Bass Brewery was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, once the highest-selling beer in the UK. By 1877, Bass had become the largest brewery in the world, with an annual output of one million barrels. Its pale ale was exported throughout the British Empire, and the company's red triangle became the UK's first registered trade mark.
Bass Brewery
A small wooden barrel from the Bass Brewery, now in the Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough Hall
Advertisement for Bass' No.1 Barley Wine, showing the Bass Red Diamond
Bottles of Bass beer for sale at a liquor store in Iizaka, Fukushima, Japan
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2021, it had a population of 76,270. The demonym for residents of the town is Burtonian. Burton is located 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Derby, 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) west-south-west of Nottingham and 20 miles (32 km) south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park.
Image: Market Square, Burton on Trent geograph.org.uk 5395180
Image: Burton upon Trent Town Hall geograph.org.uk 4543673
Image: St Paul's Church geograph.org.uk 3466052
Image: High Street, Burton upon Trent geograph.org.uk 5110765
