Author: Ian Webster

    

I’ll be honest with you, when I had a phone call out of the blue a few weeks ago asking me if I’d like to appear on Radio Derby, my first thought was it was a wind-up; turns out it wasn’t.

Last Tuesday I appeared on the afternoon show with Richard Spurr, where we talked about brewing, my books (although I completely forgot to mention the titles!) and tasted three new Burton beers; End Point from DE14, Dual Diamond from Old Cottage and Gate’s Reservoir Gold, needless to say I wasn’t driving.

Here are a few photos and a recording of the spot (thanks Mark).

The Beertonian is a blog dedicated to promoting the beer, brewing and pub scene in Burton upon Trent. Written by local historian Ian Webster (author of “Brewing in Burton upon Trent” and “Ind Coope & Samuel Allsopp Breweries: The History of the Hand”), the blog will feature news and articles about the town’s pubs and breweries.

Do you run a pub? Having a quiz, a beer festival, a band on, an interesting guest beer? The Beertonian will publicise you for free, please email ianjohnwebster@gmail.com.

There will also be features on the town’s breweries, find out what they brew and what they are planning to brew.

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