list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message mcmullen s industry alcoholic beverage founded 1827 headquarters hertford united kingdom products beer website http www.mcmullens.co.uk mcmullen s is a regional brewery founded in 1827 in hertford england . contents 1 history 2 brief details 3 beers 4 bottled ales 5 guest beers 6 out of production 7 pubs 8 references 9 external links history edit mcmullen s was founded in 1827 in railway street hertford . as the business grew larger it moved first to mill bridge in 1832 and then to old cross in 1891 . a modern brewhouse was built in 1984 . in 2002 the business was valued at 176m . in the mid 2000s the company had a narrow escape from closure as the controlling family split between those shareholders who wanted to receive a reasonable dividend and those who wanted to reinvest annual profits into the company and keep dividends very low . david mcmullen stepped down as chairman following an unsuccessful attempted management buyout . a new independent chairman charles brims produced a compromise whereby several non brewing property investments were sold to release cash to appease the majority shareholders and a plan was launched to build a brand new smaller brewhouse . the company decided to shed contract brewing and take advantage of tax breaks by becoming a smaller brewer . as the new whole hop brewery opened 2006 was much more compact than the 1984 built site the spare land was sold to sainsbury s. brief details edit mcmullen s brews cask ale and pasteurised bottled beers . the company owns over 130 freehold pubs mainly operating in the home counties and with a number of pubs in london including the spice of life cambridge circus and the nag s head in covent garden . mcmullen s is acquisitive and has recently purchased pubs and bars in cambridge chelmsford sevenoaks fleet marlow milton keynes and bishops stortford . the company has no debt . beers edit mcmullen s produces three regular cask ales and several occasional ales . its ak xxx first brewed in the 19th century is the only beer of its type to survive in the uk . the regular range consists of 1 original ak 3.7 % abv mcmullen s cask ale a new hoppy ale launched 2006 3.8 % abv country 4.3 % mcmullen s brews a guest beer every month which is available for a limited period . these can include its ipa tooty fruity mcduff and harvest moon . the beers are advertised with the tagline from the whole hop brewery . bottled ales edit stronghart hertford castle country bitter guest beers edit love herts 2014 present 2 ipa bard of ale 2013 present flying frog 2014 out of production edit screaming reels 2011 13 stag bitter 2008 3 harvest moon 2006 2008 victory 1805 2005 olde time strong ale special reserve anniversary porter 2000 oatmeal ale 1997 2001 gladstone 1990s crafter low alcohol bitter 1970s mac s brown 1960s nut brown ale oat brown stout 1950s no. 1 pale ale pubs edit the peahen st albans references edit ak beers mcmullen beers stag bitter external links edit michael jackson 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcmullen % 27s brewery & oldid 737918525 categories beer in england1827 establishments in englandhertfordhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from march 2013all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 september 2016 at 20 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view