You may recall that, back in June 2017, I marked the sapphire jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II by tasting a selection of beers brewed to commemorate her silver jubilee. It’s certainly an occasion that I am unlikely to forget, having developed a throat infection from one of the beers that had become contaminated during its 40 years in storage.
Thankfully, it is still just about possible to sample a beer brewed to mark Her late Majesty’s coronation without having to resort to a course of antibiotics and cries of “I told you so” from loved ones. Originally a dark barley wine, Elizabethan Ale was first produced by Harvey & Son of Lewes, East Sussex in 1953 and was so popular that it continued to be produced for every year of the late queen’s reign.
Although the label, which was designed by a local artist and features the Tudor crown and Drake’s ship the Golden Hind, remained unchanged over the years, the Elizabethan Ale recipe was tweaked a little in the 1960s to become a lighter-coloured ale.
However, Elizabethan Ale would revert to its original recipe whenever a significant royal milestone or anniversary occurred. With an ABV of between 7.5 and 8.5%, Elizabethan Ale won numerous awards at events such as the International Exhibition of Brewing (Brewex), World Beer Awards and the International Beer Challenge.
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THE FEW ON SCREEN
Steven Taylor looks at the Battle of Britain across film and TV
Table Service
Rachel Toy looks at the history of Ridgway Homemaker tableware
Hever Forever
Claire Saul studies the newly refurbished Boleyn Apartment at Hever Castle & Gardens - a castle fit for a queen
Shining a Light
Tony O’Neil tunes into the history of the last manned lightvessel
The Man With the Goldeneye
Film stills photographer Keith Hamshere describes how he came to enter the world of James Bond
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BALLS
lan Wheeler looks back on 70 years of Tiger comic and Roy of the Rovers, and chats to the man who edited and oversaw both titles
To Play the Queen
Chris Hallam looks back on the life of one of the UK’s best known lookalikes
POOLING RESOURCES
Martin Handley looks at what life was like after the Vernons Girls
POSTCARD FROM= SUSSEX
Bob Barton indulges in pleasure piers and fairground delights, as well as fulfilling a long-held ambition to visit the home of Rudyard Kipling
Oh, Miss Jones
Chris Hallam looks back at the origins and legacy of Rising Damp, ITV's most successful sitcom