McMullen's Brewery

{{Short description|Brewery in Hertfordshire, England}} {{More footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox company | name = McMullen & Sons Ltd | logo = MAIN LOGO.png | type = Private | predecessor = | successor = | founded = {{Start date and age|1827}} | founder = Peter McMullen | defunct = | location_city = Hertford | location_country = England, the United Kingdom | locations = | area_served = | key_people = {{Unbulleted list | Chairman: Stephen Gould | Joint managing director: Heydon Mizon | Joint managing director: Tom McMullen<ref name=Family>{{cite web |title=McMullen & Sons Limited - Head Office Family |url=https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/head-office-family |url-status=live|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807091224/https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/head-office-family|archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>}} | industry = Brewing | products = Beer | production = | revenue = | owner = the McMullen family | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/ | footnotes = }}

'''McMullen's''', known locally as '''Mac's''',<ref name=CAMRA7>{{cite magazine |author= |title=150 Years of 'Macs'|url=https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SHN7-Web-Version.pdf |magazine= The Campaign for Real Ale - South Herts. Newsletter|date= January 1977 |access-date=7 August 2021|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807203616/https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SHN7-Web-Version.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> is a regional brewery founded in 1827 in Hertford, England. The brewery expanded during the second half of the 19th century by purchasing other breweries and their associated pubs.

In 1902, Mac's was the second largest brewery in Hertfordshire. The brewery has occupied several different sites in Hertford and moved to its current location in 1891. There have been several breweries on this site and the current one opened in 2006. As of 2021, members of the 6th generation of the McMullen family are still involved with the business.<ref name=Family/>

==History== thumb|The former McMullen's Brewery of 1891 on Hartham Lane, Hertford McMullen's was founded in 1827 in Back Street (now Railway Street) Hertford by Peter McMullen (1798-1881),<ref name=CAMRA38>{{cite magazine |author= |title= Mac's No.1 - Peter the Poacher |url= https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HN38-Web-Version.pdf|magazine= The Campaign for Real Ale - Hertfordshire Newsletter|url-status=live|date= April 1981|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807091206/https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HN38-Web-Version.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> the son of an Irish nurseryman.<ref name=Connell>{{Cite journal |last=Connell |first=E.J |date=1967 |title=Hertford Breweries| journal=Industrial Archaeology| volume=4| pages=29–43}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=McMullen & Sons Limited - 1827: The Very Beginning |url=https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/1827-the-very-beginning |url-status=live|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807203616/https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/1827-the-very-beginning |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> The passing of the Beerhouse Act in 1830 enabled Peter McMullen to open his own beerhouse named after William IV in Mill Bridge, Hertford.<ref name=CAMRA38/><ref name=HMOct2020>{{cite web |url= https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/history-behind-hertfords-mcmullen--4496594 |title= The history behind Hertford's McMullen & Sons brewery that faced both World Wars, Spanish Flu and now Covid-19 |last=Cunningam |first=Alice |date= 8 October 2020 |website= Hertfordshire Mercury |access-date= 7 August 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807091212if_/https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/history-behind-hertfords-mcmullen--4496594 |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> The passing of the Beerhouse Act acted as a stimulus to common brewing and led to an increase in the number of breweries in Hertford, peaking at eight in Hertford in 1838.<ref name=Connell/> In 1966 McMullen's were the sole survivor.<ref name=Connell/>

