Seems unlikely to me, as they have only just taken over the Rockin Robin on the Green (formerly the Duke of Edinburgh) in Barming from Shepherd Neame and opened the Rockin Robin Smokery (formerly the Pride of Kent) in Staplehurst last week, in addition to their Beer Barn tap at Boughton Monchelsea.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Mitchells have been winding down and selling off their estate for a long time so no great surprise, but sad news all the same. Some very good pubs up for sale there now too.
I had no idea that the old independent Mitchells of Lancaster had any connection wit the York brewery. There seems to be a pattern developing here in that newer breweries from the late eighties or nineties that expanded to provide a market with little choice now seem to be going under.
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One of my local breweries Weird Beard has advertised for a partner to bail the brewery out.Seems like they have been struggling for a while.They have a big reputation amongst the craft beer geeks but I mentioned only about a month ago to a pub that always stocks their beer that I rarely saw their beer on my London travels.Interesting post on their blog about it.
I make you right about closures. York beers used to appear in JDWs back in the day but don't any more.
I saw a post on social media recently about a brewery in Wales throwing in the towel but I'd never heard of them and they weren't listed in the 2019 GBG.
A bit off topic but do you know why the New River brewery seems to have gained a foothold in a very short time?