New local beer celebrates Scott anniversary at festival
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Brewer Douglas Ross and creator Frank Park with the new brew 'The Chase'
A Bridge of Allan brewery has launched a new ale to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake.
Created by Bridge of Allan's Traditional Scottish Ales, 'The Chase' is named after part of the poem which made Scott the most popular author of his time. The poem also inspired one of the most recognised pieces of music 'Hail to the Chief', which had its biggest worldwide audience when it was played at President Obama's inauguration.
The Chase Ale has been launched to coincide with ScottsLand, a programme of events created by Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park to celebrate the land that inspired Scott - the Trossachs. The beer will be the star attraction at The Trossachs Beer Festival which takes place in Kilmahog, Callander in August.
It was developed with the Bridge of Allan brewer Traditional Scottish Ales and also links to a new event in the area called The Chase which will attract sporting enthusiasts to the duathalon and families to the fun race on September 25th September.
The Chase is available in bottles and casks from the Scottish Real Ale Shop and online at www.theladeinn.com. It is brewed using only the finest natural ingredients to produce a refreshing, smooth, malty, lightly hopped, ruby red ale. The red and gold label quotes lines from The Chase canto of The Lady of the Lake, and has a distinct stag on the front.
Creator Frank Park has already had a great response to the ale. He said: "It was a really interesting challenge to create something which celebrated Scott, the Lady of the Lake and The Chase, but we're delighted with the final product.
"We had plenty of volunteers to taste the brew, and it's been really popular with locals, real ale enthusiasts and tourists, which is apt as it was Scott who was responsible for the first surge of tourism to the area."
The fourth annual Trossachs Beer Festival takes place between 27th August and 5th September at the Lade Inn, Kilmahog, Callander.
A full list of ScottsLand events, including the Trossachs Beer Festival is available at www.scottsland.co.uk.
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