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00:00Aloha sits on the River Forth.
00:05It's a town known for brewing, glass making and a tower that has witnessed it all.
00:11The industries are scaled back, but they've not gone.
00:14They're still beer in the barrels, glass in the kilns.
00:18And the tower is still keeping an eye on the town.
00:21Good boy. Here we are in Aloha.
00:25On you go. Good boy, Major.
00:27So far, Major and I are blending in nicely.
00:30Apart from the camera crew, obviously.
00:33I think there's potential for it to be better.
00:37More, like, clothes shops and stuff like that.
00:40And more for the kids to do as well.
00:42I don't think it's too bad. I don't think there's many empty...
00:45Well, apart from, like, this was the main post office
00:48and it's been empty like that for years.
00:51It's a dump. It's just getting so run down and it's terrible.
00:56Are you from the town?
00:57I was born and bred.
00:59See if it's rotten and it's rainy. It's the same way anywhere.
01:01It doesn't look nice. See the sunset. It looks bright.
01:05I love the folk. They're Scottish and they're proud of it.
01:08What do you like about Aloha?
01:09People.
01:10People?
01:11Yeah, because I'm refugee here.
01:13Right. Where are you from?
01:14I'm from Syria.
01:15Syria?
01:16You're welcome here. New Scottish here.
01:18New Scottish?
01:19Yeah.
01:20Your Aloha accent.
01:22Oh, that's difficult for me.
01:24Nice meeting you anyway.
01:26You're a gent and I've seen you on a show.
01:28Well, you'll be on the next one because this one's about Aloha.
01:30Well, you were brilliant on it.
01:33I think I've found my first fan.
01:36Sterling is that way.
01:37Dumpfellman is that way.
01:39But I'm going to stay here in Aloha.
01:50Aloha is in Clankmaninshire, Scotland's smallest mainland local authority.
01:56It's nestled beneath the Oco Hills, but rather than starting the day with a hike, I'm heading
02:02to the Oco Fudge Company for a sugar rush.
02:05Fight for kitten up for the kitchen.
02:08Over my head.
02:09Over your head.
02:10It wouldn't be my kind of town if someone wasn't shoving me into an outfit.
02:14That's first step.
02:15Today is Helen's turn.
02:17Airprone, hairnet, beardnet.
02:20You have one to cover up your whiskers.
02:22I suspect I look like a dinner lady going through a very tough time.
02:26That's you.
02:27Can I take your left arm?
02:28Would that be okay?
02:29Left arm, yes.
02:30There you go.
02:31That's great.
02:32I'll let you lead on.
02:33Right, into the kitchen we go.
02:36Oh, it smells great already.
02:37We're just turning right round here.
02:39And what we're going to do is we're going to wash our hands first.
02:42Okay.
02:43I feel like I'm about to go and do an operation.
02:46I'm not, are we?
02:47Yeah, we're about to do some surgery on some tablet.
02:50And what we're going to do is we're going to break it up so that it comes into a bar like that.
02:58Lift the product up just and put your fingers there.
03:01Oh, I got you.
03:02Just press down.
03:03Here you are.
03:04Oh.
03:05Oh no.
03:06That's quite alright.
03:07Try it up a little bit higher.
03:08There?
03:09Yeah.
03:10Oh.
03:11And what we need to do now is break it into half again.
03:13Got you.
03:14Let me just feel it.
03:15Yep.
03:16That's it.
03:17Perfect.
03:18You're a quick learner, I tell you.
03:19Here's a question.
03:20Mm-hmm.
03:21What is the difference between tablet and fudge?
03:22This is fudge, isn't it?
03:23No, that's tablet actually you've got.
03:24That's tablet.
03:25So how do you know the difference between them?
03:26What is the difference between them both?
03:27It's going to sound silly but the difference is sugar and temperature.
03:29Right.
03:30So a tablet is made with granulated sugar which has got that rough, bigger crystal and it's
03:35got butter and condensed milk and milk whereas fudge is made with castor sugar which is a smaller
03:41crystal and it's got golden syrup in it and it doesn't have milk in it.
