18/07/2026
It is a well-known fact among beer geeks that the Bass triangle is the oldest trade mark in the world. There is an apocryphal story that a Bass employee camped out overnight on new year's eve 1875 in order to register the trademark on new year's day 1876.
The original brewery was founded in 1777 in Burton-on-Trent and Bass is still brewed there to this day (albeit, under licence by Marstons). The brewery is currently owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.
(Above information taken from the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Brewery).
Bass is one of our most popular beers with people from all over delighted to find it on permanent sale in the pub (always in excellent condition, even if I say so myself). Give it a try next time you're in - it is still popular nearly 250 years on for a reason.
