England - Breweries

The Ringwood Brewery is a small brewery situated on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, England near the Dorset border. It was established in 1978. On the 12th July 2007, it was announced that Ringwood had been purchased by Marston's and in July 2013 Ringwood underwent a full re-brand.
In May 2020 Marston's merged into the Carlsberg Group. In 2023 the Brewery and its brands were put up for sale, when the Group failed to find a buyer the Ringwood was closed in January 2024.
Some of the Brewery's Range
Ringwood Best Bitter - Launched in 1978, rebranded as Ringwood Razorback in November 2015.
Forty Niner - Launched in 1978
Old Thumper - Launched in 1979, reduced from 5.6% to 5.1% in July 2013 (Started off at 6%).
4X Porter - Launched in 1980
Boondoggle - Launched in 1997
Circadian - Launched in 2016

Over the years the brand identity is updated and re-launched with subtle changes, a change of Logo or a new font.
Sometimes this brand update is done by the new owners after a brewery has been sold, other times just to give the brand a fresh new look on the ever growing market.

Below are some notes to help identify some of these changes and an aid to reference the year of the glass.