History

Forbes Brewry started brewing in spring 1988 using the plant and premises of Oulton Broad Brewery (of which little information remains). Brewing ceased at the beginning of 1993, when the brewery was taken over by Green Jack Brewing Co.

Beers brewed

To the best of my knowledge this is an accurate, though perhaps not definitive list of the beers brewed during the period the brewry was owned by and named Forbes Brewery.

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  Best Bitter
  
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  Bitter
  
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  Black Shuck
  
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  Boudecea
  
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  Brown Roy
  
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  Xmas Ale
  
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  Excelsior Bitter
  
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  Harvest Ale
  
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  India Pale Ale
  
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  Light Ale
  
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  Light Bitter
  
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  Merrie Monarch
  
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  Northern Bitter
  
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  Traditional
  
• 
  Trial Bitter
  

The brewery remained Green Jack Brewery until 2002 when the owners split their seperate ways. Tim Dunford (head brewr) retained the Triangle taven in Lowestoft and the brewry renamed to Oulton Ales.

Tim continued brewing at the rear of the Triangle Taven (and sucessfully too winning awards), under the name ???, whilst Green Jack brewry (Oulton Broad), changed its name to OUlton Ales, and developed a new line of beers.