List of breweries in Berkshire

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This is a list of breweries in the English county of Berkshire. The list includes both operational and defunct breweries, [1] as well as microbreweries. [2]

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Caveats

Some breweries, such as the Morland Brewery in Abingdon, were in Berkshire until border changes in the 1970s. [3] As such, these breweries are not included in this list. Similarly, some breweries (such as the Courage Brewery) have, at times, brewed beer in Berkshire. As these breweries were not based solely or primarily in the county, they are not included in this list.

List of breweries

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NameLocationEstablishedTypeStatusNotes
Albion Brewery Newbury UnknownUnknownUnknown [4]
Aldermaston Brewery Aldermaston Wharf 1770CommercialAcquired by Scrace's Brewery of Southampton in 1945 and ceased production. Acquired by Whitbread in 1950. [5] [6]
Angel Brewery Reading UnknownUnknownAcquired by Morland Brewery in 1899 [7]
Atlas Brewery Newbury UnknownUnknownUnknown [8]
Bell Brewery Maidenhead 1854UnknownUnknown [7]
Bickerton Sisters Bracknell UnknownUnknownUnknown [3]
Blatch's Theale Brewery Theale 1830CommercialAcquired by Ind Coope in 1965 [9]
Britannia Brewery Reading UnknownUnknownAcquired by Ind Coope in 1896 [7] [10]
Burge & Company Windsor UnknownUnknownClosed in 1931 [3] [11]
Butts Brewery Great Shefford 1994CommercialOperational [1]
Castle Brewery Reading UnknownUnknownUnknown [12]
Crown Brewery Hungerford 1854CommercialAcquired by Adnams Brewery in 1932 [7] [13]
Diamond Brewery Newbury UnknownUnknownUnknown [7]
Eagle Brewery Newbury UnknownUnknownUnknown [7]
East Berkshire Brewery Maidenhead UnknownUnknownUnknown [7] [14]
Flyer & Firkin Reading 1996BrewpubClosed in 1999 along with parent company Firkin Brewery [1]
Fort & Firkin Windsor 1995BrewpubClosed in 1999 along with parent company Firkin Brewery [1]
Greenwood's Brewery Wokingham 1994CommercialClosed in 1997 [1]
Higgs Brewery Reading UnknownCommercialUnknown [15]
Langton Brewery Maidenhead UnknownUnknownAcquired by Nicholson and Sons in 1902 [7] [16] [17]
Manor Brewery Hungerford UnknownUnknownUnknown [7] [12]
Meux's Brewery Company Crowthorne UnknownUnknownUnknown [3]
Mill Lane Brewery Reading UnknownUnknownUnknown [12]
Mitre Brewery Reading UnknownBrewpubUnknown [7]
Original Brewing Company Bracknell 1997BrewpubClosed in 2000 along with parent company [1]
Phoenix Brewery Newbury 18th centuryCommercialAcquired by Ushers of Trowbridge in 1923 [18]
Pineapple Brewery Maidenhead UnknownUnknownAcquired by South Berkshire Brewery Company in 1902 [7] [17]
Reading Lion Brewery Reading 1995BrewpubClosed in 2001 [1]
Royal Brewery Windsor UnknownUnknownUnknown [7] [19]
St Nicholas Brewery Newbury UnknownUnknownAcquired by South Berkshire Brewery Company in 1902 [7] [16]
Simonds' Brewery Reading 1785CommercialMerged with Courage Brewery in 1960 [16]
Siren Craft Brew Finchampstead 2013CommercialIndependent [16]
Thames Brewery Maidenhead UnknownUnknownDemolished and re-established as Bell Brewery in 1854 [7] [16]
Thatcham Brewery Thatcham UnknownUnknownUnknown [20]
Tudor Brewing Company Reading 1999BrewpubClosed in 2000 [1]
Two Bridges Brewery Caversham 2009CommercialClosed [1]
Victoria Brewery Reading UnknownBrewpubAcquired by Courage, Barclay & Simonds c. 1900 [7] [16]
West Berkshire Brewery Yattendon 1995CommercialOperational [1]
Windsor and Eton Brewing Company Windsor 2010CommercialOperational [1] [11]
Windsor Brewery Windsor UnknownUnknownUnknown [7]
Zero Degrees Reading 2007BrewpubOperational [1]

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