In 1860 Peter McMullen passed the business onto his sons Alexander Henry and Osmond Henry McMullen who began trading as P. McMullen & Sons.<ref>{{cite web |title=McMullen & Sons Limited - 1860 |url=https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/mcmullens-history-1860 |access-date=7 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808182659/https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/mcmullens-history-1860 |archive-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> The company expanded during this period and acquired a number of local breweries.<ref name=CAMRA7>{{cite magazine |author= |title=150 Years of 'Macs'|url=https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SHN7-Web-Version.pdf |magazine= The Campaign for Real Ale - South Herts. Newsletter|date= January 1977 |access-date=7 August 2021|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807203616/https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SHN7-Web-Version.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref> As the business grew it moved to Old Cross, Hertford in 1891 and a new brewery was built.<ref name= NHLEBrew>{{NHLE|num=1268883|desc=McMullens Brewery|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref> The new brewery was designed by William Bradford and is now a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{Citation |last1 =Pearson |first1 =Lynn |last2 = Anderson |first2 = Ray |title = Gazetteer of operating pre-1940 breweries in England - The Brewing Industry - A report by the Brewery History Society for English Heritage |publisher =Brewery History Society |year = 2010 |page = 9 |url =https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gazetteer-breweries/bhs-operating-breweries/ |access-date = 1 September 2021 |url-status =live |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20191215212629/https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gazetteer-breweries/bhs-operating-breweries/ |archive-date =15 December 2019}}</ref> In 1897 the brewery became a limited company, McMullen & Sons Ltd, when it owned 90 pubs.<ref name=Connell/><ref>{{cite web |title=McMullen & Sons Limited - 1897 |url=https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/mcmullens-history-1897 |access-date=7 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210809192731/https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/about-us/our-history/mcmullens-history-1897 |archive-date= 9 August 2021}}</ref> Osmond Henry became Chairman of the new company<ref name=CAMRA38/> whilst Alexander Henry retired from the brewery and founded a seed merchant in Hertford.<ref name=seed>{{NHLE|num=1268869|desc=The Seed Warehouse|access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref>

By 1902 McMullen's were the second largest brewery in Hertfordshire, behind Benskins Brewery of Watford and owned 131 pubs<ref name=CAMRA38/> Osmond Henry died in May 1914 and his son Lieutenant colonel Osmond Robert became chairman.<ref name=CAMRA38/> Osmond Henrys's grandson Peter, a former Special Operations Executive colonel, ran the brewery from 1946 to 1980.<ref name=CAMRA38/> In 1966 the brewery owned 200 pubs.<ref name=Connell/> A modern brewhouse was built in 1984 when John McMullen was company director.<ref name=HMOct2020/>

From the 1960s until the early 1990s, Mac's also brewed a range of kids' soft drinks that were sold at their pubs and also in the local ice cream stands and newsagent shops. These included lemonade, Shandimac, ginger beer, lime soda, orange soda, and Maxi-Cola which came in reuseable glass bottles that could be returned for a discount on the next drink.<ref>[https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HN87-Web-Version.pdf South Herts Camra 1985]</ref>

In 2002 there was a split between various members of the McMullen family some of whom wanted to turn their holdings into cash whilst others were happy to remain shareholders.<ref name=review>{{cite news | last=Lewis |first=Alex |date=1 March 2002 |title=Brewery sale clouds pubs' future |url=https://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/53960.brewery-sale-clouds-pubs-future/ |work=St Albans & Harpenden Review |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> Financial consultants were appointed and the company was put up for sale. The company was independently valued at £176m in 2002.<ref name =review/> A new independent chairman, Charles Brims, secured a compromise whereby several non-brewing property investments were sold in order to release cash to appease the majority shareholders and a plan was developed to build a new, smaller brewhouse.<ref name =IBD>{{cite magazine |author= |title= The McMullen legacy |url= http://www.ibdlearningzone.org.uk/article/show/pdf/977/ |magazine= Brewer and Distiller International |publisher= The Institute of Brewing and Distilling |date= October 2006 |access-date= 11 September 2021}}</ref> The company decided to shed contract brewing and take advantage of tax breaks by becoming a smaller brewer.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} As the new Whole Hop Brewery (opened 2006) was more compact than the 1984-built plant, the spare land was sold to Sainsbury's in 2007.<ref name=HistEng>{{Citation | last =Pearson | first =Lynn | title = Strategy for the Historic Industrial Environment - The Brewing Industry - A report by the Brewery History Society for English Heritage | publisher =Brewery History Society | year = 2010 | page = 29 | url =https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/brewing-industry/bhs-brewing-ind-shier | access-date = 7 August 2021 | url-status =live | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210807091202/https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/brewing-industry/bhs-brewing-ind-shier | archive-date =7 August 2021}}</ref> This is the fifth McMullen brewery to operate on this site<ref name =IBD/>

McMullen's brews cask ale and pasteurised bottled beers. The company owns over 130 freehold pubs, mainly in the Home Counties, with a number in London, including The Spice of Life in Cambridge Circus, The White Swan in Pimlico and The Nag's Head in Covent Garden. McMullen's is acquisitive and has recently purchased pubs and bars in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Sevenoaks, Fleet, Marlow, Milton Keynes and Bishop's Stortford.

