Answer: an abiding love of real English beer — notably the kind of cask ales produced by the Bedlam Brewery from a barn in West Sussex and powered by solar energy.

In addition to shareholder privileges, Caribbean American’s Rob Shepherd claims the role of “financial adviser cum director-in-waiting”, while Ophir brewmaster Nick Cooper is founder-chairman. Both harvest their own hops while recycling spent grains to feed their neighbour’s Wagyu – that’s Japanese beef cattle to us and you.

So