Westerham Jubilation Ale

Westerham Jubilation Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 4% copper ale,citrus mild vanilla smell,zingy clementine bitter taste,spicy musty dry finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris, Paul (Source Deli) and the Baron have to say about it.

Note: The audio review has a load of glitches which we only knew about after the evening had finished :(

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Note: Cask-conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to @WesterhamBrew from  Westerham Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Westerham British Bulldog

Westerham British Bulldog [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,fruity toffee smell,bittersweet 'apple pie' taste,caramel fruity bitter finish Baron Orm

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

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Note: Cask-conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to @WesterhamBrew from  Westerham Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating Westerham mini-casks

Westerham Brewery in Kent have produced a solid range of bottled ales for a while (I baron rated a bunch back in 2010) but I've not heard much from them since. This changed around a week ago when they tweeted that they had produced Jubilation Ale - a heavily hopped ale using nine different Kentish hops!

They told me that it was only available on cask and then today two mini-casks of Westerham ale arrived:

Westerham Brewery

• British Bulldog - 4.3% rich, full bodied best bitter. Hopped with local Kent Northdown & Finchcocks' Whitbread Golding Variety. Finished with Progress hops from Scotney Castle for a full flavour and aroma
• Jubilation Ale -  4% ale, see:golden honey,smell: mango,citrus,fresh hop,taste:hoppy,seville orange, dry finish. It's made with 9 different Kent bred and Kent grown hops, Quadruple hopped

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Westerham Brewery beers soon, and a big thank you to @WesterhamBrew for sending them through to me!

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Ales By Mail Virtual Beer Festival (Oct 2011)

Ales By Mail were very kind to me again this week by sending through the six bottles that make up the lineup for their upcoming Virtual Beer Festival on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th October 2011. Using the twitter hashtag #VBF (or #vbf) fellow drinkers will comment and discuss the beers therefore creating a virtual beer festival where we can all take about the same beer.
The line-up is as follows:

Watch me run through the beers selected for the Virtual Beer Festival:

• Islay Ales Angus Og Ale - 4.5% bottle conditioned ale
• Kelham Island Easy Rider [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% blonde full bodied ale,smooth & creamy with light citrus appeal
• Lymestone Foundation Stone [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% pale ale,biscuit & chewy malts,with a spicy peppery finish
• Quantock White Hind - 4.5% full bodied best bitter
• Westerham British Bulldog [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% best bitter
• Windsor & Eton Conqueror - 5% black IPA, rich complex and very distinctive

So there you have it, a fine line-up for an evening's entertainment, so make sure you order these VBF beers from Ales By Mail in their 6, 12, or 24 bottled form and join me on Friday 14th October for some virtual beer tasting!

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through for a 'baron rating' and enjoying during the Virtual Beer Festival!

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Westerham William Wilberforce Freedom Ale

Westerham William Wilberforce Freedom Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 4.8% amber ale,sweet citrus aroma,thin tangy sugar taste,fading citrus finishBaron Orm

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

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

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Westerham British Bulldog

Westerham British Bulldog [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,nutty juicy hop smell,bitter juicy hops & sweet malt taste,tangy bitter finishBaron Orm

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

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Westerham Little Scotney Best Bitter

Westerham Little Scotney Best Bitter [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,fruit smell,balanced bitter & juicy taste,gentle bittersweet finishBaron Orm

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

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

Buy Westerham ales here

Westerham Little Scotney Pale Ale

Westerham Little Scotney Pale Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 4% copper ale,malty spicy citrus aroma,butter & juicy malt taste,tangy bitter finishBaron Orm

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

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' some AlesByMail ales soon!

A couple of weeks ago I tweeted saying how much I was loving the National Trust (Westerham) Viceroy IPA [baron rating 5/5] which was part of my #beerswap pack from Mark Dredge. Later that evening Paul from AlesByMail got in touch wondering if I would like to try the rest of the Westerham ales range - well have you ever heard the Baron say "no"? ;)

The beers arrived today but Paul was extremely generous and not only included the Westerham Brewery range but also the Elmtree Beers, Green Room Ales & Oxfordshire Ales ranges as well!

AlesByMail sell a large range of British real ales as well as selling top-quality, outdoor-reared pork sausages, delivered fresh to your door. Beer & meat - do you need anything else? (don't answer that one please!)

Here is the extensive list of the beers that will soon be receiving a 'baron rating':

Westerham Brewery

• Westerham British Bulldog
  4.3% best bitter

• Westerham William Wilberforce Freedom Ale
  4.3% Fairtrade beer

• Westerham Little Scotney Pale Ale
  4% pale ale

• Westerham Little Scotney Best Bitter
  4.3% best bitter

• National Trust (Westerham) Viceroy IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 5.0% bottle conditioned IPA

Oxfordshire Ales

• Oxfordshire Triple B
  3.7% session beer

• Oxfordshire Marshmellow
  4.7% signature beer

• Oxfordshire Pride of Oxford
  4.2% traditional english ale

Green Room Ales

• Green Room Icon [baron rating 1/5]
  4% exciting fresh beer

• Green Room IPA
  4% real fresh ale, with a distinct citrus twist

• Green Room Rogue
  7.5% strong dark beer

Elmtree Beers

• Elmtree Bitter
  4.2% best bitter

• Elmtree Dark Horse Stout
  5% stout

• Elmtree Golden Pale Ale
  5% light pale ale

• Elmtree Nightlight Mild
  5.7% mild

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these AlesByMail beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul from AlesByMail for sending these through to me!

National Trust (Westerham) Viceroy IPA

National Trust (Westerham) Viceroy IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 5% gold ale,orange hops smell,balanced malt & citrus hops taste, hoppy finishBaron Orm

Thanks to Mark Dredge for sending this along with 3 others as part of #beerswap!

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My #beerswap beers have arrived!

Came back from town this morning (having picked up a Worthington's White Shield in Morrisons & some Goose Island IPA [baron rating 5/5] in Source Deli) to find a box waiting for me in the porch.

Perfectly delivered by myHermes, the well-packaged ales (using a myBrewerytap box) turned out to be from Mark Dredge (of Pencil & Spoon fame):

• Gadds Black Pearl - 6.2% Oyster Stout

• Hopdaemon Skimshander IPA - 4.5% IPA

• National Trust (Westerham) Viceroy IPA - 5% IPA

• Whitstable Raspberry Wheat - 5.2% Fruit Beer

This is a great selection, I've wanted to try the Viceroy IPA since Mark blogged about it and Pete Brissenden's ales have long been on my 'want to rate' list!

Expect some 'baron ratings' very soon for these excellent #beerswap ales...