03:44Is it the case that tablet is more Scottish?
03:46Absolutely more Scottish.
03:47Everybody that comes from Scotland knows what tablet is and everybody's a connoisseur of tablet.
03:53So why Alamah?
03:54Why are you here?
03:55Because we're local to here and we've always kind of been round about this area and we just,
04:02we just like it.
04:03How's the town doing?
04:04Not bad.
04:05It's been through its hard times.
04:06It's been a lot of manufacturing.
04:07There's a lot of manufacturing has left.
04:08There's not a huge amount of manufacturing.
04:09There's a lot of manufacturing has left.
04:10There's not a huge amount of manufacturing.
04:11It's got golden syrup in it and it doesn't have milk in it.
04:13Is it the case that tablet is more Scottish?
04:14Absolutely more Scottish.
04:15Everybody that comes from Scotland knows what tablet is and everybody's a connoisseur of tablet.
04:20So why Alamah?
04:21Why are you here?
04:22Because we're local to here and we've always kind of been round about this area and we just,
04:24there's not a huge amount left for, you know, the local community, the local areas.
04:29You employ quite a few locals?
04:30A few.
04:31We try our best to keep it in the local community.
04:34We like people to be able to walk to work, you know, or not live too far out with the area.
04:40Looking at carbon footprints in the business, trying to do what we can and that's why we like to try and keep local people.
04:47So the obvious question thing is, Helen, when do we get a taste?
04:50Right, let's have a bit of a taste test then.
04:52Right, okay.
04:53Right, let me just give you a piece.
04:57Here we go.
05:03I'll have to turn a little bit just to make sure.
05:05Okay?
05:06Okay.
05:07Very nice.
05:08There.
05:09There you go.
05:10So what do you guys think?
05:11They're very quiet.
05:12There's always a good sign, Helen.
05:13Mmm.
05:14Major has been waiting patiently.
05:15On you go, Major.
05:16But the two of us are now heading into the town centre.
05:18On you go.
05:19Good boy.
05:20Forward.
05:21On you go.
05:22Good boy.
05:23Forward.
05:24Good boy, Major.
05:25On you go, Major.
05:26On you go, Major.
05:27But the two of us are now heading into the town centre.
05:29On you go.
05:30Good boy.
05:31Forward.
05:32We're going to one of the oldest independent businesses in Aloha.
05:44Owned by a Scots Italian family, the Thomas.
05:47Forward.
05:48Good boy, Major.
05:49Filmer.
05:50Oh, hi, Ian.
05:51Hi.
05:52Oh, how are you there?
05:53I found you.
05:54If you hold on a minute, I'll come round.
05:55Oh, you're going to come out and get me?
05:56Yeah, I have.
05:57I'm going to wreck your shop.
05:58Oh, you're there?
05:59Is that us?
06:00If you'd just like to follow me, and we're going straight ahead.
06:04It is a wee bit narrow, this entrance.
06:06OK, here we come.
06:07Here we come.
06:08Here we come, yeah.
06:09Is this us in the shop?
06:10This is us in the shop.
06:11Anna's Larder.
06:12Oh.
06:13Now, this is Anna.
06:15Are you Anna?
06:16Oh, my man.
06:17You're the famous Anna.
06:18She's the famous of Anna's Larder.
06:20So, is it named after you?
06:21Yes.
06:22Great.
06:23Lovely to meet you.
06:24So, what's in the shop then?
06:25All sorts of things.
06:26To your left, we have lots of retro sweeties.
06:31Lots of lovely jams, chutneys, Italian pastries, groceries.
06:37You still do the odd shift, Anna?
06:39No.
06:40No?
06:41But she likes to come down and just make sure that we're doing our job.
06:45You're still supervisor?
06:47Yes, supervisor, yeah.
06:49We just met your mother there.
06:52Yes.
06:53So, she started the shop, is that right?
