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 […]
Dual Diamond
To welcome the new blog, a new beer! Dual Diamond is brewed by Burton Old Cottage Beer Company and is a 4.5% ABV Burton Pale Ale which is brewed in homage to the old Ind Coope ale Double Diamond. There was a firkin at The Weighbridge last week which I am told sold out very […]
Welcome to The Beertonian!
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 […]