Titanic Brewery
{{Short description|Independent producer of ales in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England}}
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The Titanic Brewery is an independent producer of bottle conditioned and cask ales in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Titanic's beers are generally 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 seasonal beers are dark and malty, though still extremely hoppy. Their seasonal ranges also include lighter and fruity ales such as 2019 seasonal beer, Kiwi Fleet, which is made with New Zealand hops.
History
The brewery was founded in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1985 by John Pazio, and is now run by brothers Keith and Dave Bott, and takes its name from the ill-fated steam liner Titanic. It is in honour of its captain Edward Smith (who came from Stoke-on-Trent) that the brewery is named.{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/rise-of-the-microbrewery-small-but-perfectly-formed-1928605.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/rise-of-the-microbrewery-small-but-perfectly-formed-1928605.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Rise of the microbrewery: Small but perfectly formed|date=2010-03-27|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}
One of the owners, Keith Bott, was formerly the chairman of SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/buckingham-palace-mbe-ceremony-brewer-keith-bott/|title=Buckingham Palace MBE ceremony for brewer Keith Bott|date=2017-05-02|website=Midlands Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}
Products
Its 'Fleet' range of beers{{Cite web|url=https://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/product-category/our-beers/|title=Real Ale & Craft Beer {{!}} Titanic Brewery Craft Beer Company|last=|first=|date=|website=Titanic Brewery|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-25}} include:
- Plum Porter (4.9% abv)
- Titanic Mild (3.5% abv)
- Steerage (formerly Titanic Best Bitter) (3.8% abv)
- Anchor ABV (4.1% abv)
- Iceberg (4.1% abv)
- Titanic Stout (4.5% abv)
- White Star (4.5% abv)
- Captain Smith's Strong Ale (5.2% abv)
All of these, bar the Mild are available in bottles from the brewery, the brewery tap, and supermarkets.{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.asda.com/newsroom/2017/06/05/titanic-brewery-raises-a-glass-as-supermarket-agrees-to-sell-local-beer-across-staffordshire|title=Titanic Brewery Raises A Glass As Supermarket Agrees To Sell Local Beer Across Staffordshire - ASDA Corporate|website=corporate.asda.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}} They produce over 4 million pints every year.{{Cite news|url=https://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/aboutus/|title=About Us {{!}} A Multiple Award Winning Staffordshire Brewery Est. 1985|work=Titanic Brewery|access-date=2018-11-06|language=en-US}}
Titanic have also branched out into distilling their own gin.{{Cite web|url= https://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/titanic-gin/ |title=Titanic Gin|date=24 August 2018 }}
Pubs
Titanic Brewery presently runs nine pubs in North Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Oxfordshire: The Bull's Head in Burslem, The Greyhound in Newcastle-under-Lyme, The Roebuck in Leek, The Royal Exchange in Stone, The Sun Inn in Stafford, The Cheshire Cheese in Buxton, The Royal Blenheim in Oxford, Old Poets Corner in Ashover and The Beacon in Lichfield.{{Cite web|url=https://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/pubs-and-bods/pubs|title=Our Pubs|website=Titanic Brewery|language=en-US|access-date=2025-03-08}}
Café bars
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Titanic Brewery also runs eight 'Bod' café bars in the Staffordshire area: in Alsager, Lichfield, Matlock, Newport, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Stone and Trentham.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/it-perfect-place-grab-coffee-1669262|title='It will be perfect to grab a panini' - cafe-bar plan backed by residents|last=Parker|first=Hayley|date=2018-06-12|website=stokesentinel|access-date=2019-10-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.titanicbrewery.co.uk/our-pubs/|title=Explore Our Pubs|last=Titanic Brewery|date=1 August 2023|website=Titanic Brewery|access-date=1 August 2023}}
Awards
The Titanic Brewery has won many awards, including some from CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale), from the 1990s to the present day.
The Titanic Brewery's bottled Stout beer's first award was Gold in the 1994 Guardian Bottled Beer of Britain, and more recently it won first place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year 2009 (Stout Category).
Titanic's Iceberg Beer won its first award in 2002, achieving Gold in the CAMRA Champion Beer of the West Midlands category, and again more recently achieved first place in the CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year (Speciality Category).{{Cite web|url=http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/plum-award-for-titanic-brewery/|title=Plum award for Titanic Brewery|date=2013-03-05|website=Midlands Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}