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May 2008 - Summer Perle 3.8% ABV Now Available Until September

Summer Perle was originally brewed in 2004 to commemorate the 30th (Pearl!) Anniversary of the Canterbury Beer Festival, Kent's biggest real ale festival. It was a huge success. It was the fastest selling beer at the Maidstone Beer Festival and was delivered to several other beer festivals by special request. It has now been added to the range as our summer seasonal. This golden ale is dry hopped with Hallertauer Perle hops which impart a spicy and refreshing finish to this summer ale. Fastest Selling Beer at the Great British Beer Festival New Breweries Bar 2005, Finalist Tesco Drinks Awards 2006

March 2007

William Wilberforce Freedom Ale ®
Silver Medal SIBA National Champion Bottled Beer

William Wilberforce Freedom Ale, Gold Medal winner in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South East Regional Beer Competition, won the Silver Medal in the SIBA National Champion Bottled Beer category. This adds to the accolades for this beer which celebrates its first birthday this month; selected by Roger Protz as his beer of the month in May 2007 and The Independent newspaper's Top 50 Beers in November 2007

Mad About Hops - Kent Hops in 2008

We will be sourcing all our main hops from three hop gardens in Kent in 2008.

Scotney Castle hop garden is owned by the National Trust. Ian Strang produces choice Target hops which are used in our Grasshopper and Little Scotney Ales. It is the last hop garden in Lamberhurst. This year we have secured funding to plant some of the hop garden with new varieties and will be attempting organic production methods.

Finchcocks' hop garden is on the other side of the River Bewl from Scotney. Bill Calcutt farms superb quality Early Choice, WGV and Bramling Cross hops which will go into many of our beers in 2008. Last year we launched Finchcocks Original which won Gold at SIBA SE within 6 weeks of being launched. It is now are second best selling beer after British Bulldog. Finchcocks' is one of only two hop gardens left in Goudhurst parish.

Hulme hop garden in Wingham supplies the Northdown hops used for bitterness in several of our beers.

Without these valiant hop farmers we would never be able to enjoy the range of flavours and aromas we do today. Support the hop industry by buying real beer. Look out for our new range of Single Hop Varietal beers

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

William Wilberforce Freedom Ale SIBA Westerham Special

Finchcocks Original SIBA Grasshopper

British Bulldog SIBA Black Eagle Special Pale Ale