GIFTS for True burTonians

AS the temperature drops and the festive season dawns on Burton and throughout East Staffordshire, thoughts turn to making sure you get the perfect Christmas gifts for friends and family.

As each year passes, there is more and more pressure to make sure gifts are memorable and just right.

With the East Staffordshire town filled to the brim with proud Burtonians, a gift bearing a piece of Burton’s brewing heritage or history of the town including its league football team, Burton Albion, would make the ideal present.

We have done all the hard work for you and found a list of some perfect gifts for loud and proud Burton residents. Marston’s brewery tour Beer is to Burton what mince pies are to Christmas, so what could be a better Christmas present for a true Burtonian than a tour around one of the town’s brewery’s?

Brewery tours are held like clockwork at the Marston’s Brewery, in Shobnall Road.

Visitors will be given an inside look into how the brewhouse and the famous Burton Union system works.

Priced at £8.50 for an adult, it even includes three half-pint tasters of fresher-than-ever beer.

Burton beer label coasters

Fans of Bass, Ind Coope, James Eadie, Marston’s, Salt & Co and Worthington’s, all historic Burton beer brands can get their hands on some unique coasters.

Set your pints down on a coaster resembling the logo of each of the breweries, available in a set of four for £12.50.

These are being sold by the National Brewery Heritage trust.

The white laminate coasters measure up to 9cm square, and are sold with a wood rack.

They can be ordered online from nationalbreweryheritagetrust.co.uk/ shop-window/.

All orders must be made before Friday. Made in Burton T-shirt Do you know any loud and proud Burtonians who like to scream about their love of Burton Albion and the country’s finest breweries from the rooftops?

Well, maybe their clothing should start showing their love for Burton, too.

These T-shirts, available in 20 different colours ranging from pink to green, come with a large chest stating “Made in Burton upon Trent 100 per cent original”.

Available for just £12.95 on Amazon, the T-shirt can be purchase at amzn. to/2Aw8lFv. Marmite naughty and nice jars Perfect for those people who are clearly either a Christmas angel or a naughty reindeer with a delicious Marmite twist.

Few things scream Burton like the salty spread.

The Marmite Food Extract Company was initially founded in Burton in 1902, with the company now owned by food giant Unilever.

Now, you can get a personalised jar complete with a message or name proudly displayed on the front.

This comes in three different varieties, “nice”, in a striking golden colour, “naughty” in a distinct black packaging and label and finally the good old classic jar.

Standard jars can be bought by paying a visit to almost any supermarket, or for the personalised jars, go online to social.marmite.co.uk Marston’s Christmas jumpers and Hawaiian shirts A Christmas jumper is perhaps a gift to be given before the festivities truly get into the swing so the very most can be made of it.

And what better than one with beer barrels and icons spread across it? Marston’s Christmas jumpers are available in sizes medium to extra large, for £20.

For a present with slightly more longevity and a year-round appeal, a Hawaiian shirt, also with Marston’s special stamp of approval, are on offer.

The blue spectacle comes in sizes medium to extra, extra large and are priced at £16 with beer branded logos and pints of beer all across.

Burton Albion home kit

Burton Albion’s adventure up the football ladder has been incredible, reaching as far as the country’s second division, the Championship, for a two-year stay.

Sadly, the team were relegated on the final day of the 2017/2018 season following defeat to Preston North End.

This was the Brewers’ first relegation in more than 40 years.

However, despite the disappointment, a series of positive results at the tail end of the season saw fans buoyed and pride return in the town’s top team.

You can help one of your loved ones show their pride in Burton Albion by getting them one of the famous yellow match replica shirts.

Replica shirts can be purchased by dropping into the club’s shop at the Pirelli Stadium, in Princess Way, Burton or by visiting www.burton albionfc.co.uk/

Embossed antique Victorian English green glass beer bottle

You say Burton, we say brewing. You may be beginning to spot a common trend among many of our festive gift ideas for Burtonians, but the brewing heritage of the town is not one to be ignored.

Etsy, an online shopping website focused on handmade goods, is selling antique green glass beer bottles, embossed with the crown trademark with ‘Burton on Trent’ and ‘Bindley and Co.’

Bindley and Co was a brewery in the town in the early 1900s.

The dark green bottle is the perfect gift for any brewery fan who fancies a walk down memory lane with these vintage bottles dating back to between 1900 and 1909.

Each bottle is priced at £35.58 and can be purchased online at etsy. me/2jYtNcm .

Santa is coming to Burton

Amazon, the online e-commerce giant, sells a whole range of books about Burton, recounting tales of the brewing history, information about the River Trent, and even whole novels dedicated to the railways, landscape and notable people from around the area.

But, one book in particular sticks out, Santa is Coming to Burton-onTrent by children’s author Steve Smallman.

The children’s book follows Santa on his yearly trip to the Staffordshire town and the sights he sees on his journey.

A hardcover copy of the 32-page book is available on Amazon from £2.18 and can be found online at www.amazon.co.uk by searching Santa is coming to Burton-on-Trent.