Calvert & Co
Calvert & Co was an English porter brewery in the eighteenth century. Calvert brewed at the City of London brewery.[1] Between 1784 and 1791 it was the second largest brewery in the world in terms of production volume.[1]
History
[edit]The Hour Glass Brewery was founded at 89 Thames Street by 1431.[2] The Calvert family acquired it in 1730.[2] In 1805 a fire destroyed the premises. In 1860 the City of London Brewing Company was formed to acquire Calverts.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The City of London Brewery decides to move
- ^ a b Lesley Richmond; Alison Turton (1 January 1990). The Brewing Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester University Press. pp. 103–4. ISBN 978-0-7190-3032-1.