06:55Yes, it was.
06:56Well, my dad opened the shop for my mum to give her her own identity
07:02and give her something to work on and then the rest is history
07:08because that was over 60 years ago.
07:10Mm-hm.
07:11And when did you start working in here?
07:13Oh, just when I was a wee girl.
07:14Did you?
07:15Yeah, that was just a few years ago.
07:16Hell, I believe you.
07:18You're taking advantage of a blind man here, aren't you?
07:20Oh, no, I wouldn't do a thing like that.
07:23Was there a big Italian presence in the town?
07:26Yeah, there's a few Italian families but not as much as perhaps Glasgow or Edinburgh.
07:33But it's amazing up and down the country how many Italian families have kind of shaped the high street.
07:38Yeah, oh, definitely, yeah.
07:39Didn't they?
07:40And then what you've got to remember, Ian, that my family started off with ice cream and fish and chips
07:45and that was their main sort of bread and butter.
07:49And then, of course, as the years progressed, you sort of diversify a little bit.
08:02Our cameraman just spotted this, actually.
08:04It's a tactile relief.
08:06It represents the town, I think.
08:08We've got brewing, mining, glass making.
08:12I can't reach the town, it's too far up.
08:15Alois celebrates its history.
08:19But now it's time for me to meet the Nick generation at The Hive.
08:23A building that's been brought back to life by some of the town's young people.
08:27Good point. On you go.
08:29Hi, Ian.
08:30Tony.
08:31Tony.
08:32You're the one I'm looking for.
08:33Yes.
08:34Nice to meet you.
08:35Welcome to The Hive.
08:36Thank you very much.
08:37So can you tell me all about The Hive, then?
08:38So this is a youth and community space that we've been working on since October last year.
08:43Some of the youth pupils from Alois Academy have come out on a kind of alternative curriculum
08:48to help us develop it and do the place-up.
08:51We knew there was a need for more activity for young people within the town centre
08:58and it'll help kind of reduce anti-social behaviour and give them a bit of a purpose.
09:03What was in here before?
09:04It was a nightclub.
09:05Oh, right.
09:06I was never in it.
09:07You're not.
09:08You say that now.
09:12For young people in the town, what's it like?
09:14There's not really a lot of stuff for us to go in day,
09:16so it's good that we've got here now and we can come sit and day stuff.
09:19Right.
09:20Apart from painting, what else do you do when you come here?
09:23I've been promoting The Hive today.
09:25We've been making Facebook pages and that for it,
09:28so folk can find out more about it.
09:31The Hive has been life-changing for Liam.
09:34The skills he has gained here have won him an apprenticeship
09:37with a painting and decorating firm.
09:39At times I struggled in school, but coming here was, you know,
09:44it was a good opportunity for me to learn a new skill.
09:48So when you look around you here and the progress has been made
09:51and you've played your part on that, what do you think?
09:53How do you feel?
09:54I feel amazing.
09:55You could never have imagined this when we had worked in this building
09:58for the first time what it was going to turn out into.
10:01You've been okay since then, though, haven't you?
10:03I've done okay since then, yeah.
10:04So tell me what's happened since then.
10:05I've got my exams finished throughout school.
10:08I got my CSAS card and recently I ended up getting an apprenticeship.
10:11Hey, wow, great.
10:17Ian, thanks for coming to The Hive.
10:18We'd just like to give you a wee Alva Athletic shirt.
10:21Oh, right.
10:22As a thank you for coming out.
10:23Is it extra large?
10:24Ah, that'll fit no problem.
10:26I think so.
10:27If I was ever to get into this, I'll probably need a bucket of grease
10:30and a paint scraper to get out of it again.
10:39This is Wimpy Park.
10:41It used to be waste ground.
10:43Now the sunshine swings and an awful lot of very committed volunteers.
10:48Right, try this one over there.
10:50There you go.
10:51That's brilliant.
10:53Eric is one of the folks that keeps it all going.
10:56And, apparently, he's got a job from me.
