# Ansells Brewery

Brewery page of DA Caps, a collection of beer bottle caps. Web page: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/brewery/3783

- Country: [United Kingdom](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/country/gb/info)
- Years under this name: 1858–1981
- Status: closed (no longer brewing)
- Location: Aston Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Caps in the collection: 5 (https://dacaps.imcoll.com/brewery_caps/3783)

## About

Founded in 1858 at Aston Cross, Birmingham, by Joseph Ansell, a hop merchant and maltster; it became Ansells Brewery Ltd in June 1901 and grew by buying Rushtons (1923), Lucas of Leamington (1928) and Holt's Brewery (1934). In 1961 it merged with Tetley Walker and Ind Coope to form Allied Breweries, which closed the Aston brewery in 1981 after strike action, with 700 jobs lost; the site is now a car showroom, and former staff set up the Aston Manor Brewery. Ansells Mild and Best Bitter have since been brewed for Carlsberg by J. W. Lees.

_Not verified yet._

## Brands

- [Ansells Nut Brown Ale](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/brand/9350.md) — 1 cap
- [Ansells The Better Beer](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/brand/9349.md) — 4 caps

## Caps (5)

- [#17839 Ansells The Better Beer](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/cap/17839.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/collection/17000/17839-b.jpg)
- [#17840 Ansells Nut Brown Ale](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/cap/17840.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/collection/17000/17840-b.jpg)
- [#28924 Ansells The Better Beer](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/cap/28924.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/collection/28000/28924-b.jpg)
- [#34914 Ansells The Better Beer](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/cap/34914.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/collection/34000/34914-b.jpg)
- [#34915 Ansells The Better Beer](https://dacaps.imcoll.com/cap/34915.md) (picture: https://dacaps.imcoll.com/collection/34000/34915-b.jpg)