Nethergate Brewery was established in 1986 in

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by former Head

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Ian Hornsey and his business partner Dick Burge. In 2005 the

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site was moved across the county border to Pentlow in

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. In 2010 the brewery was sold to anonymous buyers. From 2017 the brewery was based, back in Suffolk, in the hamlet of Rodbridge, near

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Brewing History

The brewery originally concentrated on

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and for a while only brewed Best Bitter, based on traditional recipes for the

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bitter style. Over the next four years this beer was joined by two other brews; firstly the Old Growler

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, and then the

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(in this case, IPA is also claimed to stand for "''Ian's Personal Ale''", in honour of the Head Brewer). Nethergate's interest in traditional ingredients also saw the creation of two of their most distinctive beers - Umbel Ale, and the stronger Umbel Magna - through the use of a traditional ingredient which had been ignored by brewers for many years:

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. Nethergate then ventured in the bottled beer market, with Old Growler and Umbel ale being sold in the more specialist

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s and Tesco stores in the south east. In October 2010, Burge retired and the brewery was sold to a consortium including ex-

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employees Rob Flanagan, Mark Holmes and Mike Atkinson. Nethergate continued its positive growth, winning the

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*Old Growler - 5.0% English porter *Stour Valley Gold - 4.2% Hoppy Golden *Suffolk County - 4.0% Traditional Best Bitter The brewery also produce a number of

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s including: *Umbel Ale - 3.8% Coriander beer *Umbel Magna - 5.0%

brewed with coriander *Lemon Head - 4.0% Golden Ale brewed with lemon and ginger *Augustinian - 4.5% Best Bitter *Essex Border - 4.8%

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*Melford Mild - 3.7%

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The Brewery also has a sub brand which beer is available in cans. Growling Dog *Tropical Ipa - 7.5%

*Milk Stout - 6.5%

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References

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