21/11/2011 by admin.

We have had the following query - can you help?

Hi Jeff,

I wonder if I can call on the good nature and knowledge of the membership again.

I’ve picked up another glass for my collection and cannot identify the logo. I’ve attached a couple of pictures again.

Best wishes

Rich

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08/09/2011 by admin.

Our editor Tim Holt, an avid Blog fan, pointed out Alan McLeod’s Blog of this title today

See http://beerblog.genx40.com/archive/2011/september/doesbrewing

Alan, in turn, was commenting on Des De Moor’s Blog entitled ‘Brewing’s disputed histories’ - See http://desdemoor.co.uk/brewings-disputed-histories/

Worth a look, and possibly a response

Happy researching

Jeff

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22/04/2011 by Sue Bell.

Are you aware of the new brewing facility at Laverstoke Park?  A couple of miles up the road from my house.  Last year I noticed what could only be ‘hop poles’ errected in a field near Overton in Hampshire.  And now the product has been introduced to CAMRA.  http://www.laverstokepark.co.uk/organic-lager-ale

You are most likely to know the owner - Jody Scheckter -  through his previous passion of Formula One motor racing.

Regards to all BHS bloggers.

Sue.

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18/03/2011 by Jeff Sechiari.

In Journal 52  (Jan 1988) we featured the Royal Navy Amenity Ship, Menestheus, which included the ‘Davy Jones brewery’. We also had a talk on this at one of our meetings many years ago at Gales, I recall. This was by Ken Morrison, who had been a brewer on board during its brief life

We are keen to find out more and would welcome contact from anyone with anything to add to the story of this, or similar, ventures.

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27/02/2011 by Jeff Sechiari.

We have been sent the following note concerning beer found on an early 19c shipwreck:

Hi Jeff - I just found this article

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12393875

All about a shipwreck from 1800 - 1830 discovered last year near Sweden in the Baltic and the 145 bottles of champagne that they’re trying to bring to the surface, of which one turned out to be a bottle of beer!

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18/01/2011 by Jeff Sechiari.

We have had the following query from the USA. Is anyone familiar with the term? We look forward to hearing from you

If you saw a listing in the victuals for a sea voyage of “beer, brewed specially in special time,” would that mean anything to you?

Does this phrase have any unique meaning to you with regard to the era of the mid 16th century?  The context would be most like in preparation for a long trip and stocking supplies.

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01/01/2011 by Jeff Sechiari.

Simon Fowler has sent the following notice

This year’s Pub History Society conference takes place at The National Archives in South West London on 19 February. It marks the tenth anniversary of Britain’s premier society researching the history of the nation’s public houses.

As with previous events, there will a wide range of speakers on various aspects of inns, taverns and their role in British society, from lager drinking in Edwardian London, a seventeenth century survival in Suffolk, the records that innkeepers left behind in insurance records, and the role of pubs in rural Northamptonshire. In addition there a chance to talk about your collection of pub-related ephemera to fellow enthusiasts about pub memorabilia (so bring your tankards, brasses and photographs) and a stall selling the latest books on pub history.

Tickets are £5 on the door, which will include three months membership of the Society,  tea and coffee and a behind scenes tour of the UK’s national archives.

Details at www.pubhistorysociety.co.uk. To book email Simon Fowler at simon@history-man.co.uk or ring 020-8940 6884.

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24/12/2009 by Jeff Sechiari.

To everyone involved with the BHS, we hope you and your family have a

Very Happy Christmas and very best wishes the for the New Year

Thank you for all of your past support.

We hope you continue to enjoy being involved and look forward to another year full of Journals, Newsletters, books and visits.

From all of us on your committee at the Brewery History Society

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21/07/2009 by Tim Holt.

Microbiologists Raul Cano and Chip Lambert have teamed up with microbrewer Peter Hackett to produce a beer made with yeast extracted from ancient amber. Brewed and distributed under the name Fossil Fuels Brewing Company it goes on sale later this year. To see how they did it click here.

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25/06/2009 by ARAUSTEN.

I am researching my family history, and trying to add to any information existing regarding Austen’s Regent Brewery in Ramsgate. We have a fair bit of information regarding its history, but would love to discover more photographs or labels / documents regarding the brewery. To date we have one photograph of the original Brewery building which was purchased by Fleets brewery circa 1900.

The information we do have is that the brewery started in the late 1700s in Broad Street, by 1850 the brewery moved to new premises in Belmont Street, which was called Regent Place, and for the next 70 years the building was known as the Regent Brewery. The brewery had two pubs the Golden Ball and King of Denmark but supplied many more.

Gardner’s of Ash first leased the brewery buildings and finally bought them in 1927 but concentrated brewing at Ash and the brewery site was converted into a large hall for concerts and dances before being demolished in the 1950s. The Golden Ball remained until the 1960s and the King of Denmark traded up until the 1990s when it became a Noodle Bar.

Gardner’s of Ash continued the Austen link when Claude Austen was head brewer up until the brewery was absorbed into the Whitbread/Fremlins empire and demolished.

If anyone knows anything more that would be great

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