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Peter Austin (brewer)

Peter Austin, English brewer, founded Ringwood Brewery (died 2014)

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Born
July 18, 1921
Died
January 1, 2014
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1921

About Peter Austin (brewer)

Peter Austin, was a British brewer. He founded Ringwood Brewery and was a co-founder and first chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). He built some 140 new breweries in the UK and 16 other countries. Austin founded Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire, in 1978, where his motto was "keep it simple, stupid". In 1979, David Bruce started his first Firkin Brewery brewpub in Elephant and Castle, London; Austin oversaw his choice of equipment and the design for its small basement brewery. Austin was the prime mover in establishing the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) in 1980, and its first chairman.

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Peter Austin (brewer) timeline

  1. Austin founded Ringwood Brewery, Hampshire, in 1978, where his motto was "keep it simple, stupid".
  2. In 1979, David Bruce started his first Firkin Brewery brewpub in Elephant and Castle, London; Austin oversaw his choice of equipment and the design for its small basement brewery.
  3. Austin was the prime mover in establishing the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) in 1980, and its first chairman.

The world when Peter Austin (brewer) was born

Peter Austin (brewer) was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter Austin (brewer)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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