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DR018 - Edition 1,500

Old Nick

Old Nick - or Old Nicholls - was a wise man that lived in the appropriately named Hell Lane in Dudley. Old Nick's reputation for sound advice was sadly damaged when local miners asked for help in solving the mystery of why their candles kept disappearing in the night. Old Nick said that it was The Devil who was stealing the candles and this could be stopped by visiting the pit at night with a bible and, on hearing the approach of The Devil, begin reciting the Lord's Prayer backwards. After a tense and nervous night, the miners heard strange noises and began to recite the Lord's Prayer and lit matches for comfort only to see a plague of rats happily eating the stock of candles! Old Nick was a pale golden beer brewed using Styrian Hops and the Optic Malt that produced an ale with a sweet fruity aroma and a distinctive hop character that led to a dry hoppy finish.