Canterbury Ales

Canterbury Ales is a right-facing distillery shoppe on. It was erected in June 2005 under the governance of the flag, Looterati.

Canterbury Ales was named by the original owners of Jorvik, the Looterati, according to their scheme of great literature references and Norse mythology references. This building was named after the collection of 14th century short stories by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

The distillery was originally owned as a flag shoppe. In April 2006, the deed was given to the crew Day Traders for their service to the flag.

Canterbury Ales, a microbrew with Old World Charm.

A marriage of Merchants and Ales...

"And certainly, as sure as God is King, To take a wife, it is a glorious thing, Especially when a man is old and hoary; Then is a wife the fruit of wealth and glory. Then should he take a young wife and a fair, On whom he may beget himself an heir, And lead his life in joy and in solace, Whereas these bachelors do but sing "Alas!" When they fall into some adversity In love, which is but childish vanity. And truly, it is well that it is so That bachelors have often pain and woe; On shifting ground they build, and shiftiness They find when they suppose they've certainness. They live but as a bird does, or a beast, In liberty and under no arrest, Whereas a wedded man in his high state Lives a life blissful, ordered, moderate, Under the yoke of happy marriage bound; Well may his heart in joy and bliss abound."

Merchant’s Tale Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Translation to modern English 

Thus begins the marriage of the Canterbury Ales and the Day Traders. We would like to thank the Looterati for offering their flag as a home port and for the generous gift of this shoppe on Jorvik Island.