10:59I've got a trowel, something leafy.
11:02And Eric watching me, like a man about to witness a horticultural crime.
11:08Who are we standing next to here, Eric?
11:09We're standing here to a raised bed which has been given over to some pensioners.
11:14What are you trying to say, Eric?
11:16Well, come on.
11:18Yeah, we're still young.
11:19Yeah, thank you.
11:20No, we're just making it more brighter.
11:22All right, OK.
11:23And smelling great.
11:27We've got a city to work here.
11:28OK, so what do you want me to do?
11:29Yeah, we're going to be planting some carnations.
11:31All right, and this is the carnations here?
11:33Yeah.
11:34The wizard trowel.
11:35There's a trowel there.
11:37How far do you want me to go down?
11:38Oh, a bit more, a bit more.
11:41Could you give me a little bit of history behind the park?
11:43This was a part of the Erlemar's estate.
11:46This walled garden was built in 1870.
11:50It was a formal garden.
11:53Huge greenhouse almost the length of the back wall here.
12:00See, this park was sold by the Erlemar in 1960 to build houses.
12:06So the council eventually built houses in this area.
12:10And it was Wimpy who built the houses.
12:12Right.
12:13And we just kept the name because the locals called this the Wimpy Park.
12:18The intervening years saw the park become derelict.
12:22But since the Wimpy Park community group took it over in 2017,
12:27it's had an amazing transformation.
12:29We asked the local community, what would you like to see in this area?
12:35In this park?
12:36So we gave them a choice.
12:37What type of play equipment would you like?
12:38What sort of events would you like?
12:40Do you want a football pitch?
12:41Yeah, we've got one.
12:42So we've got two football pitches here.
12:44And this is one of the best play areas in the county.
12:50I'll just take out this wee tub.
12:52Okay.
12:53I'll just break the roots a little bit.
12:54There's a gardening bit here.
12:56It just helps it grow better.
12:57There we go. How is that?
13:01That's absolutely fantastic.
13:02It's going to be a gardener, yeah.
13:07I've been transferred for watering duties in a different bit of Wimpy Park.
13:13I assume this is what career progression feels like.
13:17Oh, there's some watering.
13:18All right, okay.
13:20Well, that's where we've been getting it.
13:21Splash it about anywhere you want, mate.
13:23Are you from this area?
13:24Yes, born and bred Ian.
13:26Hey.
13:27Born and bred.
13:28Do you like it?
13:29Love it.
13:30Love it.
13:31I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
13:32And how's the town doing?
13:33Like, years ago, it was rich with kind of industrial heritage and stuff like that.
13:40There was a lot of wool and mills.
13:42There was an aerodrome back in the day.
13:44Used to build boats and all that in Alava as well, eh?
13:47So just some big industrial stuff, eh?
13:49Well, that, I'll never come back, but will it, let's be honest?
13:52Never say never, eh?
13:53You're an optimist.
13:54I'm letting my job go a wee bit fin here.
13:55Aye, aye.
13:56Sorry, sorry.
13:57A wee bit on this bit.
13:58Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
13:59Aye.
14:00That's perfect, Ian.
14:01You're doing a grand job.
14:02Good boy.
14:03On you go.
14:04Good lad.
14:05On you go.
14:06Apparently, it says on this wall, according to our fine producer here, it says Lucabucci,
14:21which is a motto for the town here in Alava.
14:24And apparently, it's to do with Robert the Bruce who lost his glove and he told people
14:29to go and look out for it.
14:31You should look after these stuff a bit more carefully.
14:33I think I'm just thinking about my lunch now.
14:35Is it lunch time yet?
14:36It is, actually.
14:37Good.
14:47This is The Makers, a community shop, cafe and gallery.
14:54It's staffed mainly by people with autism.
14:59Here's your coffee.
15:00Thank you very much.
15:01That's great.
15:03Now.
15:04Is there sugar on the table, James?
15:05Ah.
15:06It's in that little pot.
