Black Tor Brewery director, Jonathon Crump (right), with Mel Stride MP in the Strangers’ Bar
Black Tor Brewery, of Christow in Dartmoor National Park, raised a glass of its popular Blonde with local MP Mel Stride, in the Strangers’ Bar of the House of Commons.
The refreshing, hoppy, 3.8% ABV blonde beer, which is brewed with Rakau hops from New Zealand for subtle stonefruit and tropical flavours, and dry-hopped with Cascade hops from the US, imparting citrus aromas, was enjoyed by many MPs and other parliamentarians.
It was also enjoyed by model Jodie Kidd, who was receiving the beer drinker of the year award from the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group.
Black Tor head brewer and director, Jonathon Crump, made the journey up to London to share a pint with his MP. He said: “We were delighted that Blonde was selected for the Strangers’ Bar, the second time one of our beers has been served after our Pride of Dartmoor amber ale was a guest in 2017, and grateful to Mel Stride and the team at the bar for making it happen.
“We’re very proud of our beers and this was a great opportunity to spread the word about them and fly the flag for Devon food and drink.”
Black Tor will be back in London in August at the Great British Beer Festival where its Blonde, Raven, and Dunkelweizen will be served.
