Shire horses are delivering beer to customers in a Yorkshire village

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Samuel Smith’s Brewery has been loading up its team of Shire horses with drinks and snacks to dispatch to residents.



A Yorkshire brewery running a drinks delivery service during lockdown is transporting beer, wine and cider to thirsty locals by Shire horse. While some UK pubs have been dropping off groceries and refreshments by car, van or bike, Samuel Smith’s Brewery, in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, is loading up its team of Shire horses with drinks and snacks to dispatch to residents in the area during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Established in 1758, Samuel Smith is Yorkshire’s oldest brewery and the business prides itself on selling “high-quality” beer made from natural ingredients. Among its longest-serving employees are its grey Shire horses, which are stabled behind a pub beside the brewery. Until recently, the animals were tasked with transporting casks in and around Tadcaster - now they are travelling door to door, delivering beer directly to locals.

Advertising the service online, the brewer wrote: “We have set up our Shire horse home delivery service for Tadcaster! Order cases of beer, cider, wine, snacks and even potatoes, and they will be delivered to your front door by our Shire horses.”

Customers can choose from a wide array of lagers, ales and ciders, with a case of 12 550ml bottles of organic lager costing £35.40, 12 355ml bottles of organic fruit beer priced at £30.60 and 12 550ml bottles of oatmeal stout going for £34.20.

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