15:07What am I supposed to do with this?
15:09Oh, it's sugar.
15:10Oh no, it's be sachet.
15:11There you go.
15:12Thank you very much.
15:13You're very well.
15:14So I'm not like one of the animals in the Surregetium.
15:15I'm just allowed to die without the current man intervening.
15:20Thank you very much.
15:21You're very well.
15:22So I'm not like one of the animals in the Surregetium.
15:23I'm just allowed to die without the current man intervening.
15:30Oh, nice coffee.
15:31Ah.
15:32Hi there.
15:33Did you make a bacon roll?
15:35Oh yes.
15:36I made a bacon roll and a cappuccino for you.
15:51Very good.
15:52Thank you very much.
15:53You're welcome.
15:54My favourite part of the Makers Cafe is making the cakes, including the Empire biscuits.
16:01And can I ask you how old you are, Ewan?
16:03Yeah.
16:04I'm 33.
16:0523?
16:06No, 33.
16:07You're 33.
16:08Same age as me.
16:09Yeah.
16:10I'm lying.
16:11I know.
16:14Yvonne and her son Keith, who is artistic, are regulars here.
16:19They have a special connection to the charity that runs this place.
16:23I mean, what was it like for people with autism back in the 60s?
16:27Oh.
16:29Well, it was something that people didn't really know about.
16:34We went to our GP.
16:36He more or less said, you know, he's going to need a lot of care and attention.
16:42Scottish Autism is now a national charity, but it started here in Alloa in 1968.
16:50Parents like Yvonne felt they needed support for their autistic children.
16:55Yvonne, without Scottish Autism, what would have happened to people like Keith and others?
16:59Oh, gosh.
17:00I often think there must have been lots of autistic people around before, but they were probably
17:11labeled idiots and imbeciles and, you know.
17:16And you end up wanting to see one of these massive, big hospitals that were prevalent up
17:20and down there.
17:21Yes.
17:22Yes.
17:23I would have hated that for him.
17:24Uh-huh.
17:25Right.
17:26OK, Keith.
17:27What do you enjoy doing?
17:29What do you like to do, Keith?
17:34It's not very communicative.
17:36That's OK.
17:37Don't worry about it.
17:38He likes walking and he likes swimming.
17:41Don't you?
17:42And you like tent and bowling.
17:45You're a sportsman.
17:46Yeah.
17:56On the outskirts of Alloa is the village of Sockie.
18:03Back in the 1960s, some very strange events happened here.
18:08This man knows all about it.
18:10A proper writer, proper ghost hunter.
18:13Sockie has a marvellous tale.
18:15It's one of Scotland's biggest poltergeist events.
18:18Oh, right.
18:19OK.
18:20Sockie.
18:21In Sockie, this quiet wee area.
18:24It was autumn 1960.
18:28Eleven-year-old Virginia Campbell and her family had recently moved to Sockie from County Donegal,
18:34an island.
18:36A couple of weeks after moving in, strange things started to happen.
18:42Virginia was in bed.
18:43Next to her was her cousin Margaret.
18:45She was about nine years of age.
18:47And then suddenly they heard footsteps on the linoleum floor.
18:51Nobody was there.
18:52Then they heard scratching noises coming from all over the bedroom.
18:56They were terrified.
19:01Strange noises and footsteps pervaded the whole bedroom.
19:05The bedstead was rattling.
19:07The covers of Virginia's bed was moving.
19:10Just like as if you had a stone and you threw it into a quiet mill pond.
19:15Those concentric ripples were pervading out along this bedspread.
19:20The strange activity continued for months.
19:23Things were getting so bad they had to do what's known as an exorcism.
19:27Now, I believe that you're recording here, don't you?
19:30I do indeed.
19:31BBC Scotland did a programme in December 1960 for a programme called Scope.
19:37The first part of the recording is that in which the knocking or tapping sound is heard.
19:43The microphone at this stage was just beside the bed of the child.
19:48For a young girl, it must have been absolutely terrifying.
