Tomlinsons
Sean and Tracy Tomlinson
Old Castle Brewery, Unit 5 & 6, Britannia Works, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, W. Yorkshire, a building which had once been the town's power station. Established 1993, reviving the Old Castle name used by Pickersgills, brewers Sean and Tracy Tomlinson (above) enjoyed some success for a time, and national fame with their Three Sieges 6% liquorice beer, also a string of beers commemorating local events in the Civil War. Much of the output was dependent upon the Tap & Spile chain.
Ceased trading in 1999. Three Sieges was re-brewed to Sean's original recipe by Dave James at Fernandes Brewery for the 2004 Pontefract Liquorice Festival. In 2005 it was brewed again by Sean in Scotland and delivered to several Pontefract pubs for the festival. A cask was also made available at Merrie City 2005. Intriguingly casks were labelled with a Pontefract address:
