#jane tyrrell

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

PRINCES IN THE TOWER

PRINCES IN THE TOWER

            The Princes in the Tower were the sons of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville - Edward, 12 and Richard of Shrewsbury, 9. When the king died in 1483, his heir Edward V became king.

            Edward IV left his sons care to his brother Richard, who put his nephews in the Tower of London to prepare for Edward V’s upcoming coronation. Richard claimed himself as king and the princes as illegitimate.  

            Richard III left his nephews in the Tower of London under guard and their mother had to go into sanctuary. The Princes disappeared that same year and were most likely murdered. It was believed that Richard III had the princes killed as they would have been a constant threat to his throne. After the Princes disappeared, Richard III and his once loyal companion, the Duke of Buckingham, had a falling out. Thomas More wrote that Buckingham confessed to a bishop, ‘… I never agreed or condescended to it’. More wrote that the king organised to have the princes killed in their beds and it was stated that they were smothered by the kings trusted servant James Tyrrell with the help of Miles Forest and John Dighton. More stated that he got much of his information from the confessions of Tyrrell in 1502. More stated the killers buried the princes at the ‘stair foot, under a great heap of stones’.

            Only weeks into his reign, Woodville knowing her sons were now dead; conspired with Henry Tudor’s mother, Margaret Beaufort in secret and promised to have Tudor marry her daughter. In 1485, Richard was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth and Henry VII married Elizabeth of York and the Tudor dynasty began.

            In 1592 Shakespeare described Richard III as a hunchback, many modern Richard III supporters didn’t believe this was true and believed it was Tudor propaganda. They were wrong, Richard III’s remains were discovered in 2012 and it was revealed he had suffered severe curvature of the spine.

            In 1674, during the reign of King Charles II, during work at the Tower of London, workmen discovered a wooden box under the staircase containing two small human skeletons. It is believed that these were the remains of the princes. The king had them buried in Westminster Abbey where they remain today.

#princesinthetower #richardIII #Henrystafford #jamestyrell #thomasmore

[queenmarytudor]

Mary I's Fight For The Throne

15th July - Mary wins a fleet

At daybreak, Henry Jerningham, John Tyrrell and Edward Glemham go to inspect the ships in the haven. The crew ask Jerningham "what he would have, and whether he would have their captains or no; and he said yeah, mary. Said they " Ye shall have them, or else we shall throw them to the bottom of the sea." The captains, seeing this perplexity, said forthwith they would serve queen Mary gladly." 1

Jerningham takes Richard Brooke, the squadron's commander, back to Framlingham castle, where they "bring news of this happy and unexpected arrival to the queen." 2 The last ship, The Greyhound, still remains in Lowestoft, but for now they focus on bringing the artillery and weapons from the rest to Framlingham.

Tyrrell and Glemham also reveal to Mary that Lord Wentworth has submitted, telling the pair that "although he had pledged his fealty to Jane by the obligation of his oath, his inner conscience constantly proclaimed that Mary had a greater right to the throne, so that he would pay no more heed to that obligation but set it aside and join his true sovereign with all speed." 3

Approximately on this day, in response to the Duke of Northumberland's letter ordering them to proclaim Jane, the mayor of Coventry, "being ruled by Mr Edward Sanders, the recorder, would not do it." 4 A fervent Catholic, Sanders "speedily proclaimed queen Mary."5 The city hold a "great store of armour; and there was a cry that the city was firing in four places, which caused the common bell to be rung, the gates shut, and the walls manned, but there was no hurt." 6

Meanwhile...

The Duke of Northumberland enters Cambridge. 7

Lord Edward Clinton joins Northumberland with more supplies and weaponry. 8

Francis Jobson raises 500 rebels at Ware to join Northumberland at Cambridge. 9

Northumberland's son and heir, the Earl of Warwick, and George Howard, brother of Mary's step mother Katherine, burn Sawston Hall down in revenge for housing Mary. 10

In Buckinghamshire, Edward Hastings and Sir Edmund Peckham lead a force of men intending to march towards the Palace of Westminster "where their purpose is to apprehend Mr [Francis] Jobson and to take the armour and munitions that they shall there find, for the better furnishing of themselves in the defence of the Queen’s majesty’s person and her title." 11

