Black Sheep Brewery Theakston left in 1988, and after a hiatus of more than a year purchased the North Yorkshire Malt Roasting Company, originally part of the former Lightfoot's brewery site, from an animal feed company, in order to start a new brewery in Masham. Theakston wanted to use the Lightfoot name to bring back an old brewing tradition, but Scottish and Newcastle had already trademarked the name. The association of Masham with sheep led Theakston to come up with the name "Sheep Brewery" which rapidly became "Black Sheep" at his wife's suggestion. The first and original Black Sheep Best Bitter was sold
Kent Town Brewery Wine and Spirit Company (later South Australian Brewing Company) was formed to take over the assets of The Kent Town Brewery, West End Brewery and Rounsevell & Simms's wine and spirit business. An article on the practicalities of beer brewing in Adelaide (West End, Kent Town, Union, Pirie Street, Hindmarsh, Morphett Street, and Walkerville breweries) in the late 1860s may be read here. Kent Town Brewery Kent Town Brewery was a brewery in Kent Town, an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The brewery was founded on King William Street, Kent Town near First Creek in 1856 by Capt. Henry