Downton Chimera Dark Delight

Downton Chimera Dark Delight [baron rating 4/5] - 6% black ale,smoky roasted berry smell,frothy sweet roasted taste,choc bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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What's a Twadge? A Twitter Badge of course!

As you may have been aware I attended the Manchester #twissup this weekend. As beery people are always so generous to me in the form of free beer I wanted to try to be generous in a 'baron way'.

After much thought I decided that some Twitter badges or 'twadges' for short would be perfect. Take someone's twitter icon, stick it in a 30mm square badge with a pin on the back and hand them out.  Not everyone knows what everyone looks like in the flesh and I for one have a symbol for my Twitter icon which is of no use to anyone being about to guess who I am.

So what does a 'twadge' look like?

I did feel a bit of a twadge myself just before I started handing them out as I thought they might be perceived as a bit crap but the reaction was more than positive! Glad you all liked your twadge and thanks for wearing them with pride, and I'm sorry for those that didn't get one, I only had twenty of them so had to pick my favourites.

Maybe I should start selling my twadges on eBay?

Downton Chimera IPA

Downton Chimera IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7% gold ale,candied sweets & spicy citrus smell,sweet spicy bitter taste,bittersweet hoppy finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Hardknott Dark Energy very soon!

I attended the Manchester #twissup yesterday and along with meeting up with old friends & new I was also one of the lucky ones to receive a bottle of Hardknott Dave's Hardknott Dark Energy:

Hardknott Brewery

• Dark Energy - 4.9% dark, fruity, bitter & spicy

Look out for a 'baron rating' for this Hardknott beer soon, and a big thank you to Dave and Ann from Hardknott for kindly handing one over to me!

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Laverstoke Park Ale

Laverstoke Park Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 5% copper ale,floral caramel smell,gentle slightly sweet floral taste,fruity slightly herbal finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Adnams Solebay

Adnams Solebay [baron rating 5/5] - 10% gold ale,candied sweets & banana smell,boozy syrupy fine carbonation taste,sticky bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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

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Extra special feature! Listen to what 'the ladies' thought of Adnams Solebay. (sorry about the quality, we were recording a Skype session)

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Thank you to Fergus from Adnams for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Hobsons Town Crier

Hobsons Town Crier [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% gold ale,floral white grape smell,frothy very bitter white grape taste,fruity dry bitter finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Wentworth Rampant Gryphon

Wentworth Rampant Gryphon [baron rating 4/5] - 6.2% gold ale,slight boozy floral citrus smell,floral spicy hops taste,slightly sweet finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Crouch Vale FPA

Crouch Vale FPA [baron rating 4/5] - 5.9% golden ale,sweet malt & floral herbal smell,herbal creamy slightly sweet taste,zesty herbal finish Baron Orm

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Watch us open the bottle!



Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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The Ormskirk Baron [baron rating] podcast is now listed on iTunes!

As some of you will know, @Christopher_R & I have been recording audio sessions of our [baron rating] tasting evenings and publishing them as mp3s.

Chris suggested that these audio [baron rating] reviews should be turned into a podcast and published in iTunes - so that is what I've done.

Read about the different ways to subscribe over on Chris's website.

Hidden Old Sarum

Hidden Old Sarum [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% dark amber ale,musty fruity smell,dried fruit rounded bitter taste,spicy juicy sweet finish Baron Orm

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This was from the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Wychwood Hobgoblin 8 for £8 in Morrisions (19th October - 7th November 2010)

Morrisons has 8-bottle (500ml) boxes of Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5] for just £8 until 7th Nov.Best before 31/10/2011 #baronbargain

Potton Shambles Bitter

Potton Shambles Bitter [baron rating 3/5] - 4.3% copper ale,tangy malt aroma,juicy bitter malt taste,malty bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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This was from the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Cotleigh Barn Owl

Cotleigh Barn Owl [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% dark amber ale,rich malty smell,roasted nutty classic bitter taste,juicy malty bitter finish Baron Orm

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This was from the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Belvoir Melton Red

Belvoir Melton Red [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,malty aroma,fragrant balanced classic bitter taste,nutty bitter finish Baron Orm

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This was from the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Banks's Bitter

Banks's Bitter [baron rating 2/5] - 3.8% copper ale,fruity straw aroma,metallic tangy sulphurous taste,tangy tart finish Baron Orm