John Smith's Extra Smooth and Original are produced at the Tadcaster brewery, as well as a range of Heineken products including Amstel and Kronenbourg 1664. With a 38 million litre capacity, the brewery is one of the largest in the country. Ellis, Aytoun (1953). Yorkshire Magnet. Tadcaster. p.58. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Ellis, Aytoun (1953). Yorkshire Magnet. Tadcaster. p.42. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Week, Marketing (3 February 1995). "Courage unveils Extra Smooth keg bitter". marketingweek.com . Retrieved 19 September 2016.

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Guardian Unlimited 10 April 2010 Saturday Peter Kay to reprise straight-talking role in John Smith's TV ads Ellis, Aytoun (1953). Yorkshire Magnet. Tadcaster. p.41. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) One Hundred Years:: A History of John Smith's, 1847–1947. Tadcaster: John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Ltd. 1948. p.14. The firm expanded throughout the 1880s by creating an agency network, establishing sixteen offices in nearby settlements, and offering free trade discounts on their beer of 20 per cent or higher. [6] The brewery had an annual output of 150,000 barrels by 1889. [11] In 1889, the company's first scientifically-trained head brewer was appointed, Percy Clinch, son of Charles Clinch of the Eagle Brewery in Witney. [12] In 1892, the partnership became a limited company called John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Limited, with Henry Herbert Riley-Smith as chairman. [13] In 1899 the company acquired Simpson & Co of Market Weighton, with 51 public houses, and converted the brewery into a maltings. [14] [15]One Hundred Years:: A History of John Smith's, 1847–1947. Tadcaster: John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Ltd. 1948. p.44.

UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022. Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (2010). Tadcaster Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-3127-1. By the turn of the century the brewery was considered to be one of the best-run in Britain, "a byword for first-class management". [6] In 1907, John Marples of Sheffield, the wines and spirits distributor, was acquired. [16] The company began to bottle its own beer in Tadcaster from 1907. [17] In 1912, the company owned over 250 horses, 41 of which saw service during the First World War. [18] Artificially carbonated beer was first bottled in 1923. [19] Paired horse drays were phased out by 1929. [18] During and for some time after the World Wars, the Government raised the duty on beer, and forced brewers to lower their beer strength. [20] During this period, substitutes for malted barley had to be used for brewing, including flaked barley, oats and rye. [20] Sudjic, Deyan (5 November 1988). "Call that a pub?; Public house's must adapt to changing market forces". The Times.a b c d One Hundred Years:: A History of John Smith's, 1847–1947. Tadcaster: John Smith's Tadcaster Brewery Company Ltd. 1948. p.46.