Hydes

Hydes
Hydes Brewery
Location	Manchester, England, UK
Owner(s)	Hydes Family
Year opened	1863
Active beers
Name Type Hydes Original Session Bitter Jekyll's Gold Premium Bitter Hydes Mild Mild ale XXXX Winter ale 1893 Classic Bitter Owd Oak Dark Mild
Seasonal beers
Name Type Jumpin' Jack Winter ale Vertigo Amber ale Golden Brown Summer ale Summertime Blue Summer ale Thriller Bitter Atomic Winter ale

Hydes is a family-owned and -managed brewery in Moss Side, Manchester. They have been brewing real ale on the same site since 1899. They own over 80 managed and tenanted pubs, mainly in North West England, but also in North Wales.

Contents 1 Regular beers 2 Seasonal beers 3 Contract brewing 4 Brewery tours 5 References 6 External links

Regular beers

• Hydes Original Bitter
• Jekyll's Gold Premium Bitter
• Hydes Mild
• XXXX Winter ale
• 1893 Classic Bitter
• Owd Oak Dark Mild

Seasonal beers

Hydes also brews six seasonal beers a year, with each available for a period of two months. For 2007, the theme was musical ("Inn Tune With Hydes"), consisting of:^[1]

• Jumpin' Jack, a 4.7% abv Winter ale (Jan-Feb),
• Vertigo, a 4.2% abv Amber ale (Mar-Apr),
• Golden Brown, a 4.4% abv Summer ale (May-Jun),
• Summertime Blue, 4.1 % abv Summer ale (Jul-Aug),
• Thriller, a 4.5% abv autumn Bitter (Sept-Oct),
• Atomic, a 4.9% abv Winter ale (Nov-Dec).

Past themes have taken inspiration from different areas, with the theme for 2006 coming from the world of cinema:^[2]

• Free Spirit, 4.8% abv (Jan-Feb),
• Heavenly Draft, 4.2% abv (Mar-Apr),
• Dr's Orders, 4.4% abv (May-Jun),
• Cutty Shark, 4.1 % abv (Jul-Aug),
• Hidden Treasure, 4.5% abv (Sept-Oct),
• Stormtrooper, 5.0% abv (Nov-Dec).

In 2000, the theme was less clear, with the seasonal beers consisting of:^[3]

• Harry Vederchi, 4.8% abv (Jan-Feb),
• Clever Endeavour, 4.5% abv (Mar-Apr),
• Hair Raid, 4.2% abv (May-Jun),
• Your Bard, 4.0 % abv (Jul-Aug),
• Henry's Hampton, 4.4% abv (Sept-Oct),
• Rocket Fuel, 5.0% abv (Nov-Dec).

Contract brewing

In addition to brewing their own ales, Hydes also contract brew both Harp Lager and cask Boddingtons.

Brewery tours

Hydes offer tours around their brewery which let visitors sample a range of beers in the brewery bar.

References

External links

• Official company website