Raising a toast to special beer to mark 50th birthday of South Downs Way
November 8, 2022
A delightful beer crafted from the stunning landscape around the South Downs Way will be unveiled to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Trail.
Expert brewers at Long Man Brewery have been beavering away all summer creating a special ale to mark the big birthday this year.
And now the wait is over!
Rambling Man One Hundred, created from malted barley sustainably grown in the National Park and water captured from the glorious South Downs aquifer, will be unveiled at a celebratory event at Seven Sisters Country Park between 11am and 4pm on 19 November.
The newly-refurbished visitor centre will be the venue for the celebration and everyone visiting on the 19th will have the chance to try a sample.
The celebration will explore the tasting notes and characteristics.
The South Downs Way is a hilltop route running along the chalk ridge of the South Downs. At 100 miles, it runs from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex, taking in chalky peaks, ancient forest, magical river valleys and brilliant white cliffs.
The route has been trodden by people for millennia, but such was its national importance for walkers that it was approved to become a new National Trail in March 1963.
On 15 July 1972 it was officially opened as the South Downs Way National Trail, making it the UK’s fifth national trail to be established and its first long-distance bridleway.
As well as the celebratory beer by Long Man Brewery, a commemorative plaque was produced by the National Park Authority for the 66 parishes along the trail.
Richard Ayres, who manages the visitor centre at Seven Sisters Country Park, said: “The South Downs Way runs right past us here, so it’s very fitting that we’re getting to unveil this fabulous beer. Having tried it, I can tell you it’s a corker!
“If you can’t make it on the day, we’ll be selling the beer in our shop and it would make the perfect Christmas gift!”
The Long Man brewers will also be back with a stall at the Seven Sisters’ Christmas Market over the weekend of 10 to 11 December.
The market will feature local produce, honey, arts and crafts and plenty of Yuletide gift ideas!
ONE HUNDRED is bold and vibrant, this Wheat Pale has pineapple and lemon notes that give way to bold and juicy peach, grapefruit and stone fruit flavours while delivering a silky and smooth mouth feel
