Long Man Brewery – Old Man Old Ale – 4.3% – 500ml

Description

About the Brewery

Not far from our brewery at Church Farm you’ll find The Long Man of Wilmington, also sometimes referred to as The Wilmington Giant, an imposing figure cut into the the steep slope of Windover Hill, facing roughly north towards the Weald. At 226 feet (68.9 meters) it’s one of largest representations of a human figure to be found anywhere in the world and a major local landmark, and it’s from this figure that the brewery takes its name.

The Long Man holds what appear to be long staves in each hand, leading to much speculation about what the figure is meant to represent. Historical facts are at best rather sketchy and the figure has evidently been altered on more than one occasion over the years, partly in the interests (not always for the better) of preservation as grass would have grown over the original outline which was formed from packed chalk. Interestingly, the figure’s name may well derive from the fact that in reality the figure is longer than it looks. When viewed from the air the figure is visibly taller and thinner as it was constructed to appear in the correct human proportions when seen from ground level.