▁from ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁After ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁Michael ▁ran ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁William ▁until ▁he ▁took ▁sole ▁control ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁trade ▁with ▁Russia ▁and ▁North ▁Germany , ▁export ing ▁via ▁the ▁River ▁Tr ent ▁and ▁H ull . ▁ ▁He ▁extended ▁the ▁bre wer y ' s ▁operations , ▁lay ing ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁its ▁future ▁success . ▁He ▁entered ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁John ▁Rat cl iff ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁second ▁bre wer y ▁at ▁Bur ton . ▁Following ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁block ade , ▁Bur ton ▁bre wers ▁needed ▁another ▁market , ▁and ▁Bass ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bre wer ies ▁to ▁start ▁bre wing ▁and ▁export ing ▁India ▁Pale ▁Ale ▁( IP A ). ▁ ▁Bass ▁married ▁Sarah ▁H os kins , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Abraham ▁H os kins ▁of ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁Newton ▁Sol ney . ▁Sarah ' s ▁brother , ▁Abraham , ▁built ▁Bl ad on ▁Castle , ▁a ▁fol ly ▁which ▁ar oused ▁bad ▁feeling ▁locally . ▁Sarah ' s ▁great ▁grand father ▁George ▁Hay ne ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁Navigation ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁concern . ▁ ▁Bass ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 6 . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Michael ▁Thomas