CONTACT
US
Frederic Robinson Ltd,
Unicorn Brewery, Stockport, Cheshire SK1 1JJ
Tel. 0161 4806571 Fax. 0161 4766011
e-mail info@frederic-robinson.co.uk
website www.frederic-robinson.com
OUR BEERS
UNICORN 4.2% ABV
Ingredients
British pale
malts, crystal malt, small percentage of flaked maize and torrefied
wheat, caramel for colour adjustment. Goldings whole hops and a small
percentage of other British grown varieties; dry hopped in cask with
Goldings.
Nose
Rich and complex aromas of Goldings hops, malt and tart fruit.
Palate
Superb mouth-feel of rich malt and hops, long dry finish with citric
fruit notes.
Comments
Magnificent pale, tart and quenching complex brew; one for the desert
island. Gold Medal winner 1998 Brewing Industry International Awards.
DOUBLE HOP
Tasting Notes
Richly flavoured
classic golden Bitter Beer with an interesting balance of both hop
flavour and hop bitterness.
Full bodied with rich malt and hops in the mouth and a long lingeringly
hop dominated finish with tangy citric fruit and roasted malt.
Complex but distinctive first gold and golding dry hop aroma.
HATTERS 3.3% ABV
Brewed with quality hops and barley and cask conditioned to produce a
mellow, well balanced brew with 3.3% alcohol.
Ingredients
Halcyon and Pipkin pale malts, crystal malt, small percentage of flaked
maize and torrified wheat, caramel for colour adjustment. Goldings whole
hops and small percentage of Northdown; dry hopped in cask with Golding
pellets.
Nose
Light nut and malt aromas
Palate
Nutty malt in mouth, quenching balance of hops in finish.
Comments
Excellent session beer. Caramel is added for Dark
Hatters.
OLD TOM
8.5% ABV
A famous winter warmer and that rarity an 'old ale' on draught, it has
been brewed continuously since 1899 to produce a flavour richly redolent
of the malted barley, 'winey' colour and no less than 8.5% alcohol.
Ingredients
Halycon and Pipkin pale malts, crystal malt, small percentage of flaked
maize and torrified wheat, caramel for colour adjustment. Goldings whole
hops and small percentage of Northdown; dry hopped in cask with Goldings
pellets.
Notes
Heady, vinous aromas of dark fruit.
Palate
Booming balance of ripe malt and peppery hops; deep port wine finish with
bitter hops balance.
Comment
Dark, rich and warming superior strong ale.
OLD STOCKPORT BITTER
3.5% ABV
Hoppy and refreshing, with 3.5% alcohol, many customers prefer it as a
lighter alternative to Best Bitter, especially at lunchtimes.
Ingredients
Halcyon and Pipkin pale malts, crystal malt, small percentage of flaked
maize and torrified wheat, caramel for colour adjustment. Goldings whole
hops and small percentage of Northdown; dry hopped in cask with Goldings
pellets.
Nose
Delicate hop resin aroma.
Palate
Light balance of malt and hops in mouth, bitter sweet finish.
Comments
Light session bitter.
HARTLEYS XB 4.0% ABV
Cask-conditioned in the time-honoured manner XB is famed far and wide for
its rich body and is a smooth bitter ale with a subtle tang of malt. 4%
alcohol.
Ingredients
Mild ale malt, crystal malt, small percentage flaked maize and invert
sugar. Goldings and Styrian Goldings whole hops.
Nose
Pronounced malt aroma with some full fruits.
Palate
Rounded malt in mouth, long dry slightly acidic finish with fruit notes.
Comments
A pale tart beer now brewed to Hartley’s original
recipe.
OUR HISTORY
The
story begins on the 28th
September 1838, when William bought the Unicorn Inn, Lower Hillgate,
Stockport, from Samuel Hole and began running it as a retails business.
His younger son Frederic joined him in 1865 and started to brew his own
beer, but he soon branched out into the wholesale business. On the 3rd May
1876, shortly after his father's death, he purchased The Railway at Marple
Bridge and so began the growth of the estate. William, Frederic's eldest
son, joined him aged 14 in 1878, by which time a horse and dray was also
owned so deliveries could be made by themselves.
Frederic and Emma with their
son William and daughter Mary - William, pictured here with his mother,
became Chairman of Frederic Robinson Limited in 1920.
When
Frederic died in 1890, he was the owner of 12 licensed houses. The
business then passed to his widow, Emma. On the 7th October 1920, the
business became a Limited Company, being run at that time by William and
his sons, Frederic, John and Cecil. Today the company is run by the fifth
generation of Robinsons, Peter, Dennis and David. Over the years
acquisitions have been made, including Scholfields of Ashton-under-Lyne,
Kays Atlas Brewery of Ardwick and Bell & Co. of Stockport. The most
recent being the 26th July 1982, when Hartleys (Ulverston) Limited became
part of Robinsons. Hartleys origins can be traced back to 1755, however it
was not until 1896 that the Hartley family commenced their ownership.
