Wold Top Headland Red

Wold Top Headland Red [baron rating 3/5] - 4.3% ruby ale,caramel cranberry & berries smell,slight tart berries taste,tart pomegranate finish Baron Orm

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We struggled to score this one, I found the tartness a bit much but Chris thought it was a nice addition, the audio explains more...

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to @WoldTopBrewery from Wold Top Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Wold Top Scarborough Fair IPA

Wold Top Scarborough Fair IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 6% copper ale,peachy floral smell,sweet peach floral bitter taste,firm bitter finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Wold Top Headland Red & Scarborough Fair IPA

It's been a very long time since we last baron rated some Wold Top ales, so it came as a lovely surprise when they offered to send me some of their brand new Scarborough Fair IPA. They were also kind enough to include samples of their Headland Red ale which I've also not tried.

Most of the Wold Top bottled beers fall into the 3.5%-5% mark so it's was great to see their new IPA weighing in at 6%. I also noticed that it mentions that it's certified gluten-free - does this make it the first gluten-free IPA?

Wold Top Brewery

• Headland Red - 4.3% red beer,mellow malty flavour hopped with Progress hops
• Scarborough Fair IPA - 6% strong and well hopped IPA,Wold-grown malt base, triple hop blend and maize for head retention - certified gluten-free

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Wold Top beers soon, and a big thank you to @WoldTopBrewery from Wold Top Brewery for sending these through to me!

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Details of myBrewerytap's 52 week beer club (Autumn 2011)

The autumn box of myBrewerytap's excellent "52 week beer club" arrived at the end of last week, here are the details of what's in the box. Watch Chris & I unbox the latest myBrewerytap beers:

• Acorn Conquest [baron rating 5/5] - 5.7% well-hopped traditional IPA,hoppy aroma, good citrus flavour & lasting bitter finish
• BrewDog 5am Saint - 5% iconoclastic amber ale
• Buxton Buxton Gold - 5.2% refreshing golden ale with a wonderful aroma & flavour from Amarillo, Liberty & Nelson Sauvin hops
• Fyne Hurricane Jack [baron rating 5/5] - 4.4% blonde & fruitily hopped ale
• Hopdeamon Skrimshander IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% deliciously fruity with spicy citrus aromas, clean fresh taste & dry hoppy finish

• Ilkley Ilkley Black - 3.7% rich & satisfying dark mild
• Inveralmond Ossian [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% smooth & drinkable with distinct nutty tones & fruitiness
• Meantime London Pale Ale - 4.3% pale ale brewed with Goldings & Cascade hops
• Saltaire Raspberry Blonde - 4% golden speciality ale with an infusion of raspberries

• Stringers Dry Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% bottled version of their Champion Stout of Cumbria
• White's Garter Star 1344 - 4.9% ???
• Williams Bros Profanity Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 7% rich, dark & dry hopped, blend of rich coffee & intensely fruity aromas with a velvety malty mouthfeel
• Wold Top Mars Magic [baron rating 3/5] - 4.6% dark aromatic beer, warm red glow & a smooth malty flavour

Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for the complementary membership to the club, I really enjoyed being a paying member of it last year and so far it looks like it's going to be even better!

Join it now and make sure you say the baron made me do it!

Wold Top Centenary Way

Wold Top Centenary Way [baron rating 3/5] - 3.5% dark amber ale,cadburys fruit&nut smell,juicy nutty choc taste,peppery gentle bitter finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Wolds Way

Wold Top Wolds Way [baron rating 4/5] - 3.6% gold ale,citrus aroma,crisp bittersweet taste,long bitter pithy finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Against The Grain

Wold Top Against The Grain [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% pale gold ale,citrus savoury aroma,crisp mild honey citrus taste,dry honey finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Merry Christmas

Wold Top Merry Christmas [baron rating 4/5] - 6% dark ruby ale,choc fruity smell,roasted raisins bitter taste,bitter slightly roasted finish Baron Orm

To see how it stood up to xmas food matching, watch the Christmas Special video.

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Wold Top 5 Wold Rings

Wold Top 5 Wold Rings [baron rating 5/5] - 5% gold ale,crisp citrus aroma,balanced bitter citrus taste,clean dry bitter mild metallic finish Baron Orm

To see how it stood up to xmas food matching, watch the Christmas Special video.

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

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Christmas Beers with The Ormskirk Baron

We did our Christmas Special last night, a taste-off of eight different Christmas-themed ales with a range of Christmas food - turkey, vintage cheddar cheese & mince pies.

