Arcobrau Urfass

Not bottle conditioned

Arcobrau Urfass [baron rating 3/5] - 5.2% pale gold ale,bready sweet lemon smell,savoury bittersweet taste,grassy oily bitter taste Baron Orm

Titanic Iceberg

Not bottle conditioned

Titanic Iceberg [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% gold ale,mild lemon smell,sweet citrus mild tangerine taste,slightly harsh dry lemon bitter finish Baron Orm

Discworld Hix's Darkside

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Discworld Hix's Darkside [baron rating 4/5] - 7% black ale,vineous berries smell,tangy chocolate berry taste,sweet fruity finish Baron Orm

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

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Paulaner Original Munchner Hell Alkoholfrei

Not bottle conditioned

Paulaner Original Munchner Hell Alkoholfrei [baron rating 1/5] - 0% gold ale,veg & beef mince smell,cardboard savoury taste,vegetal finish Baron Orm

Looking forward to baron rating Wilson Potter ales

Source Deli stock an excellent range of local(ish) ales and are always on the look out for new beers and new breweries.

Wilson Potter Brewery dropped some samples off for them to try last week and Paul was kind enough to suggest that maybe Chris and I would like to join him in trying the bottle-conditioned range of ales. I collected them this week, here are the details of the beers:

Wilson Potter Brewery

• Bon Don Doon - 4.2% refreshing blonde beer made with Columbus & Perle hops
• In The Black - 4.2% rich, dark stout with a fruity roasted malt aroma and taste with a liquorice finish
• Making Progress - 4.1% amber beer with fruity overtones, a delicious hint of caramel and a hoppy finish

• Ruby Red - 4.4% easy drinking rich ruby ale with a full bodied malty berry taste and a floral hop finish
• Tandle Hill - 3.9% blonde beer with strong citrus flavours and aroma created using a blend of three hops
• Triple Gem - 3.9% pale ale with oaken flavours and distinct notes of blackberry

Look out for baron ratings for these Wilson Potter Brewery beer soon, and a big thank you to Amanda Seddon (@wilsonpotter) for handing themover to Source Deli!

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Looking forward to baron rating Burscough Lions of England

Last week I popped into the Hop Vine pub in Burscough to collect some samples of beers from the Burscough Brewing Company - a brewery based out the back of the pub. I was back in there on Sunday evening for a family meal when not only was Mike taking our food order, he also produced the bottle below saying that he'd found another one for us to try! (what a top bloke!)

Burscough Brewing Company

• Lions of England - 4.2% lager named after The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Look out for baron ratings for this Burscough Brewing Company beer soon, and a big thank you to Mike McCombe (@mikehopvine) for handing it over to me!

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Achouffe La Chouffe

Not bottle conditioned

Achouffe La Chouffe [baron rating 5/5] - 8% gold ale,yeasty bubblegum banana smell,fresh syurpy wheat beer taste,juicy bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Knops California Common

Not bottle conditioned

Knops California Common [baron rating 4/5] - 4.6% amber ale,biscuity sultana smell,spicy biscuity caramel taste,muted spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

Mohawk Extra IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Mohawk Extra IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 7.5% copper ale,sweet fleshy fruits resinous smell,fruity oily piney taste,long resinous bitter finish Baron Orm

Thank you to the Night of International Beers for handing this over for a baron rating!

BrewDog Dogma

New version. Not bottle conditioned

BrewDog Dogma [baron rating 4/5] - 7.4% black ale,woodsmoke sweet BBQ ribs smell,smooth sweet roasted balanced taste,sweet honey choc finish Baron Orm

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Bretagne Celtika 8.8

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Bretagne Celtika 8.8 [baron rating 2/5] - 8.8% amber ale,Haribo sweets basil smell,herbal sweetish toffee taste,harsh sticky herbal finish Baron Orm

Bought from Carrefour near Bénodet whilst camping at the excellent Camping du Letty in Bénodet, Brittany, France.

Wolferstetter Edel Hell

Not bottle conditioned

Wolferstetter Edel Hell [baron rating 2/5] - 4.9% gold lager,vegetal grassy herbal smell,biscuity light honey taste,oily bittersweet finishBaron Orm

Black Sheep Progress

Not bottle conditioned

Black Sheep Progress [baron rating 4/5] - 10% dark amber ale,toffee caramel marzipan smell,rich spicy fiery treacle taste,very short finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul (@SourceDeliPaul) for bringing this along for a baron rating!

Note : This was the biggest baron rating session yet, with six of us sampling and saying what we thought whilst sat in the lovely Source Deli in Ormskirk. From left to right in the photo:

• Paul from Source Deli - @SourceDeliPaul
• Chris (my regular audio reviewer) - @Christopher_R
• Steven - @Judging_Jester
• Leigh - @villaBONE
• Chris (Leigh's San Diego-based work collegue) - @beerquester

The baron rating crew (minus the baron who was taking the photo)

Paul with Black Sheep Progress

Blueball Zeppelin

Not bottle conditioned

Blueball Zeppelin [baron rating 5/5] - 5.5% copper ale,bubblegum banana cloves smell,full-bodied classic wheat beer taste,dry herbal finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Alex (@blueballbrewery) from Blueball Brewery for handing them over for a baron rating!

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Great Newsome Pricky Back Otchan

Not bottle conditioned

Great Newsome Pricky Back Otchan [baron rating 4/5] - 4.2% amber ale,floral toffee smell,toffee citrus bittersweet taste,tangy fruit finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Matthew (@greatnewsome) from Great Newsome Brewery for sending this through for a baron rating!

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AleSmith Horny Devil

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

AleSmith Horny Devil [baron rating 3/5] - 11% gold ale,apricot mild spicy smell,juicy sweet apricot slight spicy taste,juicy spicy finish Baron Orm

Listen to what we all (see the note below) have to say about it

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Note : This was the biggest baron rating session yet, with six of us sampling and saying what we thought whilst sat in the lovely Source Deli in Ormskirk. From left to right in the photo:

• Paul from Source Deli - @SourceDeliPaul
• Chris (my regular audio reviewer) - @Christopher_R
• Steven - @Judging_Jester
• Leigh - @villaBONE
• Chris (Leigh's San Diego-based work collegue) - @beerquester

The baron rating crew (minus the baron who was taking the photo)

The Baron with AleSmith Horny Devil