He continued to develop the Baltic trade with Russia and North Germany, exporting via the River Trent and Hull.
Following the Napoleonic blockade, Burton brewers needed another market, and Bass was one of the breweries to start brewing and exporting India Pale Ale (IPA).
[1][3] Sarah's brother, Abraham, built Bladon Castle, a folly which aroused bad feeling locally.
[4] Sarah's great-grandfather George Hayne was responsible for establishing the Trent Navigation as an active concern.
His eldest son, Michael Thomas Bass continued to manage the brewery company and was MP for Derby for over 35 years.