Hydes is a family-owned and managed brewery in

Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

, England. The company has been brewing cask ales since 1863. It owns more than 50 managed and tenanted pubs, mainly in North West England.

History

Alfred and Ralph Hyde inherited a small brewery from their grandfather in 1863. In 1899, William Hyde acquired the Queen's Brewery in

Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area of Manchester, England, south of the city centre, It had a population of 20,745 at the 2021 census. Moss Side is bounded by Hulme to the north, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Rusholme and Fallowfield to the east, W ...

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, and began building up an estate of tied public houses. In 1944, the company was renamed Hydes Anvil Brewery after its trademark. Hydes moved from Moss Side to a new site in

in 2012.

Regular beers

*Hydes Original Bitter *Jekyll's Gold Premium Bitter *Hydes Mild *XXXX

Strong ale Strong ale is a type of ale, usually above 5% abv and often higher, between 7% to 11% abv, which spans a number of beer styles, including old ale, barley wine and Burton ale. Strong ales are brewed throughout Europe and beyond, including in Engl ...

*1863 Light Mild *Old Indie Dark Mild *Hydes Black (keg Dark Mild)

Seasonal beers

Hydes brews six

seasonal beer A seasonal beer is a beer that is typically brewed during or for a particular season, holiday or festival period. Many breweries and microbreweries produce seasonal beers. Seasonal beers may be produced when fresh ingredients are available during v ...

s, each available for two months every year. For 2007, the theme was musical ("Inn Tune With Hydes"), consisting of: *Jumpin' Jack, a 4.7%

abv Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) o ...

Winter ale Old ale is a form of strong ale. The term is commonly applied to dark, malty beers in England, generally above 5% ABV, and also to dark ales of any strength in Australia. It is sometimes associated with ''stock ale'' or, archaically, ''keeping ale ...

(Jan-Feb), *Vertigo, a 4.2% abv

Amber ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Diff ...

(Mar-Apr), *Golden Brown, a 4.4% abv

Summer ale Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. The term first appeared around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Diff ...

(May-Jun), *Summertime Blue, 4.1% abv

(Jul-Aug), *Thriller, a 4.5% abv autumn Bitter (Sept-Oct), *Atomic, a 4.9% abv

(Nov-Dec). Past themes have taken inspiration from different areas, with the theme for 2006 coming from the world of cinema: *Free Spirit, 4.8% abv (Jan-Feb), *Heavenly Draft, 4.2% abv (Mar-Apr), *Dr's Orders, 4.4% abv (May-Jun), *Cutty Shark, 4.1% abv (Jul-Aug), *Hidden Treasure, 4.5% abv (Sept-Oct), *Stormtrooper, 5.0% abv (Nov-Dec). In 2000, the theme was less clear, with the seasonal beers consisting of:Good Beer Guide 2001 *Harry Vederchi, 4.8% abv (Jan-Feb), *Clever Endeavour, 4.5% abv (Mar-Apr), *Hair Raid, 4.2% abv (May-Jun), *Your Bard, 4.0% abv (Jul-Aug), *Henry's Hampton, 4.4% abv (Sept-Oct), *Rocket Fuel, 5.0% abv (Nov-Dec).

References

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External links

Official company website
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