Aurelio, the award-winning golden ale from Two Fingers Brewing Co, is now available on tap for the first time through Punch pubs, with all profits going to Prostate Cancer UK.
Two Fingers Brewing Co was launched in January 2014 after seven beer-loving mates, whose loved ones had suffered prostate cancer, set off on a mission to make beer that isn’t just better tasting, but better for men everywhere, because all profits go to fighting prostate cancer.
Despite running the social enterprise alongside busy day jobs, the friends have now sold more than 130,000 bottles of Aurelio — which is brewed for them by Wold Top Brewery and which has won multiple awards — raising over £13,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.
While Aurelio has been available in bottles, through retailers like Tesco, Ocado, Booths and Amazon, and wholesalers such as Matthew Clark and Nectar Imports, it’s never been available on tap until now.
Aurelio will be available for Punch pubs to order for the next eight weeks, with around 1,200 publicans in Punch’s Finest Cask scheme having first pick in the next fortnight, before the chance to stock Aurelio is opened out to all 3,200 Punch pubs for the remaining six weeks.
Matt Sadler, co-founder of Two Fingers Brewing Co, said: “With at least 10p from every pint of Aurelio going to Prostate Cancer UK, if every Punch pub stocks it whilst they’ve got the chance then beer lovers will raise tens of thousands of pounds for charity, just by enjoying an award-winning pint. So, whether you drink at a Punch pub or work at a Punch pub, make sure you ask the bar staff at your local to stock Aurelio.”
James Beeby, director of fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK, added: “With one man dying of prostate cancer every hour in the UK, it is a disease that cannot be ignored. We need to be reaching out to men on their own terms, and it’s with the support of organisations such as Two Fingers Brewing Co and Punch Taverns that we can keep doing this. And we’re offering free Men United Arms fundraising packs to any pubs who’d like to make a real event around stocking Aurelio.”
Stephen Martin, drinks category manager for Punch, said: “We’re proud to be stocking Aurelio on draught for the first time and proud to be giving our customers the chance do good with some great beer. We’re encouraging everyone to get behind Aurelio and raise as much as possible for Prostate Cancer UK”
Find your nearest Finest Cask pub at www.finestcask.co.uk/pub-finder.php
