▁local ▁water ▁beneath ▁Stone ▁two ▁bre wers ▁were ▁located ▁here ▁carrying ▁on ▁the ▁August in ian ▁mon ks ' ▁tradition ▁of ▁be er ▁making . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁was ▁John ▁J ou le ▁& ▁S ons ▁Ltd , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Bass ▁Ch arr ington ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁ceased ▁bre wing ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁adjacent ▁bott ling ▁plant ▁was ▁closed ▁some ▁years ▁before . ▁The ▁canal ▁played ▁a ▁great ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁be er . ▁J ou les ▁once ▁owned ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁boats ▁that ▁delivered ▁coal ▁to ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁and ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁had ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number ▁‘ St one ▁ 1 ’ . ▁J ou les ' ▁dra ug ht ▁be er ▁stores ▁and ▁bott ling ▁plant ▁remains ▁an ▁impos ing ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁canal ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁clearly ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁red ▁cross ▁logo ▁of ▁John ▁J ou les ▁in ▁the ▁brick work . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁bre wer ▁was ▁Mont gom ery ▁& ▁Co , ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Bent ' s ▁Bre wer y ▁Co ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Mount ▁Indust rial ▁Est ate . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁taken ▁over