Cambridge & District CAMRA

Local Breweries

Breweries in the CAMRA East Anglia region, which is the Government's six-county East of England region.

Some of the CAMRA Branches Web sites have more up-to-date info plus lists of beers (e.g. Suffolk Branches and Norwich & Norfolk).

See also: Other Local Breweries - just beyond the region.

Reference: Quaffale (breweries) * Beermad (beers)

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Cambridgeshire - Branch area: Cambridge Moonshine, Cambridge; 2004; Dyke's End, Dyke's End, Reach; 2007; Milton, Milton; 1999; Cider: Cassels Cider, Gt. Shelford; 1996; Unfortunately City of Cambridge (first at Cheddars Lane, Cambridge from 1997-2001, then Chittering until 2008) are no longer brewing. The beers are now contract brewed for them. We hope they decide to start brewing in Cambridgeshire once more in the future.; Kilderkin Brewery briefly existed in 2007-2008, mostly brewing bottled beers with a continental influence.
Cambridgeshire - other Branch areas: Chequers, The Chequers, Little Gransden; 2006; (Craftsman, Yaxley, Peterborough; 2005-2006; formerly Wissey Valley); Digfield Ales, Barnwell, Peterborough; 2006; Elgood, Wisbech; 1795; Hereward, Ely; 2003; Oakham, Peterborough; 1993; (Payn, Ramsey; 1999-2001; formerly Leyland Brewery of Northants); (Rockingham, Elton - business address - brewery near Blatherwyck, Northants; 1997); Ufford, Ye Olde White Hart, Ufford; 2005; Cider: Little Foxes; 2000/1; In August 2008 Fenland (Little Downham; 1997) went in to liquidation and is no longer brewing. Hopefully Fenland will return at some point when funding can be found.
Bedfordshire: B&T, Shefford; 1981; Old Stables Brewery; The Sir William Peel, Sandy; 2002; Potton, Potton; 1998; Wells & Youngs, Bedford; 1876
Essex: Blanchfield's, Rochford; 1997 (formerly at The Bull, Fakenham); Brentwood; 2006; Crouch Vale, Chelmsford; 1981; Farmers Ales, Maldon; 2002; Felstar, Felstead Vineyards, Felstead; 2001; The George & Dragon, Foulness Island; 2004; Maldon Brewing Co., The Stable Brewery, Maldon; 2002; Mersea Island, East Mersea; 2005; Mighty Oak, Mauldon; 1996; Nethergate, The Street Brewery, Pentlow; 1986 (moved from Clare, Suffolk, in 2005); Pitfield, Great Horkesley; 1996 (moved from London 2006); Railway Tavern, Brightlingsea; 1999; (Ridleys, Chelmsford; 1842-2005; sold to Greene King & closed); Saffron, Bishops Stortford; 2006; Star Beermaking Co., Steeple; 2006; Cider: Matching Cider Co., Matching; 1992
Hertfordshire: Alehouse, The Farmers Boy, St Albans; 2006; (Banfield, Royston; 2000-2004; associated with Buntingford); Buntingford, Therfield, Royston; 2001 (moved from Buntingford 2004); (Dark Horse, Hertford; 1994-2002; plant went to Buntingford; pubs to Fuller's?); Garden Barber, Bengeo, Hertford; 2001; Green Tye, Much Hadham; 1999; McMullen, Hertford; 1827; Red Squirrel, Hertford; 2004; Sawbridgeworth, The Gate, Sawbridgeworth; 2000; Tring, Tring; 1992; (Verulam, St Albans; 1996-2005; became Alehouse); (Woodlands, Bishops Stortford; 2001-2002; became Buntingford)
Norfolk: (Alewife, Starston; 2000-2004; name & plant sold on); Beeston, Beeston; 2006; Blackfriars, Gt. Yarmouth; 2005; Blue Moon, Cock Inn, Barford; 1997; Brancaster, The Jolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe; 2003; Buffy's, Tivetshall St Mary; 1993; Bull Box, Fordham, Downham Market; 2006; Chalk Hill, The Coach & Horses, Norwich; 1993; Fat Cat, The Wherry, Norwich; 2005; (Finnesko & Firkin, Norwich; 1996; closed by Punch Taverns 1999); Fox, Fox & Hounds, Heacham, near Hunstanton; 2002; Front Street Brewery, Binham, Fakenham; 2005; Grain Brewery, Alburgh; 2006; Humpty Dumpty, Reedham; 1998; Iceni, Ickburgh; 1995; Norfolk Cottage Brewing, North Burlingham; 2004; Reepham, Reepham; 1983; Spectrum, Wymondham; 2002; Tindall Ale Brewery, Tindall Arms, Ditchingham; 1998; Tipples, Acle; 2004; Uncle Stuart's, Lingwood, Norwich; 2002; Wagtail, Old Buckenham, Attleborough; 2006; Waveney, The Queen's Head, Earsham, Bungay; April 2004; Why Not, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich; 2006; Winter's, Norwich; 2001; Wissey Valley, The Bluebell, Stoke Ferry, Downham Market; 2003 (formerly Cap'n Grumpy's at The Ship, Brandon Creek); Wolf, Attleborough; 1996; Woodfordes, Woodbastwick; 1981; Yetman's Brewery, Yetman's Restaurant, Holt; 2005; (York Tavern, Norwich; 1996-1997); Cider: Whin Hill, Wells-Next-The-Sea; 1993
Suffolk: Adnams, Southwold; 1857; Bartrams, Thurston; 1999; Brandon, Brandon; 2005; (Bury St Brewery, The Stag, Stowmarket; 2001-2003; closed by sale of pub to Punch Taverns); (Collingwood, Withersfield; 2004-2005); Cox & Holbrook, Buxhall; 1997 (at Gt. Finborough 1997-2002); Earl Soham, Earl Soham; 1984; Elveden Ales, The Elveden Estate; 2003; Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Bungay; 1991; Green Jack, Triangle Tavern, Lowestoft; 1992 (split off from Oulton Ales in 2002); Greene King, Bury St Edmunds; 1799; King's Head, The King's Head, Bildeston; 1997 (formerly Brettvale); (Lidstone, Wickhambrook; 1998-2003; moved to Wensleydale Brewery [Multimap]); Mauldon, Sudbury; 1982; Old Cannon, Bury St Edmunds; 1999; Old Chimneys, Market Weston; 1995; Oulton Ales, Oulton Broad; 2002 (originally called Green Jack 1992-2002 until split); St Judes, Ipswich; 2006; St Peter's, Bungay; 1996; (Scott's, Lowestoft; closed July 1999); (Tolly Cobbold, Ipswich; 1723; closed and sold to Ridley's in Summer 2002)

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