Smithwicks & Sons LTD.
St. Francis Abbey
Kilkenny, Ireland
Tel: +353 56 21014
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Smithwicks & Sons LTD.St. Francis Abbey Kilkenny, Ireland Tel: +353 56 21014 |
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European Breweries History: Smithwicks & Sons LTD.
In the early 1700's Richard Cole and John Smithwick established a partnership and operated as a small retail brewery. Smithwicks Brewery expanded during the lifetime of John's son, Edmund (1800-76). A large nineteenth century brewery was constructed by Edmund Smithwick. E. Smithwick and Sons was established as a private company in 1898 and continued to grow throughout the twentieth century. In 1965, Smithwicks became a public company as part of Irish Ale Breweries. In the same year, Arthur Guinness, Son and Company (Dublin) Ltd. took complete financial control of the operation. A modernisation plan was launched in 1964 with the construction of a new brew house. A large fermentation block, a storage vessel block and packaging plant were also installed. This twentieth-century construction has subsequently been updated and replaced by a twenty-first century, computer-operated brewery. |
