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Scottish & Newcastle plc was a brewing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, which expanded from its home base to become an international business with beer volumes growing almost tenfold. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Heineken and Carlsberg in 2008 and its assets split between them.
William Younger (brewery), an Edinburgh-based brewery that was part of Scottish Brewers, later Scottish & Newcastle, now a brand of Wells & Young William Younger I, whose son Archibald Campbell Younger named the eponymous brewery for him; Sir William Younger, 1st Baronet, of Auchen Castle (1862–1937), Scottish politician
In 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 sold on draught and was leader in sales for its category.
In 2008, Heineken acquired the UK assets of Scottish and Newcastle which included the Caledonian Brewery. [6] In May 2022, Heineken announced the proposed closure of the Caledonian Brewery with an agreement in principle for Belhaven Brewery to brew its Scottish brands. [7] In October, JLL was appointed to market the site.
The brand was originally owned and brewed by Sunderland-based brewer, Vaux; it was bought by Young's Brewery when the Vaux brewery was closed in 1999, and by 2008, the brand was transferred to Charles Wells beer.[4] Kestrel Super, 9.0% abv. Super strength brand acquired by Wells in 2005 from Scottish & Newcastle.
Newcastle Brown Ale is a brown ale, originally brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [2] It was launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development. The 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the beer national distribution, and UK sales peaked in the early 1970s
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Timeline of British Breweries; Brewer 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 ... Scottish Brewers: Scottish & Newcastle: Heineken: McEwan's, Edinburgh McEwan's
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