SPECIAL CASK ALE FOR MAY Postman's Knock is a beer offering an intelligent blend of complex ingredients the rich brown beer with a smooth fine head has a very chocolately character. The combination of subtle flavour notes of vanilla treacle and roast malt gives an initial rich sweetness leading to a velvety chocolate finish. The beer is named in honour of Simon Evans (1895-1940) a novelist and short story writer who settled in Cleobury Mortimer after World War One. He had been badly affected by poison gas in the war and in order to improve his health worked as a postman walking up to 18 miles a day. Postman's Knock is based on the Champion Mild recipe and uses the finest malting barley Maris Otter and Worcestershire Fuggles and Goldings hops. Grade AA Vanilla pods from Madagascar are added to the brew to give the beer its sweetness. Bottle Notes - Postman's Knock is a bottle conditioned beer which contains sediment pour carefully and best stored upright at cellar temperature 10 - 12 degrees.