Punters can whet their appetite and help raise money for the Preserve Our Palace Appeal at the same time.

The newly-established Harwich Brewery has created a special brew called EPA (Electric Palace Appeal).

The beer was launched yesterday, at the historic Harwich cinema it takes its name from.

Paul Mellor, of Harwich Brewery, said it was a pale beer brewed with Polish hops.

"It's already sold out. Everything I have put in casks has already been sold," he added He said they were currently bottling about 500 bottles of the beer.

Ten pence from each bottle will go to the Electric Palace appeal.

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