Hall & Woodhouse

Hall & Woodhouse is an independent family company owned and run by the fifth generation of the Woodhouse family. Charles Hall, born in 1751, decided that his future lay in brewing and founded the Ansty Brewery in 1777 in the small village of Ansty to the north west of the Blandford St Mary. In 1847 Robert Hall, the founder's son, took George Woodhouse into partnership and George astutely married one of Charles' granddaughters and cemented the name of Hall & Woodhouse. In 1875 the now familiar Badger image was adopted as the company trademark, making it one of the oldest registered marks on record. In 1963 Hall & Woodhouse acquired a local brewery, Matthews & Co, Gillingham and in 1991 the brewpub Gribble Inn was acquired. Although the pub has since been sold, Hall & Woodhouse retained the rights to the brand name Fursty Ferret, the brewpub's most famous beer. In 2000 the King & Barnes brewery business in Horsham was acquired. The brewery itself was sold off for housing, though Hall & Woodhouse retained the King & Barnes chain of pubs and the rights to the brand names of the King and Barnes beers.

	Inscription: 1777 Badger
	Height: 15.5 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
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	Inscription: 1777 Badger
	Height: 17 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Similar to the above glass although this one has a rear inscription reading "Land of Hops and Glory"

	Inscription: 1777 Badger
	Height: 17 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Similar to the above glass although this one has a rear inscription reading "Dorest Ales With Real Character"

	Inscription: Badger Brewery Golden Champion Ale
	Height: 16 cms
	Diameter: 7 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Badger Brewery Golden Champion Ale was awarded the outright winner of the 1998 Tesco Spring and Summer Challenge and then went on to win the Beers and Ciders category of the 2002 Quality Food and Drink Awards.

	Inscription: Independent Brewers. Badger Best Bitter. Hall & Woodhouse Limited
	Height: 16 cms
	Diameter: 7 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
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	Inscription: Brock Lager
	Height: 12.5 cms
	Diameter: 7 cms
	Volume: 1/2 Pint
	Remarks: Brock Lager was Hall & Woodhouse's contribution to the lager fashion that swept the UK in the 1970. Here is a can from that era.

	Inscription: Brock Lager
	Height: 14.5 cms
	Diameter: 7 cms
	Volume: 1/2 Pint
	Remarks:

	Inscription: Independent Brewery. Double Gold Tangle Foot Strong Bitter. Hall & Woodhouse Limited
	Height: 15.5 cms
	Diameter: 7 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks:

	Inscription: Tangle Foot
	Height: 17 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Tangle Foot Website. Tangle Foot was voted the Overall Winner in the 1987 Brewing Industry International Awards. The rear of this glass features 'The Legend' of Tangle Foot.

	Inscription: Tangle Foot
	Height: 16.5 cms
	Diameter: 6 cms
	Volume: 1/2 Pint
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	Inscription: River Cottage Stinger
	Height: 20.5 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Has a rear inscription of "Brewed by Hall & Woodhouse - using organic nettles handpicked in Dorset"

	Inscription: Hopping Hare
	Height: 20.5 cms
	Diameter: 7.5 cms
	Volume: 1 Pint
	Remarks: Has a rear inscription of "triple hopped. Hopping Hare is brewed with a double helping of Super Styrian hops added to the coppers at the start of the boil for bitterness then later again for aroma. A third portion of Styrian Goldings are added straight to the cask (a process called dry hopping) to give this light refreshing ale the unique taste and hoppy aroma that is bound to satisfy."