Marston's (Burton)
Marston’s brewery in Burton upon Trent dates from 1834, and its Pedigree, a bitter of 1952, was the last beer fermented in the Burton Union system: rows of linked oak casks whose froth and yeast run off through swan-neck pipes into a trough. The union sets were retired in January 2024; two stay in Burton and one went to Thornbridge. Marston’s merged its brewing with Carlsberg in 2020 and sold its last share in 2024, and the business is now Carlsberg Britvic. On 8 October 2026 Carlsberg Britvic proposed closing the brewery in 2027. Old Empire is a BJCP English IPA, and Owd Roger an old ale.
Styles brewed by Marston's (Burton)
English IPA
AleEnglish IPA: the bitter, hoppy, dry pale ale first shipped from London to India in the late 1700s and remade in Burton. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Old Ale
AleOld ale: a stronger, malty English ale with the marks of age, nutty, fruity and warming, like Theakston Old Peculier. Strength, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Brews in
- Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
- Founded
- 1834
- Owner
- Carlsberg Britvic (Carlsberg)
- Best-known beers
- Marston's Pedigree, Hobgoblin, Marston's Old Empire, Owd Roger
Sources
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- Newsroom and T&Cs » Carlsberg Britvic proposes the closure of Marston’s Brewery « Carlsberg Britvic — Carlsberg Britvic
- Newsroom » CMBC announces retirement and preservation of Union Sets at Marston’s Brewery « Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company — Carlsberg Marston's
- Carlsberg Britvic - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Carlsberg plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton - BBC News — BBC
- Carlsberg Britvic to close Marston's Burton-upon-Trent brewery — The Morning Advertiser