Fullers buy Gales Brewery

[Grendel]

George Gale, the Hampshire brewer, is conceding 158 years of independence after agreeing a £82.7m takeover by London-based Fuller, Smith & Turner.
The deal raised questions about the future of Gale's Horndean brewery near Portsmouth, famed for HSB ale. The Campaign for Real Ale vowed to fight closures. Fuller's insisted its integration would be driven by quality, not accounting.

Fuller's won the backing of more than 80% of Gale's voting shares, including those of the Bowyer family, which bought the brewery from the Gale family in 1896, with a £44.21 offer for each ordinary share.

Another one bites the dust. Where will it end?

 

[zefarelly]

glad it wasn't the other way round . . .I like London Pride

 

[Sergi Gotsmanov]

Gales been having trouble for a while to balance the books.

Infastructure falling apart.

Be shame if they close Horndean though. Great tours with tasting.

 

[scotjem]

 

[dougdeep]

Shame to lose a small brewery. Their beer was nothing special though in my opinion.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

HSB is lluuuvvveeeerrrrrllllyyyyyyyy

 

[Seagull's Return]

Gales is pasteurised, or something, isn't it? (I could be wrong, of course - not really a Gales drinker by choice)

Not that that means it's a good thing that another independent has been bought out, mind.

 

[London Calling]

Galrs is fine authentic beer , HSB has won many awards

 

[Gwylan]

Are they going to keep the beer going?

What's going to happen to the Basketmakers and the Sir Charles Napier?

 

[m20gull]

NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!