Tring Brewery Co. is a

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in Tring,

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. The company was started by Richard Shardlow in 1992, who had previous experience with Greene King, Ruddles and Devenish. Andrew Jackson, formerly of Whitbread, started as joint director in 2000, the year the brewery launched their now flagship beer Side Pocket for a Toad. The brewery is known in the Home Counties for its cask ales, of which various styles are brewed at their location on Dunsley Farm in Tring. Tring's core range of brews are themed around local Hertfordshire folklore, tying a local connection to their product.

Beers

Regular beers include: * Side Pocket for a Toad (3.6%) * Ridgeway Bitter (4.0%) * Colley's Dog (5.2%) * Brock Bitter (3.7%) * Drop Bar Pale Ale (4.0%) * Tea Kettle Stout (4.7%) * Pale Four (4.6%) * Moongazing (4.2%) * Death Or Glory

Barley Wine Barley wine is a strong ale from 6–12% alcohol by volume."Barley wine"
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(7.2%) * Mansion Mild (3.7%) The brewery also brews five seasonal ales per year, along with a monthly special every calendar month.

Awards

* Jack O'Legs won

CAMRA The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, which promotes real ale, real cider, cider and perry and traditional British pubs and clubs. History The organisation was founde ...

East Anglia Region Silver Award 2001, and

Hertfordshire Gold Award 2001 * Colley's Dog won

East Anglia Region Overall Silver 2004,Cambridge & District CAMRA Awards 2004
/ref> and was a GBBF Finalist 2005 * Side Pocket for a Toad won SIBA East Anglia Region Silver Award 2002

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External links

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