Jennings Press Release Regarding the Floods

Flood-damaged Jennings is set to resume brewing again by mid January.

Brewery staff have been working hard since last week’s floods left the Cockermouth site under five feet of water.

After assessing the damage, the brewers are confident the brewery can begin production again by mid January. The Jennings shop and brewery tours will start again shortly after that.

To make sure customers are still able to stock Jennings beers – such as the local favourite, Jennings Bitter, and nationally-available brands such as Cumberland Ale, Sneck Lifter and Cocker Hoop – during the busy Christmas season, brewing will temporarily move to Jennings’ sister breweries in the Marston’s group.

In the meantime until the brewery reopens, Jennings will donate 10p from every pint of its beers sold in pubs across Britain to the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund to help the many people affected by the floods in Cumbria.

Jennings head brewer, Jeremy Pettman, said: “We’ve decided to move brewing of some of our beers to our other breweries to ensure that our customers are not let down.  They will be produced under the supervision of myself and other Jennings staff. We’ll be working hard to get as close to the flavours of our Cumbrian beers as possible.

“As soon as the brewery re-opens production of all our beers will be moved back to Cockermouth.”

Jennings’ Gaynor Green said: “There are hundreds of pubs up and down the country that stock Jennings beer, so we hope that this is a way for people wherever they are to support the people of Cumbria. Any money towards rebuilding homes, bridges and replacing clothes, food and Christmas toys will be greatly appreciated by them.”

For more information please contact

Greg Aris at Vital
01926 463 339

 

Last updated: 26 November 2009