Boddington's Pub Ale, England

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Boddingtons
Can of Boddingtons Bitter crop2.jpg
Type bitter
Manufacturer Anheuser-Busch InBev
Country of origin England
Introduced 1778
Alcohol by volume 3.5%

Boddington's Brewery in Strangeways, Manchester 2004, demolished in 2007

Boddingtons Bitter is a brand of beer, formerly brewed in the English city of Manchester, that is now

sold in over 30 countries worldwide by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Strangeways Brewery was founded by two grain merchants, Thomas Caister and Thomas Fry, in 1778[1]

 just north of Manchester city centre. Henry Boddington joined the brewery in 1832 as a traveller, and

eventually rose up to become a partner in the company. In 1853 he borrowed money to become the

sole owner of the enterprise. Boddingtons remained a family company until 1989, when the last family

chairman Ewart Boddington sold the Strangeways brewery and the Boddingtons brand to Whitbread for

£50.7 million. In May 2000, the Whitbread Beer Company was acquired by Interbrew.

Boddingtons contains 3.5% and 3.8% alcohol by volume in cask. Boddingtons cans have widgets, to

create a head when poured. The strength of the canned version was reduced from 3.8% to 3.5% in

late 2008. For export markets the beer is 4.7% alcohol by volume and named Boddingtons Pub Ale

as opposed to Boddingtons Draught Bitter in the home market.

In September 2004, InBev announced plans to close the Strangeways brewery and move production out

of Manchester to Magor in South Wales and Glasgow in Scotland.[2] [3] However, the brewing of

Boddingtons cask ale was moved to Hydes Brewery in Moss Side, Manchester.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Directory of UK real Ale Breweries
  2. ^ Closure of Strangeways Brewery
  3. ^ BBC News
  4. ^ CAMRA News
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