A BEER brewed for the Grand Depart will be on sale again next year, producers have confirmed.

Black Sheep Brewery created the Velo cask ale for the 2014 Tour de France, and the Masham-based brewery said it would continue to support the legacy of the event.

Jo Theakston, sales and marketing director at the brewery, said: "Le Grand Depart 2014 has been widely hailed as the greatest of all time, which comes as no surprise to anybody who knows the passion Yorkshire people put into showcasing the region.

"Everyone from Gary Verity at Welcome to Yorkshire, through to small business owners who embraced the event and the millions who lined the streets, ought to be rightly proud of what has been achieved.

“I have no doubt that the economic and social impact will continue to benefit Yorkshire for many years. For the Black Sheep Brewery, we welcomed record numbers of people to our Visitor Centre in Masham over that weekend and our special celebratory beer, Velo, sold more than double the volume of any previous seasonal ale we had produced. That success prompted us to add Velo to our permanent bottled range, and its popularity continues."

The beer will be revived in May and June to support the Tour de Yorkshire.

For more information go to blacksheepbrewery.co.uk