tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post1355416212709725253..comments2023-09-27T14:44:36.183+01:00Comments on Gnaws: Thames ToffeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-71345086621148319362015-11-16T10:48:29.656+00:002015-11-16T10:48:29.656+00:00AE, I've not tried that pub; certainly looks t...AE, I've not tried that pub; certainly looks the part from Google maps! I always thought that Popes would be more wine types than beer types, but you're quite right, there was a Breakspear in the big house!Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-57230749704937659892015-11-15T21:49:43.600+00:002015-11-15T21:49:43.600+00:00My friend ran the Catherine Wheel in Goring with t...My friend ran the Catherine Wheel in Goring with the whole Brakspear's range. And what a fine selection they were. The family are famous for producing beers and popes, of course. And not Eldridge Pope's.Archdruid Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849759985107161674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-53325762653852236482015-11-08T19:55:45.745+00:002015-11-08T19:55:45.745+00:00CB, true!CB, true!Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-85276832340041595402015-11-08T18:51:09.705+00:002015-11-08T18:51:09.705+00:00Just right for Waitrose... Just right for Waitrose... Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-73288593874434818452015-11-08T16:13:11.514+00:002015-11-08T16:13:11.514+00:00CB, yep, apparently they earned more from property...CB, yep, apparently they earned more from property management than from many decades of making beer (the usual problem when you acquire shareholders who demand revenue growth year on year) The old brewery is now swanky apartments and a hotel du vin restaurant.Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34952289.post-86974457809616139502015-11-08T08:28:12.430+00:002015-11-08T08:28:12.430+00:00I wasn't aware they'd moved from Henley! S...I wasn't aware they'd moved from Henley! Sad times.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.com