Beer Guide to the 1970s (part forty-six)

Three more Big Six breweries for you. One Allied and two Bass Charrington.

Can you guess which was my favourite? It's not hard.

Wrexham Lager Brewery
Wrexham,
Wales.
Founded:    1878
Closed:    2000
Tied houses:    

Bought by Ind Coope in 1949. One of the first dedicated Lager breweries in the UK that didn’t collapse after a few years. I can’t remember ever seeing their beer anywhere. Not that I would have tried them, as they were Lager.


Bass Charrington (Tadcaster)
Burton-on-Trent,
Staffordshire.
Founded:    early 18th century
Closed:    still open
Tied houses:    247

The Tower Brewery was purchased by Hammond in 1946. I never cared much for their beer. XXXX Mild was way inferior to Tetley’s Mild.
 

beer	style	format	OG	description
Brew Ten	Pale Ale	draught	1036	enjoyable
Extra Light	Pale Ale	draught	1034	thin
Mild	Mild	draught	1033.7	fruity
XXXX Mild	Mild	draught	1031.8	thin
Toby Light	Pale Ale	draught	1031.8	very thin

Bass Worthington (Burton)
Burton-on-Trent,
Staffordshire.
Founded:    1777
Closed:    still open
Tied houses:    

The original Bass brewery, which merged with M & B in 1961.Home of the magnificent Draught Bass and Worthington White Shield, two beers which were run through the union sets. 

beer	style	format	OG	description
Draught Bass	Pale Ale	draught	1044	well-hopped and distinctive
Worthington Best Bitter	Pale Ale	draught	1036	pleasant and refreshing
Joules Bitter	Pale Ale	draught	1035
Light Mild (or M)	Mild, Light	draught	1033.1	thin
Worthington E	Pale Ale	keg	1040
Worthington White Shield	IPA	bottled	1052	nutty
Bass Red Triangle	IPA	bottled	1052	same beer as White Shield
Bass Blue Triangle	IPA	bottled	1052	filtered Red Triangle
Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale	bottled	1033.2
Light Ale	Light Ale	bottled	1031
BB	Pale Ale	bottled	1036.6