22nd February 2012

By Nick Wakefield

DRINKERS beware – a dark, full-bodied predator will soon be on the prowl in pubs across the Five Valleys.

Award-winning Stroud Brewery has unleashed its new stout Big Cat following a spate of large feline sightings in the area.
The 4.5 per cent, richly dark tipple is inspired by recent tales of a mystery jet-black beast seen roaming the Stroud valleys following the discovery of deer carcasses in Woodchester.
Several pubs have signed up to serve the malty brew, including The Prince Albert in Rodborough, The Ram Inn in Woodchester and The Bear of Rodborough when it is uncaged next week.
Brewery managing director Greg Pilley said: "Each March we bring out a seasonal beer and we always try to a pick a name with some local significance that puts Stroud on the map.
"It seems recently we have had more than our fair share of strange sightings and this beer being so dark and silky certainly matches the description of a big cat."
Some of the brewery’s other seasonal offerings include its Ding Dong Christmas Porter, Jack O’ Lantern Halloween Dark Bitter and Summer Breeze Pale Ale.