The National Brewery Heritage Trust has appointed Laura Waters as Collections Officer to help them oversee the protection and preservation of the archives and artefacts which make up the National Brewery Collection, based in Burton upon Trent. Laura has decades of experience at museums and heritage sites across the UK, including Buxton Museum and Art […]
Joint winners of The Best Bass in Burton 2023
The annual quest to find The Best Bass in Burton was held over the Easter weekend, with The Devonshire Arms and The Roebuck Inn being joint winners, The Constitutional Club were runners up. Last year’s event was also very close with The Roebuck Inn narrowly beating The Devonshire Arms, so it seems fitting that this […]
The Best Bass in Burton 2023
The competition for The Best Bass in Burton returns for a second year on 7th and 8th April. The inaugural event was won by the Roebuck Inn. “At the Roebuck Inn we put a lot of effort into making sure our beers are in the best possible condition, but I was shocked when I found […]
Safeguarding our Heritage: an interview with Dr Harry White
When the announcement came on Monday 12 September that the National Brewery Centre was to close at the end of October, there was an instant public backlash. A Facebook group “Save our National Brewery Centre” was made, a petition created that at last count had over 8,000 signatures and there was a protest march through the […]
Thirteen, your lucky number
It can’t be just me thinking that it’s been a bloody long time since the first week of September. In a matter of weeks we’ve lost two Burton Ale Trail venues out of fifteen, but should we be worried for the future of the BAT, I think not. The fate of The Alfred Ale House […]
Keep Your Hands Off Our History!
If this week has shown one thing, it is that there is still a lot of pride in Burton regarding it’s brewing history. If you are reading this you will know this is a subject very close to my heart, unsurprisingly I have taken the news of the closure of the National Brewery Centre hard. […]
The Winner of The Best Bass in Burton 2022
“Elated, surprised, gobsmacked … I didn’t think we were in the running at all … I can’t believe it, I just don’t know what to say,” says a genuinely surprised Julie Latham, Landlady of The Roebuck Inn on hearing the news that her pub has won ‘The Best Bass in Burton 2022’ competition, which was […]
Why is the Bass Triangle red?
I went to the Constitutional Club in Burton upon Trent recently; it sits literally a stone’s throw along High Street from Bass House and was founded by monies from Lord Burton. It proudly serves one beer on draught, what else but Bass? Newly acquired Bass drip mats are on every table, the club printed them […]
Ein Prosit! Brews of the World
“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 […]