Hall & Woodhouse to develop new brewery

l An artist's impression of how the brewery site will look

February 8, 2010: Dorset brewer Hall & Woodhouse has announced a £5 million development programme for a new 21st century brewery on its Blandford St Mary site.

The new brewery will be dedicated to brewing the range of award-winning Badger ales. The beers will still be brewed using the same quality brewing ingredients, including Dorset spring water, which has been naturally filtered for up to a century through the Cretaceous chalk downs and drawn from the brewery’s own wells. This will ensure the flavours and character of Badger Ales remain the same.

Work will commence on site in October. The installation of the new plant will be supported by the Hall & Woodhouse workforce, and it is intended to utilise existing resources where feasible.

Hall & Woodhouse vice-chairman, Mark Woodhouse, said: “Hall & Woodhouse has been brewing Badger ales for over 225 years and this exciting new development ensures we will be doing so for many more generations to come.

"I believe an investment of this magnitude also demonstrates our ongoing commitment to brewing and to the continued growth of our premium bottled and cask ales. It also ensures that we continue brewing the high quality and innovative flavoured ales for which we have such an enviable reputation.”