It's Yorkshire Day and to celebrate the county and all its glory, a number of pubs across Leeds are serving pints for £1.29.
The celebration is to promote the history of the county and remember the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1975 who protested against the local government reorganisation in 1974. Black Sheep Brewery are offering customers at two Leeds pubs the experience to try a beer dating back to 1992.
Black Sheep Tap and Kitchen in Chapel Allerton, as well as Foley's Tap Kitchen in the Headrow, Leeds city centre, are both serving up the pints for a price of £1.29. This was the original price of the pint back in the early '90s.
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The offer for the cheap pints is on all day, to celebrate the brewery's 30th anniversary. The Black Sheep Brewery owner said: "When Paul Theakston, the original Black Sheep, started the brewery, he set out to make quality, local beer, independently.
"The flagship brew, Best Bitter, all started with a great recipe, using the best British ingredients and our delicious Yorkshire Dales water. Fermenting this wort with our house yeast strain in the now rare Yorkshire Square fermenting vessels led to a uniquely dry and bitter ale. Proper Yorkshire beer.
"Best Bitter is delicious, and we still make it the same way today - just more of it! The only real difference is the price, so to celebrate 30 years of this great beer and Yorkshire Day, we're selling Best like we used to - at £1.29 a pint! Pick up your 1992 pints at our flock of pubs over the Yorkshire Day weekend (Sunday 31st July & Monday 1st August)."
Charlene Lyons, CEO of Black Sheep Brewery, said: "We’re incredibly proud of our Yorkshire heritage, so we can’t wait to join our customers in raising a pint to God’s Own Country this Yorkshire Day. And while we’re at it, we hope our customers will also raise a glass with us to celebrate our 30th birthday."
Why is Yorkshire Day on August 1?
Two important events in Yorkshire's history took place on August 1. First was the Battle of Minden, when British and German forces routed the French army in 1759 in what is now Germany. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry played a prominent role in the battle and wore the traditional white rose on their caps.
August 1 also marks the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, which was championed by Yorkshire MP William Wilberforce. The law made the purchase and ownership of slaves illegal within the British Empire - except for what is now Sri Lanka and the small Atlantic island of Saint Helena.
When did we start celebrating Yorkshire Day?
The Light Infantry already celebrated the victory in Minden for a number of years before Yorkshire Day became an official celebration. In fact, Yorkshire Day is a recent invention - it was first celebrated in 1975.
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