Well,what’s not to love about Marston’s Pedigree? It’s a lovely beer. No,I’m referring to the special limited-edition Marmite made from the yeast from the Marston’s Pedigree brewing process. There are 500,000 of these jars,styled to look like a cricket ball,to coincide with The Ashes cricket between England and Australia. Marston’s Pedigree is “the official beer of England”,and has for a while carried the ECB (England &Wales Cricket Board) logo.
The added relevance is that Australia has its own version of Marmite called Vegemite,which ex-pat Aussies are constantly trying to source in the UK.
The limited-edition Marmite is available in many stores,including Waitrose,Morrisons,Tesco and Sainsbury’s –but you’d better be quick –I’ve got mine! Even if you don’t like Marmite,the jar is an interesting souvenir in itself.