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Bass Extra Smooth - A 3.6% ABV pasteurised keg version of Bass, brewed to the same recipe, and most popular in the South West of England. [54] Bass Mild XXXX - A 3.1% ABV keg mild. [55] Bass Best Scotch - A 3.4% ABV keg beer in the North East of England Scotch ale style. [56] It was formerly brewed to 3.8% following its launch in 1986.
At the end of 2017, there were a total of 7,450 breweries in the United States, including 7,346 craft breweries subdivided into 2,594 brewpubs, 4,522 microbreweries, 230 regional craft breweries and 104 large/non-craft breweries.
Griesedieck Beverage was renamed the Falstaff Corporation and survived Prohibition by selling near beer, soft drinks, and cured hams under the Falstaff name. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Falstaff Brewing was a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange , which was rare for a brewing industry in which families closely guarded their ownership.
By 1961 a consortium of brewers, Courage, Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Mitchells & Butlers and Guinness, grouped together as Harp Lager Ltd to brew and market the beer. [4] [5] Courage's Alton Brewery was rebuilt to produce the lager in Great Britain. [2] By 1964, the product was being sold on draught and led in its category for sales.
Increasing demand saw it also brewed at other Bass breweries from the 1970s onwards. The beer's popularity reached its apex in 1992 when it was the country's highest selling bitter, selling over a million barrels. [3] The beer has been lauded as "one of Sheffield's most famous exports". After the Cannon's closure production was continued elsewhere.
The Kingsbury name and label originated during the Depression as a near-beer because of the ban on alcohol during Prohibition. Following the end of Prohibition, the brewery was issued U-Permit No. WIS-U-734, allowing the resumption of brewing operations. In 1933, Kingsbury Pale and Kingsbury Ale began to be produced. [1]
Worthington & Co merged with its major Burton rival Bass in 1927. Until the 1960s the Worthington brand, in bottled form, ranked alongside Bass and Guinness as one of only three beers with nationwide distribution. However, bottled beer sales declined as keg beer grew in popularity throughout the 1960s, and the Worthington brewery closed in 1965.
Samuel Smith traditional bottled beer styles influenced American craft brewers such as Goose Island and Brooklyn Brewery in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [6] [1] In 1982, the company took the "extraordinary" step of changing itself from a standard limited liability company to an unlimited company, making its owners personally liable for all ...