A printed epistle dedicated to Gilbert Potter, the man who had his ears chopped off for proclaiming Mary, is distributed amongst London . "Whereas thou hast of late showed thy self to be a true subject to Mary, queen of England, not only by words but by deeds, and for the farther trial of thy true heart towards her, did offer thy body to be slain in her quarrel, and offered up thy self into the hands of the ragged bear most rank, with whom is nether mercy, pity, nor compassion, but his indignation present death. Thy promise (Gilbard) is faithful, thy heart is true, thy love is fervent towards her grace ; and, whereas you did promise me faithfully (when I last visited thee in prison) to be torn with wild horses, thou would not deny Marye our queen […] For, as it shall be to the great honour and praise in this world, and in heaven, to die in her grace's quarrel, and in the defence of thy country ; so would it be to the utter destruction both of thy body and soul to do the contrary […] I hear say that the true subject, Sir Edmund Peckham, is gone, with all his power and treasure, to assist her grace […] I hear also, that there is come more to help her grace, the earl of Darbey, the earl of Oxford, the earl of Bath, and divers other nobles […] The good earl of Arundel and the earl of Shrewsbury be here still; but, as I am informed, the earl of Arundel will not consent to none of their doing […] The author reveals he has also sent two "into the ragged bears camp. Keep that close which thou hast; the world is dangerous. The great devil, Dudley, ruleth; (duke, I should have said) : well, let that pass, seeing it is out, but I trust he shall not long. 12

The Imperial ambassadors are "being watched so closely to see whether we do what the Council prohibited that we are unable to negotiate as freely as we could wish or attempt certain useful expedient." 13

Members of the Privy Council visit the Imperial ambassadors again, to ask them to decide whether they want to stay or not "for if we did wish to remain our persons should be secure and my Lords would do their best for us. If we wished to depart they would give us an escort to conduct us safely out of the kingdom." 14 They decide to leave town on the 20th, slowly making their way to Dover hoping to hear of news regarding Mary and Northumberland.

Sources:

1. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

2. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

3. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

4. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

5. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

6. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

7. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

8. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

9. Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Philip and Mary Vol 1. 1553 - 1554

10. Spanish State Papers, 20th July 1553

11. Acts of the Privy Council, Volume 4

12. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

13. Spanish State Papers, 16th July 1553

14. Spanish State Papers, 16th July 1553

[sporadiceagleheart]

Today's joy with Rachel Joy Scott Friday edits is for missing kids I hope soon they be found and Brought back home safe and sound Madeleine McCann, Inga Gehricke, Summer Wells, Haleigh Cummings, Morgan Nick, Ben Needham, Timmothy Pitzen, Baby Lisa Irwin, Baby Sabrina Aisenberg, Kayla Berg, Mary Boyle, Jennifer Joyce Kesse, Amy Lynn Bradley, Asha Jaquilla Degree, Brian Randall Shaffer, Brandon Swanson, Lars Joachim Mittank, Maura Murray, Kyron Richard Horman, Rebecca Coriam, Evelyn Grace Hartley, Frederick Valentich, Lauren Spierer, Marjorie West, Margaret Ellen Fox, Joshua Guimond, LeeAnna Warner, Tara Leigh Calico, Cherrie Ann Mahan, Nyleen Kay Marshall, Phoenix Coldon, Laureen Ann Rahn, Johnny Gosch, Sara Anne Wood, Rebecca Reusch, BRANDON LEE WADE, Katrice Lee, Adele Marie Wells, William Tyrrell, Rene Hasee, Jane Beaumont, Dennise Jeannette "Denny" Sullivan, Ember Skye Graham, Tricia J. Kellett, Donnis Marie "Pinky" Redman, Renee Aitken, Dulce Maria Alavez, Jonathan Allen, Victoria Allen, Mylette Josephine Anderson, Erica Nicole Baker, Ava Grace Baldwin, Amber Renee Barker, Brittney Ann Beers, Tammy Lynn Belanger, Alessia Vera Schepp, Livia Clara Schepp, Ilene Rebecca Scott, Mary Lou Sena, Natasha Marie Shanes, Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Shea, Crystal Ann Tymich, Anna[1] Christian Waters, Holly Ann Hughes, Ashley LaShay Jones, Sofia Lucerno Juarez, Amber Jean Swartz-Garcia, Brooklinn Felyxia Miller, Marjorie Christina "Christy" Luna , Lorie Lynn Lewis, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Lauren Maria Pico Jackson, Hattie Yvonne Jackson, Janice Kathryn Pockett, Alice Pereira, Sabine Morgenroth, Daniela Moreno, April Ann Cooper, Catherine Barbara "Cathy" Davidson, Mary Rachel Bryan, Hazel X. Bracamontes, Melissa Lee Brannen, Edna "Bette Jean" Masters, Shaina Ashly Kirkpatrick,

