Worthington's White Shield

Worthington's White Shield (5.6% ABV) was an India pale ale (IPA) available principally in bottle conditioned form.

[2][3][4][5] White Shield was first brewed by the Worthington Brewery in Burton upon Trent in 1829, primarily for export to the British Empire.

[1] It was exported to British expatriates across the Empire, mostly officers and civil servants, as the soldiers tended to drink porter, which was more affordable.

[13] Bass announced that White Shield would be discontinued in 1961: it was unpopular with many publicans as it had to be stored at a certain temperature and could not be served chilled.

[16] The King and Barnes brewery closed down in 2000, and production moved to the Bass owned White Shield microbrewery in Burton upon Trent.

[18] In 2012, increasing demand saw White Shield production moved to the main Coors brewery in Burton.

[19] Roger Protz reported that White Shield was the highest-selling bottle-conditioned beer in Britain in 2013.