19:55It's really easy to be sceptical about these kind of things.
20:00But, you know, some of his evidence seems quite compelling,
20:03particularly some of the witnesses at the time.
20:05I think that's the astonishing thing.
20:22But the supernatural activity wasn't confined to the home.
20:26It followed Virginia to school and was witnessed by her classmates.
20:31Peter, what do you remember of the socke poltergeist?
20:34I remember in the classroom when the desk started to raise from the floor
20:40and then it started, the lid started to bang.
20:43How far did the desk rise up into the air?
20:46I would say 18 inches to 2 feet.
20:51Sort of about that height.
20:53Yeah, about that.
20:54Yeah, yeah.
20:55And there was the desk lid, you can imagine when it was flapping,
21:00it was making a really loud noise.
21:03And I think everybody was stunned.
21:06What was Virginia's reaction when that desk started to lift off the ground?
21:10She was frightened.
21:11On my personal view, I'm a Christian and I believe in the Lord
21:15and I believe in the Holy Spirit.
21:17But this wasn't natural.
21:20It wasn't from the Lord.
21:22It was something else.
21:35From things that go bump in the night
21:38to things that go slam on the mat.
21:42The Esprit Judo Club is for all ages and abilities,
21:45as I'm about to prove.
21:47I've got a suit here.
21:49I hope you lot are not in a rush.
21:51But I'll come out looking like Superman.
21:53Right, boys.
21:54I'll wait for the edge.
21:55I'm going to be silly.
21:56I'm going to think he's my trousers for all day.
22:12Right, ready for this?
22:13Not particularly, no.
22:15Right, I'll guide you in.
22:17Here we go.
22:18OK.
22:19Perfect.
22:20I'm not fighting you, am I?
22:21No, no.
22:22As my opponents warm up, Lee is going to teach me a few moves.
22:27For your right hand, we go on my lapel.
22:29Right.
22:30So this is your judo grip.
22:31OK?
22:32You stand with your strongest foot forward.
22:33We're going to do a throw call closer to Gary.
22:36Mike, step forward with your left foot.
22:38Right.
22:39And then swing your right leg through.
22:41And I'm going to hook here.
22:42All right, OK.
22:43And throw it.
22:44You're not throwing me until for us now.
22:45Reece.
22:46Lee is obviously a bit scared.
22:48So he's roped in Reece, his son, to be my first opponent.
22:52And then swing it through.
22:53There you go.
22:54You got it now, you sussed it.
22:56I think so.
22:57Right.
22:58Right there you go.
22:59That was clean.
23:00Yes, yes.
23:01Yes.
23:02Brilliant.
23:03Well done.
23:04Well done.
23:05Do you want to reach the full you now?
23:06No.
23:07I'm too old for the camera.
23:10You're never too old for it.
23:11Never too old for it.
23:12You've done well.
23:13So now we'll teach you a wee hold down.
23:14What you're going to do is you're going to set his armpit
23:16and not look at him.
23:17Not look at him, it's quite easy.
23:18Not actually.
23:20We've got to do a hold.
23:21Okay.
23:22Right hand goes round his neck like a scar.
23:24So right round.
23:25OK.
23:26Wrap his arm round your tummy like it's a belt.
23:27Right.
23:28Lean into him a little bit.
23:29And then hold him tight.
23:30That's it.
23:31That's it.
23:32Now if he strikes the escape, you've got to keep on there.
23:33Good.
23:34Yeah, that's it.
23:35Good.
23:36This makes a difference because normally I'm through my
23:39weight around with the production team.
23:42What do you think it does for the young people who come
23:44along here?
23:45Hopefully it gives them a bit of confidence, a bit of pride,
23:48a bit of self-belief.
23:49Builds a bit of discipline in them as well that they know
23:52what's right and know what's wrong.
23:54Kids know that if they respect us, we respect them and they
23:57get back what they give out type of thing.
23:58Now you guys are a very successful club here, aren't you?
