YOU have heard of the Blues Brothers, but how about the Blueberry Brothers from Lustleigh?

The enterprising duo — Nick and Toby Hewison — will be at the Okehampton Show for the second time introducing their special blueberry beer, Blue Yonder, their hand brewed ale with a twist — blueberries added to infuse their flavour and colour within the bottle.

By combining spring water, malted wheat, barley, cane sugar and fresh blueberries, the Blueberry brothers have created a unique ale.

This third version of the ale has been perfected in technique and recipe through their company Blue Yonder in Lustleigh, Dartmoor. The combination of a favourite summer fruit and refreshing drink is a fresh idea which is organically grown and hand picked and brewed.

The new batch will be ready just in time for the show, alongside two new products, Belgium chocolate and blueberry brownies and blueberry and lime jam.

Blue Yonder also offers blueberry muffins, chocolates, cheese and, of course, fresh blueberries picked from their field holding nearly 700 blueberry bushes. Show visitors will leave with a taste of blueberries in many different forms!

Nick said: 'We based it on typical American blueberry beer, which is different to very sweet European fruit beer. We first experimented with the blueberry ale in 2010, when blueberry concentrate was taken out of the fruit juice. It did need some adjusting during the fermentation stage.'

Earlier this year, a second attempt used fresh blueberries instead but found inconsistent and short lived results when the berries and sugar fermented inside the bottle. Determined to find a fruit flavoured ale, the mission continued overseas. A trip to America researched into New England breweries and the brothers made a third attempt at using fresh blueberries, increasing the fruit levels slightly.

The Blue Yonder ale is now ready to be enjoyed as a straightforward beer to drink with meals (or other blueberry treats!) with a rounded smooth taste of infused fruit flavours. Nick and Toby have proven that if at first you don't succeed, try and try again — in this case for blueberry tasting ale!

The ale is bottled and stored for a month or more after fermentation, and is then sold through local restaurants, shops and farm shops.

The Blueberry Brothers have already excelled in the sweet bakery category awarded by South West food and drink judges, Taste of the West, with a silver medal in 2012 for their blueberry muffins. So what could be better than washing down one of their muffins with their lastest fruity ale!