Club secretary Gavin Aitchison and chairman Ian Warner (left and right above respectively) headed over to Scarborough last week, to team up with lifelong Jambo Stuart Neilson, who runs the North Riding Brew Pub.
The guys worked together on a special creation, which will be on sale at our Burns Supper in Brigantes on Micklegate on January 25.
The beer is called Marooned - in honour of all of us die-hard Jambos marooned in England - and has an ABV of 5.1%. It also includes a variety of hop from New Zealand called Dr Rudi - chosen in honour of cup-final hero Rudi Skacel.
The tasting notes read: "Marooned is a celebratory beer brewed by the York Hearts Supporters Club and North Riding Brew Pub for Burns Night 2013, and in tribute to Heart of Midlothian’s 5-1 victory over their Edinburgh rivals in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.
The beer is an IPA brewed using Galaxy and Dr Rudi hops – the latter in tribute to cup final hero Rudi Skacel. It packs as much punch as Rudi’s left foot but goes down as easily as the wee team in May. And it has an ABV – of course – of 5.1%.
It is best enjoyed from a big cup and we recommend drinking it in the evening – ideally at around 19.02 Bottled in Yorkshire – not at Hampden."
Most of the beer will be going into casks to sell in Yorkshire, including at Brigantes and at the North Riding Brew Pub, but some is also being bottled. Anyone interested in obtaining bottles should email northridinghotel@btconnect.com and yorkhearts@yahoo.co.uk
If you are twitter, contact @yorkhearts @north_riding and @yorkshireales
PICTURES from the brewing day are HERE
Visit the North Riding website HERE
Read the Edinburgh Evening News's coverage of the beer HERE
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