Ilkley Brewery puts Dinner Ale back on table
By: JimOldfield
August 18th, 2012
A Yorkshire brewery has dug back 130 years through its beer archives, to resurrect a forgotten ale.
Ilkley Brewery found Dinner Ale – a Victorian Pale Ale – in the records of the long-gone Ilkley Brewery and Aerated Water Company.
The award-winning and Royally-honoured Tyke brewers have given the ale a new twist – using modern-day Australian and American hops to create a very light, crisp 3.3 per cent beer designed to accompany food.
Dinner Ale is the latest addition to Ilkley’s Origins range, which celebrates some of the world’s greatest beers.
Luke Raven, from the brewery explained: “During Victorian times, wine started to be associated with wealth and beer was found on the tables of working families.
“Dinner Ales were the affordable option and were generally light and crisp so as to be easy-drinking with food.
“We were intrigued that this style seemed to have died out and were keen to reintroduce it, particularly as matching beer with food is one of our passions.”
The ale is now available in cask and bottles.
To find out how to get some, hit the link below.
HAND-PUMPED link: Ilkley Brewery
