 Enville Ales Limited - Purveyors of Fine Beers, Ales and Stouts
Enville Brewery has a long history but recently the company has begun to make positive moves towards the future...
"Enville Ales Welcomes New Owners" November 2007:
Enville Ales Limited has been acquired by a team of four experienced local businessmen together with Tony Garrington, the head brewer and his wife Lynn who have worked at the brewery since 1992. New directors, Malcolm Braham, Jerry Hedges, Peter Isherwood and Owen Lawson have long been fans of Enville’s popular ‘honey ale’ and helped the previous owner finance expansion of the brewing facility in 2003. Collectively they bring 150 years commercial experience to the business.
Spokesperson, Jerry Hedges, said “following founder Will Cort’s decision to retire we were delighted to have the opportunity to secure the future for the brewery and team up with Lynn and Tony to help them produce and market their extensive range of real ales”. Known best for its smooth, mellow, distinctive, honey-flavoured Enville Ale the brewery also produces local favourites such as Ginger, Gothic, White, Slayed and Simpkiss. He went on to explain that the new directors wanted to strengthen Enville Ales’ good reputation by focusing on consistency, quality, and customer service. ‘We need to listen to and look after our customers and work with our wholesale partners to deliver first class beers to new markets.
The busy Christmas period is only a few weeks away and this year we will be promoting responsible ‘drinking at home’ by offering a choice of real ales in 18, 36 and 72 pint containers locally delivered or collected from the brewery. We will also be offering an emergency ‘taxi top-up’ service for any local landlord who has the misfortune to run out of the regions favourite beer over the festive period'.
For more information contact Lynn Garrington 01384 873728.
History
The original Brewery in Enville village, based at The Stamford Arms Hotel, ceased production in 1919 due to loss of manpower in the war. On the Stamford Estate, now known as the Enville Estate, the men at that time received tokens as part of their wages which could be cashed at the brewery for the appropriate volume of beer.
The Stamford Arms Hotel had been built by the then Lord Stamford in 1856-7 in time for a fete and cricket festival in the grounds of Enville Hall which had attracted growing numbers of visitors in the previous few years after Lord Stamford had begun opening the gardens to the public. The hotel was eventually demolished after the second world war in 1950.
The new brewery, which was established by Mr H. Constantine-Cort in 1992,
was established some one and a half miles from the original site
and draws its brewing liquor from the same source, the original
extraction warrant being granted in 1908 by The House of Lords.
The new brewery was constructed on a derelict farm known locally
as the hamlet of Cox Green.
Enville Ale, which represents 80% of the output of over 70 barrels
per week, is one of the highly specialised beers produced on the
site, the original recipe dating back to approximately 1850 and
originating from the proprietors' great-great-aunt who lived in Cumbria. It
would have been traditionally described as Beekeepers Ale.
Originally Mr Constantine-Cort intended to move into full-time
beekeeping and produce high quality bottled honey and a small amount
of traditional beekeepers beer as a by-product. Until recently the position was
totally reversed with all of the honey produced from local hives going into beer production. With extra brewing capacity and a much higher demand for reliable sources of honey other suppliers are now used to ensure consistent quality of the brews. To supplement this the brewery uses only the finest British and European barley in the brewing process.
Now, in late 2007, the company is taking a new direction with the intention of serving its customers to an even higher standard and making the name of Enville Ales synonymous with quality throughout the UK.
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