Bristol Beer Factory Saison

Bottle conditioned with gushing carbonation

Bristol Beer Factory Saison [baron rating 4/5] - 6.5% gold ale,zesty lemon smell,zingy bittersweet lemon taste,clean mild tart lemon finish Baron Orm

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

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Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout v2

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout v2 [baron rating 4/5] - 7.5% black ale,vineous mild choc smell,smooth winey choc taste,bit thin finish Baron Orm

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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 :-/

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Looking forward to baron rating Best of British Beer ales

It's been a while since some samples have arrived at Baron Towers (sob sob) so it was a very welcome surprise when FedEx showed up bright and breezy this morning with an unexpected box of ales from Best of British Beer:

• Arbor Brigstow Bitter - 4.3% easy drinking tawny best bitter with a malty taste.Bittering hops are Challenger with Fuggles and Goldings for flavour and aroma
• Bristol Beer Factory Southville Hop [baron rating 5/5] - 6.5% American inspired IPA
• Ilkley Jubilee - 4.5% pale ale brewed with English malted barley,hops from Kent, Australia & New Zealand (all part of the Commonwealth)

• Leeds Hellfire - 5.2% fiery pale bitter, fruity well balanced beer with a full, lasting bitterness
• Teme Valley The Hop Nouvelle - 4.1% exceptionally pale beer,brewed using green Worcestershire hops within an hour of picking
• Windsor & Eton Conqueror [baron rating 5/5] - 5% black IPA, rich, complex & very distinctive ale, roasted flavours balanced with full fresh pine hop aroma

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Best of British Beer beers soon, and a big thank you to @bob_beer for sending them through to me!

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Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Hefe

Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Hefe [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% hazy gold ale,banana & cloves smell,sweet cloves fruit taste,sugary clean finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to @BrisBeerFactory from Bristol Beer Factory for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Bristol Beer Factory Southville Hop

Bristol Beer Factory Southville Hop [baron rating 5/5] - 6.5% amber ale,big tropical fruit smell,sweet fruity taste,huge pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @BrisBeerFactory from Bristol Beer Factory for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout

Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 7.7% black ale,sweet burnt coffee smell,sweet roasted taste,fruity roasted finish Baron Orm

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Bristol Beer Factory No 7

Bristol Beer Factory No 7 [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% dark amber ale,toffee smell,nutty toffee bitter taste,lasting classic bitter finish Baron Orm

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Bristol Beer Factory Bristletoe

Bristol Beer Factory Bristletoe [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% ruby ale,citrus choc smell,coffee spicy citrus fruity taste sweetish coffee finish Baron Orm

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Bristol Beer Factory Gold

Bristol Beer Factory Gold [baron rating 5/5] - 5% gold ale,toffee citrus smell,chewy citrus sweet toffee taste,long bitter finish Baron Orm

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Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout

Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% black ale,choc smoky coffee smell,smooth creamy caramel taste,coconut cream finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Bristol Beer Factory ales very soon!

I commented recently on Rob from Hopzine's tweet about getting some ales from Bristol Beer Factory saying that I had heard their Milk Stout was excellent and was looking forward to his review. Shortly afterwards @BrisBeerFactory got in touch asking if I wanted to try some too!

This lovely selection of ales arrived this week:

Bristol Beer Factory

• Bristletoe - 4.3% full-flavoured Christmas ale

• Bristol Hefe - 4.8% German-style wheat beer

• Gold - 5% premium golden ale

• Milk Stout - 4.5% creamy, full bodied stout

• No 7 - 4.5% traditional English best bitter

• Southville Hop - 6.5% American inspired IPA

• Ultimate Stout - 7.7% ultimate stout

I've just read Rob's excellent review of Southville Hop so I can't wait to get stuck in!

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Bristol Beer Factory beers soon, and a big thank you to @BrisBeerFactory for sending these through to me!

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