Everards

Everards is a British regional brewery founded in 1849 by William Everard and Thomas Hull in Leicester when they bought the Wilmot brewery.

Brief details

Everards Brewery produce cask ales and own over tenanted 160 pubs, mainly around the Leicestershire area.

Established in 1849, Everards is an independent family business and it's chariman is fifth generation Richard Everard.

Five Generations of Everards Brewery Dates of involvement in the business: 1849-1892 William Everard J.P 1892-1925 Thomas William Everard, J.P., D.L. 1925-1949 Sir William Lindsay Everard, J.P., D.L. 1949-1988 Patrick Anthony William Beresford Everard 1988- present Richard Anthony Spencer Everard, D.L.

William Everard began the business in 1849 when he acquired the Southgate Street Brewery. This site was developed to house increased production and the new brewery began full production in 1875. When production outgrew this site, Everards leased the Bridge Brewery in Burton-upon-Trent in 1892. By 1898 the Trent Brewery in Burton-upon-Trent was the new home of Everards and this was purchased in 1901 and renamed the Tiger Brewery. The current home, Castle Acres in Narborough was purpose built by Everards in the early 1980s and all Everards ales are now brewed onsite.

Everards Brewery have won The Publican Pub Company of the Year Award 2007 & 2008

Beers

The brewery produces four regular ales and a variety of occasional and seasonal ales.

Everards brews four core brands :

• Beacon (3.8%)
• Tiger (4.2%)
• Original (5.2%)
• Sunchaser Blonde (4.0%)

Everards seasonal ales include Pitch Black (4.3%), Equinox (4.2%), Sleighbell (4.5%), Triple Gold (5.0%), Sly Fox (4.0%), Hazy Daze (4.3%).

They own 162 pubs mostly in the East Midlands, but as far afield as Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick .

External links

• Everards Brewery
• List of Everards beers
• Everards Win Pub Company of the Year 2008
• RateBeer