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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Roger Protz

Geoff Mumford obituary

Geoff Mumford in pub
Geoff Mumford co-founded the independent Burton Bridge Brewery in 1982 under the noses of giant Burton brewers. Photograph: Simon Deacon/Derbyshire Live/BPM Media

Geoff Mumford, who has died aged 82, was a pioneer of the craft beer movement, co-founding the independent Burton Bridge Brewery in 1982, which helped lead to a revival in pale ale in the UK.

With his business partner, Bruce Wilkinson, Burton Bridge was launched under the noses of such giant Burton brewers as Bass, Allied and Marston’s.

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