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County celebrates with launch of

millennium ale

 

This year’s Gloucestershire 1000 celebrations are gathering momentum and are doing so with the launch of a limited edition beer, Gloucestershire’s Glory.

Brewed by Cotswold Spring Brewery, the ale was officially launched at Gloucester’s Dick Whittington pub on 20th July.

Gloucestershire’s Glory is described as ‘a golden beer with a distinctive citrus hop nose, mouth-filling malt and fruit, a deep dry finish, and a ABV of 4.1%’. This year the special beer will be featuring at local pubs and festivals across the county including the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and Cotswold Beer Festival. If it proves popular, brewers hope that the ale could become a regular feature to supply tourist-orientated outlets.

With its regular ‘Olde English Rose’ voted Beer of the 2007 Festival at Cirencester in May, Cotswold Spring Brewery is keen to produce something memorable for this historic occasion. A percentage of the profit from its sale will be donated to the Gloucestershire Community Foundation’s Millennium Appeal, which aims to overcome disadvantage across the county.

The brewing of Gloucestershire’s Glory is strongly supported by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). With traditional free houses increasingly being bought up by pub management companies and large national breweries, the opportunities for local people to enjoy local beers has become ever more limited. CAMRA campaigns constantly for legislation to grant to any landlord of a pub owned by a company with more than 30 premises the right to take at least one beer independently.

“Let’s hope they choose ‘Gloucestershire’s Glory’ this year, and support local charities in the spirit of our county’s 1000th birthday,” said Alan Stephens, CAMRA Project Officer for the Millennium Ale.

More details are available on

www.gloucestershire1000.org.uk & www.gloucestershirecamra.org.uk
Our Apricot Harvest pump clip

Gloucestershire Beer of the Year competition

 

Best Bitter

2nd Place!

 

The 31st Cotswold Beer Festival 2007

Please Note: Recently there has been an explosive increase in the price of natural ingredients required in the brewing process

To remain commercially viable we have had to increase some of our prices marginally

We hope you will continue to support us… ‘We’re worth it!’

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Recognition for the Codger!

 

We are pleased to announce that the popularity of our Codrington Codger has reached JD Wetherspoons!

 

We have agreed to a request to supply their outlets throughout May, June and July, however, we are afraid that this will mean that we are unable to produce any specials during April as a result of a exhausted brewer!

Can drinking beer be good for you? - 15 May 2007 at 09:06


Beer is only an agri-food. In fact, Beer is better than Milk. According to Central Chronicle last publication, a glass of beer contains more protein than does the same quantity of milk.

Unless we have a tendency towards abuse, believe it or not, taken in moderation, Beer is actually a very healthy food. It's full of vitamins and minerals that are good for nerve production, help you concentrate, increase blood circulation, and stimulate the metabolism. The hops, low alcohol content, and carbonation help relax the body.

Beer that has been brewed for just about as long as humans have been cultivating crops. Twenty years or so ago beer and other alcoholic drinks were generally considered unhealthy. This hasn't always been the case. Historically beer was seen as beneficial and rightly so because it was often more sanitary than local water supplies. The water used to make beer was boiled early on in the brewing process that killed any pathogens.

Beer is a bit misunderstood. In fact, Beer can make a positive contribution to a healthy diet. "Beer is made from wholesome ingredients, such as malt, hops, brewer's yeast, barley and filtered water. It also contains B vitamins, such as niacin, riboflavin, pyridoxine and folate." Malt, the raw material for beer, is the same as for health drinks Maltova and Horlicks. There are different styles of beer and each style has a distinctive flavour and colour.

Studies have consistently shown that the moderate use of beer or alcoholic beverages is associated with a decrease in the risk of coronary heart disease. In fact, all types of alcoholic beverages are associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Alcohol is believed to protect against heart disease in two ways: by increasing levels of so-called "good" cholesterol (HDL); and from the short-term inhibitory effect of alcohol on blood clotting. Beer also helps to reduce triglycerides and LDL (the bad sort of cholesterol), problems that are often associated with obesity.

Taken from: Belgian Shop Newsletter