22nd April 2008

Roll out the barrel with BASC’s centenary beer

Hook Norton Brewery is producing a special beer to celebrate the BASC centenary. The Brewery will be producing a centenary beer called Double Barrelled. For every equivalent bottle sold, 5p will be donated to BASC. The bottled version will go on sale on the 1st of June and the draught product on the 1st of July.

There will also be a formal launch at the CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace on the 25 July, and it will be available, by the case wherever you live.

An initial production run will be 10,000 bottles, and the draught version is available three weeks before and continuing one week after the CLA Game Fair. Commenting on the creation of Double Barrelled, BASC Director of Operations, Simon Hamlyn, said: “This is great news for the BASC centenary celebrations. What better way to celebrate a 100 years of success than with a beer produced by one of the leading independent brewers in the country.”

Hook Norton Managing Director James Clarke said: “Hook Norton Brewery is extremely proud to have worked with BASC in creating Double Barrelled.Being a rural independent brewer with an interest in conservation, it is important that we aid organisations like BASC wherever possible.”