Cheers to a Silver Slider
9:49am Thursday 2nd March 2006 in News
Shelley Rudman with Moonrakers landlord Jerry Kunkler and the Wadworth beer 18795/8
WADWORTH Brewery has produced a special beer to celebrate Shelley Rudman's silver medal in the Winter Olympics.
Shelley's awesome performance in the skeleton bob inspired Wadworth to brew the beer in its Pint Size Brewery at Devizes.
Called Shelley's Silver Slider, the beer will be delivered to pubs in the Pewsey area today.
Shelley, who is a classroom manager at Devizes School, is understood to be teetotal, but Wadworth thought her supporters would enjoy the tipple.
Jonathan Pollock, brewery public relations manager who suggested the beer, said: "We thought what Shelley did at the Winter Olympics was an absolutely fantastic achievement. There are no snowy mountains within 1,000 miles of where she lives and to become second in the world within four years of taking up the sport is an incredible dream come true."
The beer was brewed by Andy Weaver and is described as having a refined, easy drinking malt taste. It will be sold The Antelope at Upavon; The Crown, Bishops Cannings; Golden Swan, Wilcot; Royal Oak, Pewsey; Kings Arms, All Cannings; Three Horseshoes at Stibb Green near Burbage; The Millstream, Marden; Wiltshire Yeoman, Chirton, and the Moonrakers at Pewsey.
