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Marston's (LSE: MARS) is the colloquial name for the brewer and pub operator Marston's plc (formerly known as Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc until 2007 when it rebranded as Marston's). The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
[edit] Company historyThe Company was formed in 1890 as Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries by the amalgamation of Banks & Co. with George Thompson & Sons and Charles Colonel Smith's Brewery.[1] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1947.[1] It acquired Camerons Brewery of Hartlepool in 1992.[1] In 1999 the Company purchased Marston, Thompson & Evershed of Burton upon Trent (including Marston's Brewery which had been founded in 1834).[1] Also in 1999 the Company purchased the Mansfield Brewery Company of Mansfield.[1] In 2005 Marston's Brewery took over production under licence from Interbrew of Draught Bass, succeeding Coors. Later, in 2005, the Jennings Brewery of Cockermouth was also purchased and in 2007 Hampshire based Ringwood Brewery, which was established in 1978, and brews Best Bitter, Fortyniner, and Old Thumper, was acquired.[2] In 2007 the Company changed its name from Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc to Marston's plc.[3] [edit] OperationsThe company now owns and operates three breweries. The Park Brewery in Wolverhampton brews Banks's, Hanson's and Mansfield beers, whilst Marston's Brewery in Burton upon Trent, and the Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth brew the Marston's and Jennings beers respectively.[4] Draught Bass is also brewed at Marston's, on behalf of InBev. The company also owns a sizeable chain of pubs, and several hotels.[5]Also the Ringwood brewery still continues operation. [edit] Brewing methodsMarston's Brewery makes use of water from the famous Burton Well,[6] reputedly discovered by Benedictine monks in the 13th century. Marston's is also the only remaining brewer to use Burton Union Sets; a system whereby fermentation barrels and troughs are linked together by a complex system of copper and brass pipework. The basic principle is one of preventing excessive beer and yeast loss through foaming, but the consequence is that the beer is both in contact with more wood and in contact with more beer (fermenting in a bigger volume). This results in a vastly more consistent flavour; and very little chance of a whole batch being ruined. All other large-scale brewers have abandoned this method in favour of stainless steel vats, which while they assure (through volume) a consistent flavour, do not permit the use of traditional yeast varieties. They also make selective use of the unusual double dropping process which introduces complex flavors due to a period of accelerated yeast growth.[7] [edit] BeersThe current range is as follows:[8]
and many guest and seasonal beers Marston's also brews Draught Bass for A-B InBev and Tetley Mild and Dark Mild for Carlsberg[9] [edit] Sponsorship
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