THE BEERTONIAN

It may be mid-January, traditionally the month where the licenced trade struggles but this hasn’t stopped people heading out to The Junction in Stretton. The pub first opened in 2018 and recently changed hands last November. “My locals tell me that they are seeing so many new faces in here,” confirms Fraser Chatburn who runs […]

There has been a lot of building work on the old National Brewery Centre (NBC) site in the last six months, until recently it was hidden by a tall wooden fence, but this came down recently and the nearly finished Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC) offices are now visible. It’s doubtful that anyone needs a […]

Last year the new people behind Burton Bridge Brewery launched the first in a of a series of beers based on the legendary Stairway To Heaven recipe called Stairway To Simcoe. Each is a variation on the original brew and is accompanied by a striking reinterpretation of the pump clip. “Stairway To Heaven is a […]

When Carlsberg issued a Press Release in November detailing the cessation of a number of beers including Banks Mild, Old Thumper and two Marston’s beers, Old Empire and 61 Deep, but there was one glaring omission: Marston’s Owd Rodger.  When did this legendary Burton brew become so inconsequential that it’s demise didn’t even warrant a […]

Apart from the blindingly obvious, what do Gates Reservoir and Burton Bridge Bitter have in common? Both started out life as a home brew; Reservoir in Stuart Gates’ kitchen and the recipe for Burton Bridge Bitter was finalised by Bruce Wilkinson using Boots Home Brew Kits. Outwoods Home Brewing Club (OHBC) launches at Outwoods Brewing […]

In late August CAMRA released a statement to the effect that the long-standing National Chairman Nik Antona would be standing down with immediate effect, due to being diagnosed with a serious medical condition. Following a vote by the National Executive over the weekend, Ash Corbett-Collins. who has held the position of Vice-Chairman since November was […]

At first glance Inn-Uendo’s, Burton’s new Micro Pub / Bar looks like a classy joint; the jazzy green wallpaper and massive clock centrepiece suggests an upmarket Wine Bar but look closer at the pictures on the wall and you’ll spot the saucy seaside postcards, “Carry On …” film posters and the name will begin to […]

If enthusiasm and passion can be used as a measure of success, then expect great things of Burton’s newest brewery and pub venture. It’s been nigh on a decade since the town centre welcomed a new brewer, so the foundation of the Outwoods Brewing Company and the adjacent tap room is cause for celebration. The […]

Burton Union Systems may be expensive to run, outdated, maintenance heavy and inefficient, but the recent decision by Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) to retire the remaining four sets at their Albion Brewery on Shobnall Road in Burton upon Trent has been steeped in controversy, as it marks the end of a chapter in Burton’s […]

There’s been something special about Burton upon Trent and beer that stretches back centuries and if the present climate is seeing breweries closing, Burton is showing signs of bucking that trend with certainly two and possibly three companies either actively searching for premises in or planning to move to the town in the near future. […]