Batemans Brewery celebrates 150th anniversary

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Batemans Brewery in Lincolnshire is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with a new 5G (Generation) beer. We spoke to one of the longest serving members of the team about how the family run business intends to celebrate the milestone year.

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00:00 Batemans Brewery celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. We spoke to one of the longest

00:08 serving members of the team about what it's like working for a family run business spanning

00:13 five generations.

00:14 Hi, my name is Neil Hutchinson, IT manager at George Batemans Brewery.

00:20 It's a very special year for Batemans isn't it?

00:23 It's been 150 years, 1874 we've been going from. Yeah, definitely a special, special

00:30 year.

00:31 You've worked for Batemans for quite a long time haven't you?

00:34 Yeah, 35 years, yeah, 1889.

00:37 What changes have you seen over those years?

00:41 The brewery is much the same. Staff come and go but many, many work here over the years.

00:48 I've been at Staff Do recently, there was three of us, been there 100 years between

00:54 us. IT is obviously coming and changes but apart from that it's just traditional brewing.

00:59 You sell quite a lot online don't you?

01:01 Yeah, online is definitely the thing we've gone forward with.

01:06 And you still have lots of pubs around the county as well don't you?

01:09 Yeah, we have, there's 50 odd pubs still around the county selling Sadly Strong.

01:15 Now how are you celebrating this milestone year?

01:18 We've got many celebrations this year, throughout the year so there isn't just particularly

01:23 one event we're doing. We've got a VIP day later in the year, we've got Staff barbecues,

01:33 many events, Bands on the Bank, yeah there's many, many events this year.

01:39 And of course it wouldn't be Batemans if there wasn't going to be a special beer, tell me

01:43 about that.

01:44 Well yes, 5 Generations, 5G, yes celebrating 5 Generations of the Batemans and obviously

01:51 what a better year to bring one out and celebrate our celebrations.

01:55 Okay and when will people be able to get hold of that?

01:58 Later in the year, there's a launch probably about March/April time but yeah, watch this

02:04 space.

02:05 The celebrations will be held in association with the charity's Lives and Derbyshire Miners

02:11 Children's Holiday Centre in Skegness.

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