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  Burton-upon-Trent is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, of the West ...
Burton came to dominate this trade, and at its height one quarter of all beer sold in Britain was produced here.
The fame of Burton ales gave rise to the English euphemism "gone for a burton" meaning to die - a World War II humorous suggestion that a missing comrade had merely nipped out for a beer.
Claymills pumping station on the north side of Burton is a restored Victorian sewage pumping station, adjacent to the modern sewage works.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England.
While Burton's great bridge over the Trent was in poor repair by the early 1500s, it served as "a comen passage to and fro many countries to the grett releff and comfort of travellyng people", according to the abbot.
Burton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1878.
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 Burton-upon-Trent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England.
While Burton's great bridge over the Trent was in poor repair by the early 1500s, it served as "a comen passage to and fro many countries to the grett releff and comfort of travellyng people", according to the abbot.
Burton was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1878.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /b/u/r/Burton-upon-Trent_4fd5.html   (942 words)

  
 Micro economics Spectator, The - Find Articles
Bruce Wilkinson is a brewer and partner in the Burton Bridge Brewery in Burton on Trent, the town responsible for 'a pint of every gallon of ale' produced in the UK.
The water in the Burton area is very hard, full of carbonates, sulphur and magnesium, and is responsible for the distinctive `Burton snatch'.
National breweries have been turning away from cask to drinks which they can make on a bigger scale and distribute wholesale to the pubs, but they have been missing a trick because many of the regionals have been moving into the gap and doing well.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200206/ai_n9096051   (999 words)

  
 CAMRA Burton - Burton-On-Trent
Ind Coope and Co, a Romford-based brewery, arrived in the town in 1856, and had soon become the town's third largest brewer, later merging with it's neighbour, Allsopp's, the first Burton brewer to export pale ale to India in 1822.
Bass owned the largest private railway network in the country, with 16 miles of track for it's sole use, and the brewery railways which, with the help of a series of level crossings, criss-crossed the town, were a unique and distinctive part of the townscape until the late 1960's.
Bass's Museum Brewery is one, the Tower and Cottage Breweries are the two most recent additions, but the best established of them all is the Burton Bridge Brewery.
www.burtoncamra.org.uk /burton.html   (863 words)

  
 BrewersNet...Burton Tourist Guide
Burton is world renowned for the brewing of beer, a centuries-old industry in the rown which was started by the monks of Burton Abbey, and has persisted thanks to the high quality of the water drawn from wells deep within the Trent Valley.
The heyday of this industry was the turn of the century when dozens of breweries were in operation, and a dense network of brewery railways criss-crossed the town.
Ind Coope Burton Brewery was bought up by the mega-corporation Carlsberg Tetley in the 1990's, and the corporate whores of that organization decided - in their wisdom- to close the old brewery down.
www.brewersnet.com /archives/club/ground.html   (1277 words)

  
 Burton Bridge Porter - Review - My Next Porter Call...
Burton Bridge own four pubs in Burton (The Burton Bridge Inn, The Prince Alfred, The Great Northern and The Devonshire) and I have had some excellent beer in at least three of them (I haven’t been in The Great Northern).
Burton Bridge Porter is (quite obviously from the name) a beer brewed in the Porter style.
Burton Bridge Porter weighs in at 4.5% ABV and was originally brewed, using Dark Malt, for a Beer Festival in 1983 ~ it has since become one of Burton Bridge Brewery’s regular beers.
www.ciao.co.uk /Burton_Bridge_Porter__Review_5368125   (1265 words)

  
 Burton Bridge Old Expensive Ale 16.9 oz
Burton Bridge Brewery takes its name form the Burton Bridge over the River Trent at Burton on Trent.
Indeed, he was not alone for at sometime or other, John Thompson's Brewery, Boddington's Brewery, the Burton Brewery, Salt's Brewery and Joseph Nunnelly's all existed within a radius of 150 yards of the old Fox and Goose Inn.
Some brewery buildings still exist of this golden period including a small floor maltings dated 1823 at the bottom of what is now the brewery yard.
www.internetwines.com /rws28582.html   (186 words)

  
 Realbeer.com: Adrian Tierney-Jones
Burton upon Trent is one of the great historic centres of British brewing.
However, there’s another, rather unique, brewery based here: the Museum Brewery which can be found in the grounds of the Bass Museum.
Even though the brewery was originally meant to be part of the museum’s attractions and Steve planned only to brew part of the week, demand has been such that the business has become a full-time job.
www.realbeer.com /library/authors/tierney-jones-a/museumbrewery.php   (1110 words)

