At OG 1046 and ABV 4.8% the beer is traditionally brewed using only the finest quality of water barley and rye malts whole hops and the brewery's own top-fermenting yeast. The colour is deep amber with a red hue derived from the Head Brewer's unique composition of ingredients. The taste is deliciously fruity and malty with a lingering bitter aftertaste. This fine beer is brewed to celebrate the approval in November 2003 for the reintroduction of the Great Bustard bird onto the Salisbury Plain.