Brew By Numbers 21|06 (5.2%)
Brewed with Mosaic and Enigma, this is an absolutely superb Pale Ale, and bottled on the twelfth of December, which is only three weeks ago, it also tastes as fresh as a daisy. Pouring a hazy straw...
View ArticleTuatara Brewery Aotearoa Pale Ale (5.8%)
Brewed with lots of New Zealand hops, Tuatara have made a very fruity Pale Ale that suffers a little from its overly sweet malting. You see, the beer smells lovely, like candy canes and chewy tropical...
View ArticleFallen Brewing Co. New World Odyssey (4.1%)
This, Fallen’s Blonde, is another great little canned beer that pours a pale straw with a fuzzy little head and smells of freshly mown lawns and passion fruit. The malting is light and bright with...
View ArticleStroud Brewery: Organic Footprints
A few weeks ago I got hold of Stroud Brewery’s Alederflower and was so taken by it, and by the fact that the brewery tries to be wholly organic where it can, that I felt the need to contact the …...
View ArticleThornbridge Brewery Crackendale (5.2%)
It’s the sugary sweetness in Thornbridge beer that I just can’t get on with. I keep saying it, but always appear to be the only person to feel this way. But Crackendale is slightly different, only...
View ArticleIlkley Brewery Alpha Beta (4.5%)
I got a bit excited when I heard that Ilkley were moving their beer into cans, and then I got excited again when I found that one of their first canned beers would be brewed with my beloved rye. And …...
View ArticleMoor Beer Company Union’Hop (4.1%)
British hops and malts are used in this delightful little Pale Ale. It’s a pale straw coloured beer that smells of lemon bonbons and honey. The malting is soft squidgy caramel, donuts, honey and...
View ArticleHillside Brewery Countryman (2.7%)
What a fine example this is of just what big flavours you can get from a low ABV beer if you get it right. Countryman is a Table Beer, and what’s more, if you were out for the night as … Continue...
View ArticleSiren Craft Brew Vermont Tea Party (3.5%)
This is a nice and easy going Pale Ale brewed with Earl Grey Tea and lemon zest. There’s a lovely fresh and spicy aroma as you pour and the beer sits a bright gold in your glass. As you sip … Continue...
View ArticleAnarchy Brew Co. Up In Smoke (3%)
A smoked blonde table beer is a very nice idea, the smoke adding extra depth to the beer’s body and in so doing filling in the spaces that are apparent in so many low alcohol beers. Up In Smoke pours …...
View ArticleBrew By Numbers 21|08 (5.2%)
More Pale Ale loveliness from Brew By Numbers, this time with Ekuanot and Wai-Iti hops. The beer sits a pale gold in my glass and smells of fresh tropical fruit salad edged with basil and thyme. And...
View ArticleHawkshead Brewery ITI (3.5%)
This, especially given its ABV, is exceptionally good. ITI is a Pale Ale brewed with New Zealand hops and it absolutely sings. Pouring from its can a bright gold with a little frothy head, the aroma is...
View ArticleCharnwood Brewery Outback (4%)
Charnwood continue to impress and to be my favourite local brewery. Outback is a Pale Ale with Australian hops and it’s a gently fruity easy drinking beer. It pours a pale gold and smells of hibiscus...
View ArticleSiren Craft Brew Yulu (3.6%)
This is a perfectly drinkable Pale Ale, but I can’t find much trace of the loose leaf tea that is supposedly a part of the brew. Maybe there’s a hint of spicy leaves along with lemon zest in the aroma,...
View ArticleBrew York Brew York (5.1%)
Decent enough if a little unexciting, this is still a very good beer to find in a large supermarket. Brew York’s American Pale Ale pours a warm gold with a fluffy little head and smells of jelly...
View ArticleBurning Soul Brewery Mount Olympus (5.2%)
This is a hellishly good Pale Ale and, as my first experience of this brewery, a very good place to begin. Pouring a pale gold with a fluffy little head, the smell is a fruity jelly sweet delight, and...
View ArticleTempest Brewing Co.: Designed & Built In The Scottish Borders
Tempest Brewing Co. of Scotland are quietly going about the business of making superb beer, and while they’ve not been the easiest to get hold of, those who have have fallen in love. I’m one of those...
View ArticleAbbeydale Brewery Heathen (4.1%)
A Pale Ale packed with Mosaic is fine by me, and Abbeydale have made a very good and very sessionable beer that’s packed with flavour. Pouring from its can a bright gold with a little fluffy head, the...
View ArticleMagic Rock Brewing Co. Tap Type (6%)
Another beautifully dressed can of beer, Magic Rock continue to ensure that their products look fabulous while being immediately identifiable, just like good branding ought to be. How about the the...
View ArticleWild Horse Brewing Co. Dry Hopped American Wheat (4.7%)
I’m going to be up in North Wales in the middle of May and so I’ll be hoping to find some of this brewery’s beer on tap because, if this little bottle is anything to go by, they’re worth searching …...
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