Beavertown Quelle

Not can conditioned

Beavertown Quelle [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% hazy pale gold ale,lemon pungent fresh hops smell,crisp lemony peachy taste,dusty bitter finish Baron Orm

Buy Beavertown ales from Holborn Ales

Beavertown Black Betty can

Not can conditioned

Beavertown Black Betty can [baron rating 5/5] - 7.4% black ale, piney smokey smell,smooth roasted zesty piney taste,bitter dark choc finish Baron Orm

Buy Beavertown ales from Holborn Ales

Beavertown Bloody 'Ell

Beavertown Bloody 'Ell [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% gold ale,orange sweet malty smell,huge orange bittersweet taste,fruity pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it

Subscribe in iTunes

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Looking forward to baron rating Beavertown & By The Horns ales

Some more lovely beers arrived this week from Ales By Mail, I'm not sponsored by them but sometimes I wonder if I should be! This is what was in the box this time:

two cans are better than one bottle? NEVER!

Beavertown Brewery

• Bloody 'Ell - 7.2% blood orange IPA

By The Horns Brewery

• 2 Tone - 4.5% London lager, unfiltered, unpasteurised & dry-hopped for maximum flavour
• Flapper - 9% double IPA, punchy, extreme & raucous IPA. Hopped with Admiral, Cascade, Summit & Simcoe
• Vintage 2014 - 11.5% barley wine, aged on Oak. This full bodied beast has been aged for 5 months in 3 different types of whisky barrels, then blended, bottle conditioned and then aged in bottle for further 5 months. Expect notes of raisiny sweet malt and a subtle spicy smooth finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

Buy all these ales from Ales By Mail

Beavertown 8 Ball can

Beavertown 8 Ball can [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% dark amber ale,rich candied caramel smell,malty big bitter taste,bitter dusty rye finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it

Subscribe in iTunes

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Beavertown Neck Oil

Not can conditioned

Beavertown Neck Oil [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% gold ale,floral citrus fresh hop smell,mild herbal citrus bitter taste,fruit squash finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it

Subscribe in iTunes

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Looking forward to baron rating these Ales By Mail beers

The start of new month this time meant a new box of tasty ales to review thanks to the very kind people over at Ales By Mail.They gave me discount voucher to spend in their wide and varied 'pick & mix' range and here's what I picked to review:

The cans look small but hold the same as the bottle - 330ml

• BrewDog Jack Hammer - 7.2% west coast india pale ale. This IPA is bitter. Very bitter. (continue usual BrewDog bottle speil)
• Beavertown 8 Ball Rye IPA - 6.2% (that's all from the label)
• Beavertown Neck Oil Session IPA - 4.3% (that's all from the label)

• Bristol Beer Factory Saison - 6.5% classic Belgian summer ale, bursting with flavour. The Saison yeast gives smooth fruity notes and it is rounded off with spicy European hops
• Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout - 7.5%, strong black, unctuous and delicous. Hints of coffee, chocolate & dark fruits, made using a Belgian yeast & roasted malts
• De Molen Vuur & Vlam - 6.2% IPA-ish strong beer, hopped with premiant, galena, cascade, chinook, simcoe & amarillo hops
• Kernel London Sour - 2.5% contains wheat (that's all from the label)

A stack of craft cans

Fourpure Brewery

• Amber Ale - 5.1% amber ale inspired by Colorado, USA (that's all from the label)
• IPA - 6.5% IPA inspired by Oregon, USA (that's all from the label)
• Pale Ale - 5% pale ale inspired by California, USA (that's all from the label)
• Pils - 4.7% Pils inspired by Munich Germany (that's all from the label)
• Session IPA - 4.2% inspired by New York, USA (that's all from the label)

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Chrissie Saunders (Blogger Outreach & Online Communities) from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

I'm a big fan of these craft cans, here are a few 'arty' shots that I took :-/

Buy all these ales from Ales By Mail

Looking forward to baron rating these ales from Ales By Mail

Ales By Mail have been a big supporter of The Ormskirk Baron from pretty much the beginning, sending me boxes of interesting beer from time to time. I was very excited when a large box arrived this week, here's what was in the box:

• Bevog Kramah -7% India Pale Ale (such a cool label)
• Founders Dirty Bastard - 8.5% Scotch style ale
• Rocky Head Bam! - 7% beer, Belgian techniques, American IPA hopping
• Rocky Head  Imitera IPA -7.2% beer, the mother of modern Greek. This is our flagship IPA

Bear Republic Brewing Co.

