David & Keith Bott

A celebration ale will be launched on Friday as the director’s of award winning Titanic Brewery have an appointment with royalty.

The Potteries brewery was commissioned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to brew a new beer to celebrate the city’s centenary.

Titanic Directors’ Keith and Dave Bott will hand a special presentation pack of Potteries Centenary Ale to the Prince of Wales during a civic reception on Friday (19 February).

The brothers will meet Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as they visit Stoke-on-Trent to celebrate the federation of the six towns which came together to become Stoke-on-Trent.

“We are thrilled to be chosen to help to celebrate the centenary of our brewery’s home city,” said Keith.

“Titanic Brewery is proud to be a part of Stoke-on-Trent and our bottled range carries the words Shipped from the Potteries.”

“Interestingly, Prince Charles is a great supporter of the role community style pubs play in society so we have a common cause.”

Titanic Brewery has gained recognition for promoting “the local” pub. At at a time when pubs across the UK are closing at a rapid rate, Titanic has opened three new community focused pubs.

Cllr Ross Irving, leader of Stoke on Trent City Council said: “In this centenary year of the Federation of The Six Towns one of the ways that we wanted to celebrate it was to have a commemorative ale. We are delighted that we were able to work with the Titanic Brewery to produce the Potteries Centenary Ale. I look forward to sampling it myself.”

Centenary Ale is a 4.8% full bodied deep golden beer with citrus notes and a clean hoppy finish. It is available in bottles and on draught and the brewery will donate 10 pence from every pint or bottle sold to the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent’s charity fund.