Oldham Brewery
{{Short description|Brewery based in Oldham, England}}
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Oldham Brewery Ltd was an English brewery based in Oldham, Lancashire.{{cite news |title=Raise a glass to Oldham Brewery |url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/19169239.raise-glass-oldham-brewery/ |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Oldham Times |date=18 March 2021}} It was founded in 1873.{{cite web |title=Oldham Brewery’s head office buildings |url=https://files.localgov.co.uk/boom.pdf#page=16 |website=Boom not bust |publisher=SAVE Britain’s Heritage |date=September 2023}}
History
The Brewery (Albion Brewery, Coldhurst Street, Oldham) was built close to the town centre by the Stott family of architects.{{CN|date=November 2024}} Previously a hat factory, brewing started on the site in 1868. The brewery company itself was formed 5 years later, in 1873. There were numerous OB tied public houses in and around the Oldham area.
The brewery was sold to Boddington's in 1982,{{cite news |last1=Doherty |first1=Karen |title=Time called on former boozer |url=https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/99725/time-called-on-former-boozer |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Oldham Evening Chronicle |date=13 September 2016}} and brewing in Oldham stopped soon afterwards. Boddingtons itself was sold to Whitbread in the 1990s and the OB Brand disappeared from sale.
Robinson's Brewery bought the brand in 2006 and OB Bitter can be found on sale in some Robinson's pubs, and as a guest beer in some others.
Beers
The company brewed and sold OB branded beers:
- OB Bitter
- OB Mild
- OB Pale Ale
- OB Old Gold
- OB Brown Ale
- OB Oldham Stout
- OB Old Tom
- Kaltenberg Lager
- Rhinegold Lager