Who owns BASS BEER?

BASS BEER is owned by

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV

Bass Brewery was created in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, England. William Bass had been a beer distributor prior to starting the brewery, and used the money he made in that business to start one of the first breweries in Burton-upon-Trent, which later became famous for the hard water which influenced the beers made in that city.

The beer grew in popularity throughout the 19th century, as the introduction of a railroad in Burton in 1839 allowed Bass to be exported throughout the country, and later, the world. When the United Kingdom parliament introduced the Trade Marks Registration Act of 1875, Bass’s simple red triangle became the first trademark in the country.

In the twentieth century, Bass began taking over other breweries as a declining market caused smaller businesses to close. In 1923 they purchased Walkers, followed by Worthington and later Thomas Salt & Co in 1927. Bass became publicly traded as one of the first listings on the London Stock Exchange when it opened in 1935. In 1961 it merged with Mitchells & Butlers to become Bass, Mitchells and Butlers, and then again with Charringtons in 1967 to become Bass Charringtons.

The company also began purchasing pubs as “tied houses” to serve their beer, and by 1989 it owned about 7,190 pubs in the United Kingdom. However, a series of laws created that year known as “The Beer Orders” sought to break up the large companies (including Bass) that controlled the UK beer market, and Bass was forced to sell off many of those pubs. Following declines in the late 20th century, the business decided to focus on hospitality, and sold its brewing arm to Belgian company Interbrew in 2000. Interbrew then merged with the South American AmBev to become InBev in 2004, and then purchased Anheuser-Busch in 2008 to become Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Popular Beers by this Brand

• Pale Ale
• Bass IPA

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