Beamish Stout, 1919 advert for the famous Cork brewers

The Beamish and Crawford brewery was founded in Cork, Ireland in 1792 by William Beamish and William Crawford. Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year They purchased an existing brewery on a site that had been used for brewing since at least 1650 (and possibly as early as 1500). Alfred Barnard, a noted brewing and distilling historian, remarked in his book Noted Breweries of Great Britain & Ireland in 1889 that "The business of Beamish & Crawford in Cork is a very old one dating as far back as the seventeenth century and it is said to be the most ancient porter brewery in Ireland". Alfred Barnard (1837-1918 was a British brewing and distilling Historian. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The brewery is situated in the heart of Cork's medieval city, close to the site of the city's South Gate.

Under Beamish and Crawford the brewery prospered and by 1805, the brewery had become the largest in Ireland and the third largest in the United Kingdom as a whole, with an output of 100,000 barrels per annum, up from 12,000 barrels per annum in 1792. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

In 1865, the brewery underwent a modernisation programme and was completely revamped at a cost of £100,000. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The company went public in 1901, issuing a share capital of £480,000. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Further expansion was aided by the acquisition of a number of local breweries in the early 1900s.

In 1962, it was purchased by the Canadian brewing firm Carling-O'Keefe Ltd, who embarked on a modernisation programme at the brewery. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1987, Elders IXL purchased Canadian Breweries (incorporating Carling-O'Keefe). In 1995, Elders sold the brewery to Scottish and Newcastle. Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks " (LADs companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership

With the 2008 takeover of Scottish and Newcastle, the brewery will pass into the hands of its main Cork-based rival, Heineken Ireland^[1]. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks " (LADs companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership Scottish & Newcastle plc was one of the world’s leading "long alcoholic drinks " (LADs companies with strong positions in 15 countries including leadership

In addition to their own produce, they brew and distribute a number of internationally known brands of beer, with the Irish franchises for Fosters, Kronenberg 1664 and Miller. For other uses see Miller (disambiguation A miller usually refers to a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a Cereal

Beamish stout

Beamish Stout

Beamish stout is Beamish and Crawford's flagship product. Stout and porter are dark Beers made using roasted Malts or roast Barley.

Beamish Red is a sweetish ale, made to resemble Kilkenny or Murphy's Irish Red. Pale ale is a term used to describe a variety of Beers which use Ale yeast and predominantly pale Malts It is widely considered to be one of the major Kilkenny is an Irish cream ale which originated in Kilkenny Ireland Murphy's Irish Stout is a Corkonian Dry stout brewed according to the original recipe by Murphy's Brewery since 1856

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External links

• Beamish And Crawford Brewery