Q 01/05

In what year was The Hull Brewery Company Limited formally established?

A) 1852

B) 1901

C) 1875

D) 1888

Answer · why

D) 1888

The Hull Brewery Company Limited was formed in 1887, succeeding Gleadow, Dibb and Co. Ltd., and is often cited as being founded in 1888.

Q 02/05

What company preceded The Hull Brewery Company Limited?

A) Gleadow, Dibb and Co. Ltd.

B) Anchor Brewing Co.

C) East Yorkshire Ales

D) Humber Brews

Answer · why

A) Gleadow, Dibb and Co. Ltd.

The Hull Brewery Company Limited was formed in 1887 after Gleadow, Dibb and Co. Ltd. was wound up.

Q 03/05

Which English city was home to the original Hull Brewery?

A) Sheffield

B) York

C) Hull

D) Leeds

Answer · why

C) Hull

Hull Brewery was founded in Hull, England, and its main brewing operations were located on Silvester Street in the city.

Q 04/05

Which company first took over Hull Brewery in 1972?

A) Bass Charrington

B) Northern Dairies

C) Whitbread

D) Scottish & Newcastle

Answer · why

B) Northern Dairies

Hull Brewery was taken over by Northern Dairies (which later became Northern Foods) in 1972.

Q 05/05

Which brewery purchased the former Hull Brewery, then known as North Country Breweries, in the 1980s?

A) Mansfield Brewery

B) Marston's Brewery

C) Samuel Smith's

D) Greenall Whitley

Answer · why

A) Mansfield Brewery

After being renamed North Country Breweries, the company was purchased by Mansfield Brewery in 1982, with brewing ceasing at the Silvester Street site...