tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post8402987053636772825..comments2024-03-28T12:16:58.318+00:00Comments on Paul's Beer & Travel Blog: Blackburn Skyline - with apologies to a certain Mr DylanPaul Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-2333368845741753802019-11-13T20:13:52.710+00:002019-11-13T20:13:52.710+00:00I don't mind Wainwrights, but I'm not keen...I don't mind Wainwrights, but I'm not keen on Lancaster Bomber which, as you rightly point out Nev, was originally a Mitchell's brand. <br /><br />Both beers are now Marston's brands, and I notice that the latter company now also contract brew Thwaites' bitter and mild. <br /><br />It would appear that sadly, there is no money in volume brewing these days, otherwise Thwaites would have kept their town centre brewery open. Constructing a new brewery of that size, back in the 1960's, was a bold undertaking and represented a substantial investment on behalf of the company. <br /><br />It's a shame that it's been reduced to a pile of rubble.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-77315964596639731912019-11-13T17:47:17.461+00:002019-11-13T17:47:17.461+00:00Lancaster Bomber is very much a peripatetic beer. ...Lancaster Bomber is very much a peripatetic beer. It was originally brewed by Mitchell's of Lancaster. Thwaites bought the brand, and have of course recently sold it on to Marston's. I remember thinking the Thwaites version wasn't the same as the original; if I see the Marston's version, I'll give a go out of curiosity, although without high hopes.RedNevhttps://rednev-rearm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-16961060657429061592019-11-12T22:23:01.494+00:002019-11-12T22:23:01.494+00:00Good read, Paul.
I was in Blackburn this year. A ...Good read, Paul.<br /><br />I was in Blackburn this year. A town in transition. The modern cathedral is magnificent. <br /><br />Ian is right about difficulty in drumming up enthusiasm for their often watery beer, though as you mention the Dark Mild can be brilliant. retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-25647930649361576842019-11-12T18:33:00.971+00:002019-11-12T18:33:00.971+00:00I meant 'winter' not 'inter' - sor...I meant 'winter' not 'inter' - sorry for a lapse in proof reading. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722137562852954269.post-60823640131204198142019-11-12T18:30:47.325+00:002019-11-12T18:30:47.325+00:00Try looking up 'Thwaites Twats' on Google ...Try looking up 'Thwaites Twats' on Google to see what some employees thought of them not so long ago.<br /><br />They had a pub in London quite a few years ago but in a fairly obscure location although within walking distance of Kings Cross station. I remember going there with a colleague to try the inter beer Daniels Hammer, which turned out to be not all that impressive.<br /><br />They have a pub not all that far from where my father lives in Lancashire but it is hard to work up enthusiasm to go there.Ian Wordennoreply@blogger.com