[spread-the-jam]

SUPPORT AUSSIE HIP HOP

[gnzma]

i said oh, guzma? when i heard this

[ yep this is going to the guzma compilation ]

[innervoiceart]

(via https://open.spotify.com/track/3YvcxlW9Vberby43J53rxi?si=iJCskjDwROuMF3DoYqR_Vg)

[calciopics]

The Hillsborough 97

Ninety-six men, women and children lose their lives with hundreds more injured. The oldest victim was 67, the youngest, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, aged just 10, was the cousin of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. 

The name of the 97th Hillsborough disaster victim, who died last year, has been added to Anfield's memorial. Andrew Devine suffered life-changing injuries in the crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield, but survived until his death in July 2021.

Jon-Paul Gilhooley - 10 yo Philip Hammond - 14 yo Thomas Anthony Howard - 14 yo Paul Brian Murray - 14 yo Lee Nicol - 14 yo Adam Edward Spearritt - 14 yo Peter Andrew Harrison - 15 yo Victoria Jane Hicks - 15 yo Philip John Steele - 15 yo Kevin Tyrrell - 15 yo Kevin Daniel Williams - 15 yo Kester Roger Marcus Ball - 16 yo Nicholas Michael Hewitt - 16 yo Martin Kevin Traynor - 16 yo Simon Bell - 17 yo Carl Darren Hewitt - 17 yo Keith McGrath - 17 yo Stephen Francis O'Neill - 17 yo Steven Joseph Robinson - 17 yo Henry Charles Rogers - 17 yo Stuart Paul William Thompson - 17 yo Graham John Wright - 17 yo James Gary Aspinall - 18 yo Carl Brown - 18 yo Paul Clark - 18 yo Christopher Barry Devonside - 18 yo Gary Philip Jones - 18 yo Carl David Lewis - 18 yo John McBrien - 18 yo Jonathon Owens - 18 yo Colin Mark Ashcroft - 19 yo Paul William Carlile - 19 yo Gary Christopher Church - 19 yo James Philip Delaney - 19 yo Sarah Louise Hicks - 19 yo David William Mather - 19 yo Colin Wafer - 19 yo Ian David Whelan - 19 yo Stephen Paul Copoc - 20 yo Ian Thomas Glover - 20 yo Gordon Rodney Horn - 20 yo Paul David Brady - 21 yo Thomas Steven Fox - 21 yo Marian Hazel McCabe - 21 yo Joseph Daniel McCarthy - 21 yo Peter McDonnell - 21 yo Carl William Rimmer - 21 yo  Peter Francis Tootle - 21 yo David John Benson - 22 yo David William Birtle - 22 yo Tony Bland - 22 yo Gary Collins - 22 yo Tracey Elizabeth Cox - 23 yo William Roy Pemberton - 23 yo Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton - 23 yo David Leonard Thomas - 23 yo Peter Andrew Burkett - 24 yo Derrick George Godwin - 24 yo Graham John Roberts - 24 yo David Steven Brown - 25 yo Richard Jones - 25 yo Barry Sidney Bennett - 26 yo Andrew Mark Brookes - 26 yo Paul Anthony Hewitson - 26 yo Paula Ann Smith - 26 yo Christopher James Traynor - 26 yo Barry Glover - 27 yo Gary Harrison - 27 yo Christine Anne Jones - 27 yo Nicholas Peter Joynes - 27 yo Francis Joseph McAllister - 27 yo Alan McGlone - 28 yo Joseph Clark - 29 yo Christopher Edwards - 29 yo James Robert Hennessy - 29 yo Alan Johnston - 29 yo Anthony Peter Kelly - 29 yo Martin Kenneth Wild - 29 yo Peter Reuben Thompson - 30 yo Stephen Francis Harrison - 31 yo Eric Hankin - 33 yo Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons - 34 yo Roy Harry Hamilton - 34 yo Patrick John Thompson - 35 yo Michael David Kelly - 38 yo Brian Christopher Mathews - 38 yo David George Rimmer - 38 yo Inger Shah - 38 yo David Hawley - 39 yo Thomas Howard - 39 yo Arthur Horrocks - 41 yo Eric George Hughes - 42 yo Henry Thomas Burke - 47 yo Raymond Thomas Chapman - 50 yo Andrew Stanley Devine -55 yo John Alfred Anderson - 62 yo Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron - 67 yo

