There are a currently approximately 690 operational breweries in the United Kingdom. Business.com is an ideal source of information on both operational and closed breweries. Breweries are buildings in which beer is produced through 9 different stages: malting, milling mashing, lautering, boiling, fermenting, conditioning, filtering and filling. There are a number of well-known breweries in the United Kingdom, including Greene King, The Black Sheep, Marston's PLC and Wychwood. There are breweries based throughout the United Kingdom from the Highland Brewing Company in Orkney, Scotland, to Lizard Ales in Helston, Cornwall.
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There are a currently approximately 690 operational breweries in the United Kingdom. Business.com is an ideal source of information on both operational and closed breweries. Breweries are buildings in which beer is produced through 9 different stages: malting, milling mashing, lautering, boiling, fermenting, conditioning, filtering and filling. There are a number of well-known breweries in the United Kingdom, including Greene King, The Black Sheep, Marston's PLC and Wychwood. There are breweries based throughout the United Kingdom from the Highland Brewing Company in Orkney, Scotland, to Lizard Ales in Helston, Cornwall.
Some breweries produce beer to be sold in on-site establishments; these are known as brewpubs. However, other breweries produce beer that is sold across the United Kingdom. An example of this is the Greene King brewery, which produces ales such as Old Abbot and Speckled Hen, which are sold in pubs throughout England and Wales.
Beers and ales produced in breweries from within the United Kingdom can be found in all pubs and many restaurants across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some of the pubs will sell beers and ales from well-known breweries in the United Kingdom, whereas others specialize in those produced in smaller breweries. These specialized pubs are often members of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ales) which promotes the production of good-quality ales.