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Dorset Breweries
Nine real ale breweries have opened right across the county in the last eight years. After a long period marked mainly by take-overs (Devenish) and closures (Eldridge Pope) it is good indeed to see a well established trend in the other direction. On this page we try to give short introduction to each brewer and a link to their own web sites. We have chosen to list the newest breweries first. Click on the Name or Logo to visit the brewers own web site.
	ROYAL STANDARD BREWPUB, UPWEY This pub changed hands and was renovated, re-opening at Easter 2010. Brewing commenced in August 2010. The regular beers are badged "dt" with DT3 and DT4. Special brews are based on national or local events.
	MIGHTY HOP BREWERY - LYME REGIS A family business in the heart of Lyme Regis, operating a small modern brewplant focusing mostly on bottled beer. Brewing commenced in July 2010. The beers (which promote artwork from local artists) include Golden Cap Bitter, What-Ho Ginger Beer and new for 2011 a delicious Blond! At the start of 2011 the one barrel plant is brewing about twice a week.
	TOWN MILL BREWERY - LYME REGIS The microbrewery is situated in the Malthouse extension which projects over the River Lym and was originally built in 1924 to house the batteries which provided Lyme's overnight electricity. The microbrewery will complement the other activities of the Town Mill area and expects to be able to provide some local employment. There is strong demand in the local area for their Ales: Cobb at 3.9% ABV; Lyme Gold 4.2% and Black Ven 4.5%.
	WAYLANDS SIXPENNY BREWERY. The former Wayland's Brewery now known as Wayland's Sixpenny Brewery has moved from North Surrey to East Dorset! It is now situated in the centre of the Cranborne Chase, which is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty. The brewery is located on a farm, in the village of Sixpenny Handley.
	ART BREW. The brewery is situated in North Chideock and came on line as a five barrel plant in September 2008. Proprietors John and Becky Whinnerale originally ran the Royal Oak in Bath, as an excellent free house. After relocation to an old farm in Chideock they set up Art Brew in an old piggery! The Royal Oak is now the brewery tap and they supply the local Dorset free-houses as well.
	DORSET PIDDLE Set on the old Piddlehinton army camp a few miles outside of Dorchester, Dorset Piddle began life in late 2007 brewing with an 8-barrel plant originally for the Olde George Inn, Christchurch. It didn't take long for local pubs to take an interest and soon director Paul Goldsack and his brewer Rob had built up a strong chain of free trade outlets. The Blue Raddle and the Kings Arms in Dorchester are two.
	SMALL PAULS Small by name, small by nature. The beers are brewed only twice a month on a half-barrel plant in Gillingham. Started as an off shoot of home brew in 2006 the beers were so good that pubs wanted to take Paul's stock, he now supplies 15-20 outlets.
Sherborne Brewery	SHERBORNE Sherborne started brewing In 2005 on a 2.5-barrel kit, and is located behind the Abbey Fryer chip shop in the centre of town. The brewery brews two beers 257 and Cheap Street.
	ISLE OF PURBECK The brewery is located in the Bankes Arms pub that overlooks Studland bay. The brewery was founded in 2003 and supplies the free trade as well as the pub. The equipment is a 10-barrel plant, originally from the closed Poole brewery.
	DORSET BREWING COMPANY Originally called the Quay brewery in 1996 and still in Hope Square Weymouth a change of name took place to reflect the expanding range pubs the brewery was reaching. DBC can now be found in various Weymouth pubs in the harbour area and also rural pubs. Tom Brown's pub in Dorchester is the DBC brewery tap. Giles Smeath the brewery director has plans to one-day brew the Goldfinch range of ales again in the pub. The brewery moved from Hope Square in Weymouth to its new address: Unit 7, Hybris Business Park, Warmwell Road, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8BF at the end of 2010.
	PALMERS Britain's only thatched brewery that dates from 1794 and situated by the river Brit in Bridport is still run by the great-grandsons of Robert Henry and John Cleeves Palmer. The Palmer family bought the brewery in 1896 and today brothers John and Cleeves own 57 pubs and supply over 240 free trade outlets. Set in the original brewery buildings this is an excellent example of traditional tower brewing.
	HALL AND WOODHOUSE Trading as Badger Ales they are the biggest brewery in Dorset. Founded in 1777 in the village of Ansty they moved to their present site in Blandford in 1900, where they have continued to expand ever since. The brewery has a tied estate of 260 pubs all of which serve real ale. They are members of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain.

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