24:01Yeah, we've done it right.
24:02We've done it right.
24:03It's a very family orientated club in that.
24:05We've had a few British medalists, a few Scottish medalists
24:07and a few representing Great Britain.
24:10Not only that, but the club has an Olympian, Gabby.
24:14She represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics,
24:20coached by Lee.
24:21How did you do at Tokyo?
24:23Not my best result, but definitely a leading experience for myself.
24:27And how long have you been here in Iowa?
24:29Five years this year.
24:30Right, and what brought you here?
24:32Judo.
24:33Judo?
24:34Judo brought me here.
24:35Do you like it?
24:36I do, I do.
24:37This is my extended family.
24:51Allowa was one of Scotland's most important brewing towns
24:54for more than three centuries.
24:59At one time, it could boast eight breweries.
25:03Today, it has only one.
25:05And I'm getting the chance to visit.
25:08We're in Williams Brothers Brewery in Iowa,
25:11and I'm a production filler.
25:13So I'll fill bottles with beer, cans with beer,
25:16anything you want, I can fill it.
25:18That's your job?
25:19Pretty much, that's my job.
25:20Filling it, but not drinking it?
25:21Oh, no drinking it.
25:22That's just the weekend.
25:23That's the weekend.
25:25Around 7 million litres of beer
25:27come out of this brewery every year.
25:29Can I be honest?
25:30Do you like the beer that comes out of here?
25:32Love it.
25:33You would say that.
25:36Loyal might be responsible for filling the cans,
25:39but I'm going to get the chance to empty them.
25:43I've got a selection for you.
25:44It's a dirty job, but I suspect I'm going to have to do this.
25:47Yes, I'm afraid so.
25:48None of them can drink.
25:49The good thing about being blind,
25:50I don't have to worry about driving,
25:51so that's the great thing about it.
25:53We're going to start off with one called Juicy Joker.
25:56Right.
25:57So this is a New England style.
25:59So lots of wheat, lots of oats, and lots and lots of hops.
26:02OK.
26:03Now this, you should be getting lots of tropical fruit.
26:07That's it here?
26:08Yeah, that's it there.
26:12I like the smell of that already.
26:13Yeah, like I say, it should be tropical sort of fruit.
26:16I can smell the fruit, yeah.
26:17And a nice smooth mouth peel.
26:23Oh yeah, I like that.
26:24Such good water here.
26:25We get really, really good water.
26:27Really good for making both lagers and ales.
26:30And it's good that we can keep that tradition, you know, going.
26:35I'll tell you what we'll do now.
26:37Uh-huh.
26:38We'll go on to one that you told me you like very much.
26:43Right.
26:45A great sound for a start.
26:46Yeah.
26:47Now this is heather ale.
26:50Heather ale.
26:51Now what's the story behind heather ale?
26:53Can you give me a little bit of it?
26:54Well, we'd had a home brew shop in Glasgow,
26:57and a woman came in one day and for a trade,
27:00she said, I'll give you this recipe for some brewing supplies.
27:06And she said, this is an ancient recipe.
27:08And it was on this old, old, old paper.
27:12And it was the recipe for heather ale.
27:14And that is what you are tasting now.
27:19Yeah, that's nice.
27:22Very nice, in fact.
27:24That probably sums up my time in Alowa.
27:26Major and I have really enjoyed being here.
27:29Major, you ready?
27:30And the locals have assured me that the weather is always this good.
27:33Come on then.
27:34There's still a thread of the old industries running through the place.
27:38And most folk are quietly confident about what's next.
27:42Back in from the right town.
27:47The right town for me.
27:51And you.
27:54You know it's true.
27:57Right kind of town.
28:01You know it's true.
28:05Right kind of town.
28:09You know it.
28:11That's what you do know it.
28:12Right kind of town.
28:14You know it's true.
28:16It is true.
28:24Right kind of town.
28:25You know it's true.
28:27You know it's true.
28:28I mean.
28:30You know it's true.
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