Due to the forced pub closures during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–21, Mac's began selling takeaway casks of beer directly from their brewery yard.<ref>{{cite web |title=McMullen's Tackling the Virus |url =https://southherts.camra.org.uk/2020/04/mcmullens-tackling-the-virus/ |access-date =9 September 2021 |publisher= South Hertfordshire Campaign for Real Ale |url-status =live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807091239/https://southherts.camra.org.uk/2020/04/mcmullens-tackling-the-virus/ |archive-date =7 August 2021}}</ref> The company has no debt.<ref>{{cite web |title=McMullen & Sons Ltd |url=https://www.familybrewers.co.uk/meet-the-brewers/mcmullen-sons-ltd |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=Independent Family Brewers of Britain |url-status =live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909200954/https://www.familybrewers.co.uk/meet-the-brewers/mcmullen-sons-ltd |archive-date =9 September 2021}}</ref>

==Beers== McMullen's produces three regular cask ales and several occasional ales. The regular range consists of:

===Cask Ales===

Cask ales are real ales that have been cask conditioned and will continue to ferment in the cask in a process known as secondary fermentation.

====McMullen AK==== McMullen AK is a mild beer with an ABV of 3.7%, brewed in Hertford since 1833. AK was once a popular designation for beers which were light in gravity and colour and lightly hopped.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zythophile.co.uk/2014/07/23/second-thoughts-on-the-mysterious-origins-of-ak/ |title=Second thoughts on the mysterious origins of AK |last=Cornell |first=Martyn |date=23 July 2014 |website=Zythophile |access-date=9 September 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601222745/http://zythophile.co.uk/2014/07/23/second-thoughts-on-the-mysterious-origins-of-ak/ |archive-date= 1 June 2021}}</ref> Brewed with a mix of malts with Kentish Whitbread Goldings the only hops used.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/mcmullen-ak AK XXXX]</ref>

====McMullen IPA==== McMullen IPA is a traditional English IPA with an ABV of 4.8%. The hops used are undisclosed, but are added as whole leaf hops, as opposed to the compressed hops pellets more commonly used in non-traditional brewing.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/ipa Mac's IPA]</ref>

====Country Best Bitter==== Country Best Bitter, first brewed in 1964, is a traditional bitter with an ABV of 4.3%, brewed with Fuggle, Progress and Bramling Cross hops and a mixture of pale malts.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/country Country]</ref>

====McMullen Cask==== McMullen house cask ale, in production since 2007, is a 3.8% ABV 'honey-gold' ale with undisclosed ingredients<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/mcmullen-cask Cask]</ref>

====Mac's No.1 Pale Ale==== Number One Pale Ale is a 3.8% amber cask ale popular among agricultural workers since the beginning of the 20th century. It was previously advertised under the slogan "second to no-one", or "second to none", and was known as No.1 Bitter before 1950.<ref>[https://labology.org.uk/?page_id=5453 McMullen labels]</ref> Discontinued during the early 1990s, but brought back into production in 2021.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/macs-no1 Mac's No.1]</ref>

====Bootwarmer==== Bootwarmer is an old ale first brewed in 1995 and sold in McMullen pubs during the Christmas holidays from 2002 onwards. It was discontinued in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but brought back in December 2021.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2019/12/bootwarmer Bootwarmer beer]</ref><ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/bootwarmer McMullens Bootwarmer]</ref>

===Bottled Beers===

====McMullen Hertford Castle==== Hertford Castle is a 5% ABV strong ale brewed with Suffolk barley and undeclared whole leaf hops. First brewed in 1960, the beer is named after Hertford Castle, where Queen Elizabeth I of England spent much of her childhood.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/castle Castle]</ref><ref>[https://www.ratebeer.com/Story.asp?StoryID=273 Regional breweries of Britain 2004]</ref>

====McMullen Stronghart==== A speciality brew with an ABV of 7%, Stronghart is made to an 1850s recipe with East Anglian barley and undeclared whole leaf hops and won gold in the 1997 CAMRA Champion Beer of Briton barley wine and strong old ale class.<ref name="Stronghart">[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/stronghart Stronghart]</ref><ref>[https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/HN173-Web-Version.pdf South Herts Camra Feb 1999]</ref> Originally known as Mac's Olde Time Strong Ale, it was rebranded as Stronghart in 1993.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2019/12/bootwarmer Bootwarmer]</ref><ref name="Stronghart"/>

