Farmhouse ale Farmhouse ale Farmhouse ale is an ancient European tradition where farmers brewed beer for consumption on the farm from their own grain, hops, and yeast. Most farmers would brew for Christmas and/or harvest time, but in areas where they had enough grain farmers would use beer as the every-day drink. This was in a time when it was safer to drink beer than water. Farmhouse ale has enormous variation in the ingredients and brewing process used, both of which follow ancient local traditions. Today many microbreweries make beers they market as farmhouse ale, but in most cases the connection with
Rail ale trail featured a rail ale trail in 2007 The North TransPennine Ale Trail from Stalybridge to Batley features 9 Real Ale pubs, all of which located within short walking distance from the stations. This trail was featured on the BBC2 programme, Oz and James Drink to Britain. Wokingham Council provide a "Real Ale by Rail in Henley" guide to several pubs along the Henley Branch Line (the "Regatta Line") from Twyford, Berkshire, to Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. A trail has been created for the Derwent Valley Line between Derby and Matlock. A scheme called "Ale Track" operates on the Wherry Lines from to