Titanic Brewery
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The Titanic Brewery is an independent producer of bottle conditioned and cask ale
s in Burslem
, Stoke-on-Trent
, England
. Owner Keith Bott is also chairman of SIBA
, the Society of Independent Brewers.
Titanic's beers are general notable for their light colour, low malt, and high hop content, giving a very dry bitter taste, although Captain Smith's and some of their seasonals are dark and malty, though still extremely hoppy.
All of these, bar the Mild and Steerage are available in bottles from the brewery, the brewery tap, and some supermarkets.
For instance, the bottled Titanic Brewery's Stout beer's first award was Gold in the 1994 Guardian Bottled Beer of Britain, and most recently won 1ST Place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year 2009 (Stout Category).
Also Titanic's Iceberg Beer won its first award in 2002, achieving Gold in the CAMRA Champion Beer of the West Midlands category, and again most recently achieved 1ST Place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year (Speciality Category).
A full list of the awards given to the beer can be found on their website.
Cask ale
Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned and served from a cask without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure...
s in Burslem
Burslem
The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.-Topography:...
, Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Owner Keith Bott is also chairman of SIBA
Society of Independent Brewers
The Society of Independent Brewers was founded in 1980 under the title The Small Independent Brewers Association to represent the interests of the growing numbers of independent brewing companies in the United Kingdom...
, the Society of Independent Brewers.
Titanic's beers are general notable for their light colour, low malt, and high hop content, giving a very dry bitter taste, although Captain Smith's and some of their seasonals are dark and malty, though still extremely hoppy.
History
The brewery was founded in Burslem Stoke on Trent in 1985 and takes its name from the ill-fated steam liner Titanic. It is in honor of its captain Edward Smith that the brewery is named.Products
Its 'Fleet' range of beers include:- Titanic Mild (3.5% abv)
- Steerage (formerly Titanic Best Bitter) (3.5% abv)
- Anchor ABV (4.1% abv)
- Iceberg (4.1% abv)
- Titanic Stout (4.5% abv)
- White Star (4.8% abv)
- Captain Smith's Strong Ale (5.2% abv)
All of these, bar the Mild and Steerage are available in bottles from the brewery, the brewery tap, and some supermarkets.
Awards
The Titanic Brewery have won many awards, although mainly being various CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) awards, ranging from the 1990's to the present day.For instance, the bottled Titanic Brewery's Stout beer's first award was Gold in the 1994 Guardian Bottled Beer of Britain, and most recently won 1ST Place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year 2009 (Stout Category).
Also Titanic's Iceberg Beer won its first award in 2002, achieving Gold in the CAMRA Champion Beer of the West Midlands category, and again most recently achieved 1ST Place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year (Speciality Category).
A full list of the awards given to the beer can be found on their website.