Hillside Brewery is hop-ing to raise funds for the Royal British Legion by making an exclusive beer to mark the centenary year of the Battle of Gallipoli.
The Battle of Gallipoli was a campaign in the early months of 1915 during the First World War.
It was a joint effort by the British, Australian and New Zealand troops to take the Gallipoli Peninsula on the western shore of the Dardanelles, with Constantinople as its objective.
Ultimately a failure by the allies, the Australian and New Zealand troops won a bridgehead at Anzac Cove'on the Aegean side of the peninsula.
To honour the allied troops who took part in the campaign, particularly the 7th Glosters, the Forest of Dean brewery has teamed up with the Gloucester branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the regional branch war veterans' charity to create a commemorative ale known as Anzac.
Paul Williamson, manager of the brewery in Longhope, said: "We thought it would be a great way of supporting the charity.
"It was a great opportunity to incorporate British, Australian and New Zealand ingredients in order to honour all the parties involved.
"It will be a pale ale made with a traditional English hop and mixed with Australian and New Zealand hops to add flavour and aroma.
"We are still finalising the recipe and on Sunday we invited members from CAMRA and the Legion to come and taste what we have so far.The plan is to start brewing it this week, maybe even today."
Anzac will officially be launched at the Gloucester Beer Festival on Friday, April 24. According to Mr Williamson, £1 from every pint sold will go to the legion as well as a donation from bottle
Garry Mills, vice chairman of the Gloucestershire branch of the RBL, said: "I'm very pleased that the brewery is donating a percentage of the beer sales to the charity.
"This money will be utilised not just in Gloucestershire but across the entire country."
