Kriska, Gavroche, and Desperados are all examples (10) Canute proved that it could be done (8) Sounds like the home of the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth1, in the Blackadder11 series.(7-5) Old German bacon (6)
Kriska Gavroche and Desperados
I have 'googled' and found that they are French beers.
I was all ready to enter Beer as a place name, but then realised that there were 10 letters required.
Othe ABers may be able to follow this lead.
Sorry that I can't help further.