Highgate
Commercial Brewery
in Smethwick,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Owned by
Davenports Beer
Established in 1898
Closed in 2007
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Description
Highgate Brewery was established in 1898 by James A. Fletcher and began brewing in 1899. Its best known for its classic midlands dark beers , with the “mild” style beer historically being a staple for the workers of the local area. at its peak its was producing 100,000 barrels of mild beer per year. It was purchased by Mitchells & Butlers in 1939, which merged with the Bass brewery in 1961 It became independent when the management bought it out in 1995. July 2007 it was sold to and still belongs to Davenports Brewery.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.31 |
| Beers | 25 |
| Ticks | 186 |
Top Reviewers (Not including batches)
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cagarvie | 14 |
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Harrisoni | 12 |
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berkshirejohn | 11 |
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Ungstrup | 8 |
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fonefan | 7 |
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BlackHaddock | 6 |
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Bullit | 6 |
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Fin | 6 |
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Tommann | 6 |