Burton Ale

Protz:

Celebrating Burton’s brewing heritage

By Roger Protz

The National Brewery Heritage Trust has been set up to support the work of the National Brewery Centre and protect the historic Bass archives, making them more readily available for research and study, as Roger Protz discovers.

Launch: of O-Roger Burton Ale at the Duke of Devonshire in Burton with brewer Matthew Otley in foreground and, left to right, Geoff Mumford, of Burton Bridge Brewery, Nick Otley and Roger Protz

Bringing beer back to Burton

By Roger Protz

Roger Protz believes that Burton Ale deserves greater recognition after delving into the archives of the historic brewing town.