South East Essex

‘A betrayal of the founders of Sharp's’

Thursday 1 October 2026

CAMRA has reacted angrily to the closure of Sharp's brewery in Rock, and is demanding new consumer laws. This follows confirmation that Molson Coors will be moving cask production of ‘Cornish original’ Doom Bar 417 miles away to Hartlepool. The group now wants a ‘pasty-style’ guarantee, in law, to prevent the beers being marketed as Cornish.

More details:
https://camra.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/a-betrayal-of-the-founders-of-sharps-camra-reacts-to-confirmation-of-sharps-closure-93855