Flowers Original Beer

[lyall]

Iv been trying to find some Flowers Original Beer in cans or bottles for ages. Does anyone know of anywhere i can get some, it seems to have dissapeared for no apparent reason.

[keirah]

try www.bottledbeer.co.uk

[Jenny Tools]

Since they were taken over quite sometime ago by the Interbrew uk group who sole intention seems is to take over all small independant brewers and then close them, seems the most likely reason. I believe they moved the Flowers production to the Boddingtons plant which itself is now under threat of closure. 

[trilobite]

I think you're right, jenny. I seem to remember 'Flowers' becoming part of Whitbread, before they sold their brewing interests to Interbrew.

I remember it turning from a cask ale to a keg-only bitter and then in cans. I can't honestly remember seeing it within the last couple of years.

 

The big brewers effectively buy the trading name and just slap it on to some large-scale industrial brew, attempting to recreate years of traditional brewing and style developement with a few chemicals and flavour enhancers.

[Jenny Tools]

Yes unfortunately Whitbread (among others) is responsible for the death of many a fine pint and brewery. 
 

[Famous5]

I regularly drink Flowers in my local Brewers Fair pub (again part of the Whitbread group). If there's one near you why not ask the landlord if there is a way of getting the cans/bottles you want

[lyall]

Thanks for your help, I will try the web address and see what transpires. There is an indipendent pub not too far from where I live that sells Flowers Original and Flowers IPA both hand pulled, I will ask next time I'm there if they can help with cans or bottles, my local Brewers Fair doesn't sell it unfortunatly.