“We are celebrating Oktoberfest here at Brews of the World this year to showcase the finest beer that German has to offer,” states Robin Ludlow. “We have always longed to host an event like this and this year we are finally able to do it.” For those unfamiliar with the concept of Oktoberfest, Robin explains: […]
One For The Lads – Ten Years Of Gates Burton Brewery
A man walks into a pub, buys a pint and no this isn’t a joke, the beer in question is Gates Burton Ale and it has just been bought by the chap who brewed it. “I drink my own beer as I believe it’s the best in the pub,” says Stuart Gates, this may sound […]
Beeropolis
“I must be,” laughs Ash Ayling at the suggestion that he was crazy to have planned opening Burton’s newest pub Beeropolis during a pandemic. Beeropolis will be Ash’s second venture after Bodell’s in Swadlincote and like Bodell’s this is in partnership with Pete Spittles from The Last Heretic. The pair took the lease of what […]
‘Sup Up
So you went to the pub last night and were asked to leave at 09:59pm, only to have the cold air hit your bladder and you had to beg to be let in again to use the toilet! Joking aside, what is the new 10pm Curfew all about, what are the Government trying to achieve […]
Tamworth Town Beer Festival
Are Beer Festivals a thing of the past, well at least for the foreseeable future? With current restrictions a traditional event is out of the question obviously, even The Great British Beer Festival has gone virtual, however there is a Beer Festival happening in Tamworth starting this Thursday and running to Sunday, albeit with a […]
21 things AB-InBev don’t want you to know about Draught Bass
In 2000, Belgium’s Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev or AB-InBev) purchased the brewing side of Bass; this was to be a short-lived acquisition as in 2002, following a ruling from the UK Government’s Competition Commission, they sold the brewery and the brands Carling and Worthington to Coors (now Molson Coors Brewing Company), however they were allowed […]
The £750 Bottle Of Ale
A bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale dating from 1875 was auctioned in Exeter last week and despite an estimated selling price of between £300-500, it went for an astounding £750! The purchaser was Jamie Allsopp who is the Great Great Great Great Great Grandson of Samuel Allsopp. “This is a very special bottle for me […]
www.nbcarchives.co.uk
Clicking this link https://www.nbcarchives.co.uk/ will take you on an adventure, a journey back into the past of Britain’s Brewing History … Now I have a very personal connection with the archive held at the National Brewery Centre; as a fledgling historian in 2012 I had started researching what would later become the book “Ind Coope […]
The Mystery of the 3P’s
There’s nothing like a good mystery; for the last few months there have been rumours flying around about a new local brewery called 3P’s Brewery. Originally the plan was to feature a few of the beers at the “Burton Beer Festival That Never Happened” and the anonymous brewer was going to make himself known to […]
Promising Signs at The Devvie
Going to the pub has changed: you can’t prop up the bar, move the furniture, stand up or wander around. It’s all about dedicated entry and exit doors, washing your hands and there’s hazard tape everywhere! Thankfully drink and social interaction are still in good supply. Many people thought (myself included) that the public would […]