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March 2026. Burton on Trent.

Last week seemed like mental torture, another weekend without making it to that Guisborough brewery tap that only opens 3:30 to 4 on Saturdays.

But in fact I did manage East Grinstead (whoopy doo) and Burton on Trent (whoop), the latter scratching a major itch.

Despite living a mere 42 minute rail journey away, I’d only visited Brew Town once since moving North, in 2021, and Coopers was closed then.

Let’s start correcting that omission, and ask the Bass fanclub what to do;

Also, let’s see if the town is useful for any more than a pub crawl and an eternal 3rd division relegation struggle.

Fans of red brick and shiny steel will love it.

Oh, good curry, too.

And a lot of pubs, according to the excellent CAMRA magazine. More branches should put a map in the middle.

Not all Bass pubs, mind, and as a dozen recommendations flooded in the old favourites seemed to dominate.

So let’s start with a really old favourite, just down this alley;