Saltaire Full Tilt

Not bottle conditioned

Saltaire Full Tilt [baron rating 3/5] - 5.2% copper ale,sugary tangerine smell,syrupy citrus bittersweet taste,cloying bittersweet finishBaron Orm

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Saltaire Unity

Not bottle conditioned

Saltaire Unity [baron rating 4/5] - 6% copper ale,resinous candied mango pineapple smell,caramel piney bitter taste,resinous bitter finish Baron Orm

Saltaire Kala

Not bottle conditioned

Saltaire Kala [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% black ale,choc roasted smell,smooth coffee piney citrus bitter taste,fresh juicy choc finish Baron Orm

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Saltaire Imperial IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Saltaire Imperial IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 9.5% amber ale,candied mild orange smell,bready juicy bittersweet taste,boozy juicy orange finish Baron Orm

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Saltaire Stateside IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Saltaire Stateside IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 6% amber ale,tropical citrus smell,spicy syrupy citrus bitter taste,tropical mild pithy finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @BGRTRob from HopZine for handing this over for a baron rating!

Looking forward to baron rating Saltaire Stateside IPA

I judged for the SIBA North beer competition which was hosted in Manchester yesterday. Beer judging is always a good day out - sample great beers, help pick the winners & catch up with fellow beer lovers. One such mate is Rob from HopZine also known as @BGRTRob on twitter. He handed over a couple of bottles of his homebrew as well as this bottle:

Saltaire Brewery

• Stateside IPA - 6% American style IPA, brewed with cascade, magnum, summit & galena hops. Full bodied pale ale, with creamy caramel malt flavours and intense, resin citrus & grapefruit hop flavours 

Look out for a baron rating for this Saltaire Brewery beer soon, and a big thank you to Rob (@BGRTRob) for sending it through to me!  

Saltaire Raspberry Blonde

Saltaire Raspberry Blonde [baron rating 3/5] - 4% gold ale,raspberry cordial smell,raspberry mild peppery taste,mild fruity bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

This was part of the autumn pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Details of myBrewerytap's 52 week beer club (Autumn 2011)

The autumn box of myBrewerytap's excellent "52 week beer club" arrived at the end of last week, here are the details of what's in the box. Watch Chris & I unbox the latest myBrewerytap beers:

• Acorn Conquest [baron rating 5/5] - 5.7% well-hopped traditional IPA,hoppy aroma, good citrus flavour & lasting bitter finish
• BrewDog 5am Saint - 5% iconoclastic amber ale
• Buxton Buxton Gold - 5.2% refreshing golden ale with a wonderful aroma & flavour from Amarillo, Liberty & Nelson Sauvin hops
• Fyne Hurricane Jack [baron rating 5/5] - 4.4% blonde & fruitily hopped ale
• Hopdeamon Skrimshander IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% deliciously fruity with spicy citrus aromas, clean fresh taste & dry hoppy finish

• Ilkley Ilkley Black - 3.7% rich & satisfying dark mild
• Inveralmond Ossian [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% smooth & drinkable with distinct nutty tones & fruitiness
• Meantime London Pale Ale - 4.3% pale ale brewed with Goldings & Cascade hops
• Saltaire Raspberry Blonde - 4% golden speciality ale with an infusion of raspberries

• Stringers Dry Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% bottled version of their Champion Stout of Cumbria
• White's Garter Star 1344 - 4.9% ???
• Williams Bros Profanity Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 7% rich, dark & dry hopped, blend of rich coffee & intensely fruity aromas with a velvety malty mouthfeel
• Wold Top Mars Magic [baron rating 3/5] - 4.6% dark aromatic beer, warm red glow & a smooth malty flavour

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for the complementary membership to the club, I really enjoyed being a paying member of it last year and so far it looks like it's going to be even better!

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myBrewerytap's autumn selection of the '52 week beer club'

Chris & I have been a member of myBrewerytap's 52 week beer club since December and our 4th quarter's pack arrived a this week. It arrived in perfect condition as always.

This pack is a bit of a special one as it's the end of mybrewerytap's first year of the club so Richard has pulled out all the stops to make sure it's a cracking pack. Chris & I have been very fortunate to sample some of the beers in this pack over the past year and there are some real winners in here.

Here are the details:

• BrewDog Punk IPA [baron rating 5/5]

• Crouch Vale Brewers Gold

• Felinfoel Double Dragon

• Hawkshead Lakeland Gold [baron rating 5/5]

• Hogs Back TEA

• Inveralmond Ossian

• Mallinsons Station Best Bitter

• Marble Manchester Bitter [baron rating 5/5]

• Meantime Chocolate

• RCH Ale Mary

• Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale [baron rating 5/5]

• Thornbridge Jaipur [baron rating 5/5]

• Williams Bros Good Times [baron rating 5/5]

As you can see from the above, there are some absolute crackers in this pack!

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Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale

Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 4.8% golden ale,tropical fruit smell,frothy citrus hop taste,lasting bitter grapefruit finishBaron Orm

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Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Saltaire Triple Chocoholic

Saltaire Triple Chocoholic [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% black stout,dark chocolate smell,smooth chocolate & roasted bitter taste,bitter finishBaron Orm

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Saltaire Blonde

Saltaire Blonde [baron rating 4/5] - 4% pale golden ale, lemony aroma, crisp spicy bitter hops & a long lasting finishBaron Orm

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Ossett & Saltaire ales very soon!

A very welcome parcel arrived today, a selection of ales from Ossett & Saltaire breweries courtesy of myBrewerytap. Both breweries have been recently added to myBrewerytap and the Saltaire ales have been some that I've wanted to try ever since HopZine mentioned them sometime ago.

Ossett Brewery

• Excelsior
5.2% - mellow yet full flavour that develops into a fruity dryness on the palate. A fresh, hoppy aroma with citrus and floral characteristics

• Treacle Stout
5% - rich and robust stout with deep coffee flavours

Saltaire Brewery

• Saltaire Blonde
4% - straw coloured, easy drinking blonde ale

• Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale
4.8% - golden coloured, hoppy, American style pale ale

• Saltaire Triple Chocoholic
4.8% - chocolate on the nose, on the palate and in the finish!

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these myBrewerytap beers soon, and a big thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending these through to me!