Theakston Brewery - Old Peculier

"The legend". Brewed with a generous blend of the finest pale, crystalline and roasted barley malts, along with the majestic Fuggle Hop, to create a wonderful, full-bodied flavor with subtle bananas, cherry and rich fruit overtones. A strange story: Theakston's most famous ale takes its name from the seal of the Peculier Court of Masham, which was returned in the 12th century. It used to be the custom of the church to administer the law, but that was too difficult a task for the then archbishop, who was based in York. So, with the appropriate archiepiscopal aplomb, he set up the independent Peculier Court, which was headed by the peculiary of Masham.