  
 The Burton Bridge Inn and Brewery
Burton Bridge Inn and Brewery takes its name from the Burton Bridge over the River Trent at Burton-on-Trent.
It is situated twenty yards from the end of the present bridge.
An even earlier bridge probably existed in Roman times, the connection being carried through to the present time by XL Bitter.
www.burton-on-trent.co.uk /bbi.html   (223 words)

  
 CAMRA Burton - Burton-On-Trent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ind Coope and Co, a Romford-based brewery, arrived in the town in 1856, and had soon become the town's third largest brewer, later merging with it's neighbour, Allsopp's, the first Burton brewer to export pale ale to India in 1822.
Bass owned the largest private railway network in the country, with 16 miles of track for it's sole use, and the brewery railways which, with the help of a series of level crossings, criss-crossed the town, were a unique and distinctive part of the townscape until the late 1960's.
Bass's Museum Brewery is one, the Tower and Cottage Breweries are the two most recent additions, but the best established of them all is the Burton Bridge Brewery.
www.members.aol.com /Prichardperry/burton.html   (829 words)

  
 B. United International Inc. - Burton Bridge Brewery
Some brewery buildings still exist of this golden period including a small floor maltings dated 1823 at the bottom of which is now the brewery yard.
In the early 19th Century the free-hold of the Fox and Goose was purchased by Mr Bass from the Marquis of Anglesee and it remained a Bass licensed house until it was closed and sold oft by them in 1984).
Both men quickly realised that a pub connected to a brewery could reap the benefits of beer in the very best condition, delivery and cask costs would be minimised.
www.bunitedint.com /portfolios/producers/burton_bridge/brewery/overview.php   (422 words)

  
 b r e w e r s n e t - burton-on-trent pub guide
This drinkers guide to Burton is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all drinking establishments in our esteemed town, but a guide for football fans, whether 'Brewers' or visitors.
Burton's premier (only?!) tourist attraction, a must-visit for anyone with a serious interest in beer or brewing.
Has extensive sections on the Burton Bridge Brewery and Marstons...
www.brewersnet.com /pubguide/index.html   (334 words)

  
 Burton Albion Club Profile
Burton's main gates on the entrance to the stadium.
In 2000-01 Burton were leading the table for much of the season, but Margate were always on their tails with games in hand and eventually overhauled them by three points.
Burton Railway Station is situated half a mile West of the Town Centre, past the breweries on Station Street, on Borough Road.
www.ciderspace.co.uk /ASP/opposition/burton.asp   (3965 words)

  
 Pension advice Burton on Trent
The town is still home to five brewers: Coors, a brewery from the USA which produces Carling.
Coors also brew Bass beer under licence from Interbrew Marston's, now owned by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries PLC Burton Bridge Brewery, a local company and two new smaller outfits A by-product of the brewing industry, figuratively and literally, is the presence of the Marmite factory in the town.
The Burton and District Cricket League has many notable clubs, which include among others Lichfield Cricket Club The Burton Operatic Society has been in existence since 1951 and is still flourishing.
www.corporateangels.com /pension-advice-burton-on-trent.html   (1096 words)

  
 Burton Bridge Brewery News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Burton Bridge Brewery scoops 4 awards at the West Midlands CAMRA 'beer of the Year' presentation held at the Barton Arms in Aston Birmingham.
Burton Bridge Brewery Thomas Sykes Ale (10%) was voted West Midlands Champion Winter Ale at the Dudley Winter Beer Festival in November 2005, beating Titanic Brewery's Titanic Wreckage into 2nd place by a considerable margin.
Burton Bridge Brewery Top Dog Stout (5%) wins bronze in the Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales and Stouts section of the Society of Independant Brewers Midlands Beer Competition held at Nottingham Beer Festival.
www.burtonbridgebrewery.co.uk /News/NewsIndex.html   (411 words)

  
 Tamworth Fans' Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Burton Bridge Brewery, Bridge Street - Had the Golden Delicious and Top Dog Stout tonight and both were absolute nectar.
If you're looking for good beer the Bridge Brewery is better (especially at the moment!) but the Northern is OK and has the advantage of being the closest pub to the ground.
It's a Burton Bridge pub but I can't comment on it as I've only been in two or three times shortly after the pub was bought from Ind Coope which was quite a few years ago.
www.tamworthfans.co.uk /forum/default.aspx?g=posts&m=13232   (1415 words)

  
 back to Wakefield CAMRA Brewery ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
We were surprised to learn that even though they're in Burton, because they use town's water rather than their own boreholes, they do need to "Burtonise" their water to a varying extent.
Burton Bridge beers were at our Merrie City 2006 Beer Festival, and have been on a number of previous occasions.
As well as calling at a number of Burton Bridge pubs in the town most Wakefield members made a point of spending a good part of their afternoon at what used to be the Bass Museum of Brewing, and is now the Coors Visitor Centre and the Museum of Brewing.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /bob.wallis/BurtonBridge.html   (225 words)

