Long Man Old Man Original Pld Ale – new on today at The Fox Inn at Fox Corner.
Long Man Old Man
This original dark beer has soft malt notes of coffee and chocolate that combine with a pleasant light hoppiness to create a rich, full tasting Old Ale of times gone by.
Winner of 19 awards
ABV 4.3%
Long Man Brewery
Long Man’s award-winning beers are crafted in a converted flint barn in the heart of the South Downs National Park. This is where they put environmental sustainability at the core of everything they do. Long Man beers are brewed using regeneratively farmed barley, grown on site at Church Farm. No till, they use nature’s natural cycles and biodiversity to lock in carbon, keep the worm population healthy and prepare the soil for growing barley.
Their brewhouse is solar powered, their waste water is used for irrigation and their spent grain is fed to livestock. Long Man believes that by looking after the environment around them and sourcing everything they possibly can locally, they can produce Naturally Excellent Beer as well as give back to the land and community they rely on to sustain their business.
Barley
The brewery grows 500 acres of spring malting barley using regenerative methods in the farmland surrounding the brewery. After brewing, over 150 Tonnes of ‘spent grain’ is fed to livestock on the farm, and any surplus is then composted.
Water
All the water used in their beers – approximately 1 million litres per year – is drawn from the aquifer beneath the chalk downs. They use an advanced UV filtration system followed by ‘Burtonisation’ to ensure the water is perfect for brewing. Waste water is then collected, treated and used to help irrigate the farm.
Hops
The brewery uses ‘whole leaf’ hops sourced from Sussex, Kent, and beyond, to give the perfect flavour, aroma and bitterness they require, as well as to support the Great British Hop Grower.
Yeast
The brewery ‘pitches’ their house yeast into every brew so that they can then harvest and re-pitch from each freshly fermented batch. This not only recycles their yeast but ensures the consistent character in all their beers.
Energy
A bank of 100 solar panels on the roof of the farm’s grain store generates 25kva of electricity per year to help power the Brewhouse.
Labour
Long Man believes in supporting local employment and the majority of their workforce is sourced from the surrounding towns and villages.