Moor Beer Co. Hoppiness (6.7%)
What a beautifully rounded beer this is. Packed with hops as the name would suggest, Hoppiness hits you in the mush with grapefruit and lychee, pine resin and lime zest. But this is more than just a...
View ArticleWaen Brewery Pamplemousse (4.2%)
Pamplemousse is a super light and crisp Pale Ale that pours a sunny gold and has a great big aroma full of honey and straw and passion fruit punch. The malting is breakfast cereal, caramel, waffles and...
View ArticleFlying Dog Brewing Co. Supertramp (4.7%)
Supertramp is a “Tart Cherry Ale” and it’s rather nice, though it’s not really tart at all. And to go further, it’s a bit Middle Of The Road, especially for Flying Dog. Mind you, they have called it...
View ArticleSalopian Brewery Bulletproof (5.8%)
Bulletproof is a single hopped Pale Ale brewed with Mosaic and I was initially confused by this beer. And for no other reason than its name. You see, when I saw what this beer was called I expected...
View ArticleStewart Brewing Cascadian East (5.4%)
This beer is a stroll through the redwoods. It’s a resinous pine forest feast. A sticky, gooey, warm and chewy hophead’s delight. It smells like my old woodwork teacher’s office, all balsa and wood...
View ArticleAtom Beers Camomile (4.2%)
So there are two spellings of Camomile. I didn’t know. When I first saw this bottle I thought they’d spelled Chamomile incorrectly and so I did a bit of research. It’s the kind of thing I do. Chamomile...
View ArticleSalopian Brewery Lemon Dream (4.5%)
Lemon Dream has been around for a little while now. In fact it’s a bit of a favourite around the pubs of Shropshire. But this is the first time that’s it has been bottled and I’m pleased that it has …...
View ArticleIlkley Brewery Co. Ilkley Pale (4.2%)
What a super little beer this is. It’s crisp and clean, sharp as a tack, it sits a bright gold in my glass and smells of strawberries, gooseberries and hay bales. The malts are light and soft, all...
View ArticleHop Valley Brewing Co. OperatioN Vacation (5.5%)
Extra Pale Ale? So, maybe it’s an IPA then? I ask that because this is an “Extra Pale Ale” so I was expecting a beer that was extra pale. You know, really pale and light. But I think that in … Continue...
View ArticleCerveses Lluna Bruna (5.2%)
Tamarind. In the smell and the flavour. Tamarind. So much that it almost takes over completely. Tamarind. Real, fresh tamarind, not the dip you get from your local Indian takeaway. Proper tamarind like...
View ArticleNøgne Ø Asian Pale Ale (4.5%)
Hells bells, when Nøgne Ø say they have used lemongrass in this Pale Ale they’re not joking. There is such a strong lemongrass presence that I can barely taste anything else, save for the merest trace...
View ArticleIlkley Brewery & Yeastie Boys 3.74 Degrees (6.2%)
3.74 Degrees is a Belgian Blonde with Feijoa Green Tea and it’s an absolute delight. The beer begins with a lovely fresh green leafy aroma, its fruity too, rich and sweet, and the beer sits a bright...
View ArticleBishop Nick Hop Cross (3.8%)
Hop Cross is refreshing in the same way that a glass of water is refreshing. But then that’s hardly a surprise given that this appears to be water that has been shown some malt and hops on its way to …...
View ArticleWiper & True Small Beer N0. 9 (2.9%)
Let’s jump right in. Apart from the slight thinness in the body right at the end and the subtleness of the aroma, this is a very good beer for its ABV. Firstly, there are lots of hops – Target,...
View ArticlePin-Up Beers Pale Ale (5.1%)
Beer from Brighton, Pin-Up’s Pale Ale has something not quite right about it and I think it might be the filtering and/or whatever happens during bottling. There’s a very odd and slightly chemical tang...
View ArticleSadler’s Brewery Boris Citrov (4.7%)
This is a pretty decent Pale Ale brewed with Amarillo, Chinook and First Gold hops. It’s not quite the “Orange marmalade ale” that it claims, but it has plenty to offer. From its honey and orange...
View ArticleBeerd Brewery Monocle (5.3%)
This is an “English Pale Ale” and boy can you tell. After endless beers using American and or New World hops, the Englishness of this beer hits you right between the eyes. Pouring a deep amber, the...
View ArticleThwaites Crafty Dan Lil’ Bewdy (4.2%)
Sadly I find this a little bit bland. What should and could, and claims to be, fresh and lively, smells a bit cabbagey and feels a bit thin and watery. You find a decent enough soft caramel and waffle...
View ArticleHardknott Squiddy (3.8%)
I first had Squiddy – Hardknott’s Squid Ink Beer – at Birmingham Beer Bash last year, and though I liked the playfulness of the beer in concept I wasn’t blown away by it in practice. And nothing has...
View ArticlePotbelly Brewery Yeller Belly (5.2%)
I’ve had mixed experiences with beer from Potbelly Brewery of Kettering, Northamptonshire. Mainly I’ve been uninterested by what I’ve tried. Yeller Belly – Terrible name, terrible label. Does it relate...
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