[tenderdean]

i was tagged by @demonicsoulmates to put my songs on shuffle and list the first ten! thank you!

1. am i in your light - ben howard

2. the silicone veil - susanne sundfør

3. splintered - aisha badru

4. may the best - london grammar

5. santa sangre - marriages

6. hungry face - mogwai

7. wild waters - jane tyrrell

8. 13 beaches - lana del rey

9. no fate awaits me - son lux

10. graceless - the national

i really love these actually ! uh i tag @andromedaskyline @s6castiel @deansmultitudes @alaynestone @septembersghost ♥️ if any of you want!

[ariel-seagull-wings]

OC INFO: LENORA

FULL NAME: LADY LENORA HOWELL

NICKNAME(S): MY FAIR LIONESS (BY RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER)

FACECLAIM: JULIE PETERS

BIRTH: AUGUST 15th 1453

DEATH: AUGUST 06th 1503

ZODIAC SIGN: LEO

SEXUALITY: HETEROSEXUAL

GENDER: FEMALE

ORIGIN: YORK, ENGLAND

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

FAMILY: SIR PETER HOWELL (FATHER); LADY JANE TYRRELL HOWELL (MOTHER); SIR JAMES TYRRELL (UNCLE); LADY ANNE ARUNDEL TYRRELL (AUNT);  RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER (HUSBAND); EDWARD IV (BROTHER-IN-LAW); GEORGE OF CLARENCE (BROTHER-IN-LAW); QUEEN ELIZABETH WOODVILLE (SISTER-IN-LAW); EDMOND (SON); JOHN (SON); CONSTANCE (ADOPTIVE DAUGHTER).

CHARACTERISTICS:

+: artistic sensitivity, political pragmatism and inteligence, modesty, discretion, a dry and witty sense of humour

-: early low self-esteem, agressiveness and some difficulty in thrusting other people, loneliness

WEAPON(S) OF CHOICE: A SMALL DAGGER

OTHER PERSONAL INFO:

She likes to play the lute, sing and dance.

Becomes an enthusiast of falconry thanks to her husband’s teachings.

Lenora had once a undeclared crush on the minstrel who teached her to play the lute, and wanted to try to say something to him, but her uncle arranjed her marriage to Richard of Gloucester for political reasons. Lenora was sad at first, but then, with some time of living and knowing each other, later developed a relationship of friendship and love with her husband.

Her first son, Edmond, was a planed child that was born premature at seven months, with a crooked foot. Then, when Edmond was three, during a visit to London streets, Lenora saw the little orphan girl Constance, and asked her husband, Richard of Gloucester, to adopt her as their daughter. Years later, all the family was surprised with the discovery that Lenora was pregnant again, and she had John, also a seven month premature child. Fortunally all three children survived till adulthood.

Is very close to the gardeners, working with then to plant and pick flowers and herbs and learning the medical properties of plants.

[imaginary-existence]

I found a tagging game and thought I’d give it a try.

