Mallinsons Indulgence

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Mallinsons Indulgence [baron rating 5/5] - 3.8% pale gold ale,apricot citrus smell,soft citrus squash grapefruit taste,fruity peppery finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons OmNom

Bottle conditioned with moderate carbonation

Mallinsons OmNom [baron rating 4/5] - 4.2% pale gold ale,orange lemon smell,crisp zingy citrus & tropical taste,chewy long bitter finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Saaz

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Mallinsons Saaz [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% pale gold ale,savoury herbal grassy smell,light gentle bitter taste,rounded mellow finishBaron Orm

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Baron on Tour: BrewDog Manchester Bar

HopZine Rob got in touch with me a couple of weeks ago to say that a few folks from Twitter were making there way down to the newly opened BrewDog Manchester bar and would I like to join them. After a quick discussion with the Baroness I was cleared of fatherly duties on Saturday 5th May and so cycled to Burscough Bridge station to catch the train into Deansgate.

Whilst on the train I realised that I had done an 'epic fail' - I had no idea where on Deansgate the bar was. Luckily twitter is your best friend and after a tweet for help I received three separate replies with directions and a phone call from Tara Mallinson giving me directions (they were already there!).

Tara & Elaine from Mallinsons

On arrival at the cool glass-fronted bar I found Tara & Elaine from Mallinsons happily occupying one of the sofas on the upstairs mezzanine floor (it's only small up there) so I ordered a half of BrewDog's new beer, the 3.8% Dead Pony Club and joined them.

Dead Pony Club is an excellent beer, so light at 3.8% and yet so packed with flavour: it's sweet and resinous on the nose with a lovely juicy zingy bittersweet taste and a long bitter finish - a cracking pint. It's only down side? It's nearly £4 a pint!

Adam & Rob

This was also the cheapest beer in the place so I'm pretty sure that's going to put some people off going there but maybe BrewDog don't mind as there's plenty of others that seemed happy to pay it (by the time we left mid-evening it was heaving).

Nick & Kate

nce back upstairs and chatting away to Mallinsons we were joined by Adam, Mark, Rob and Nick & Kate (who helped brew the fantastic Summer Wine Covenant ale for their wedding). A great afternoon was had trying numerous beers (both BrewDog and imported bottles).

I opted for a Port Brewing Wipeout IPA on recommendation from Rob, and it was amazing! It was £8 for the 660ml bottle and well worth it, an awesome beer. I saw that Nick and Kate tried the Mongo IPA from Port Brewing as well as BrewDog's Anarchist/Alchemist.

I also need to mention that it was great to see Adnams spirits behind the bar, nice to see one brewery supporting another!

Toby & The Baron

As we were leaving Toby from RedWillow Brewery popped in so we convinced him to join us on the move to Port Street Beer House.

It's 'so close to Manchester Piccadilly station you can almost smell it' location suited us all as it meant that we could leave when we wanted too knowing that the train was not far away.

Rob & Andy

Adam & Dave

We drank some cracking beer in Port Street as well, Saison Dupont was amazing as was a number of other ales that I can't remember for the life of me as I was too busy chatting to the other guys and being amazed at bumping into BeerReviewsAndy and Dave Lozman on Dave's stag do!

Mallinsons Chinook

Mallinsons Chinook [baron rating 5/5] - 4.1% copper ale,sweet soft tangerine smell,balanced fruity bitter soft mouthfeel taste,bitter finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Eye Pea Ay

Mallinsons Eye Pea Ay [baron rating 4/5] - 5% gold ale,citrus lemon smell,sweet lemon big bitter taste,long pithy bitter lemony finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Sorachi Ace

Mallinsons Sorachi Ace [baron rating 2/5] - 3.9% gold ale,fresh herbs,lemongrass & basil smell,bittersweet basil taste,savoury bitter finish Baron Orm

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This is quite a marmite beer as Chris really liked it and gave it a 4/5!

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation but very loose sediment

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Looking forward to baron rating Mallinsons Chinook & Saaz

Mallinsons got in touch this weekend saying they were in Ormskirk and had a couple of samples for me, more from their excellent single hopped range:

Mallinsons Brewery

• Chinook - 4.1% golden ale with a light citrus hop nose, bitter lightly citrusy taste and a long bitter slightly dry finish
• Saaz - 4.1% pale gold ale with a fruity nose and a light bitter fruity taste, followed by a medium bitter finish 

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these Mallinsons beers soon, and a big thank you to Tara & Elaine (@Mallinsons) from Mallinsons Brewery for sending this through to me!

