THREE servicemen, including one from Wirral, who were wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq have teamed up with a brewery to devise a new beer to raise funds for Help for Heroes.

Veterans Pete Dunning, Simon Brown and Daniel "Baz" Whittingham joined forces with Marston's to perfect the recipe for the new ale.

Set to hit the shelves in 250 branches of Tesco on Tuesday, Help for Heroes Blonde Ale is described as having a modern and zesty taste likely to appeal to the growing number of drinkers switching from lager to more traditional brews.

Pete, from Wallasey, lost both legs while serving with the Royal Marines when his armoured vehicle was blown up, while Daniel, from Nottingham, was caught in an explosion which broke his back, pelvis and both legs.

Simon, from Morley, West Yorkshire, survived being shot in the face by a sniper during his third operational tour of Iraq in 2006.

Their beer's label bears the slogan "Created by Heroes; Brewed by Marston's; Enjoyed by Everyone" and Help for Heroes will receive five pence from the sale of each bottle.

The beer came about following a chance meeting last year between Bryn Parry, co-founder of Help for Heroes, and Tesco ale buyer Chiara Nesbitt.

Ms Nesbitt then enlisted the help of Burton-on-Trent-based Marston's, whose brewer Genevieve Upton helped the three troops formulate the ale.

Urging members of the public to get behind the new brew, Mr Parry said: "We were beginning to think that this beer would never see the light of day but now after getting help from Tesco and Marston's we're hoping it may now even go on to become a top seller.

"We wanted a modern tasting ale and Pete, Baz and Simon all had a definite idea of how they wanted the beer to taste but Genevieve was brilliant in capturing that for them.

"We hope members of the public, when they are doing their weekly shop, will think about the wounded and pop a couple of bottles into their shopping basket."

Ms Nesbitt added: "Help for Heroes beer has a very modern, zesty taste and is aimed at the growing number of drinkers who are switching from lager to ale."