Rules: name your top 10 favorite female characters from 10 different fandoms then tag 10 people

(I know you’re supposed to name one character in each fandom but my list, my rules :))

In no particular order:

1. Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg, Cordelia Chase, Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

2. Hermione Granger and Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

3. Ariel (The Little Mermaid)

4. Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

5. Donna Noble and Martha Jones (Doctor Who)

6. Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

7. Arya Stark (early seasons and the books) and Mergaery Tyrrell (Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire)

8. Inara, Zoe, and Kaylee (Firefly)

9. Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)

10. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Tagging: @mirralegion, @cup-of-chamomille, @ladollyvitam and everyone else who happens to see this and wants to do it ;)

[queenmarytudor]

Mary I's Fight For The Throne

14th July - Mary sends out a scout

Great Yarmouth finally declare for Mary, who send a bailiff to "signify the towns faithfulness and allegiance, which the said queen took in very good part, giving him her great thanks and commendation, promising to requite this the towns dutiful kindness." 1

Around this time, Colchester also proclaim Mary queen, sending provisions to Framlingham that include "three tuns of beer [...] and the carriage of the same in six carts." 2

After she hears nothing from Glemham and Tyrrell sent to Lord Wentworth yesterday, Mary sends one of her most trusted men Henry Jerningham to follow after them and discover if they have succeeded.

While in an nearby inn, Jerningham learns in conversation that "a squadron of five ships of the late King Edward VI, laden with soldiers and weaponry, had been forced into the safety of Orwell haven by bad weather and was lying there [...] The crews were in a state of great disturbance and had most courageously mutinied against their officers because of the disowning of Princess Mary." 3 One of the sailors onboard disembarked and is now in the inn.

He orders the sailor brought to him to verify the tale. When he does, Jerningham decides to set out in the morning with Glemham and Tyrrell, who are sleeping in the same inn.

Meanwhile in London...

Forces are mustered on Tothill 4 and paid a month's wages in advance. 5

The Duke of Northumberland leaves London for Cambridge, with his sons Ambrose and Henry, Sir John Gates, Sir Thomas Palmer, the Marquis of Northampton, Francis Hastings earl of Huntingdon, the earls of Rutland and Westmorland, and various troops. 6

The Imperial ambassadors send a man after Northumberland's army to find out news. 7

Sources:

1. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

2. Chronicle of Queen Jane and Queen Mary

3. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

4. The Chronicle of the Grey Friars: Jane

5. Spanish State Papers, 12th July 1553

6. Vita Mariae Angliae Reginae of Robert Wingfield

7. Spanish State Papers, 16th July 1553

[beaute-tin-kiriaki]

(Pieater)

[jdswritersblog]

Stories From The Genealogist: John C Tyrrell.

John was born in Ireland, probably Kildare due to his parents, Patrick and Jane both living there. He marries Mary McNally on Jul 1, 1833 Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. They immigrated to America in 1848. John and his wife, Mary lived in Paterson, New Jersey. John served as a Union Soldier in the American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865.

[samanthasroberts]

Warming up to ales: the British beer movement brewing in America

Americans have long rejected Britains booze as too warm and flat but a new wave of brewers are seeking to change that

Americans perceive several reasons to shun British beer. It’s warm. It’s flat. It’s bitter. Or, worse, it’s mild. Thanks but no thanks.

Instead they drink ice-cold Budweiser-type lagers or potent craft brews and leave the Brits to their eccentric potions.

Now a Minnesota-born brewer with a punk vibe and passion for English ale hopes to change all that, starting with “sublime pints” in Los Angeles.

“British beers have been flying under the radar here. They’re maligned and they basically apologise for being what they are,” said Andy Black. “We’re not apologising. We’re proud of what we do and want to be in your face about it.”

Black, 30, is the head brewer at Yorkshire Square, in Torrance, south of LA, which is riding a small, growing movement embracing traditional British-style beer in California.

He makes cask-conditioned bitters, milds, pales, goldens and porters which tend to be more balanced and lower in alcohol than US craft beers or imported Belgian and German brews.

Yorkshire Square has garnered buzz since launching a year ago and will on Saturday debut at LA Beer Week, an industry showcase otherwise monopolized by strong, hoppy India Pale Ales (IPAs).

A pint of ale at the Yorkshire Square Brewery. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian

Black considers IPA dominance the “hamburgfication” of beer. “I have a strong anti-authoritarian streak and like challenging existing notions.”

