has now been bought by local couple Kurt and Rebecca Canfield who said the brewery could start producing beer again by the summer under the Jennings France, the firm's new managing director, said he had recipes for about 100 beers and planned to "definitely" bring back Cumberland Ale and Bitter. In November 2024, CMBC announced it would stop selling Jennings Cumberland Ale, moving production to Staffordshire, in cask or keg France said CMBC stopped brewing Jennings beers as cask beers but he was "absolutely" bringing them back. "That's the best format for our beer and the most traditional format," he said. Bottled versions of Jennings beer will continue to be sold by Carlsberg until March, when the rights to the brand will be transferred to the new Walker, of the Campaign for Real Ale's (Camra), said he hoped Jennings would bring back old beers, but also develop the brand."They had some excellent beers, but I hope they won't just live in the past, that they'll progress and do new stuff - I'm sure they will."Mr France said two beers, Sneck Lifter and Cocker Hoop, were the "overriding favourites to come back". Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas here.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hopes historic brewery will reopen this summer
A brewery which had been in operation for close to 200 years before its closure will start producing beer again. Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was closed in November 2022 by then-owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC), which blamed economic pressures. The site has now been bought by a local couple, Kurt and Rebecca Canfield. "If all goes well, the site should be producing beer again by the summer," the new firm's managing director Chris France said. Owner of local wine firm Wine and the Wood, Ms Canfield said as "lifelong residents of west Cumbria", the pair "cherished" the brewery and its beer. "We are delighted to bring Jennings back to the local area," she said. Mr Canfield, who is head of local engineering firm Delkia, said the building needed "critical repairs" and they had "extensive plans to enhance the site while respecting its heritage". Mr France said the team's planned timeline for resuming beer production was reliant on those fixes. He said there was a "rich brewing history" in the area and the team would "love to hear from anyone who wants to join the team". The sale of the brewery included the rights to the Jennings brand and recipes, the firm said. In November 2024, CMBC announced it would stop selling Jennings Cumberland Ale, the production of which it had moved to Staffordshire, in cask or keg format. Bottled versions of Jennings beer will continue to be sold by Carlsberg until March, after which the rights to the brand will be transferred to Mr and Ms Canfield. Mr France said in addition to selling the beer in bottles, the firm would sell the beer to pubs in casks. Established as a family concern in 1828, the original Jennings brewery was located in the village of Lorton. In 1874, having outgrown the site, the brewery moved to the banks of the river Cocker in Cockermouth. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Send your story ideas to northeastandcumbria@ Door shuts on centuries of brewing history Town's brewing history celebrated in exhibition
BBC News
05-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hopes Jennings Brewery will reopen in Cockermouth this summer
A brewery which had been in operation for close to 200 years before its closure will start producing beer again. Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was closed in November 2022 by then-owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC), which blamed economic site has now been bought by a local couple, Kurt and Rebecca Canfield. "If all goes well, the site should be producing beer again by the summer," the new firm's managing director Chris France said. Owner of local wine firm Wine and the Wood, Ms Canfield said as "lifelong residents of west Cumbria", the pair "cherished" the brewery and its beer."We are delighted to bring Jennings back to the local area," she Canfield, who is head of local engineering firm Delkia, said the building needed "critical repairs" and they had "extensive plans to enhance the site while respecting its heritage". Mr France said the team's planned timeline for resuming beer production was reliant on those fixes. He said there was a "rich brewing history" in the area and the team would "love to hear from anyone who wants to join the team". The sale of the brewery included the rights to the Jennings brand and recipes, the firm November 2024, CMBC announced it would stop selling Jennings Cumberland Ale, the production of which it had moved to Staffordshire, in cask or keg versions of Jennings beer will continue to be sold by Carlsberg until March, after which the rights to the brand will be transferred to Mr and Ms France said in addition to selling the beer in bottles, the firm would sell the beer to pubs in as a family concern in 1828, the original Jennings brewery was located in the village of 1874, having outgrown the site, the brewery moved to the banks of the river Cocker in Cockermouth.
