Description
| Product ID: | 9781803994574 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Not Just Milk Stout |
| Subtitle: | The Mackeson Family and their Hythe Brewery |
| Authors: | Author: Anne Petrie |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Biography: business and industry, Biography: business & industry, History of specific companies / corporate history, Food and drink: alcoholic beverages, Local history, History of specific companies / corporate history, Alcoholic beverages, Local history, Kent, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The story of the Mackeson family’s sometimes bumpy journey from small-town brewers to national fame and a title This is the story of how the Mackeson brothers of Deal bought a brewery in the small Kent town of Hythe and transformed it into a producer of one of the biggest brewing success stories of the twentieth century – milk stout. The drink was a favourite in pubs and shops across the country and famously found its way into the snug in Coronation Street’s ‘Rover’s Return’. The family’s journey was not a smooth one. From 1801, four generations struggled with economic depression and recession; war; a suicide; bankruptcies; lawsuits; wastrel and importunate relatives; and premature deaths. But there were triumphs along the way, too: transporting the Koh-i-Noor diamond to Queen Victoria, discovering a new dinosaur and finally the reward of a baronetcy. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-02 |