ANOTHER brewery has launched a beer with a cricket theme. This time it is the former England and Yorkshire fast bowler Fred Trueman who is being honoured by a new real ale by Copper Dragon in Skipton.

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The brew is being developed for launch early in 2010 to coincide with the unveiling of a bronze statue of Trueman in the town. The first 200 bottles will be individually signed and numbered by head brewer Gordon Wilkinson and made exclusively available to guests attending a gala dinner next March in aid of the Freddie Trueman statue appeal, created and supported by train operator Northern Rail.  Trueman's widow Veronica said: "Fred would be overjoyed that a real Yorkshire brewer is behind this. He loved his cricket and his beer as well as the wonderful scenery in this part of North Yorkshire where he lived out his final years."

Established in 2002, Copper Dragon supplies its hand-crafted Best Bitter, Golden Pippin, Scots 1816, Challenger IPA and Black Gold cask ales to more than 2,000 pubs across the UK.