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I was in my usual LPG filling station (Holy tree farm shop, knutsford, just off J19 M6) and she sells allsorts of stuff including microbrewery beer. I noticed an "Accrington Stanley" ale from a brewery in Gt Harwood.(Red Rose Brewery)

Is the club aware? is there any 'copyright' on the name that needs enforcing/financial arrangement?

I just thought I'd let people know in case it wasn't common knowledge

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thanks for the tip off, I am sure Rob will see this and look into it.

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GRASS alert!..wouldn't like to get nicked with you entwisi.. we end up gettin life my son! :D

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hi guys found this for you.......www.redrosebrewery.co.uk

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I'm trying to protect the interests of theg club, thanks for the G word ! :D

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Well it wasn't common knowledge blimey the things u spot in a garage eh, Im sure Rob will be informed about this & will get onto it or confirm permission granted, at this stage who knows all the dealings:rolleyes:

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Its not a garage that I buy gas at. Its a farm shop with cute lambs etc bouncing about etc

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Could you not just visit Sainsburies? :D

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no thanks, I buy at local shops for local people

:D

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looking at the website they dont have an image for the beer label so maybe they dont have permission but using the words Accrington Stanley constitutes no law fudging? The truth will out, and it aint grassing its interest protection

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should get some royalties and stick it in the bar at the fes

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He has been brewing this for some time now & I let Rob know last year when it first appeared in case it would be sold in the club house as a better offering than the lame gnats*** offered under the Stanley name. Its a nice tasting beer & a visit to the Royal in Gt Harwood is well reccomended for a taste of some proper real ale than the chemical fizz larger breweries charge an arm & a leg for. He runs a good beer festival in the late summer too!

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Further to the Accy booze story,and speaking of stories,my 7 year old came home from the library a couple of weeks ago with 2 Accrington Stanley books(kids story )about some dog or fella( named Accrington Stanley) that goes from a dickhead type to a hero by eating tripe or something.Anyone spotted those about?

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I do, I sometimes take the old guys oines now there into work to confuse teh cheshire set :D

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I had some of this at the Darwen Food and Drink Festival last Summer. It was ok, but nothing to shout about. A bit like the team I commented to the barman.
There were much nicer brews on offer. To be honest, I don't think the brewery is using the name to cash in on the club. They could just as easily change the name to something like 'Th'owd Stomach Liner' and it would sell just as well (if not better).

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There's a "folk singer" in Yorkshire, I think, called Stanley Accrington (http://www.snappyfingers.co.uk/stanacc/frameset.htm) and a band in Southampton called Accrington Stanley (www.accrington-stanley.com). I'm sure they would like to share some of their earnings with the club!

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My lad has 2 Goldfish:

one called Accrington & yep you've guessed it the other called Stanley..!!

Perhaps I should have put that on the FISHY site, or in another PLAICE..!!


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Tractorboy Red :)

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The Lamb on Whalley Road in Clayton had the Stanley ale on tap at the end of last season. Assumed that the club knew about it, but then again the Lamb itself was bereft of customers, so maybe not. Sad to see the Lamb in such a poor state, it was the place I had my first beer and always seemed a homely little boozer. Agree with Big Al that the Stanley bitter is a decent beer, and certainly ought to be served in the clubhouse for those of us who like our beer alive and not chemically enhanced. Anyone remember the bar at Grays last season? They had an excellent Grays Athletic bitter, as well as Leffe Brown, rarely found on tap. The best football club bar in the country in my experience, and packed out from 11 in the morning until when I finally staggered out, around 9 in the evening. Is undoubtedly a major asset for Grays and shows what can be done if you make the social side of things attractive enough. What a day that was, saw Stanley take their unbeaten record with two brilliant goals, and then watched England ambush Argentina 3-2.

Phil

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The club are aware of it and were asked permission, which was granted.