A Staffordshire brewery, which is marking its own 40th anniversary this year, has brewed a special ale to celebrate a century of city status for Stoke-on-Trent.
Titanic Brewery, based in Burslem – the so-called ‘Mother Town of The Potteries’ – has teamed up with the city council to produce a limited edition of ‘Century Anniversary Ale’.
The 4.7% ABV amber ale is on sale in bottles, cans and available on cask in pubs across Staffordshire.
Designers have incorporated The Potteries’ famous kilns into the ale’s labels and pump clips.
The brewery takes its name from the city’s connection with one of the most famous sea captains of all time – Captain Edward Smith, who was born in Stoke on Trent, and went on to skipper the RMS Titanic.
Founded in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1985 with one aim – to produce great beer – Titanic Brewery has grown from humble beginnings in uncertain waters, to the production of over four million pints a year.
It was created by John Pazio, then landlord of the Travellers Rest pub in Burslem. At the time, there were very few small brewers, but people loved the easy drinking, quaffable flavour of Premium, now called “Anchor”.
Titanic Ales today brews over 20 beers, and visitors are also now able to enjoy Brewery Tours in Burslem (www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/brewery/brewery-tours).
Stoke-on-Trent’s 40th Beer and Cider Festival, meanwhile, will take place from 15-18 October in the King’s Hall and will feature over 140 ales and more than 50 ciders and perries made by breweries from Staffordshire and across the UK.
To mark Stoke-on-Trent’s 100 years of its city status, commemorative events are being staged throughout 2025 (https://sot100.org.uk).
For more information on Stoke-on-Trent as a destination, see www.visitstoke.co.uk
