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Looking for information on the above which manufactured
DBX...Dublin Bitters Extra ( a non-alcoholic hop-based drink )

Ahem ! a little error....
" DBX " = " DUBLIN BREWED XTRA ",
and the parent-owner of St.Catherine's Brewery may have been
the Dublin Brewery Co. Ltd.
The name " St.Catherine's " suggests a location in the Thomas Street general area, where I think there is a Catherine's Lane..

Well, St Catherine's Church is on Thomas Street

Found an ad for it in "[i:rd5h3v6y]The Leader: A Review of Current Affairs, Politics, Literature, Art and Industry, Volume 10[/i:rd5h3v6y][/url:rd5h3v6y]", from 1905.

[i:rd5h3v6y]Paul & Vincent, Dublin

DRINK THE BEST!
No other HOP BITTERS equals DBX (Dublin Brewed Extra)
Brewed with the Famous Dublin Brewing Water by The Dublin Brewery Company Ltd, Bridgefoot Street.[/i:rd5h3v6y]

Just around the corner from Bridgefoot street, on Ushers Street, was the Anchor Brewery, home of D'Arcy's Stout, which closed it's doors in 1926. Definitely a different business, as I found a listing for both in a directory from 1905. Can't get the building number, but there was also a Dublin Brewery Workmen's Trade Union Company at 65 Bridgefoot Street (in 1905, mind! <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->).

I found an entry in [i:rd5h3v6y]The Stock Exchange Official Intelligence [/i:rd5h3v6y]from 1883 that mentions The City of Dublin Brewery Company, founded in 1865, but it says it's offices were in Blackpits, Dublin, not that far away, I guess, but can't be sure if it's the same company.

But, there's also mention, specifically, of a small hop bitters brewery on bridgefoot street, run by a Joe Darby, in the [i:rd5h3v6y]Wolfe Tone Annual, Volumes 1946-1949[/i:rd5h3v6y]. The mention of St. Catherine's here[/url:rd5h3v6y], and just out of view, the fact it is a small hop bitters brewery here[/url:rd5h3v6y]. Get your hands on that book and you'll find out more for sure, including who exactly wrote that piece, and when! <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> I am wondering if St. Catherine's came before or after the Dublin Brewery Company, or if St. Catherines was simply the local name for it, on account of St. Catherine's church standing at the end of Bridgefoot Street.

Bridgefoot street has changed out of recognition to what it was in the early 1900's, sandwiched as it was between two of the biggest breweries in Dublin.

Anyway, hope this helps.

Many Thanks, Barry

On the subject of Hop Bitters, I remember seeing an old advert
in 'The Brewery Tap', Tullamore, for a Hop Bitters drink produced by P & H Egan, the Tullamore Brewers.