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Mallinsons Danger:Hops!

Mallinsons Danger:Hops! [baron rating 5/5] - 5.1% gold ale,soft tropical smell,tropical fruits strong bitter taste,long dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Bramling Cross

Mallinsons Bramling Cross [baron rating 4/5] - 3.8% gold ale,earthy blackcurrant smell,mild fruity big bitter taste,long chalky finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Mallinsons Sorachi Ace

Mallinsons are one of those brewers who never stand still, every time I pop into Source Deli in Ormskirk there are different Mallinsons ales on the shelves and pretty much all of the ones that I've baron rated so far have been very very good if not excellent.

Mallinsons have also been very good to the Baron, sending through a number of different batches of their bottled ales for review and this week I received another bottle from their single hopped range, this time it was Sorachi Ace:

 
Mallinsons Brewery

• Sorachi Ace - 3.9% single hopped ale, pale blonde with fresh lemongrass aroma,bitter lemon hop with a bitter dry lemony finish

Look out for the 'baron rating' for this Mallinsons beer soon, and a big thank you to Tara (@Mallinsons) from Mallinsons Brewery for sending this through to me!

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Mallinsons Brewers Gold

Mallinsons Brewers Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 3.8% copper ale,slight berry smell,fresh spicy juicy bitter taste,long dry spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Citra

Mallinsons Citra [baron rating 5/5] - 3.9% pale gold ale,tangerine smell,floral fresh sweet grapefruit taste,soft tropical bitter taste Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Stella

Mallinsons Stella [baron rating 5/5] - 4% pale gold ale,orange squash smell,strong pithy bitter taste,dry chalky endless pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Mallinsons single hopped ales

Mallinsons have been very kind to the baron in the past and dropped off a selection of their fine ales as they were passing through Ormskirk. Tara got in touch with me last week to be saying that they would be passing through at the weekend so she would drop off some of their new single hopped ales including a bottle of Stella:

The Mallinsons branded glass is awesome, I love the fluted shape it's really comfy to hold and looks much more stylish than a regular pint pot. There was also a tshirt for me and in my size as well! (medium if anyone else is interested in sending me branded clothing...)

Mallinsons Brewing Company

• Bramling Cross - 3.8% golden ale with light blackcurrant fruit nose. Bitter fruity light blackcurrant taste and a fruity tart finish
• Brewers Gold - 3.8% golden ale with a fruity fresh hop aroma,hoppy bitter citrus taste & finish
• Citra - 3.9% very pale ale,amazing grapefruit & light mango nose,bitter hoppy citrus taste with a bitter grapefruit & light passion fruit finish
• Eye Pea Ay - 5% very pale blonde ale with a citrus hop aroma,tart bitter taste & a long lemon citrus finish (note: not part of the single hop range)
• Stella - 4% very pale blonde ale with hoppy floral notes and a slight spiciness on the nose. Taste is bitter & hoppy with a bitter, dry finish

I don't think there's any need to write my baron ratings other than provide the score as Tara has done a great job of describing these beers already! I really like it when brewers describe the flavours you should get from the ale rather than just putting "a tasty refreshing balanced ale"...

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Mallinsons beers soon, and a big thank you to Tara (@Mallinsons) from Mallinsons Brewery for handing these over to me!

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Mallinsons Hopped

Mallinsons Hopped [baron rating 5/5] - 3.9% gold ale,tropical fruity smell,fresh citrus mild resin taste,prickly fresh bitter finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Lynx

Mallinsons Lynx [baron rating 4/5] - 4.4% pale gold ale,zesty citrus smell,sharp tropical with soft bitter taste,dry tropical bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

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Mallinsons Motueka

Mallinsons Motueka [baron rating 4/5] - 3.7% gold ale,mango peach smell,punchy bitterness tropical taste,zingy resinous herbal finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Emley Moor

Mallinsons Emley Moor [baron rating 3/5] - 3.5% ruby ale,mild choc & berries smell,roasted malt & bitter choc taste,dry bitter choc finish Baron Orm

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Mallinsons Dart

Mallinsons Dart [baron rating 4/5] - 4.2% gold ale,slightly sweet spicy smell,clean citrus bitter taste,lasting bitter citrus finish Baron Orm

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

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