Offbeat Kooky Gold

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Offbeat Kooky Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% gold ale,caramel cereal smell,balanced prickly mild citrus bitter taste,spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Offbeat Odd Ball Red

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Offbeat Odd Ball Red [baron rating 3/5] - 4.2% red ale,candied blackberry smell,burnt fruity toffee bittersweet taste,roasty berry finish Baron Orm

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Offbeat Outlandish Pale

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Offbeat Outlandish Pale [baron rating 3/5] - 3.9% gold ale,citrus honey floral smell,sweet lemon spicy bitter taste,clean mild spicy finish Baron Orm

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Off Beat Far Out Stout

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Off Beat Far Out Stout [baron rating 1/5] - 7.4% black ale,tart berry hint of whisky smell,smooth tart blackcurrant taste,tart zingy finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @Filrd for handing this over for a baron rating!

Looking forward to baron rating #EBBC12 ales

Last weekend I attended the European Beer Bloggers Conference 2012 (which I've blogged about quite a bit already) and quite a few of us had mentioned to each other to bring a bottle of something interesting to open there or swap, here are the absolute delights that I came home with:

• Artisan American IPA - 5.6% American-style IPA, thanks to Simon aka @RealAleToday 
• Bridgeport Hop Czar - 7.5% imperial IPA, thanks to @Tandleman
• Broadford Damn Nation -  8.3% Belgian golden strong ale, thanks to @BroadfordBrewer
• Brouwerij 't IJ IPA - 7% IPA, thanks to the Night of International Beers

• Hardknott Rhetoric - 12.5% (approx) controversial ale, thanks to by @HardknottAlex
• Marston's Marynka - 4% single hopped ale, thanks to Danny on the Marston's stand
• Marston's Sovereign - 4% single hopped ale, thanks to Danny on the Marston's stand
• Mohawk Extra IPA - 7.5% IPA,thanks to the Night of International Beers
• Mohawk Summer IPA - 6.8% IPA,thanks to the Night of International Beers

• Off Beat Far Out Stout - 7.4% whisky stout, thanks to @Filrd
• Vibrant Forest Black Oktober - 7.2% Imperial Russian Stout, thanks to @mrdavidj
• Williams Bros Double Joker IPA - 8% double IPA, thanks to Chris from @WilliamsBrewery

Sharp's new Connoisseurs Choice range

Sharp's Connoisseurs Choice Range

• No. 1 Quadrupel Ale - 10% dark ruby ale, aroma of perfumed alcoholic fruit. A full bittersweet fruitiness leads to a warming alcoholic finish
• No. 2 Single Brew - 4.5% mid-golden ale,fresh herbal lemon aroma,light barley sugars give way to perfumed bitterness. The finish is dry, clean and exquisitely appetising.
• No. 3 Honey Spice Tripel - 10% ale with an aroma of juicy citrus fruit and candyfloss,the flavour is a journey from rich fruity bitterness through to an appetisingly dry finish

I'm really looking forward to baron rating all of these, I have no idea how I managed to get them all home on the train, my arms were killing me by the time I got back! Thank you to everyone who handed something over and I hope you enjoyed the ones that I handed out too!