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Local
Breweries
Within the
Renfrewshire Branch area of CAMRA there are two small craft real
ale breweries.
 The
Houston Brewing Company is located in the picturesque village
of Houston in rural Renfrewshire, an area which has seen significant
housing development in recent years with many private estates
surrounding the original village.
The
Houston Brewing Company is a family business established in 1997
attached to the locally well known Fox and Hounds pub and restaurant,
which has been owned by the Wengel family for 23 years. Carl Wengel
and his wife Caroline, manage the brewery.
Generally,
the Houston Brewing Company's beers are named after Houston area
historical places. The beers can be found as guest beers at many
pubs across Scotland.
Website:
www.houston-brewing.co.uk
 The
Kelburn Brewing Company Limited is based in Barrhead and
was formed in October 2001 and commenced brewing in April 2002.Barrhead is
a former Burgh town (the abolition of Scottish burghs was in 1975)
within the old Renfrewshire County Council and Renfrew District
Council area.
With local
government reorganisation and boundary changes in 1995, Barrhead
became part of East Renfrewshire Council area. Barrhead is four
miles from Paisley town centre.
The
Kelburn Brewing Company Ltd., is a family business with all members
of the Moore family involved in the successful operation.
Kelburn
is owned and run by Derek Moore , his partner Margaret, Derek's
daughter Karen and son Ross.
In
the mid-1970s, Derek Moore realised that the quality of ale in
Renfrewshire left much to be desired and was determined to do
something about it.
As a science
graduate from the University of Paisley, he had some knowledge
of the brewing process and decided to develop this through his
experiments in home brewing.
His love and
appreciation of good quality real ale caused him to join CAMRA
and then form the Renfrewshire Branch in 1981.
Kelburn Brewery Staff
In 1997 Derek
was invited to help start the Houston Brewery where he and his
son Ross, brewed award winning beers.
Having successfully
launched the Houston Brewery for the Wengel family, he decided
to do it for himself, launching the Kelburn Brewery in April 2002
with some more award winning beers.
Kelburn Goldihops
was voted CAMRA Best Beer of the Year 2002 and Best Beer, CAMRA
Ayrshire Beer Festival, Troon, 2002.
Kelburn beers
can be found in pubs across Scotland as guest ales and at beer
festivals across the UK.
Website: www.kelburnbrewery.com
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