Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was formed when Henry Mitchell's old Crown Brewery[1] (founded in Smethwick in 1866) merged with William Butler's Brewery (also founded in Smethwick in 1866) in 1898.[2] Henry Mitchell had moved to the Cape Hill site in 1879[1] and this became the company's main brewing site. It had its own railway network,[3] connected to the national railway system from 1907–1962, via the Harborne line.[3]
Mitchells & Butlers
Mitchells & Butlers brand over the door of the 1932 Blue Gates pub, Smethwick
An original Mitchells & Butlers Brewery pub, The Queens Arms, in central Birmingham
Various acquisitions included Holder's Brewers, who owned Birmingham's Midland Brewery, in 1919.[4] The company merged with Bass in 1961.[2] With the brand under ownership of Coors Brewers, the brewery closed in 2002 with production switched to Burton upon Trent.[5] The brewery was undergoing demolition in 2005.[3] The site is now a housing estate, although the Mitchell & Butler war memorial, built in 1920, has been retained and restored.[6]
Their most famous beer was Brew XI (using Roman numerals, and so pronounced Brew Eleven), advertised with the slogan "for the men of the Midlands".[7] It is now brewed under licence for Coors by Brains of Cardiff.[7]
A descendant company, which manages pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom, is still known as Mitchells & Butlers, and is based in Birmingham.[8]
Davies, K. (2002). Mitchells & Butlers: A History of Cape Hill Brewery 1878-2002. Smethwick: Smethwick Heritage Centre Trust. ISBN978-0-9546296-1-8.
Chinn, Carl; Maxam, Andrew (2002). Time Please! - A Look Back at Birmingham's Pubs: Based on the Mitchells and Butlers Archive. David R. Hassall (ed.). Crown Cards. ISBN978-0-9543913-0-0.
^ abFifty Years of Brewing, 1879-1929. Mitchells & Butlers. 1929.
^ ab"Our history". Mitchells & Butlers. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
^ abc"M&B Brewery, Cape Hill". Rails Around Birmingham. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^Richmond, Lesley; Turton, Alison (1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. p. 236. ISBN978-0-7190-3032-1.
^"Brewery at Quaffle". Directory of Real Ale Breweries. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
^War Memorial at Mitchell & Butler Brewery[dead link]
^ ab"Brum's best beers". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^Press Association (22 September 2015). "Mitchells & Butlers calls time on chief executive Alistair Darby | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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