Brewing in Gloucestershire

‘Gloucestershire is a poor county for real ale’: that was the sad assessment of the county’s brewing heritage in the 1976 Good Beer Guide according to the Campaign For Real Ale. Just two breweries were in operation then, supplying only four real ales. The ubiquitous Whitbread PA was easy to find, but it took a determined effort to seek out the delights of XXX, BB and SBA from the highly regarded a...