  
 A guide to making better Kit Beers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The recipe for this range has been carefully developed to the original Real Ale recipes produced by the Burton Bridge Brewery in Burton-on-Trent, where cask ales are produced using traditional methods.
The Burton Bridge Beer was voted Camra Bitter of the Year.
This is the single largest constituent in beer and historically dictated where breweries needed to be built.
www.ritchieproducts.co.uk /betterkitbeers.htm   (1825 words)

  
 Top 10 beers
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It has been conceived and brewed by burton bridge, coming from england well known for its other conception than the empire pale ale.
This famous brewery is known to be extremely ap...
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 Beer Me! - Allied Breweries — Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
The Burton brewery was sold to Bass, who in turn sold all of their breweries to Interbrew.
In 2002 the DTI forced the division of the Interbrew acquisitions so this brewery became under the control of Coors.
The Burton brewery was founded by Mrs Mary Ind from Romford.
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 Burton Bridge Inn, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1SY - pub details # beerintheevening.com
This is an excellent two room boozer on the old bridge that crosses the river Trent.
It is also the premises for the Burton Bridge brewery where a couple of former brewers from Bass,I believe, continue their trade as a small independent The bar is smallish and gets busy at times, the lounge is larger, more comfortable and non-smoking.
There are a number of different brews but the Burton Bridge bitter is a regular and has a rounded, slighty hoppy flavour.
www.beerintheevening.com /pubs/s/29/29950/Burton_Bridge_Inn/Burton_on_Trent   (346 words)

  
 Burton Bridge Brewery Ltd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
There may be a list on the brewery's own website and we suggest you also visit the entry for Burton Bridge Brewery Ltd on the independant www.beermad.org.uk.
The Burton Bridge Inn, with the brewery behind, is situated at the junction with Bridge Street on the right.
We are not Burton Bridge Brewery Ltd and have no connection with them.
www.quaffale.org.uk /php/brewery/561   (314 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Burton Union": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The town additionally has Marston's brewery (renowned for its Burton Union fermentation system) and Burton Bridge (a micro with a pub).
Their logo, the red triangle, was the first registered trademark in history, and their famous Burton Union system of connected wooden...
It is the last brewery in the world to use a curious form of fermentation called the "Burton union system.
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 Place:Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire - Genealogy
It is the administrative centre for the East Staffordshire, Staffordshire district.
The fame of Burton ales gave rise to the English euphemism "gone for a burton" meaning to die — a World War II humorous suggestion that a missing comrade had merely nipped out for a beer.
The town has a non-league association football club, Burton Albion who play in the Nationwide Conference.
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Our schedule was tight, so a taxi was summoned at 11.30 to convey us to our next stop, the renowned Burton Bridge Brewery tap, so called because of its location adjacent to the main road bridge crossing the River Trent.
For decades, it was the favoured lunchtime refreshment stop for the brewery workers from the nearby Bass Brewery (now part of the multinational Coors brewing group).
Burton Bridge ales are never stocked at this pub, but a variety of other brews were available - all in tip-top condition.
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 B. United International Inc. - Burton Bridge Brewery
The old pub had been on Bridge Street and the back building had been used for stabling in the days of the pub being a coaching station and since those days as a store for defunct furniture.
As they were not allowed to sell their beer in any pubs in Burton, work was started on a temporary bar at the front of the building.
The seating was located in a quarry in North Derbyshire, where a stonemason had removed the pews from the methodist chapel in which Harold Wilson’s parents had been married.
www.bunitedint.com /portfolios/producers/burton_bridge/brewery/history_1.php   (308 words)

  
 Outlets
Our beer is available from a number of outlets around the country in bottles and draught.
Also available direct from the brewery in 10ltr (18pts) and 20ltr (36pts) polypins, firkins (72pts) and cases of bottles.
The Old Bridge is a handsome 18th Century building overlooking the River Ouse.
www.cambridge-brewery.co.uk /id4.html   (300 words)

  
 Mortgage advisers in Burton upon Trent
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 IFAs in Burton on Trent Derbyshire
We are a leading UK based firm of Independent financial advisers with multiple offices in the UK and a HQ close to Burton on Trent..
We are able to provide all types of financial and insurance products and services to you whatever your location.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for contact us or request a call back and one of our advisers will be only to pleased to help.
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