Brewery to bring back discontinued beer
BBCA brewery has been flooded with requests to bring back discontinued beer after announcing its reopening.
Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was closed in November 2022 by the then-owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC).
However, the site has now been bought by local couple Kurt and Rebecca Canfield who said the brewery could start producing beer again by the summer under the Jennings brand.
Chris France, the firm's new managing director, said he had recipes for about 100 beers and planned to "definitely" bring back Cumberland Ale and Bitter.
In November 2024, CMBC announced it would stop selling Jennings Cumberland Ale, moving production to Staffordshire, in cask or keg format.
Mr France said CMBC stopped brewing Jennings beers as cask beers but he was "absolutely" bringing them back.
"That's the best format for our beer and the most traditional format," he said.
Bottled versions of Jennings beer will continue to be sold by Carlsberg until March, when the rights to the brand will be transferred to the new owners.
Stephen Walker, of the Campaign for Real Ale's (Camra), said he hoped Jennings would bring back old beers, but also develop the brand.
"They had some excellent beers, but I hope they won't just live in the past, that they'll progress and do new stuff - I'm sure they will."
Mr France said two beers, Sneck Lifter and Cocker Hoop, were the "overriding favourites to come back".