====Rivertown==== The Rivertown range was introduced in 2017 to produce vegan-friendly pale ale, IPA and Pilsner.<ref>[https://untappd.com/Rivertown_Brewing Rivertown untapped]</ref> The Session IPA, at 4.1%, uses Citra, Waimea and crystal hops for a citrus finish.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/rivertownsipa Rivertown IPA]</ref>

===Guest beers=== *Rivertown Rival Velvet Stout (2026)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/rivertown-beer/rivertown-rival/Rivertown Rival]</ref>

===Out of production=== *Rivertown Reed (2025)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/rivertown-beer/rivertown-cove/ Introducing rivertown reed]</ref> *Old Bank of England Bitter (2025)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-old-bank-of-england-bitter/5807243 Untapped Bank of England bitter]</ref> *Rivertown Tide (2025) *Rivertown Daze (2025)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/rivertown-beer/rivertown-daze/ Rivertown Daze]</ref> *Horse and Guardsman Bitter (2024) *Rivertown Gade (2024)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/rivertown-beer/rivertown-gade/ Gade]</ref> *Rivertown Quin (2024)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/posts/view/quin Introducing Rivertown Quin]</ref> *Nags Head Bitter (2023)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-nags-head-bitter/873888 Nags head]</ref> *Fit For A King Mild Ale (2023)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-fit-for-a-king/5338990 Fit for a king]</ref> *Rivertown Elysium Lager (2023)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/rivertown-brewing-elysium/5137315/photos Elysium]</ref> *Rivertown Ernest Amber Ale (2023)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/rivertown-brewing-ernest/5234222/photos Ernest beer]</ref> *McMulled Beer (2022–23), a 4.4.% recreation of a 1976 recipe infusing Stronghart with apples, sugar and spices.<ref> [https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-mcmulled-beer/5184537/photos McMulled Beer]</ref> *Camra 1950 Porter (2022–23)<ref>[https://shop.mcmullens.co.uk/product/solstice-seasonal-keg/ Seasonal keg]</ref><ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-1950-celebratory-porter/5040544 Untapped 1950 porter]</ref> *Amber Bay IPA (2022–23)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/rivertown-brewing-amber-bay/4986907/nearby Amber Bay]</ref> *Rivertown Helles Lager (2022–23)<ref>[https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22157/56561/ Beer Advocate]</ref> *Rivertown Solstice (2022–23)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/solstice-seasonal Rivertown Solstice]</ref> *Jubilant 70 Golden Ale (2022)<ref>[https://www.mca-insight.com/pubs-bars-and-clubs/mcmullen-denies-greene-king-rumours/422573.article Macs denies Greene King rumours]</ref><ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-jubilant-70/4851609 Jubilant 70 ale]</ref> *Normality (2021–22)<ref>[https://southherts.camra.org.uk/2020/07/around-the-herts-cask-breweries/ Cask breweries]</ref> *Rivertown Freedom (2021–22)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-freedom/4340671|title = Untappd}}</ref> *Mac's Oat Brown Stout (2020–21), a 4.4% ABV recreation of a beer produced at the Hertford brewery during the 1930s.<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-beers/oatmaltstout Oat Malt Stout]</ref> *Chinook (2020–21) *OK Bloomer (2021) *Hopguzzler (2018–19)<ref>[https://untappd.com/b/mcmullen-and-sons-mac-s-hopguzzler/2634971 Hopguzzler]</ref> *Victory Stout (2018)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2018/10/mcmullen-new-stout-victory-irish-guard New Victory Stout]</ref> *Carriage Court Ale (2018) *Golden Years (2017)<ref>[https://southherts.camra.org.uk/2017/10/a-golden-beer-for-golden-years/ South Herts Camra: Golden beer for golden years]</ref> *Special Day (2015)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2018/04/special-day-beer-mcmullen-willow-foundation Brewed with the Willow Foundation]</ref> *Hop On A Mo(2015)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2015/11/hop-on-a-mo Brewed in honor of Movember]</ref> *Brave Herts (2015)<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2015/06/brewed-in-aid-of-keech-hospice-care Brewed in aid of Keech hospice care]</ref> *Flying Frog (2014–16) *Love Herts (2014)<ref>[http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/ourbeers.php Mcmullen beers]</ref> *Bard of Ale (2013) *Screaming Reels (2011–13) *Stag Bitter (2008)<ref>[http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/the-whole-hop-stag-bitter/95065/ Stag bitter]</ref> *Harvest Moon (2006-2008) *Victory 1805 (2005) *Special Reserve Anniversary Porter (2000) *Oatmeal Ale (1997-2001) *Gladstone (1995-2001)<ref>[https://southherts.camra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/POV189-Web-Version.pdf Herts Camra Oct 2001]</ref> *J.M Premium Bitter (1990s)<ref>[http://www.45spaces.com/beer-labels/r.php?r=bec074906 45 spaces]</ref> *Hartsman Lager (1980s) *Crafter Low Alcohol Bitter (1970s) *Mac's Stout (1960s-1970s) *Mitre (1960s-1990s) *Mac's Brown (1960s) *Old Cross (1950s-1960s) *Coronation (1953) *Family Ale (1950s) *Lady Mac (1950s) *Shandimac (1950s-1980s) *No. 3 Special Pale Ale (1950s-1970s) *Nut Brown Ale (1940s-1950s)<ref>[https://labology.org.uk/?page_id=5453 McMullen beer labels]</ref> *Milk Stout (1930s) *Oat Brown Stout (1930s-1950s) *Dinner Ale (1920s) *Dark Beer (1920s-40s), renamed Olde Time Ale during the 1950s and Stronghart in 1993 *White Label (1880s-1920s)

