Ouse Booze 440ml

Harvey's Brewery

£54

25th Anniversary commemorative brew. On the 12th October 2000, the River Ouse flooded Lewes. Before staff were evacuated, the day's half completed brews were combined and left to ferment while the river raged beneath. 'Ouse Booze' was later bottled and sold in aid of the Flood Appeal. The Newhaven Dieppe ferry had reported our casks floating out to sea. 25 years on, this replica brew recalls these events. Brewed using the same techniques, malt, and hops sourced from the original growers, the beer is smooth and full bodied, with a gentle sweetness and abundant hop character.

Harvey's Brewery's own words, read from their page.

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Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as HARVEY & SON (LEWES) LIMITED, number 00235093. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "With his sons, John Harvey acquired the current Bridge Wharf Site in 1838 for the price of GBP 3,100." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.