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They built their brewery on their leather-working premises in Burton High Street. It grew remarkably quickly and was the third largest brewery in 1861 with 297 employees. The company also had maltings in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. [1] Along with many other breweries Burton Brewery Co. was in financial difficulties in 1907.
In 1827, Burton Cricket Club was formed through the influence of Abraham Bass, son of brewer Michael Bass. Bass was known as the father of Midland cricket and was a member of the Northern Counties team which played against the M.C.C. at Burton in 1841. [7] In the heyday of brewing in Burton, many brewery companies had their own cricket teams.
The brewery was founded in 1751 as Clay's Brewery by Joseph Clay I (1726-1800), [1] who came originally from Merrybower, near Derby. Some time before Joseph Clay I died in 1800, his son Joseph II (1756-1824) took over the business, and was described in The "British Directory" of 1791 as one of the famous "nine common brewers of Burton-on-Trent."
The centre celebrated the brewing heritage of Burton and featured exhibits showcasing the history of brewing techniques. The centre also housed a bar and cafe, a history of the town, a collection of historic vehicles, a working steam engine, a micro brewery and a shire horse collection. [1]
Sited next to the brewery, the Bass Museum of Brewing (later renamed the Coors Visitor Centre & The Museum of Brewing), was Burton-upon-Trent's largest tourist attraction until closed by Coors in June 2008. A steering group was established to investigate re-opening, [34] [35] and the museum was relaunched in May 2010 as the National Brewery ...
It was the only beer to use the oak Burton Union System so that it was fermented in wood; the ingredients are mineral-enriched Burton Water, malted barley, and Fuggles and Goldings hops. [11] The Burton Union sets were retired in 2024. [12] Marston's had been brewing Thwaites' beers since early 2014 after Thwaites main brewery in Blackburn was ...
After Samuel's death in 1838, his sons Charles and Henry continued the brewery as Allsopp & Sons. In 1859, they built a new brewery near the railway station, and added a prestigious office block in 1864. By 1861, Allsopp's was the second-largest brewery after Bass. Henry Allsopp retired in 1882 and his son Samuel Charles Allsopp took over.
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