I know there are a few contributors who appreciate the history of pubs and brewing so I thought I would highlight these sites that came to my attention recently:

Brewery History Society

http://www.breweryhistory.com/

Pub History Society

http://www.pubhistorysociety.co.uk/

and a link to the Gazeteer of Operating pre-1940 breweries in England on the English Heritage website

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/c...-breweries.pdf