Born of a timewhen beer was beer
One family. Seven generations. The story of Manchester's oldest brewery. Follow the pipe from 1828 to today and see how a cotton mill owner's gamble became one of the North West's great family brewers.
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In 2028 JW Lees turns 200. Still brewing in Middleton Junction. Still family owned. Still pouring pints across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales.
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