Bath Barnstormer

Bath Barnstormer [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% dark brown ale has a chocolate smell,a medium fruity roasted malt taste & tangy finishBaron Orm

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Williams Bros Alba

Williams Bros Alba [baron rating 3/5] - 7.5% amber ale,spicy earthy aroma,caramel sweet malt & slight bitter taste,earthy jelly baby finishBaron Orm

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Thank you to Williams Bros. for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Coach House Cheshire Gold

Coach House Cheshire Gold [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% amber ale,toffee & herbal hop smell, hoppy bitter taste, slight bitter finishBaron Orm

Cheddar Potholer

Cheddar Potholer [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% copper ale, spicy citrus aroma, spicy citrus hops & biscuit malt taste, slightly sweet dry finishBaron Orm

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Strangford Lough Legbiter

Strangford Lough Legbiter [baron rating 2/5] - 4.8% copper ale,apple & toffee aroma,sweet tangy bitter taste,metallic bittersweet finishBaron Orm

Thank you to Grace from Strangford Lough for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Williams Bros Kelpie

Williams Bros Kelpie [baron rating 3/5] - 4.4% black ale,rock pools smell,refreshing balanced bitter taste,sweet chocolate roasted finishBaron Orm

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Hook Norton Haymaker

Hook Norton Haymaker [baron rating 3/5] - 4.2% copper ale,herbal dark chocolate smell,sweet malt taste & sweet spicy bitter finishBaron Orm

St. Peter's IPA

St. Peter's IPA [baron rating 2/5] - 5.5% amber ale,malt & herbal hops smell,slight fruit malt & lemon hops taste & too strong bitter finishBaron Orm

Waitrose September ale & beer offers (25th August - 21st September 2010)

It's September's new beer & ale offers time in Waitrose, their PR staff had informed me ahead of time what this month's ale offers are:

• Bath Gem
£1.59 instead of £1.99

• Black Sheep Ale [baron rating 4/5]
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• St. Peter's Organic Best Bitter
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Sharp's Doom Bar [baron rating 4/5]
£1.35 instead of £1.74

• Brains SA Gold
£1.41 instead of £1.89

• Duchy Originals 1905 Ruby Ale
£1.49 instead of £1.99

Sharp's Doom Bar is my winner this month, a very good price (£1,35) for an excellent beer!

Harviestoun Number Of The Beast

Harviestoun Number Of The Beast [baron rating 4/5] - 6.66% gold ale,spiced slight yeasty smell,spicy sweet taste,lasting tart bitter finishBaron Orm

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Harviestoun Old Engine Oil

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil [baron rating 5/5] - 6% black porter,roasted fruit smell,smooth sweet roasted taste,lasting roasted bitter finishBaron Orm

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Thank you to Chris from Harviestoun for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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A big thank you to Alex at ALL BEER

Last week I broke my 'baron rating' tasting glass and I was pretty gutted to say the least. Luckily Alex from ALL BEER (the guy who gave the glass to me in the first place) got in touch and after a few emails I placed an order for six ALL BEER tasting glasses.

This all sounds quite dull really until I say that I had the email conversation with him on Monday afternoon and the glasses arrived by Tuesday lunchtime!

Thanks again Alex, my 'baron ratings' can now resume...

Looking forward to 'baron rating' Adnams Solebay very soon!

Back in April I was lucky enough to receive a swing-top bottle of a rather special beer. It was a 10% Adnams beer, drawn straight from the open conditioning tanks (so lacked any carbonation) and sent to see what I thought of it.

Since then Fergus & the Adnams team have been busy turning this mystery ale into their special beer to celebrate 350 years of brewing at the Sole Bay brewery. On Monday I received a bottle of the finished product and I must say it looks rather good:

It's a 750ml champagne-style bottle, corked, caged & foil-wrapped in a special tin which includes the important historic dates of the Adnams brewery.

I'm really looking forward to 'baron rating' this beer, thanks to Fergus and the Adnams team for sending this through!

JW Lees John Willie's

JW Lees John Willie's [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% amber ale has a malty green hops smell,subtle caramel malt taste & malty bitter finishBaron Orm

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Goose Island Honker's Ale

Goose Island Honker's Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 4.3% copper ale,fruit & caramel smell,frothy juicy citrus bitter taste,dry bitter finishBaron Orm

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

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Acorn Barnsley Gold

Acorn Barnsley Gold [baron rating 3/5] - 4.3% gold ale,faint citrus aroma,earthy nutty very bitter taste & very bitter hop finishBaron Orm

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