We tried:

• Batemans Rosey Nosey [baron rating 3/5]
• Fyne Holly Daze [baron rating 4/5]
• Hook Norton Twelve Days [baron rating 5/5]
• Humpty Dumpty Christmas Crack [baron rating 5/5]
• Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale [baron rating 5/5]
• Wold Top 5 Wold Rings [baron rating 5/5]
• Wold Top Merry Christmas [baron rating 4/5]
• Wychwood Bah Humbug [baron rating 2/5]

Find out which Christmas ale we think you should be drinking with your Christmas dinner...

Part 1



Part 2




...Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale - perfect on it's own of with food

We hope you enjoyed watching it, we had a blast filming it!

Thank you to all the breweries who sent beers through for inclusion in this Christmas Special:

• Fyne Ales
• Hook Norton
• Humpty Dumpty
• Shepherd Neame
• Wold Top

Wold Top Veteran Ale

Wold Top Veteran Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 4.2% dark amber ale,yeasty toffee smell,sweet malt toffee bitter taste,lasting bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Mars Magic

Wold Top Mars Magic [baron rating 3/5] - 4.6% dark amber ale,caramel chocolate roasted smell,caramel & berries taste,slight burnt finish Baron Orm

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

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Christmas Beers with The Ormskirk Baron (teaser)

We are going to do a 'Christmas Beers' audio special at the beginning of December, running though a range of xmas-themed ales giving them 'baron ratings'.

As a warm-up we thought we would do a little video detailing some of the beers in the line-up, please let us know what you thought of the video, we had a lot of fun doing it!

Wold Top Summer Holiday

Wold Top Summer Holiday [baron rating 3/5] - 5.5% dark amber ale,light roasted malt smell,sweet fruity slight choc taste,malty fruity finish Baron Orm

I don't 'get' the name on this one, to me it's more of an Autumn ale, not one I would be drink on my summer holiday! Wold Top care to explain?

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

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Wold Top Golden Summer

Wold Top Golden Summer [baron rating 4/5] - 4.4% gold ale,fruity slightly sweet smell,balanced fruity slightly floral taste,fruity finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Wold Gold

Wold Top Wold Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% gold ale,fruity malty smell,refreshing spicy hops & sweet malty taste,slightly sweet finish Baron Orm

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

This was also part of the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Looking forward to 'baron rating' Wold Top ales very soon!

When we were reviewing the last of the myBrewerytap '52 week beer club' summer pack we found the cap on the Wold Top Wold Gold was loose and the beer had been leaking out for a few weeks. When we opened the beer it was completely flat and off and so we couldn't 'baron rate' it.

I emailed Wold Top about this and they offered to send some through, what they didn't say was quite how many samples they would send! Check out this great selection of Wold Top ales:

Wold Top Brewery

• 5 Wold Rings - 5% amber beer

• Against The Grain - 4.5% wheat free ale

• Centenary Way - 3.5% mild ale

• Falling Stone - 4.2% best bitter

• Golden Summer - 4.4% fruity amber beer

• Mars Magic - 4.6% dark beer

• Merry Christmas - 6% dark beer

• Summer Holiday - 5.5% rich dark beer

• Veteran Ale - 4.2% armed forces charity ale

• Wold Gold - 4.8% blonde beer

• Wold Top - 3.7% bitter

• Wolds Way - 3.6% pale ale

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

myBrewerytap's summer selection of the '52 week beer club'

Chris & I have been a member of myBrewerytap's 52 week beer club since December and so our third quarter's pack arrived a few weeks ago. Due to a 'beer backlog' I've only just found the time to blog about it's contents now, so sorry for the delay!

The box arrived in excellent condition (as always) and the first thing that I noticed was that the box was bigger than previous quarters - it could withstand a missile strike & not disturb the yeast sediment!

Inside there were 13 bottles of ale, some tasting notes and a large bag of Q pork scratchings (award winning ones at that!).

• Acorn Conquest

• Atlantic Gold

• Belvoir Melton Red

• Best Mates Vicar's Daughter

• Cotleigh Barn Owl

• Derventio Emperor's Whim

• Felinfoel Stout

• Hidden Old Sarum

• Oakleaf Hole Hearted

• Ossett Excelsior [baron rating 5/5]

• RCH Pitchfork

• Potton Shambles

• Wold Top Wold Gold

An excellent looking pack full of crisp, hoppy summer ales - a perfect match for the summer pack! I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into these beers over the coming weeks.

If you are not already a member of the "52 week beer club" I would suggest you sign up - just don't forget to say that "the baron made me do it!" ;)

Wold Top Falling Stone

Wold Top Falling Stone [baron rating 3/5] - 4.2% dark amber ale,floral toffee apple smell,peachy taste,very bitter finish Baron Orm

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Wold Top Bitter

Wold Top Bitter [baron rating 4/5] - this 3.7% amber ale has a slight berry hop aroma,sweet malt & proper bitter taste & sour bitter finish Baron Orm

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