Other British-inspired brewers will also attend, reflecting evolving consumer palettes, said Frances Lopez, executive director of the LA County Brewers Guild, which sponsors the beer week. “We didn’t see a lot of British-style beers on the west coast so it’s been nice to see people gravitating towards nuance and craft beer.”

The festival will come on the heels of Britain’s national beer day on Friday, the anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215, a charter which among other things promised consistency for boozers: “Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale.”

British beer, especially bitter, has long struggled in the US. Less cold and fizzy than domestic beers, it is deemed relatively warm and flat.

The name bitter – a type of pale ale which is not in fact very bitter – alienated drinkers who favoured smooth, light lagers. A 1990s ad campaign for Keystone Light mocked “bitter beer face” with images of gurning trolls.

Then came the explosion in strong craft beers with experimental blends and ingredients, including gummy bears, and British beer was deemed not too strong but too insipid.

“It’s a very misunderstood style, which is why it’s taken so long for people to give it a shot,” Lopez said.

In addition to Yorkshire Square, LA’s beer week will also feature local British-style offerings from MacLeod Ale and an extra strong bitter (ESB) from Three Weavers Brewing Company. Several British-style breweries have sprouted across the west coast in recent years, including Machine House in Seattle and Freewheel in Redwood City, near San Francisco.

“British beer? I think it’s on the way,” said Megan Krigbaum, a contributing editor to Punch, a New York-based online drinks magazine.

“Bitter” and “mild” – another misnomer – reflect self-sabotaging English downplay, Krigbaum wrote in an essay last year. But a trend towards so-called “session beers” – lighter fare allowing multiple scoops in social settings – is emboldening Americans to try British pints, she said.

Even so, Yorkshire Square refers to “bitter” only on the premises, where staff can explain it to customers. It is branded “pub ale” when sold outside. “People are very literal,” said Black.

The tattooed, pierced Minnesotan is an unlikely real ale champion. He studied anthropology and worked at a not-for-profit organisation before deciding to turn a home brew hobby into a career, starting with internships at breweries in Yorkshire and Sunderland in the UK.

Now with a 10-strong team, Black brews 550 barrels of British-style beer per year a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The average alcohol by volume (ABV) is 4.3%, just over half of that of a typical IPA.

Gary Croft, from Leeds, had the inspiration for Yorkshire Square. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian

Yorkshire Square was the brainchild of Gary Croft, an expatriate from Leeds who worked in pharmaceuticals before deciding to recreate British brews and pub culture. “I thought it was something Americans were missing out on,” he said.

Customers lauded the results. “You can have a handful and still hold a conversation,” said Ryan Trousadale, 32, seated in a sunlit terrace and raising a “1948”, a dark mild based on postwar English brewing records.

“Wonderful, low-octane social lubricant,” said Rob Tyrrell, 65, a retired aerospace worker. A welcome contrast, he said, with rocket-fuelled IPAs. “With the hoppy stuff, you better enjoy the first one because your buds are done.”

Jane Peyton, a beer sommelier and instigator of Britain’s national beer day, said via email that some US brewers were importing British hops to make British-style session beers.

Enthusiasm was spreading to imported beers, she added, with some Americans exalting brands with humble reputations in Britain. “I have lost count of the times that my clients have rhapsodised about Newcastle Brown Ale.”

Source: http://allofbeer.com/warming-up-to-ales-the-british-beer-movement-brewing-in-america/

from All of Beer https://allofbeer.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/warming-up-to-ales-the-british-beer-movement-brewing-in-america/

[allofbeercom]

Warming up to ales: the British beer movement brewing in America

Americans have long rejected Britains booze as too warm and flat but a new wave of brewers are seeking to change that

Americans perceive several reasons to shun British beer. It’s warm. It’s flat. It’s bitter. Or, worse, it’s mild. Thanks but no thanks.

Instead they drink ice-cold Budweiser-type lagers or potent craft brews and leave the Brits to their eccentric potions.

Now a Minnesota-born brewer with a punk vibe and passion for English ale hopes to change all that, starting with “sublime pints” in Los Angeles.

“British beers have been flying under the radar here. They’re maligned and they basically apologise for being what they are,” said Andy Black. “We’re not apologising. We’re proud of what we do and want to be in your face about it.”