• Black Racer IPA - 8.1%. Blends Bear Republic's love of hops with the Pacific Northwest's appreciation for dark ales
• Hop Rod Rye [baron rating 5/5] - 8% high performance, alcohol burnin' monster ale with dual overhead hop injection, made with 18% rye
• Red Rocket Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 6.8% bastardized Scottish style red ale packed with distinctive flavors and an aggressive hop character rivaled by none

Beavertown Brewery

• 8-Ball [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% Rye IPA
• Black Betty [baron rating 5/5] - 7.4% Black IPA
• Gamma Ray [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% American Pale Ale

Weird Beard Brew Co.

• Fade To Black - 7.2% black IPA, darker than a Metallica album cover and hoppier than a frog that has just dropped a keg on his foot, this beer has a fascinating interplay between the fruity hops, dark toasted notes from the malt and the spicy rye
• Five o'Clock  Shadow - 7.1% American IPA, the real Desperate Dan of the beer world, hoppy, uncompromising and goes well with a cow pie
• Holy Hoppin' Hell! -9.6% Double IPA, Hoppier than a (insert joke here), and bitter as... Blah blah, just drink it!
• Shark Biscuit -7.2% Australian IPA, brewed with Galaxy hops and a bit of Carared malt to give a nice "Australian Gold" colour

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

Buy all these ales from Ales By Mail

Beavertown Gamma Ray

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Beavertown Gamma Ray [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% copper ale,fresh mango smell,freshly squeezed orange & tropical taste,piney dry bitter finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it

Subscribe in iTunes

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Beavertown 8-Ball

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Beavertown 8-Ball [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% amber ale,candied grapefruit smell,rye bread candied resinous taste,dusty bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Beavertown Black Betty

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Beavertown Black Betty [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% black ale,fresh green hops smell,velvety dark choc mousse taste,long bitter espresso finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it

Subscribe in iTunes

Thank you to  Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a baron rating!

Buy Beavertown ales from Ales By Mail

Looking forward to baron rating Ales By Mail's Best of London mixed case

London seems to have had an explosion of new breweries, in 2006 there were eight breweries, now there are thirty six and counting! Ales By Mail have pulled together a selection of beers from some of these breweries in their rather suitably named "Best of London Mixed Case". Fifteen bottles of quality ale from some of London's newest breweries.

Here are the case contents:

• Beavertown Black Betty - 7.2% black IPA
• Brüpond Ain'cho Mum's Porter - 4.2% chocolate & chilli porter
• By the Horns Bobby on the Wheat - 4.7% pale wheat, a well balanced body of flavours cut with notions of citrus and a development of spice
• Camden Town Pale Ale - 4% pale ale
• Crate Lager - 4.8% rich golden lager with a flora aroma, and a crisp clean refreshing finish

• East London Nightwatchman - 4.5% dark premium bitter, well-hopped but with a smooth mouthfeel. A complex balance of malts gives a well-rounded flavour
• Hackney Golden Ale - 4% golden ale
• Kernel London Brewers Alliance Collaboration London Stout - 6.8%
• Little Brew Porter - 5.4% porter, delicious & deep with malty chocolate tones
• London Fields Unfiltered Lager - 4.3% lager, unfiltered to retain all the smooth texture and crisp, delicate notes of citrus and fern. An ultimately refreshing beer - with flavour!

• Moncada Notting Hill Ruby Rye - 5.2% robust ruby ale made with rye complimented by a fruity hop aroma
• Partizan IPA:Columbus Cascade Bravo - 7.4% IPA
• Rocky Head Pale Ale - 6.5% pale ale
• Tap East Coffee in the Morning - 5.2% full-bodied coffee stout made with freshly ground El Salvadorian coffee beans
• Windsor & Eton Conqueror 1075 [baron rating 5/5] - 7.4% rich & complex black IPA

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

Buy all these ales from Ales By Mail