Whitbread Beer Company

Commercial Brewery in City of London, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 1742

Closed in 2000

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52 Chiswell Street, City of London, EC1Y 4SD, England
Description
NOTE: This listing is for beers brewed by Whitbread Beer Company discontinued following its sale in 2001. Any beers still produced post-sale are separately listed.

The Whitbread Beer Company officially stopped making beer in May 2000, and sold its brewing operations and beer brands to the Belgian brewing group Interbrew in 2001 (which later became part of Anheuser-Busch InBev).

Some Whitbread-branded alcoholic beverages are still available in the UK, such as canned Whitbread bitter, but these are not produced by Anheuser-Busch InBev, but rather under licence by other producers.

When Whitbread sold its historic brewing business to Interbrew in 2001 (later to become AB InBev), its main London brewing operations and headquarters were located at 52 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD. Whitbread moved its central headquarters to Dunstable in 2006. This move followed a brief relocation to Luton in 2005 as the company closed its London offices to centralize its operations and reduce costs.

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05/01/1977. DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 63 Eaton Terrace, LONDON, SW1, England (WHITBREAD). At the time of this check-in the beer was brewed by Whitbread at the former Wethereds Brewery in Marlow under the name Thomas Wethered Bitter
Tried on 06 Jan 2023 at 05:56

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Shared 1 pint bottle, brewed in 1992. Dark brown colour, no carbonation. Nice aroma, malts, molasses, prunes and other dark dried fruits, pleasantly oxidised. The flavour, however, was salty and unpleasant, clearly \"off\".
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2019 at 21:53

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Shared bottle numbered 33.182 at RB/HD at Ganddal 15.02.19. Cloudy dark brown. No head. Sour aroma of cigar box and sour dark malt. Similar taste, with figs, marzipan and sour berries. An interesting novelty beer.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2019 at 21:51

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Notater fra en hyggelig RBHD-kveld i Ovesens flaske museum feb-19: 0,57 flaske. Mørkebrun uten skum. Ufrisk aroma og smak, denne er langt forbi sin bb-dato, selv om den har noen portvinsvinøse trekk. Litt sur og salt?
Tried on 15 Feb 2019 at 21:50

6/10
brownish, white head: oxidized, caramel toffee. 3.3
Tried on 03 Jun 2018 at 01:47

3/10
Bottle, bbe oct 84. Fruity nose, flat cardboard taste.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2013 at 20:55

6/10
Surprisingly good for a 31 year old beer.
Tried on 21 Aug 2012 at 21:20