Looking forward to 'baron rating' Adnams Tally-Ho 2010 very soon!

Fergus (head brewer) of Adnams was very kind last year and sent us through a beer that they had started bottling again - Tally-Ho 2009 [baron rating 5/5]. It was my Open It! beer as well as it's such a lovely beer to savour. I was very pleased today as Fergus sent through some of the 2010 version for us to review:

Adnams Brewery

• Tally-Ho 2010 - 7.2% dark mahogany red with a rich,fruity aroma and a heart warming sweet raisin and biscuit palate.

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Adnams beers soon, and a big thank you to @SoleBear & @Adnams from Adnams for sending these through to me!

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' more Williams Bros ales very soon!

Williams Bros tweeted some photos last week of their new 330ml bottles for their premium craft lager. It has a very funky gently embossed main label as well as a smart looking 'over cap' label. (click the photo to the right to see a zoom in of the funky label details)


Well I'm happy to say that some samples of the above mentioned lager were delivered to Baron Towers this morning along with a few others that haven't had the full 'baron rating' treatment yet:

Williams Bros Brewery

• Black - 4.2% rich dark ale
• Ceilidh - 4.7% premium craft lager, matured for 90 days to produce a delicious, crisp, citrusy lager
• Cock O'The Walk - 4.3% warm red ale with a lovely citrusy hoppy aroma
• Harvest Sun - 3.9% golden ale with a dry, crisp flavour & sweet, hoppy aroma
• Joker IPA - 5% fresh citrusy aroma & bittersweet full flavour
• Midnight Sun - 5.6% rich, dark & spicy porter

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Williams Bros beers soon, and a big thank you to @WilliamsBrewery from Williams Bros. for sending these through to me!

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York Stocking Filler

York Stocking Filler [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% ruby ale,sweet nutmeg smell,light smooth rich nicely sweet taste,sweet spiced bitter finish Baron Orm

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

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

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Pitfield's Eco Warrior

Pitfield's Eco Warrior [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% gold flat ale,slight pineapple smell,crisp fruity citrus taste,slight bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Note: The reason for the low score was the complete lack of carbonation. I was lucky enough to be given this by AlesByMail but if I had paid £2.50+ for this bottle I would have been extremely disappointed. I'm sure that with a good amount of condition this beer would have been extremely enjoyable, I would welcome the chance to re-rate it in the future.

Note: Bottle conditioned and no carbonation

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

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Freedom Organic Dark Lager

Freedom Organic Dark Lager [baron rating 2/5] - 4.7% dark amber ale,toffee smell,slightly sweet burnt sugar taste,watery tangy toffee finish Baron Orm

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

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

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Hepworth Prospect

Hepworth Prospect [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% gold ale,medicinal hop smell,honey bitter taste,medicinal bitter finish Baron Orm

Morrisons March ale & beer offers (28th February - 20th March 2011)

 It's March's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch last week to check them out. (sorry they are late!)

Here are the details:

• Brains SA [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.75
• Brains SA Gold [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.25 instead of £1.75
• Innis & Gunn Oak-Aged Beer [baron rating 1/5]
  £4 for 3 bottles
• Marston's Double Drop [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.75
• Marston's VSOP [baron rating 3/5]
  £2 instead of  £2.35
• Shepherd Neame Early Bird
  Guest ale £1.29

Not a great deal on offer this month but I couldn't help but pick up a few bottles of Brains SA Gold - I really like this beer as an unfussy unthinking ale which has a lovely citrusy bittersweet taste.

Caldera Pale Ale

Caldera Pale Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 5.5% gold ale,slight sweet resinous smell,bitter resin mild sweet citrus finish,lasting bitter finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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Caldera Ashland Amber

Caldera Ashland Amber [baron rating 4/5] - 5.6% amber ale,caramel smell,fresh very balanced caramel sweetness taste,nice bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Salopian Darwin's Origin very soon!

I received an email out of the blue this week from Salopian Brewery asking if I would like to try their ales. In less than two days a few bottles of their Darwin's Origin ale arrived:

Salopian Brewery

• Darwin's Origin - 4.3% light copper ale with a zesty aromatic flavour & long spicy finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' for this Salopian Brewery beer soon, and a big thank you to Jake from Salopian for sending it through to me!

Fyne Jarl

Fyne Jarl [baron rating 5/5] - 3.8% pale gold ale,bright citrus pith smell,bittersweet lemon sherbet taste,lemony citrus sharpness to finish Baron Orm

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

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Thank you to Elaine from Fyne Ales for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Otley O8

Otley O8 [baron rating 5/5] - 8% gold ale,banana pineapple smell,balanced complex boozy sweet fruity cloves taste,lasting bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @OtleyBrewingCo from Otley for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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BrewDog Punk IPA can

BrewDog Punk IPA can [baron rating 5/5] - 5.6% gold ale,fruity resinous smell,sweet tropical fruits & piny bitter taste,curly parsley finish Baron Orm

Note: Please listen to the audio to hear about the 'curly parsley'

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

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Thank you to BrewDog for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' canned BrewDog IPA very soon!

There's been a lot of talk in the beer universe over the past few months about BrewDog canning their new recipe Punk IPA. I was therefore over the moon when a few cans showed up in the post yesterday afternoon:

BrewDog Brewery

• Punk IPA - 5.6% post modern classic pale ale

Look out for 'baron ratings' for this BrewDog beer soon, and a big thank you to James & Martin from BrewDog for sending it through to me!

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Ilkley Gold

Ilkley Gold [baron rating 5/5] - 3.9% copper ale,floral tangerine smell,orange citrus bittersweet taste,lasting bitter finish Baron Orm

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

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Otley O-Ho-Ho

Otley O-Ho-Ho [baron rating 4/5] - 5% copper ale,fruity berry smell,balanced spicy fruity bittersweet taste,slightly spicy finish Baron Orm

Thank you to @OtleyBrewingCo from Otley for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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