THE county's best-known brewery is set to create a bespoke new bottled beer for a new facility at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Professor Lloyd Webber, principal of the Birmingham Conservatoire and a long-time fan of Wye Valley Brewery’s ales, including Butty Bach and HPA, plans to serve the bespoke bottled beer, as well as a cask ale, in the bar of the new building.

He visited Wye Valley Brewery, in Stoke Lacy, last week and will be returning to brew the bottled beer alongside head brewer, Gareth Bateman, this August.

Professor Julian Lloyd Webber said: "I am very excited to be brewing a bespoke Wye Valley Brewery beer. It will be a real treat for students and visitors at the Conservatoire to have this popular local brewery create something special for them."

Part of Birmingham City University, the new £57m home for Birmingham Conservatoire will open in September 2017 as part of the institution’s £280m investment in its facilities.