Cains Brewery

Famous Liverpool Brewer's ‘last stand' at the Great British Beer Festival

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has responded to the news that Cains Beer Company has been placed in administration with a pledge to support a buyer who will keep the historic Liverpool brewery in production.

The brewer has a stand at the Great British Beer Festival, where its beers, including IPA, Raisin Beer and 2008 Culture Beer, brewed to celebrate Liverpool as the European City of Culture, are proving popular with Festival visitors.

Mike Benner, Chief Executive, said, “Beer drinkers in Liverpool should not lose out because of the credit crunch and we will support any company that puts forward a rescue plan for the ailing brewer to ensure great beer continues to be brewed at the Stanhope Street Brewery. We hope that the Cains stand at the Great British Beer Festival won't be the ‘last stand' for Cains' beers.”

ENDS

For more information

Press office - 020 7244 3925
Mike Benner, Chief Executive - 07971 591224
Iain Loe - 07801 706607

The Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court, London, 5th-9th August 2008