Elgoods Brewery

Elgood's or North Brink Brewery is a brewery in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.

History

The brewery is located on the north-west bank of the River Nene, west of Wisbech's town centre. The brewery has operated since the late 1500s. Bought by the Elgood family in the late 1700s, the building on the site was renovated at the time of its purchase in the Georgian style, most of which is still used today.

During the First World War the brewery was "accidentally" fire-bombed by a Zeppelin, and the shell of the bomb can still be viewed in the brewery museum. During the Second World War some of the metal vats and tuns were melted down, but the brewery retained its 1600s Eagle Foundry (Wisbech) Liquor vat.

Products

*"Cambridge" - 2006 CAMRA Gold Award for bitter
*"Black Dog" - 2006 CAMRA Silver Award for mild
*"Greyhound"
*"Golden Newt"
*"Pageant" [http://www.ratebeer.com/brewers/elgoods/703/]

Flag Porter

Flag Porter is based on a traditional 19th century British recipe using yeast that was salvaged from containers or barrels in a ship that sank in the English Channel in 1825.

In 1988, several bottles of the brew were obtained from the sunken ship in the Channel. They were still in their original containers, with their wood stoppers and wax seals intact. When opened, the beer were said to taste like wet boots" according to renowned brewer and microbiologist , Dr. Keith Thomas.

Upon examining the beer under a microscope, he found a small percentage of the yeast was still alive. He spend months growing this yeast and brewed a porter using an 1850 recipe. [ [http://www.thebrewsite.com/2006/06/08/original_flag_porter.php “The Brew Site: Original Flag Porter”] 29 August 2008]

ee also

*Champion Beer of Britain
*Great British Beer Festival

References

External links

* [http://www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk/BrandsPage.html Elgood & Sons Ltd]
* [* http://www.legendslimited.com/flag.html Legends]