Cask Labels

There are many things to like about this label which I can date fairly accurately to 1933/4. It is a cask label for a naturally carbonated dark beer. It does …

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The Alton Court Brewery in Ross lasted until 1956 when it was taken over by the Stroud Brewery. There are two versions of this label, 220mm wide and 195mm wide. …

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I suspect this label is a fairly early example from a brewery that survived until 1961 when it was taken over by Whitbread. Thanks to whoever sent me the image.

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Very grateful to Eric who sent in the image of this Extra Stout cask label from Robert Knox of the Forth Brewery. I foolishly expected to be inundated with label …

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I really like this label on a number of levels. The Pre-Prohibition picture of the Evans & Giehl Brewery, the Permit for the re-introduction of alcohol in 1933, the range …

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Something a little different today and a bit of history. Hadrian Brewery brewed from 1987 to 1997 in two different industrial estates in Newcastle. the brewery was then operated by …

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Where is Ince, you may ask? Lancashire is the answer. How common is this label, you may ask? It isn’t. Just enjoy it.

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Another label you don’t see very often, and probably on a cask not destined for one of their tied houses. Hepworth owned a number of pubs, but this label would …

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A lovely example from a previous time when the country was pulling together through great adversity. I am sure M&B weren’t the only brewery to have donated a cask or …

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The Royal Crown Brewery was built in 1903 by Herbert King. The company owned no pubs, but supplied the majority of their beer in bottles. The name was changed to …

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