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Calvert & Co

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Calvert & Co was an English porter brewery in the eighteenth century.

Calvert brewed at the City of London brewery.[1]

Between 1875 and 1791 it was the second largest brewery in the world in terms of production volume.[1]

History

The Hour Glass Brewery was founded at 89 Thames Street by 1431.[2] It was acquired by the Calvert family in 1730.[2] In 1805 a bad fire destroyed the premises. In 1860 the City of London Brewing Company was formed to acquire Calverts.

References

  1. ^ a b Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The City of London Brewery decides to move
  2. ^ a b Lesley Richmond; Alison Turton (1 January 1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. pp. 103–4. ISBN 978-0-7190-3032-1.