Jarrow Brewing Company

English brewery

Jarrow Brewing Company

Company type| Private
Industry| Brewing
Founded| 2002
Defunct| 2015
Fate| Compulsory Administration
Headquarters| South Shields, UK

Key people

| Jess and Alison McConnell, Frank Nicholson
Website| www.jarrowbrewery.co.uk

The Jarrow Brewing Company, or Jarrow Brewery, was an English brewery.

## History

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The brewery was established at The Robin Hood Public House, Primrose, Jarrow in 2002 by owners Jess and Alison McConnell.[1] The brewery at first supplied two pubs, The Robin Hood itself, and The Albion Inn, Bill Quay, also owned by Jess and Alison.[2]

Trade picked up very quickly and soon a deal was struck up with beer distributor Flying Firkin to supply other pubs nationwide with the beer. Beers produced included "Jobling's Swinging Gibbett", a 4.1% copper coloured ale and "Old Cornelius", a dark strong ale at 4.8%, named after Cornelius Whalen, the last surviving Jarrow Marcher.[3] Jess and Alison McConnell later opened the "Westoe Brewery" at "The Maltings" public house in South Shields.[4] Brewing ceased at the Robin Hood in Summer 2008.[5]

The brewery hit serious financial complications in 2015 and it was placed in to administration. A rescue company was formed by the breweries management, however it also fell in to administration just months later, with all pubs closing and brewery activities ceasing.[6] Jarrow Brewing's equipment, trademarks and rights to the real ale names were bought by the Great North Eastern Brewing Company of Dunston.[7]

## References

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1. ^ The Jarrow Brewery: History
2. ^ Canny Bevvy: Jarrow Brewery Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Bite size[permanent dead link] Evening Chronicle, 17 June 2005
4. ^ Raising a glass to 5 years of success Shields Gazette, 17 November 2007
5. ^ The Directory of UK Real Ale Breweries
6. ^ "Company formed to save Jarrow Brewery enters administration". Chronicle Live. 15 September 2015.
7. ^ "Rivet Catcher is back on the menu as new brewery relaunches iconic beer". Chronicle Live. 16 January 2017.

## External links

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* Jarrow Brewery's Website
* Beermad.org.uk page on Jarrow Brewing Company

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