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  1. Boddingtons Brewery

    Boddingtons Brewery was a regional brewery in Manchester, England, which owned pubs throughout the North West.Boddingtons was best known for Boddingtons Bitter (Boddies), a straw-golden, hoppy bitter which was one of the first beers to be packaged in cans containing a widget, giving it a creamy draught-style head.. In the 1990s, the beer was promoted as The Cream of Manchester in a popular ...

  2. Boddingtons Breweries

    The 1870s and 1880s was a time of expansion for Boddingtons. The company acquired several other breweries and extended the works at Strangeways, and by 1877, Boddingtons had become the biggest brewery in Manchester. It was one of only 30 companies in the country to brew more than 100,000 barrels a year, and already owned 71 public houses.

  3. Boddingtons: The rise and fall of the Cream of Manchester

    Hundreds of small brewers began setting up shop, including Strangeways Brewery. In 1831, Strangeways Brewery employed John Boddington as a clerk. From a poor, large family down South, his family got wind of the job opportunities in prosperous Manchester and quickly followed suit chasing that northern dream. In Memoriam: rattypete/Flickr.

  4. The history of Boddingtons Strangeways Brewery

    In the 1980s, Boddingtons Bitter experienced remarkable growth, extending its reach beyond Manchester and captivating beer enthusiasts with its affordable and unique brew. By 1986, the brand boasted 580 tied pubs and an annual production of over 500,000 barrels, despite operating at only 50% capacity. In 1989, Boddingtons was acquired by ...

  5. "Do you want a Flake in that, love?": The rise and fall of Boddingtons

    Boddingtons brewery in Strangeways was an institution in the city for over 200 years. Founded by two grain merchants, Thomas Caister and Thomas Fray, on the eve of the industrial revolution in ...

  6. The Rise & Fall of Boddingtons: The Cream of Manchester

    The popularity of Boddingtons Bitter seemed to rocket in the 80s, as the brand grew and the brewery expanded its pubs outside of Manchester for the very first time. People were particularly enamoured with the both the cheap pricing of the beer and its distinct flavour - where it achieved a cult status amongst many a pub-goer.

  7. Brewery tours

    January 2024 - Saturday 27th - 1pm - Tour Full. February 2024 - Saturday 17th - 1pm - Tour Full. March 2024 - Saturday 16th - 1pm - Tour Full. ** Please note *** Due to the imminent move of the brewery to Macclesfield, the tours are temporarily on hold, we don't want you to have to come and visit an empty industrial unit ...

  8. Boddingtons Brewery

    Boddingtons Brewery was a regional brewery in Manchester, England, which owned pubs throughout the North West. Boddingtons was best known for Boddingtons Bitter , a straw-golden, hoppy bitter which was one of the first beers to be packaged in cans containing a widget, giving it a creamy draught-style head. In the 1990s, the beer was promoted as The Cream of Manchester in a popular advertising ...

  9. Boddingtons Breweries Ltd

    In 1887, Boddingtons Breweries Ltd became a publicly registered company. In the following years, despite trade fluctuations caused by the First World War and the Great Depression, the company consolidated its position as one of the leading breweries in North West England. On the 22 December 1940, the brewery was struck when Manchester was hit ...

  10. Which pubs still serve Boddingtons, the Cream of Manchester

    Daisy Jackson - 27th October 2023. We at The Manc recently posted a video where we went on a hunt around Manchester's pubs to drink as much Boddingtons as possible. And two things were immediately apparent - 1) it's very hard to do this in 2023. 2) You lot have really strong opinions about Boddingtons.

  11. Boddington's

    Boddingtons Brewery was founded in 1778 by Thomas Caister and Thomas Fry, two grain merchants, under the name Strangeways Brewery. In 1832 Henry Boddington joined the venture as a traveling salesman, and by 1848 Boddington had become a full-fledged partner in the operation. In 1853, Boddington borrowed money to become the brewery's sole owner ...

