4.4% VOL
1 pint = 2.5 units of alcohol
A premium beer golden in colour with a combination of hops giving a pleasant bitter finish.
Three Black Pears appear on Worcester's second Coat of Arms, which dates back to the 16th Century AD.
For hundreds of years, the Black Pear has remained a popular symbol of the County of Worcestershire.
The origins of this fruitful piece of Worcester's heritage are sadly lost in the mists of time. There lingers a dramatic tale of Queen Elizabeth I visiting the city of Worcester in 1575 and remarking on the size of the fruit growing on a Black Pear tree, then insisting it should be put on the city's Coat of Arms. Believe what you like. There is no written evidence to this effect and some "experts" claim this particular Queen never set eyes on Worcester during her life.
The first of Worcester's Coats of Arms features a castle with three towers and nobody seems to know which castle this could be. So a rather cloudy and mysterious past seems to haunt Worcester (and they talk of the fog on the Tyne: pea soup on the Severn, mate.)
At least the Black Pear actually exists. There are Black Pear trees still growing in Worcester (Cripplegate Park) and the fruit is good for cooking.
Worcestershire is generally known for its pears and perry; neighbouring Herefordshire for its apples and cider. These two counties are divided by the Malvern Hills, which brings us nicely back to...
...which has a really super view across to Worcester!