Well I suppose it was always going to be simply a matter of time before Carlsberg wielded the axe. That site, so large and close to the centre of Leeds, must be worth a fortune.
It seems we'll still have the Tetley brand name but it won't be the same. As they used to keep emphasising in the Tetley Brewery Museum, now closed for many years "It's the water that makes the beer"
A sad day for all Yorkshiremen.
Whoops, a typo in the header! Tetleys is what I mean!
Absolutely. Corporate greed outweighs the customer's wishes once again.
Remind me to boycott all other Carlsberg products. Oops, silly me - I already do!
I never understood the fuss over Leeds Tetley's. It always gave me a bad head after just two pints. Warrington Tetley's was fine though.
I will miss Tetley (Light) Mild, but not much.
Who on earth still sells Tetley's anyway? Round our way there's the Circus, and the Hare and Hounds, and, er, that's about it.
-- Pat Ricroft, City of Salford, UK ===============================
Funny - I can remember Warrington-brewed Tetleys after the takeover of Walkers by the former. I didn't think it was a patch on the Yorkshire-brewed version.
Having written that, I first recall drinking Leeds Tetleys in the Red Deer in Sheffeild in about 1971 or 1972. It took a lot of getting used to, being a particularly bitter brew with a distinct taste, but I learned to enjoy it. The Carlsberg-brewed version isn't a patch on it, but it has improved noticeably over the last year or so, the inference being that they had started using better ingredients. So - a last gasp effort.
I'll miss it more than you, but only because it's such a rare beer to find in cask form nowadays. I can only think of one pub within reasonable striking distance of where I'm typing this which still serves it.
It might surprise you to learn that there are very many pubs selling cask Tetleys in West Yorkshire, and that the beer has a lot of aficionados.
Have a look at the comments on the Yorkshire Evening Post website.
More to the point - Who drinks Tetley's?
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