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A popular brewery is celebrating its 175th anniversary and is preparing to mark the occasion by bringing back a popular recipe. St Austell Brewery, based in Cornwall, is launching a limited-edition cask ale to celebrate the historic event. Reusing the brewery’s archived recipe is a way to honor the company’s decades in business.

The beer was named 1851, commemorating the date founder Walter Hicks founded the brewery. The recipe is based on the handwritten diaries of former brewer Merv Westaway from the 1800s. These documents are currently kept in the brewery’s own archives, where it documents its history.

The original recordings featured a level of detail rarely seen in modern brewing notes.

Fuggles hops, which give the beer its earthy, piney bitterness, have even been attributed to a specific grower, Cooper’s Farm in Kent.

The 1851 recipe is brewed with pale Cornish malt, amber malt, wheat malt and Caramalt.

The result is a deep mahogany beer with 5.1% ABV that has biscuit notes and tastes slightly dry.

St Austell is known for its popular beers such as Tribute Pale Ale and Proper Job IPA.

Its drinks are sold in pubs and supermarkets across the country, including Wetherspoons, Morrisons, ASDA and Tesco. Sun.

The brewers still maintain their south coast connections, supporting 160 pubs in the region.

St Austell brewing manager Georgina Young said: “We wanted to create something that truly reflects our history – not just a beer that marks a milestone, but one that connects us directly to the brewers and practices that have shaped the business.”

The beer will be specially brewed but will only be available for a limited time at some bars in the southwest.