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Report - Molson-Coors Brewery, Burton-upon-Trent - May 2021

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Dragon_Urbex

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I visited this site with @Landie_Man in May of 2021. I have known about this site for a while now, having read news reports on the proposed redevelopment for it and had it pinned. But it was only when Landie recommended it that I thought, “why not?”. So, that’s what we did. We rocked up and waited for a couple of others to come and then we went in!


Brief History:

The site dates back around 150 years, having been founded and built by the Bass brewing company in 1864. What we see today is largely a modern brewery with two listed structures from the Victorian era. The site was mothballed in 2017, and then closed and decommissioned in 2018, and is now undergoing demolition. The site is currently up for sale, with Molson-Coors stressing that the listed structures must be retained. Until 2019, the brewery was connected to another brewery (also owned by Molson-Coors, that is still active) that stands adjacent via a metal bridge, but sadly the bridge was demolished in 2019. The site was acquired by Molson-Coors, a merger of Canadian brewing company Molson and USA based Coors, sometime in the 2000s.


The Explore:

The access was some of the easiest I’ve ever done apart from walking into the field at Willington’s cooling towers. We were all in within seconds. After scouting for security, we decided to make a break for the main building whose doors were open all over the place. Once inside however, it became apparent that stripping and demolition was well underway by now. Much of the workings of the brewing processes were gone but what was still there was nonetheless impressive. Probably the two best bits for me were the network of silos and walkways that went between them, allowing for some fantastic shots and views up there, and then the fermentation vats with the barrel doors you could open. We spent a good four hours inside that place, finally leaving at about half past seven in the evening! It was a very refreshing explore, with plenty of photogenic rows of brewing equipment. Unlike the other Molson-Coors brewery I explored , there was no chase on the way out by terminator security guards with bloody great Alsatians! Enjoy the photos!

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Thanks for readin'!
 

Landie_Man

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Lovely stuff mate! Was a fantastic weekend with you and the others. A nice chilled evening here after a rather more intense one earlier in the week!
 

Speed

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I belive it has been sold now and that's why it's a free for all. When it was still owned by Coors it was well guarded.
 
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Dragon_Urbex

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Lovely stuff mate! Was a fantastic weekend with you and the others. A nice chilled evening here after a rather more intense one earlier in the week!
Thanks Landie. It definitely was - yet another 100% success rate! I enjoyed the brewery but it was sad seeing it very stripped. I saw a report from January and a lot was still there then so it's only recent demo work.
 

MotionlessMike

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Nice work. They're very busy there in the week, but wasn't sure what was going on with the main brewhouse. Good that you got to see it before the party's over!
 
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Dragon_Urbex

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Nice work. They're very busy there in the week, but wasn't sure what was going on with the main brewhouse. Good that you got to see it before the party's over!
Thanks. It does look like they're busy in there. I like a nice brewery. This one was so much more chilled out than the one in Alton I did in August last year. That one ended with a nasty security chase...!
 
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Dragon_Urbex

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It's owned by Day-Dako Developments and the tech centre is owned by AG Construction now. Think it sold last October.
Ohhh fair enough. Could be why security was so laz when we went then. He was more interested in getting his generator going again as it packed up whilst we were there. We also found his tea room on the ground floor - a jar of instant coffee in there!
 

Calamity Jane

i see beauty in the unloved, places & things
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Another good report. Nice photos. Seems to be getting popular now. Love that last shot, didn't expect that. My neighbour works static security, his a lazy fat bastard that couldn't catch a cold lol :cool:
 

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