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Breweries in Rotherham
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Rotherham Pubs & Licensees
The Campaign for Real Ale
Rotherham is a town full of pubs, alehouses, taverns or what you will.
There are nowhere near as many now as there used to be especially in the middle of town. During the course of the Twentieth Century the population of Rotherham has tended to move from
the centre to new estates much further out. Consequently many town centre pubs have closed and the properties are now shops or building societies. Equally the old habit of a few drinks
at lunchtime or on your way home from work at the end of your shift has also passed.
The process is still continuing in many parts of town. There are loads of empty pubs down Westgate: some are venerable buildings over a hundred years old. Hardly anybody lives down Westgate and it is not a street you walk down on the way to anywhere these days. Even in Parkgate two of the pubs have closed within the last few years.
Breweries in Rotherham
There are no major breweries in town nowadays. Traditional ales are still brewed by Wentworth Brewery. This brewery was founded as recently as 1999 and "aim to
provide the very finest, full-flavour, hand-crafted quality real ales"
. These are supplied, both on draught and in the bottle, and include award winning ales such as W.P.A., Best
Bitter, Needles' Eye, Rock-Spalt, Premium, and Oatmeal Stout.
Contact:-
Wentworth Brewery Ltd., Gun Park Works, Wentworth, Rotherham. Tel. 01226 747070 Fax 01226 747050.Public Houses on the Web
Where I have found any pub websites they are listed at Business in Rotherham >> Rotherham Businesses on the Web P >> Public Houses.
Pub Tours
South Yorkshire Pub Tours organise and bus you on a trip around your favourite hostelries. Visit their website at www.pubtours.co.uk.
Rotherham Pubs & Licensees
The Campaign for Real Ale
Rotherham CAMRA Home Page www.rotherhamcamra.co.uk.