In Burton tonight to attend, along with 30 or 40 others, a presentation for Steve Wellington for his years of service to the brewing industry during which he revived Worthington White Shield and is well known for other work around lost beers (best exemplified via http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1536396/Beautiful-beer-lost-in-the-vaults-since-1869.html.) See also http://www.aletalking.aletalk.co.uk/2011/05/master-brewer-steve-wellington-to-retire/ and http://real-ale-reviews.com/desert-island-beers-16-steve-wellington/2011/11/.
Arriving in Burton early I called in the Devonshire for a swift half of Burton Bridge Damson Porter.
On to the National Brewery Centre where they had the full Shield range they brew for Molson Coors and during the evening I sampled pints of Winter Shield, Red Shield and of course White Shield. Steve also brought samples of Bass P1 round. Jo White was also on hand and gave a tour of the new William Worthington White Shield Brewery which is obviously far more shiny and new compared to the "old girl" that I have previously brewed on, now relegated to a hop store.
