Thank you for that very well constructed response which you clearly are well positioned to provide.
I am old enough to remember Gales Brewery they made HSB an old fashioned bitter which was very popular in these parts, Gales was purchased by Fullers who totally ruined HSB, another more close to...
My personal favourites were the APA, Revelation and the occasional autumn small batch brews the used to turn out.
In truth when Dark star sold out to Fullers it marked the start of it’s inevitable decline it was quickly sold onto Ashanti who unlike Fullers are not a bad brewery but with costs...