  12. Boddingtons Beer

    In 1832, Henry Boddington joined the company and became the sole proprietor in 1853. By 1877, it had become the biggest brewery in Manchester, owning 71 pubs and producing over 100,000 barrels per year. In 1883, Henry Boddington retired, handing it to his sons and the name changed to Henry Boddington and Co. Despite being bombed in the Second ...

  13. First look at how the old Strangeways Boddingtons Brewery site is being

    For more than 200 years, Boddingtons brewery in Strangeways was one of Manchester's most famous brands. Founded by two grain merchants, Thomas Caister and Thomas Fray, on the eve of the industrial ...

  14. BODDINGTONS BREWERY

    The Warehouse Project began in 2006, with a series of 25 unique, stand-alone events, each different in style, in the shell of the soon to be demolished 3,000-capacity Boddingtons Brewery. Despite initial skepticism at the entire concept, almost 100,000 flocked to Manchester to witness performabces from the lieks of Public Enemy, Soulwax ...

  15. Old Boddington's Brewery

    Discover all upcoming concerts scheduled in 2022-2023 at Old Boddington's Brewery. Old Boddington's Brewery hosts concerts for a wide range of genres. Browse the list of upcoming concerts, and if you can't find your favourite artist, track them and let Songkick tell you when they are next in your area.

  16. 'By 'eck it's gorgeous': how a 1993 beer advert changed Manchester

    Boddingtons' Strangeways brewery in the heart of Manchester closed in 2005, with the loss of 60 jobs. Now, after more than a decade as a car park, it is set for a £175m housing, retail and ...

  17. FIRST LOOK: The £93m Transformation of the Old Boddingtons Brewery Site

    Set to open for students in September, Manchester College and UCEN Manchester's transformation of the old Boddingtons Brewery site is now complete. The four-storey education hub will be home to Manchester Colleges' hospitality, computing, creative, music, digital, and visual and performing arts programmes, as well as UCEN's School of Computing and Cyber-Security, The Manchester Film ...

  18. Where is Boddingtons Brewed Now? A Journey Through History and

    Current Brewing Locations. Presently, Boddingtons beer is brewed at two primary locations: Samlesbury Brewery, Lancashire: This state-of-the-art facility is responsible for brewing the majority of Boddingtons beer, including the popular draught and canned variants. Magor Brewery, South Wales: This brewery produces a smaller volume of ...

  19. Boddingtons Fact File: Everything You Wanted to Know

    There are 165 calories in a pint of Boddingtons (568ml). Boddingtons is only 3.5% abv, having been lowered from 3.8% in 2008. Boddingtons contains malted barley, so cannot be gluten-free. Draught Boddingtons is not vegan as it uses isinglass, but canned Boddingtons is vegan. In this article, I will be fully-answering all of the questions ...

  20. Boddingtons Brewery site sale to kick start near £200m transformation

    A near £200m project to transform the old Boddingtons Brewery site has been kickstarted. Property developer Salboy, which is part-owned by Betfred co-founder Fred Done, has snapped up the 52,700 ...

  21. Boddingtons Brewery Manchester Redevelopment

    Manchester Architecture Walking Tours. Buildings adjacent to the Boddingtons Brewery Redevelopment G-Mex Manchester Haciends nightclub. HKR Architects HKR Architects is a leading international architectural practice with offices in London, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast, Prague and Sarasota. In January 2007 it appeared as a 'new entry' in Building Design's annual survey of top global practices.

  22. The rise and fall of Boddingtons, a proper Manchester institution

    By the turn of the century, Boddingtons were the 12th largest tied estate in the UK, owning over 200 public houses across the country. But then there was the English Beer Scandal in 1900. Over 6,000 people were poisoned and 70 people died from arsenic in the beer of many of the city's breweries.

  23. Former Boddingtons brewery site to become 400 home housing scheme

    The former Boddingtons factory, first established in the mid-1800s, was once Manchester's biggest brewery producing 100,000 of bitter beer each year. Production ceased at the site in 2005 and gradual demolition concluded with the iconic brick chimney coming down in 2010. Latimer purchased its part of the site a decade later in 2021.