Steamin' Billy

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Steamin' Billy
IndustryBrewery
Founded1996
Headquarters Leicester, England, UK
Website www.steamin-billy.co.uk

Steamin Billy Group is a pub owning company with its own beer brands. [1] [2]

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An alliance was formed when in 1994, William (Bill) Allingham – (Leatherbritches Brewery [3] ), aged 19 (the country's youngest brewer at the time), brewed a house beer for Licensee Barry Lount of the Cow & Plough, Oadby Leicester. They called the beer Steamin’ Billy named after Barry's family Jack Russell.

In 1996 Bill Allingham & Barry Lount formed Steamin Billy Brewing Co Ltd [4] to embark upon opening new pubs. Their first venture was the Vaults in Wellington St. Leicester in 1996, followed by the Robert Catesby [5] a 1600-century Inn, in Wells Norfolk.

The beer was originally brewed in the old washhouse and coal store at the back of the Bentley Brook Inn, Fenny Bentley.

A decision was made to contract the beer production out as sales had outgrown the brewery; this initially was undertaken by local brewery, The Grainstore, Oakham.

In 2004, the beer brewing moved for a time to the Victorian Tower Brewery in the old Thomas Salt Maltings in Burton.

The Steamin Billy beers are now brewed under licence at Belvoir Brewery Old Dalby Leicester.

The sole directors and shareholders are William and Cindy Allingham and Barry and Elisabeth Lount.

Beers

Name%
Steamin’ Billy Bitter4.3%
Tipsy Fisherman3.6%
Skydiver5.0%
Scrum Down Mild4.2%
1485 [6] 5%

Outlets

A reorganisation took place in 2005 bringing the Cow and Plough under the Steamin Billy Company. Further reorganisation followed after more pub acquisitions, bringing the following all under the Steamin Billy Group. [7]

The Western has on its premises Leicester's first pub theatre run by "Upstairs at The Western'

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References

  1. ↑ "1. Modern Brewery Age Bluebook: International brewery directory; Publisher: Modern Brewery Age, 2008; Page: 37 and 444". 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Steamin' Billy" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Leather Britches" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Steamin' Billy History" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Robert Catesby Inn" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "1485" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Steamin' Billy owned outlets" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dog and Gun expansion" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Steamin' Billy Transforms The Railway" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Exapansion to Wilmot Arms" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wilmot Arms Acquisition" . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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