Formerly known as "Propulsion"

In tribute to Gloucestershire’s hero Sir Frank Whittle (1907 – 1996) who invented the turbo jet engine.
He was only 21 when he first presented the idea of turbo-jet propulsion to his then bosses at the Air Ministry. When they showed no interest he patented the idea himself in 1932, but had to allow the patent to lapse as he couldn’t afford to renew it. It was only many years later that his dream became a reality, when working with the Gloster Aircraft Company, the first jet-powered aircraft ‘E28/39 Pioneer’ took off from Brockworth airfield in 1941 and so started the 20th century jet age of international air travel. It’s only fitting that we dedicate our 6.0% ABV Black IPA in his memory.