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KNYSNA
BREWERY |
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Mitchell’s
Knysna
Brewery
was established in 1983 by Lex Mitchell in a small building in the
Knysna town center. In 1985 we moved to the Knysna Industrial Area
and had the space to add Bosun’s Bitter to the Forester’s Draught
which had been our only beer produced to date.We have since added
various other ales to our repertoire, some on a special basis, and
some which have come to stay – Raven Stout, and Ninety Shilling
Ale. Our Ales are unpasteurised, live ales, produced locally in
Knysna. Mitchell’s beers are produced using the finest available
ingredients and a carefully selected amalgam of British mashing and
German lagering techniques to produce ales uniquely suited to South
African conditions.
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The carbonation, or conditioning is naturally achieved through
lengthy secondary fermentation which is so much part of the
character of the best traditional and Continental draught ales and
beers. Initially Mitchell's Knysna Brewery only supplied the Garden
Route in the Western Cape and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.In
September 1989 Mitchell's Knysna Brewery felt confident enough to
spread its wings and opened another brewery in Cape Town, Mitchell's
Waterfront Brewery. Shortly thereafter, the Mitchell's Johannesburg
Brewery come into existence.Things went well for the Mitchell's
Group, and in May 1998, Scottish and Newcastle, one of the biggest
International Brewery Groups, acquired the three Mitchell's
Breweries. The Mitchell's Saga continued when Johannesburg Brewery
closed their doors and a consortium of South African Businessmen,
bought back the two Breweries from Scottish & Newcastle in April
2002. Four months later in August 2002, the Mitchell's Waterfront
Brewery and Mitchell's Knysna Brewery broke ties and become
independent business with separate owners and distribution areas.
Away and completely independent from The Group, Mitchell's Knysna
Brewery is flourishing and we are looking forward to many prosperous
years. We welcome and invite all to browse our website and to visit
us at the Brewery in beautiful Knysna, South Africa |
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