of Stratford-on-Avon
Flowers Beer was brewed by the Flower Family from 1831.
1831 Opened by Edward Fordham Flower, based at Brewery Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Later became Flower and Sons
1866 The Flower family became one of the largest employers in the town and achieved sales worth over £100,000.
1954 The brewery was acquired by J. W. Green of Luton and the name changed to Flowers Breweries, the Flower brand being retained.
1955 Introduced Flowers Keg, the first mass market container beer
1961 Brewery became part of the Whitbread empire.
1968 The Stratford-on-Avon brewery was closed and production transferred to Whitbread's Cheltenham brewery. Production of the Flowers brands has since been transferred to the Boddingtons plant where they are now part of Interbrew UK's portfolio.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] The Flowers Brewery
- Trademarked. A History of Well-Known Brands - from Aertex to Wright's Coal Tar by David Newton. Pub: Sutton Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4590-5