La Socarrada Cerveza Premium Con Romero Y Miel (6%)
Finally I’ve found a Spanish beer that’s made me sit up and take notice. This is brewed with rosemary and rosemary honey and it is, quite simply, delicious. It pours a peachy gold with a little fuzzy...
View ArticleThe Ley Of The Land: Lines Brew Co.
Lines Brew Co. of Caerphilly, Wales are doing something a little bit different and from my experience so far, they’re doing it very well. Set up earlier in 2017, Lines brew and, almost more...
View ArticleWild Horse Brewing Co. Denali Pale Ale (4.3%)
Denali is a new hop variety to me and I rather like it. It has a pineapple and spicy, almost blue cheese aroma, and taking a swig you find lots of juicy fruit, with pineapple and lemon zest, oranges...
View ArticleBrinkburn St. Brewery Geordie Pagoda (4.8%)
This is lovely stuff. Really lovely. Even if I did pour it so badly that I created a cumulonimbus of a head. Geordie Pagoda is a Pale Ale brewed with Sorachi Ace and Azacca hops and I could drink it …...
View ArticleMoor Beer Co. JJJ (9%)
Moor’s Imperial Pale Ale is a great big juicy beauty that pours a rich peach colour and smells of Sherry trifle, all boozy and warm and fruity. The malting continues this theme with vanilla biscuits,...
View ArticleNorthern Monk Brew Co. Faith (5.4%)
So convinced was I that I’d had this before that I started slugging away at it without making any notes. And then halfway through I thought I’d check in with UnTappd and there it was, my first time....
View ArticleAmpersand Brew Co. EAIPA (4.7%)
With a lovely Dolly Mixture aroma and its peachy colour this is a fine way to be introduced to a brewery, though I’m not altogether convinced that this isn’t a Pale Ale rather than an IPA. And I don’t...
View ArticleDark Revolution Deviant (5.6%)
Deviant is a Pale Ale made with a range of different hops for each brew. My bottle has a little label on its base that tells me this is Version One which uses Amarillo, Chinook and Citra, and with the...
View ArticleCloudwater Brew Co. DDH Pale Southern Passion Citra (4.9%)
Yet more fabulous Brewing from Cloudwater, this double dry Hopped Pale Ale is an absolute delight, pouring a cloudy apricot yellow and smelling of passion flowers and lemongrass. The malting is a soft...
View ArticleStone Brewing Co. Ripper (5.7%)
Stone are unleashing their “San Diego style” Pale Ale in the UK very soon and I for one will be very happy to see it here. It’s a rich amber coloured beer with a frothy little head and the smell …...
View ArticleEr Boqueron Cerveza Con Agua De Mar (4.8%)
I’m not altogether sure what I was expecting from a beer brewed with sea water, and I definitely wouldn’t have guessed that sea water was an ingredient without the label shouting it out to me. As it...
View ArticleBrewChap Brewing Concern S*M*A*S*H Version One (6.7%)
Ian really likes his high ABV beer, and he is an absolute master at making it. S*M*A*S*H is a monster Pale Ale brewed with Junga hops, a California Ale yeast and pale malts that was made for a Leeds...
View ArticleWeird Beard Brew Co. Epsomnia ‘17 (5.3%)
Brewed using freshly picked, locally sourced Target and Phoenix hops, this is a rather fine little wet hop Pale Ale that pours a pale gold and smells lightly herbal with a hint of aniseed. The malting...
View ArticleRenegade Brewery West Coast Pale Ale (5.1%)
I can’t begin to tell you just how much I like the bitterness of the finish in this beer. Well I suppose I could, but I’d rather you find out for yourselves. Renegade’s West Coast Pale Ale is a light …...
View ArticleRenegade Brewery India Session Ale (4.2%)
Brewed with Mosaic and Citra, this is a super juicy little session beer. It pours a pale gold with a little fluffy head and smells of Passion flowers, peach and lemon curd, and the addition of oats to...
View ArticleVictory Brewing Co. Headwaters (5.2%)
When I first tasted Victory’s beer I was blown away by firstly Hop Devil, then Golden Monkey And Dirt Wolf, and so I was expecting a lot from this can of beer. Maybe I was expecting too much....
View ArticleMondo Brewing Co. Dennis Hopp’r (5.3%)
This is a rather fine and juicy beer, though I’d perhaps stop at calling it a Pale Ale rather than an IPA due to its soft malt underbelly and the fact that the hops, though big and bright, are rounder...
View ArticleSummer Wine Brewing Co. Hi-Ratio Nelson (4.9%)
When I was first starting up CAMRGB, Summer Wine were one of my favourite breweries, they were also friendly to talk to. Somehow I’ve managed not to have any beer by them for a few years now, and...
View ArticleYeastie Boys: Half A Dozen Reasons To Love You More
By now we’ve all drunk the Yeastie Boys UK beer that is being contract brewed at BrewDog, and most of us love it. But the beer that they have brewed back in their native New Zealand is a very different...
View ArticleBurnt Mill Brewery Pintle (4.3%)
Another great little beer from Burnt Mill, this time it’s a Pale Ale brewed with Citra and Cascade, making for a fresh and fruity can of fun. The beer pours a pale gold with a little foamy head and...
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