Wrexham Lager Club

IN 1881, the Wrexham Lager Beer Company Limited was established in Wrexham, a town known for its outstanding water quality and a plethora of breweries.

- MARK WILLIAMS

After a slow start and a few initial hiccups, the brewery concentrated on exports, via the Great Western Railway and shipping lines including Cunard and the White Star Line. This strategy yielded success, with Wrexham Lager reaching as far as Khartoum by 1898.

However, local sales remained frustratingly stubborn as drinkers in those days preferred ale not lager. This changed in 1922 as the brewery expanded its portfolio to 23 pubs, thereby boosting local sales. They went on to sponsor Wrexham A.F.C., whose fans still cheer the team on, with chants themed around Wrexham Lager.

During Wrexham Football Club's difficulties, the Lager Club provided a venue for many supporters trust meetings until the ground’s future was secured.

Brewing of Wrexham Lager ceased in 2002, and the site was eventually transformed into a retail park.

However, it was reborn in 2010 and sales were boosted by the anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, an event that sparked a belief that Wrexham Lager had been sold on board due to the original firm's contract with the White Star Line.