Black, 30, is the head brewer at Yorkshire Square, in Torrance, south of LA, which is riding a small, growing movement embracing traditional British-style beer in California.

He makes cask-conditioned bitters, milds, pales, goldens and porters which tend to be more balanced and lower in alcohol than US craft beers or imported Belgian and German brews.

Yorkshire Square has garnered buzz since launching a year ago and will on Saturday debut at LA Beer Week, an industry showcase otherwise monopolized by strong, hoppy India Pale Ales (IPAs).

A pint of ale at the Yorkshire Square Brewery. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian

Black considers IPA dominance the “hamburgfication” of beer. “I have a strong anti-authoritarian streak and like challenging existing notions.”

Other British-inspired brewers will also attend, reflecting evolving consumer palettes, said Frances Lopez, executive director of the LA County Brewers Guild, which sponsors the beer week. “We didn’t see a lot of British-style beers on the west coast so it’s been nice to see people gravitating towards nuance and craft beer.”

The festival will come on the heels of Britain’s national beer day on Friday, the anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215, a charter which among other things promised consistency for boozers: “Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale.”

British beer, especially bitter, has long struggled in the US. Less cold and fizzy than domestic beers, it is deemed relatively warm and flat.

The name bitter – a type of pale ale which is not in fact very bitter – alienated drinkers who favoured smooth, light lagers. A 1990s ad campaign for Keystone Light mocked “bitter beer face” with images of gurning trolls.

Then came the explosion in strong craft beers with experimental blends and ingredients, including gummy bears, and British beer was deemed not too strong but too insipid.

“It’s a very misunderstood style, which is why it’s taken so long for people to give it a shot,” Lopez said.

In addition to Yorkshire Square, LA’s beer week will also feature local British-style offerings from MacLeod Ale and an extra strong bitter (ESB) from Three Weavers Brewing Company. Several British-style breweries have sprouted across the west coast in recent years, including Machine House in Seattle and Freewheel in Redwood City, near San Francisco.

“British beer? I think it’s on the way,” said Megan Krigbaum, a contributing editor to Punch, a New York-based online drinks magazine.

“Bitter” and “mild” – another misnomer – reflect self-sabotaging English downplay, Krigbaum wrote in an essay last year. But a trend towards so-called “session beers” – lighter fare allowing multiple scoops in social settings – is emboldening Americans to try British pints, she said.

Even so, Yorkshire Square refers to “bitter” only on the premises, where staff can explain it to customers. It is branded “pub ale” when sold outside. “People are very literal,” said Black.

The tattooed, pierced Minnesotan is an unlikely real ale champion. He studied anthropology and worked at a not-for-profit organisation before deciding to turn a home brew hobby into a career, starting with internships at breweries in Yorkshire and Sunderland in the UK.

Now with a 10-strong team, Black brews 550 barrels of British-style beer per year a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. The average alcohol by volume (ABV) is 4.3%, just over half of that of a typical IPA.

Gary Croft, from Leeds, had the inspiration for Yorkshire Square. Photograph: Dan Tuffs for the Guardian

Yorkshire Square was the brainchild of Gary Croft, an expatriate from Leeds who worked in pharmaceuticals before deciding to recreate British brews and pub culture. “I thought it was something Americans were missing out on,” he said.

Customers lauded the results. “You can have a handful and still hold a conversation,” said Ryan Trousadale, 32, seated in a sunlit terrace and raising a “1948”, a dark mild based on postwar English brewing records.

“Wonderful, low-octane social lubricant,” said Rob Tyrrell, 65, a retired aerospace worker. A welcome contrast, he said, with rocket-fuelled IPAs. “With the hoppy stuff, you better enjoy the first one because your buds are done.”

Jane Peyton, a beer sommelier and instigator of Britain’s national beer day, said via email that some US brewers were importing British hops to make British-style session beers.

Enthusiasm was spreading to imported beers, she added, with some Americans exalting brands with humble reputations in Britain. “I have lost count of the times that my clients have rhapsodised about Newcastle Brown Ale.”

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/warming-up-to-ales-the-british-beer-movement-brewing-in-america/