Back in 2018, Budleigh Salterton’s Fairlynch Museum marked the 400th anniversary of the death of Sir Walter Raleigh, born like Roger Conant in the little village of East Budleigh.
Many toasts were drunk in Raleigh sparkling wine which is produced by Lily Farm Vineyard just a mile or so from the village.
There was also Raleigh 400 ale, specially made by Dartmoor-based Black Tor Brewery which was honoured with a visit by ‘Sir Walter’ himself.
So, you might ask, how might we toast Roger Conant at a Peacemaker Festival? In Warwickshire UK, Napton Cidery makes Peacemaker cider.
Across the Atlantic, in the state where Roger Conant is celebrated, it’s great to discover the award-winning Stoneman Brewery in the small town of Colrain, where founder and owner Justin Korby, pictured here, brews Peacemaker pale ale.
It’s one of the original recipes created using Valley Malt's grain and Northeast grown hops, is bottle conditioned, unfiltered and unpasteurized. ‘Pour slowly into a glass and leave yeast behind - sediment is normal,’ we’re told.
Stoneman Brewery’s website is at https://growbeer.com/
You can read about the visit to Black Tor Brewery made by ‘Sir Walter’ in his own words at https://raleigh400.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-merrie-tale-about-ale.html
Peacemaker cider is in what Napton Cidery describes as its award-winning signature range. https://www.naptoncidery.co.uk/
Lily Farm Vineyard’s website is at https://www.lilyfarmvineyard.com/
If you are interested in the history of early America,
and Roger Conant as a peacemaker in troubled times you can join the Devon
Peacemaker Festival Facebook group at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/700424602802079
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