Bu Ian Gosling, DCS Chair Beer and ale have been brewed in Dorchester since at least the 14th century, evidenced by a tax on ale levied in Fordington in 1340. The reasons were that Dorchester possesses hard water rich in trace elements produced by natural filtration through the chalk downland which is essential to produce … Continue reading DORCHESTER’S AND FORDINGTON’S BREWERIES BEFORE THE EMERGENCE OF THE ELDRIDGE POPE BREWERY ON WEYMOUTH AVENUE.