==Notable Pubs== thumb|The Jolly Farmers, Enfield with a brewery lorry [[File:The Peahen St Albans.JPG|thumb|The Peahen, St Albans]] *Anchor, Cheshunt *Anchor, Hullbridge *The Angel, Waltham Abbey *Angels, Hitchin *The Builders Arms, Potters Bar *The Black Bull, Buntingford<ref>[http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/our-locals?page=2 Our locals]</ref> *Baroosh, Hertford, Chelmsford and Bishops Stortford. *The Hare, Harlow *Bootmaker, Chelmsford *The Bull, Broxbourne<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/bullbroxbourne The Bull Broxbourne]</ref> *Bulls Head, Turnford *Britannia, Marlow *The Cambridge Tap, Cambridge *Chadwell Springs Golf Centre, Ware *Coach and Horses, Bishops Stortford *Dog and Whistle, Hertford, formerly known as The Ram *Duke of Clarence, Marlow *The Duchess of Cambridge, Windsor *The Duke of York, Fitzrovia *Lord Haig, Hertford *Duchess and Dressmaker, Brentwood *Golden Griffin, Hertford *The Greyhound, Bengeo *Hatfield Tap, Hertfordshire *The Harrier (The Hilltop), Hatfield, Hertfordshire *The Hopfields Hatfield, Hertfordshire *The Hollybush, Loughton, Essex *The Horse and Guardsman, Westminster *The Heron on the Lake, Fleet, Hampshire<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/pub-year-magnificent-decor-heron-10017187 |title=Heron awarded pub of the year |access-date=2017-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106014548/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/pub-year-magnificent-decor-heron-10017187 |archive-date=2016-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * The Jolly Postie, formerly Royston Post Office. *The King's Mead, Ware<ref>[https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/blog/2017/04/kings-mead-ware-pub-open#.WW52jrpFyP8 Kings Mead now open]</ref> * The Kingfisher on the Quay, Mytchett * The Lock Tavern, Camden Town, London<ref>[https://www.thecaterer.com/news/all-pubs-owned-by-the-east-london-pub-company-sold-after-administration]</ref> *The Millstream, Hertford * Nag's Head, Covent Garden. *The Old Bank of England, Fleet Street, London *The Peahen, St Albans * The Plough, Crews Hill<ref>[https://issuu.com/mcmullens1827/docs/macsnews_spring2016_final The Plough at Crews Hill reopens 2016]</ref> *Polecat, Prestwood *Practitioner, Hertfordshire *Princess Charlotte, Colchester *The Red Lion Hatfield, Hertfordshire *Rose, Wokingham *Salisbury Arms Hotel, Hertford *The Sun, Hoddesdon *Saracens Head, Ware *Warbler on the Wharf, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire *The White Hart, Hertford, Hertfordshire *The Woolpack, Hertford *The White Swan, Westminster, London *The Yew Tree, Walkern

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|www.mcmullens.co.uk/McMullens}} *[http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000068.html 1992 Independent review by Michael Jackson]

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