After a long week what better place to visit than Tower Brewery? The town’s most attractive micro brewery sited in the water tower of Thomas Salt’s Walsitch Maltings. If you haven’t visited yet, why?
Dual Diamond sparkles at The Weighbridge
Burton Old Cottage Brewery Company’s new old beer Dual Diamond is starting to find its way into pubs, one being The Weighbridge (in the Grainwarehouse / Travelodge carpark just off Derby Street). With the sun out on the hottest 19 April in seventy odd years The Beertonian needed no excuse to pop down for a […]
Ind Coope Bottling Stores demolition
Sad news that the demolition of another part of the town’s brewing history has begun. IMEX which was once Ind Coope’s Bottling Stores and before that a four block Malting will be levelled to make way for housing.
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Brews of the World feature
Situated at 159 Station Street, which is either opposite Sainsbury’s (if you are a youngster) or in the old premises of Byrkley Books (if you are not), is Burton’s first bottle shop Brews of the World. Although the shop opened only five months ago, the idea was formed in the midst of time. “We have […]
New cans at The Last Heretic
Micropub The Last Heretic have just taken delivery of the following Craft beer in can: Stay Puft (Tiny Rebel) Marshmallow Porter, Dry Hopped Sour (Marble Brewery) and Endless Summer (Black Iris) Mosaic & Simcoe session IPA. Grab them while you can (!)
Festival Alert: Burton Bridge Inn
From Thursday 10 May to Saturday 12 May come down to Burton Bridge Inn to sample some beer and enjoy some of their excellent sausages. This event is always packed and is well worth your support.
500th bottle of White Shield!
Congratulations to bottle shop Brews of the World on Station Street; they sold their 500th bottle of Worthington White Shield yesterday. To celebrate, the lucky customer also received a glass and a Toblerone . Look out for an interview with Brews of the World very soon.
Beer, Gin & Fizz Festival
Burton Town Brewery are holding a Beer, Gin & Fizz Festival on 21/22 April.
Radio Derby 10th April 2018
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 […]