Eldridge Pope
Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
Website: Eldridge Pope
Eldridge Pope was founded in 1837 but these days it has
dropped the brewing side of its business and now concentrates on its estate of
public houses. The Eldridge Pope range of beers were brewed for a time in the
Thomas Hardy brewery.
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Inscription: Pope's 1880 |
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Height: 15 cms |
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Diameter: 6 cms |
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Volume: 1/2 Pint |
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Remarks: 1880 was the date that Eldridge Pope moved to its main location in Dorchester. |
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Inscription: Royal Oak, Strong Ale, Eldridge Pope |
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Height: 13 cms |
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Diameter: 8.5 cms |
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Volume: 1 Pint |
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Inscription: Thomas Hardy Country Bitter. Eldridge Pope. |
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Height: 15 cms |
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Diameter: 8.5 cms |
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Volume: 1 Pint |
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Inscription: König |
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Height: 17 cms |
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Diameter: 6.5 cms |
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Remarks: Another "classic" attempt at a continental lager from a English brewery. This picture of an old can shows that this beer is nothing to to do with the more well known German König brewery. |
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Inscription: Faust Lager |
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Height: 15.5 cms |
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Diameter: 6.5 cms |
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Volume: 1/2 Pint |
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Remarks: Not content with the above psydo-continental beer König, Eldridge Pope were also responsible for this German sounding Faust Lager. This beermat shows the history behind the beer. Interestingly Faust won the silver prize for Keg Larger at the 1987 Brewing Industry International Awards. |
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Inscription: Faust Lager |
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Height: 15.5 cms |
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Diameter: 8.5 cms |
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Volume: 1 Pint |
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Inscription: Huntsman Ales |
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Height: 12 cms |
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Diameter: 6.5 cms |
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Volume: 1/2 Pint |
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