London Beer Factory DAPA (8.4%)
I’m not overly impressed by this Double American Pale Ale, it has some good things going on, but it struggles with balance. There’s a chest warming boozy heat that’s initially rather nice but quickly...
View ArticleThe Wild Beer Co. Nebula (5%)
Nebula’s can informs the drinker that this beer is a hazy IPA with fruit aromas and needs to be drunk fresh. And so I’m drinking it the day that it arrived after chilling it for a few hours. And I’m...
View ArticleFallen Brewing Co. Grapevine (5.4%)
Fallen continue to impress with just how much flavour they cram into their little cans, and Grapevine is no exception. It’s a New World Pale Ale that pours a peachy gold with a little creamy head and...
View ArticleSix Degrees North Hopocrisy (4.6%)
This is a lovely take on a Belgian pale brewed by a brewery who sit six degrees north of Brussels. The malting is soft caramel, waffles, honey and glazed doughnuts and the beer sites a pale gold with a...
View ArticleTorrside Brewing Co. EPIA (4.5%)
To put it simply, I could drink this forever. Torrside’s EPIA is a Pale Ale brewed with Tikka spices, a blend of warm and earthy Indian ingredients that have been used in the most deliciously gentle...
View ArticleLondon Beer Lab Pale Ale Mosaic & Equinox (5.5%)
Well now, this is a little bottle of fizzy fun. It pours a rather rich amber colour with a fuzzy little head and an aroma like a bag of lemon sherbet. There’s a soft and subtle malting, it’s sticky...
View ArticleKompaan: Beer From The Hague
Kompaan Bier was established in 2012 by two friends in The Hague, north of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The brewery is growing steadily and has a bustling brewery tap on site. They brew a wide range...
View ArticleUnity Brewing Co. Amalgamation (8%)
Unity’s take on a Belgian Triple is very good. In fact the only thing I can say against it is that the name is a bit of a mouthful, Amalgamation isn’t a very appetising word. But ignore the name and …...
View ArticleBrewheadz Passionate Morning Cuppa (5%)
Brewed in collaboration with BrewDog Camden, this is an Oatmeal Pale Ale brewed with passionfruit and Keemun, a black Chinese tea. It all sounds interesting, and it smells and tastes rather good,...
View ArticleMikkeller Ginger Brett IPA (6.9%)
Well now, this is very refreshing. An IPA fermented with Brettanomyces and loaded with ginger, it’s a sharp and keen yet warm and earthy lip smacking experience. The ginger is used in the most delicate...
View ArticleElectric Bear NZ Pale (4.5%)
There’s not a huge amount to say about Electric Bear’s NZ Pale other than its an easy drinking beer that pours a bright gold with a fluffy white head and a foam sweet aroma (think pink shrimps or the...
View ArticleCloudwater Brew Co. Big Table (5%)
I suppose it was inevitable that at some point Cloudwater, who seem to be able to do no wrong, would brew I beer that I don’t like at all. And this is it. Big Table, brewed in collaboration with...
View ArticleLost & Found Brewing Co. Revert To Type (3.8%)
Lost & Found continue to impress with this, their low-ish ABV Pale Ale that manages to feel light and sessionable while maintaining lots of body, lots to keep your interest. The beer pours a watery...
View ArticleMad Hatter Brew Co. Sour Te Punga (4.5%)
I do love that metallic smack you get from a kettled sour, a little like catching a filling on a bit of tin foil, but in a much more enjoyable way. Te Punga gives you just that steely clang, sharp …...
View ArticleBrew By Numbers DDH Pale Ale Number Two (5.8%)
Brew By Numbers start canning by doing limited edition brews, and I can’t complain about that at all. There’s a lovely freshness to this beer, it’s crisp and bright and as sharp as a pin, pouring a...
View ArticleVibrant Forest Brewing Co. Outlander (4%)
Outlander is a Pale Ale brewed with rye, and it’s an absolute treat of a beer. It pours a rich amber with a fuzzy little head and a smell full of peach compote and lemon curd, round and fruity, soft...
View ArticleCloudwater Brew Co. DDH Pale Citra El Dorado (5.5.%)
Well now, Cloudwater continue to be fabulous, don’t they? This can is a bright and fresh blast of fruity goodness, pouring a shiny gold with a fuzzy head of fizzing fun and a smell that’s full of...
View ArticleShindigger Brewing Co. Everything’s Peachy (4.2%)
A Session IPA brewed with peaches, this is round and fruity and refreshing. Everything’s Peachy pours a pale gold with a fluffy white head and smells of tinned peaches in syrup, it’s a homely and...
View ArticleArt Brew AB6 (4.6%)
Art Brew’s AB6 is a double dry hopped Pale Ale. The bottle doesn’t tell me which hops have been used and I’m not going to try and guess. Instead I’ll simply tell you that this light golden beer with...
View ArticleHet Uiltje Caution Kiwi Crossing (9.1%)
Caution Kiwi Crossing is a dangerously good beer that hides its ABV frighteningly well. In essence it’s an impressively big Pale Ale, not an IPA due to the subtlety of the hops and the big round...
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