For 2023 we got together with our friends at Harrogate Brewing Company to make the kind of beer we just love to drink.

This is a 5.4% West Coast IPA named after explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist, Isabella Bird. In the words of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society:

“Born in 1831 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, Isabella Bird led an extraordinary life that shocked and fascinated her strait-laced peers. In an era when women were defined by their husband’s wealth and career, and even sitting astride a horse was an outrage to feminine respectability, she flouted the strict moral codes and lived a life of freedom and adventure, guided only by her heart and her boundless curiosity.”

Isabella travelled the world throughout her life. In 1872 following a six month stay in Hawaii, Bird went to the west coast of the United States. From San Francisco she traveled alone by horse to Lake Tahoe and then to the Rocky Mountains and Colorado.

What an incredible woman. Cheers to you, Isabella!

This beer is a small-batch cask brew. To enquire about availability email info@harrogatebrewery.co.uk or order via Eebria here.