Looking forward to baron rating Adnams Triple Knot ale

Adnams seem to walk a fine line between brewing traditional regular ales and some more stronger (and dare I say more interesting) beers. The one that arrived today falls firmly into the latter category, a 10% Belguim Tripel in a cute looking swing-top touting 330ml bottle:

Adnams Brewery

• Triple Knot - 10% Tripel 2015, inspired by the strong Tripel Ales brewed in Belgium, matured for six months and is full of floral, orange, honey, and biscuit notes

Look out for a baron rating for this Adnams ale soon, and a big thank you to Fergus (@Adnams) for sending it through to me!

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Red Star Weissbier

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Red Star Weissbier [baron rating 3/5] - 5.3% hazy gold beer,banana bubblegum smell,creamy banana but bit dull taste,slight sour lime finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to  Ian from Holborn Ales for handing this over for a baron rating!

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Looking forward to baron rating Duvel Tripel Hop 2016

The samples have been drying up at Baron Towers with last week's baron rating night being almost the last of them. Luckily R&R Teamwork surprised me this week by sending through a bottle of the brand new Tripel Hop 2016:

So new the hop doesn't even have a name!

Duvel Moortgat Brewery

• Duvel [baron rating 5/5] - 8.5% strong Belgian golden ale
• Duvel Tripel Hop 2016 - 9.5% strong golden ale brewed with experimental hop #291, adding notes of fresh citrus, black pepper, lavender and roses to our traditional Duvel brew 

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Rupert from R&R Teamwork for sending these through to me!

Anarchy Xmas Chaos

Not bottle conditioned

Anarchy Xmas Chaos [baron rating 2/5] - 4.3% ruby ale,stewed raisin smell,fruity mild peppermint taste,clean medicinal menthol finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending me their Craft Beer Advent Calendar 2015.

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Badger Firkin Fox

Not bottle conditioned

Badger Firkin Fox [baron rating 3/5] - 4.6% amber ale,fleshy nectarine smell,sweet brown bread spicy taste,slightly watery finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @Badgerales from Hall & Woodhouse for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Pork Scratching Showdown #2

Three great choices for scratchings

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about a selection of traditional pork scratchings sent through for review

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Thank you to Black Country Snacks (@bcscratchings) and Freshers Foods (@FreshersFoods) for sending them through for a baron rating!

Badger Leaping Legend

Not bottle conditioned

Badger Leaping Legend [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% copper ale,lime citrus smell,cereal zingy citrus peppery taste,bitter lime finish Baron Orm

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Dark Star Revelation

Not can conditioned

Dark Star Revelation [baron rating 5/5] - 5.7% copper ale,resin sweet tropical smell,candied tropical fruit taste,fruity piney bitter finish Baron Orm

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Hafod Big Red

Not can conditioned

Hafod Big Red [baron rating 2/5] - 5.5% amber ale,slight candied smell,earthy mild sweet candied fruit taste,dry sweetish finish Baron Orm

Thornbridge Tzara

Not bottle conditioned

Thornbridge Tzara [baron rating 3/5] - 4.8% gold beer,clean cereal smell,refreshing creamy cereal taste,dry slight creamy finish Baron Orm

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Pork Crackling Showdown #1

Lots of cooked fat! Let's dig in!

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about these pork scratching products, all found locally for sale in Ormskirk, Lancashire.

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Our preference were for the Black Country Snacks No Nonsense ones (black bag) and the Mr. Porky's Prime Cut (silver/black checked bag), they were our winners out of this selection.

Hiver The Honey Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Hiver The Honey Ale [baron rating 1/5] - 4.5% amber ale,sweet honey smell,honey but cloying taste,artificial honey finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending me their Craft Beer Advent Calendar 2015.

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Hafod Safe Bet

Not can conditioned

Hafod Safe Bet [baron rating 3/5] - 3.5% gold ale,orange squash smell,spicy orange bit thin taste,juicy spicy finish Baron Orm

Badger Daring Diver

Not bottle conditioned

Badger Daring Diver [baron rating 2/5] - 4.7% copper ale,earthy oaty biscuit smell,spicy buttery oat biscuit taste,cloying buttery finish Baron Orm

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Barnsley Coil Oil

Not bottle conditioned with flat carbonation

Barnsley Coil Oil [baron rating 1/5] - 3.9% dark amber ale,ground spice plum raisin taste,tart acidic taste,horrible bitter lemon finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating these Badger ales soon

I mentioned via Twitter recently that I'd spotted that Badger Ales (Hall & Woodhouse) had released a number of new ales into the Badger lineup that I'd not tried. They offered to send some over and this is what arrived today:

Hall & Woodhouse

• Daring Diver - 4.7% See: light copper, Smell: hoppy, citrus, Taste: hoppy with  biscuit undertones
• Firkin Fox - 4.6% See: auburn, Smell: intense, citrus hop, Taste: biscuity maltiness, refreshing hop
• Leaping Legend -  4.8% See: autumnal gold, Smell: citrus, grapefruit hop, Taste: fresh, full, hoppy

Look out for baron ratings for these beers soon, and a big thank you to  @Badgerales from Hall & Woodhouse for sending them through for a baron rating!

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