Buckley brewing family to celebrate landmark
The Buckley family is to celebrate 245 years of family brewing in Wales in 2012. The family, now led by Simon Buckley (pictured above), has brewed beer in West Wales since 1767. The family owns the Evan-Evans brewery in Llandeilo, where they brew the international award-winning Evan-Evans beers and the famous Archers brands, which are due to be re-launched to the English market in early 2012. Simon Buckley, Chief Executive of Evan-Evans, said: “2011 has been a wonderful year for us, winning a top international brewing award for our premium beer Evan-Evans Cwrw. “And our Cardiff flagship pub, The Cricketers was voted best food pub in Wales! “Now we turn to our year of celebrations and our new range of beers. “A beer festival, December 5-14, is set to mark the beginning of a year of celebrations with the brewing of five new beers and the launch of a new heritage beer brand, WH Buckley. “We have been working hard for the last two months to create five very special beers to start off this ...