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Conwy Welsh Pride

Bottle conditioned with slight carbonation

Conwy Welsh Pride [baron rating 2/5] - 4% copper ale,wheat cereal earthy smell,caramel with no fizz taste,dry bittersweet finish

Thank you to whoever got me this for my birthday! (I think)

Conwy Shipwreck IPA

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Conwy Shipwreck IPA [baron rating 2/5] - 5% copper ale,soapy lemon mild sulphur smell,purfumed sharp citrus taste,zesty floral finish

Conwy Clogwyn Gold

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Conwy Clogwyn Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 4% gold ale,grassy herbal floral smell,lemon & lime citrus bitter taste,citrus bittersweet finish

Thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Looking forward to baron rating Beer Hawk's Champion Bottled Beers of Britain

The Great British Beer Festival was held back in August and online beer retailer Beer Hawk were one of the sponsors of the event.Apart from being there for the festival they also produced a 15-bottle finalists mixed case of the finalists of CAMRA's 2013 Champion Bottled Beer of Britain award.

They very kindly sent me a box to review, below are the contents (which arrived last week). All these beers are bottle conditioned as that is CAMRA's stipulation for bottled ales.

Beowulf Dragon Smoke - 5.3% stout
Conwy Clogwyn Gold - 4% light quaffable golden ale with plenty of hop aroma and a long bitter finish
Harveys Imperial Extra Double Stout - 9% Imperial Russian Stout
Hopshackle Restoration [baron rating 5/5] - 9.5% Belgian strong ale inspired beer which has been aged for 6 months before bottling
Marble Chocolate Marble [baron rating 4/5] - 5.5% beer which covers the middle ground between a stout and a porter. A smooth rich and full bodied beer, with a firm backbone of bitterness. Coffee and liquorice aromas are from the chocolate malt, a hint of sweetness and a long bitter finish

Marble Lagonda IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 5% clean, hoppy IPA, the beer delivers citrus, fruit and a long crisp finish owing to the use of 6 different hops
Neath Black - 5.5% superb dark malt flavour is balanced by a refreshing hop bitterness and an outragous amount of aroma hops
O'Hanlon's Port Stout - 4.8% Our prize-wining stout is blended with a softening measure of rich ruby Port
Old Bear Black Mari'a - 4.2% wholesome jet black stout, smooth on the palete, blended with two English hops, producing a strong roast malt flavour with a fruity finish
Spire Sgt. Pepper Stout - 5.5% Our nationally award-winning stout laced with ground black pepper

St Austell Proper Job [baron rating 5/5] - 5.5% Cornish IPA, a 'proper' IPA, strong golden ale that's powerfully hopped, bursting with citrus and grapefruit flavours
Stewart Embra - 5% classic amber beer packed full of flavour. Full in body with a fruit aroma balanced with a full, yet soft bitterness
Stewart St Giles -5% dark, malty & smooth. A robust, rich and well balanced beer full of body and flavour
Worthington White Shield [baron rating 4/5] -5.6% finest India Pale Ale for true IPA connoisseurs
Young's Special London Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 6.4% smooth, rich, malty ale with notes of candied fruit on the palate and a powerful spicy hop finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending these through to me!

Buy all these beers from Beer Hawk and get 10% off if you use my discount code "BARON" at checkout!

Conwy Hoppy Christmas

Conwy Hoppy Christmas [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% gold ale,lemon & lime with basil? smell,honey zingy citrus taste,dry fruity bitter taste Baron Orm

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

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to @bob_beer from Best of British Beer for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating some Best of British Beers ales

Best of British Beer are an online ale retailer that I've only just come across, I think @bob_beer commented on something I said and so I followed through to see who they were.

We were talking about Christmas beers and they asked if I'd tried Monty's Brewery's champagne-style Ding Dong. I said that I hadn't and the next thing I knew Will from Best of British Beer arrived on my doorstep with the above mentioned bottle plus a couple of others (with added Christmas decorations!):

Conwy Brewery

Hoppy Christmas - 4.3% golden ale with a really fresh hoppy nose. More hops on the finish with herbal/lemony notes

Monty's Brewery

Ding Dong - 4.4% Christmas special,champagne-style ale, light, crisp & refreshing with a dry finish
Manjana - 3.9% chestnut coloured malty bitter

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

Conwy Rampart

Conwy Rampart [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% amber ale,caramel floral smell,frothy sweet fruity bitter taste,fruity slightly sweet 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' more AlesByMail ales soon!

I received an amazing heavy box of ale today from Paul at AlesByMail, twenty four different bottles to 'baron rate'! Check out the packaging (and the two Eat Natural bars!):