{"product_id":"9781803994574-not-just-milk-stout","title":"Not Just Milk Stout","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mackeson Family and their Hythe Brewery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of the Mackeson family’s sometimes bumpy journey from small-town brewers to national fame and a title\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the story of how the Mackeson brothers of Deal bought a brewery in the small Kent town of Hythe and transformed it into a producer of one of the biggest brewing success stories of the twentieth century – milk stout.\u003c\/strong\u003e The drink was a favourite in pubs and shops across the country and famously found its way into the snug in Coronation Street’s ‘Rover’s Return’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe family’s journey was not a smooth one. From 1801, four generations struggled with economic depression and recession; war; a suicide; bankruptcies; lawsuits; wastrel and importunate relatives; and premature deaths. But there were triumphs along the way, too: transporting the Koh-i-Noor diamond to Queen Victoria, discovering a new dinosaur and finally the reward of a baronetcy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41051355644001,"sku":"9781803994574","price":10.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30140591.jpg?v=1726731735","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803994574-not-just-milk-stout","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}