A bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale dating from 1875 was auctioned in Exeter last week and despite an estimated selling price of between £300-500, it went for an astounding £750! The purchaser was Jamie Allsopp who is the Great Great Great Great Great Grandson of Samuel Allsopp. “This is a very special bottle for me […]
www.nbcarchives.co.uk
Clicking this link https://www.nbcarchives.co.uk/ will take you on an adventure, a journey back into the past of Britain’s Brewing History … Now I have a very personal connection with the archive held at the National Brewery Centre; as a fledgling historian in 2012 I had started researching what would later become the book “Ind Coope […]
The Mystery of the 3P’s
There’s nothing like a good mystery; for the last few months there have been rumours flying around about a new local brewery called 3P’s Brewery. Originally the plan was to feature a few of the beers at the “Burton Beer Festival That Never Happened” and the anonymous brewer was going to make himself known to […]
Promising Signs at The Devvie
Going to the pub has changed: you can’t prop up the bar, move the furniture, stand up or wander around. It’s all about dedicated entry and exit doors, washing your hands and there’s hazard tape everywhere! Thankfully drink and social interaction are still in good supply. Many people thought (myself included) that the public would […]
Welcome Back!
Below is a series of interviews with a number of local Landlords written during the run up to reopening. To get a slightly different angle, the CAMRA Commercial & Communications Director Ash Corbett-Collins also offered his views on what has been an unprecedented time of difficulties for every pub in the country. I have also […]
Who Really Deserves A Drink This Saturday?
I fully expect this Saturday to be a day of national madness. Remember what happened on Friday 20th March when Boris Johnson announced that the pubs would close later that night? The general public went down the pub for one last hurrah. That’s the British for you. Look at the beaches during the recent hot […]
For The Many Not The Few
As the nation’s pubs wait patiently for a decision from the Government as to when and how they can reopen, one place that is in no hurry to return to normal is Burton upon Trent’s Brews Of The World. Unlike the other pubs in town, BOTW have managed to stay open, after a fashion, throughout […]
Ratcliff Ale 150 Report
A large group of beer aficionados met at Marston’s Sports & Social Club on Monday night to mark the 150th Anniversary of the brewing of Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton’s Ratcliff Ale, which is recognised as the oldest still drinkable beer in the world. Ratcliff Ale was brewed on 16 December 1869 at the now demolished […]
Bass Corkers Tasting Notes
On 16 December a unique evening was held where all of the Bass Corkers were opened and tasted to mark the 150th Anniversary of the brewing of Bass’ Ratcliff Ale. The panel was led by international Beer Writer and beer tasting expert Roger Protz and here for your reading pleasure are Roger’s tasting notes from […]
The First Trade Mark
What was the first British Trade Mark? The Red Triangle of Bass? Well yes and no. Trade Mark Number One was a beer label for Bass & Co.s Pale Ale. Although it is a generally accepted and much repeated “fact” that the Red Triangle was the first Trade Mark, it was in fact the 914th; […]