St Austell Brewery
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Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks in St Austell
St Austell
St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England. The brewery's flagship
Flagship
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beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
is Tribute Ale, which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include Proper Job, Tinner's Ale and Duchy Bitter.
Products
Tribute was created to commemorate the 1999 solar eclipse, and has won several awards around the UK since.St Austell Brewery signed a deal in 2008 with Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm
Cornish Cyder Farm
Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm is a traditional cyder producer and tourist attraction near Truro in Cornwall that brews and sells its own cyder, brandy and country fruit wine that it produces on site, this range includes Cornish Rattler cyder which is distributed by St Austell Brewery in addition to...
, near Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
, to continue kegging and distributing Rattler cyder and Rattler pear cyder for the next five years.
St Austell Brewery also produce M&S Cornish IPA, which is bottled and sold in Marks and Spencer stores.