In what is a release nobody saw coming – or even really asked for, to be honest – HP Sauce has just launched its own brown ale.
And it’s a brown ale inspired by a full English breakfast, no less.
Fresh off the back of Aunt Bessie’s and Northern Monk releasing a lineup of limited-edition brews inspired by British comfort foods a couple of months back, HP Sauce has enlisted the help of Camden Town Brewery for a new very-British beer collaboration – Camden HP Brown Ale.
The two British brands have joined forces in a bid to “unite generations of beer and brown sauce fans” across the country.
Camden HP Brown Ale combines the very-best of two British staples that have been enjoyed over dinner tables and local pubs for centuries, and according to manufacturers, is designed to be “sipped on over dinner, supper, or tea with your Nan, Dad or best mate”.
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The “quirky” new tipple is said to be inspired by “the bold and timeless flavours of everyone’s favourite brown sauce”.
Instead of adding HP sauce directly into the beer, the brewing team used the ingredients and flavours of HP and added them into the brewing process for a “fresh and unique” brown ale that gives a taste of what HP and Camden Town Brewery do best.
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Aromatic malt, date puree, and HP’s signature spices have been added to the beer for a subtle peppery and clove background, as well as to replicate the sauce’s rich chestnut colour.
A hybrid fermentation with a sour ale strain also gives the beer a “not-quite-sour, not-quite-tart” note that HP is famous for.
“For generations, people have been enjoying HP over the dinner table,” explained Georgina Fotopoulou, who is the Marketing Manager at HP Sauce, “And now, they get to enjoy the intense and rich flavour in one of their favourite drinks – beer – and the result is delicious.
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“We hope our HP fans will love this as much as they love our sauce.”
Camden HP Brown Ale has an ABV of 4.0%, and is available to order now for a limited time only in 330ml bottles for £15 for four-pack.
Manchester has been named one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK
Emily Sergeant
A new study has crowned Manchester as one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK.
With reviews playing a huge part in the success of small businesses – especially in the hospitality and tourism sector – business insurance expert MoneySuperMarket has analysed more than 100,000 reviews of customer-facing businesses in over 100 cities worldwide to discover where the UK’s ‘friendliest’ places are.
Their new research reveals which cities nationwide attract the highest number of reviews that particularly highlight friendly staff and excellent customer service in their venues and attractions.
For each city, the reviews were analysed for mentions of friendly staff and excellent service.
Cities were then ranked by the percentage of reviews containing these markers – with the highest percentage earning the top spot for friendly customer service.
Manchester came in at a very respectable ninth place in the whole of the UK, with just over 50% of reviews mentioning friendly staff and service.
Other northern cities in the top 10 include Leeds at number six and Liverpool at number two, while looking at the global rankings, the UK dominates for friendliness – with four cities making the top 10, more than any other country in the world.
According to MoneySupermarket, the even spread of cities across the UK suggests that excelling in customer service is a national trait, rather than a local one.
European cities make up seven of the top 10 spots, suggesting that hospitality and friendly service are deeply embedded in the continent’s culture.
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
Emily Sergeant -
21st November 2023 
