Our success has been built slowly through the development of quality beers, brewed with the best ingredients available anywhere in the UK, by people that care and using state of the art equipment.
C2 Investment Ltd is founded by Phil Simpson and Matt Jackson
Soon after, The Waterwitch in Lancaster is purchased and eight weeks of refurbishment began. It is launched with a choice of eight cask beers, something Lancaster has never seen previously.
The Sun Hotel & Bar is bought! A beautiful 300 year old building
A tired and much unloved 17th century Lancaster pub, is completely reinvented over a ten week period.
Lancaster Brewery is established in an old hurricane cockpit assembly unit
Situated on Lansil Industrial Estate in Lancaster and starts brewing its first beers.
The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel is purchased
A large but exhausted and ramshackle landmark venue in Barrow-in-Furness, is purchased and a 10 year refurbishment process begun.
The Palatine
The Palatine in Morecambe is acquired and refurbished
Lancaster Brewery starts producing bottles and expands into foreign markets
Lancaster Blonde becomes the flagship beer with sales exceeding all others. Asda and Booths start stocking Lancaster Brewery products.
The Mill at Ulverston is purchased
Another very tired venue, it's completely reinvented over a twelve week construction period. Arguably C2's most beautiful bar and restaurant.
Demand for Lancaster Brewery beer is at an all time high
Production cannot keep up and customers are starting to tire of waiting for product to arrive. New premises are sought...
Beer quality improves further
Lancaster brewery starts milling its own malt and cultivating its very own strain of English ale yeast
Papers are signed, finances are arranged and the builders arrive
The new Lancaster Brewery plus BrewHouse & Tap is established with all new state of the art brewing kit and facilities.
Lancaster Brewery expands its reach to supply beer to pubs across the UK
Our bottled beer is now also available in Asda, Morrisons, Booths, Waitrose, Spar and many other large retailers.
The Mill at Ulverston gets more investment
This time adding the new Loft Cocktail Bar and making improvements to the outside terrace areas.
Lancaster Brewery achieves the coveted ‘SALSA’ accreditation
We are the first in the North West to do so, whilst also achieving the Cask Marque award.
The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel is finally completed
It now offers 51 en-suite bedrooms, two cask ale bars and large dining, function areas.
Steven Doherty, award winning Michelin star chef joins
He arrives as the Duke & Mill's Executive chef and begins revamping the kitchen and food offering.
Full marks all round
The Sun, the Mill, the Duke and the BrewHouse & Tap at Lancaster Brewery are all included in Camra's Good Beer Guide and pass Cask Marque accreditation. An incredibly rare achievement.