Beamish and Crawford
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The Beamish and Crawford brewery was founded in Cork, Ireland in 1792 by William Beamish and William Crawford. They purchased an existing brewery on a site that had been used for brewing since at least 1650 (and possibly as early as 1500). The brewery is situated in the heart of Cork's medieval city, close to the site of the city's South Gate.
In 1962, it was purchased by the Canadian brewing firm Carling-O'Keefe Ltd, who embarked on a modernisation programme at the brewery. In 1987, Elders IXL purchased Canadian Breweries (incorporating Carling-O'Keefe). In 1995, Elders sold the brewery to Scottish and Newcastle.
In addition to their own produce, they brew and distribute a number of internationally known brands of beer.
[edit] Beamish stout
Beamish stout is Beamish and Crawford's flagship product. Beamish is similar to two other popular Irish stouts: Guinness and Murphy's.
Beamish Red is a sweetish red ale, made to resemble Smithwick's or Murphy's Irish Red, but apparently solely for export, notably to France.
