50 Real Ales that are either discontinued or of unknown status
- 250th Year Ale 6.0%
- Cobbold 250 Special 5.2%
- Cobbold Cardinal 4.2%
- Cobbold Cobnut 4.2%
- Cobbold Conquest 5.0%
- Cobbold Election Special 4.2%
- Cobbold IPA 4.2%
- Anniversary Ale 4.5%
- Beano Stout 4.1%
- Bitter 3.5%
- Bob Sleigh Bitter 5.0%
- Cambridge Tavern Bitter (og 1036.0)
- Cantab (og 1041.0)
- CBB 3.8%
- Charter's 1907 Ale 4.0%
- Churchill's Bitter 4.2%
- Cotswold Bitter 5.2%
- Countdown 5.0%
- Cricketer's Red Ball (og 1035.0)
- Cut Sarse 3.8%
- Election Special 4.2%
- Evening Star Pride 4.2%
- Forrester's Bitter 3.5%
- Harwich Bitter 3.5%
- Ipswich Pride 4.2%
- Ipswich Special Bitter (og 1042.0)
- Landseer Bitter (og 1037.0)
- Luv-er-lee Jub-i-lee 4.0%
- Mild 3.2%
- Moonshine 6.0%
- No Hurry 3.9%
- Ol' Squit 3.8%
- Old Strong 5.0%
- Old Strong Winter Ale 4.6%
- Original Best Bitter 3.8%
- Pheasant Plucker 3.8%
- Poppy Pride 3.5%
- Porter's Suffolk Bitter (og 1034.0)
- Premier League Bitter (og 1048.0)
- Rose of Clarence 3.5%
- Santa Claus Xmas Brew 5.0%
- Santa's Xmas Special 5.5%
- St George's Best 4.2%
- St Valentine's Ale 4.2%
- Sunshine Ale 4.2%
- Tollyshooter 5.0%
- Tractor Boys 4.0%
- Valentine Ale 4.2%
- Xmas Ale 5.0%
- XXXX (og 1046.0)
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Full details for Tolly Cobbold
Founded 1723 in Harwich, brewing moved to Cliff Quay in the mid 18th century, which made life easier, since until then water was shipped from the Holy Well in Ipswich across the rivers Orwell and Stour. Taken over by Brent Walker in the 1980s and for a period, Tolly beers were brewed in the North-East; eventually a management buy-out brought brewing back to Cliff Quay. Your first glance at Tolly's brewery will instantly tell you what the building is used for, as it is a classic brewery building. It is a matter of great sadness to me that I can't claim to be a fan of the only brewery in my adopted home town, but apart from the rarely-brewed Anniversary Ale, Tolly beers are generally dire.
Was closed down by Brent Walker but has now been brewing independently since 1989. Has been involved in a few bizarre controvercies of late, attacking Abbey brewery, claiming that Cardinal Sin infringed its trademark on Cobbold's Cardinal and selling an ale called Cotswold Bitter in the Cotswold area allegedly with the false appearence of a locally brewed ale. This resulted in Uley Brewery selling Suffolk Mountain Bitter as a tongue-in-cheek revenge.
The brewery closed in late 2002 after a merger with Ridley's.
According to the first edition of the Good Beer Guide, it was 'Difficult to find real ale.'
producer type
brewery
see also
East Kent, Grimsdale's, Paine, Ridley's, Tolly, Vintage Ale Company
location
Quaffale entry
added to Beermad
not recorded (before 2005)
last updated
15/09/2009