1965
Brewed to the same strength, the same recipe and the same yeast as the last beer of the Black Eagle Brewery that closed in 1965 after over 230 years of brewing. A rich, malty and hoppy Kentish Ale brewed with Greensand aquifer water, 100% Kent bred and grown hops and our heritage yeast strains.
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Brewsheet
StyleKentish Ale
WaterWesterham Greensand Aquifer
MaltsPale Ale, Crystal T50
HopsKent Grown: Northdown & West Kent Goldings
YeastWesterham House
IBUs35
AllergensBarley. Cans Certified Gluten Free
Colour
AromaFruity, Malty, Apricot
TasteWarming, Full, Dry Finish- Sweet
- Bitter
My Story
The Black Eagle Brewery, built in 1730, was the first piece of Westerham’s rich beer heritage.
The brewery closed in 1965 when the head brewer, Bill Wickett, brewed 3 barrels of Special Bitter Ale for the last beer. To preserve the yeast from the brewery, Bill deposited it at the National Collection of Yeast Cultures.
Forty years later, Westerham's head brewer, mashed in 12 barrels of that same 1965 Special Bitter Ale brewed with the Black Eagle yeast, reviving the last beer of Kent's best brewery.
A rich, malty and hoppy Kentish Ale brewed with Greensand aquifer water, 100% Kent bred and grown hops and our heritage yeast strains.
Kentish Ale is a Protected Food Name with Protected Geographical Indication
For information on product handling click here.
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