Summer Wine Apache [baron rating /5] - 5.4% gold ale,grassy pithy pine smell,frothy pithy grapefruit hops taste,dry pithy zesty finish
Thank you to James from Summer Wine for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Summer Wine Apache
Thank you to James from Summer Wine for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Williams Bros Summer Sun
Williams Bros Summer Sun [baron rating /5] - 4% copper ale,earthy floral hop smell,crisp hoppy bittersweet taste,clean dry herbal finish
Thank you to Williams Bros. for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Buy Williams Bros ales here
Hardknott Infra Red
Hardknott Infra Red [baron rating /5] - 6.5% red ale,citrus roasted smell,sweet citrus spicy big bitter taste,dry astringent roasted finish
Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.
Download flash to hear the audio review
Thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Buy Hardknott ales here
Dark Star Sunburst
Dark Star Sunburst [baron rating /5] - 4.8% gold ale,pithy citrus aroma,crisp orange & grapefruit hoppy taste,bittersweet finish
Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.
Download flash to hear the audio review
Thank you to James from Dark Star for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Buy Dark Star ales here
Looking forward to 'baron rating' Summer Wine ales very soon!
I received some Summer Wine Brewery ales in my winners pack from AleTalk back in June. I found one of them a little harsh and one was excellent and the stout you will just have to wait and see.
Shortly after posting about them I was contacted by James at Summer Wine Brewery telling me that the ales were from their old range. They now have a new and improved line-up having learnt from their previous ones and asked if I would like to try them...
Yesterday I was very happy to see a Summer Wine-branded van pull up outside and a smartly dressed man personally delivering a box of ale!
Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Summer Wine beers soon, and a big thank you to James & Andy from Summer Wine for sending these through to me!
Buy Summer Wine ales where? (if you know please add a comment!)
Shortly after posting about them I was contacted by James at Summer Wine Brewery telling me that the ales were from their old range. They now have a new and improved line-up having learnt from their previous ones and asked if I would like to try them...
Yesterday I was very happy to see a Summer Wine-branded van pull up outside and a smartly dressed man personally delivering a box of ale!
- Apache - 5.2% American pale ale
- Elbow Grease - 3.8% golden ale
- Houblon - 4.2% India pale ale
- Invictus - 4.5% copper ale
- Teleporter - 5% 10 grain porter
- Tiberius - 4.2% pale ale
- Treason - 4.8% treacle stout
Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Summer Wine beers soon, and a big thank you to James & Andy from Summer Wine for sending these through to me!
Buy Summer Wine ales where? (if you know please add a comment!)
Crouch Vale Amarillo
Crouch Vale Amarillo [baron rating /5] - 5% pale gold ale,citrus & pine smell,pithy grapefruit bittersweet taste,long dry astringent finish
Buy Crouch Vale ales here
St Peter's Best Bitter
St Peter's Best Bitter [baron rating /5] - 3.7% dark amber ale,sweet caramel playdoh smell,harsh sharp bitter taste,dry quite bitter finish
Budget Flying Dog ales in Tesco
Tesco has some massive discounts on Flying Dog ales at the moment, Classic Pale Ale for 88p & Gonzo Porter for £1.29 whilst stocks last!
Little Creatures Pale Ale
Little Creatures Pale Ale [baron rating /5] - 5.2% golden ale,tropical spicy smell,fresh slight caramel & citrus taste,citrus bitter finish
Buy Little Creatures ales here
I'm going to be judging this year's SIBA North National Beer Competition!
I read recently via Tandleman's blog that the SIBA North National Beer Competition (and beer festival) was going to be held in Manchester this year at the end of October. Manchester is a short(ish) train ride from Ormskirk so I wondered if they were looking for any extra judges. After a few good words were put in for me via various folk on twitter I received an invite from SIBA asking if I would like to be a judge!
A big thank you to Lisa Hoffin (SIBA) & Alex Brodie (Hawkshead & SIBA North) for inviting me to judge! Also thanks to all the kind folk on twitter who put a good word in for me.
If you are going to be there then please leave a comment below, would be great to meet up with you face to face!
A big thank you to Lisa Hoffin (SIBA) & Alex Brodie (Hawkshead & SIBA North) for inviting me to judge! Also thanks to all the kind folk on twitter who put a good word in for me.
If you are going to be there then please leave a comment below, would be great to meet up with you face to face!
Summer Wine Ale Caesar
Summer Wine Ale Caesar [baron rating /5] - 4.6% pale gold ale,floral grapefruit smell,grapefruit citrus hops taste, dry pithy bitter finish
Williams Bros Grozet
Williams Bros Grozet [baron rating /5] - 5% pale gold ale,fruity wheat savoury smell,crisp bitter sour fruit taste,sweet & sour finish
Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.
Download flash to hear the audio review
Available in both 330ml 'historic' bottles and 500ml 'contemporary' bottles.
Thank you to Williams Bros. for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Buy Williams Bros ales here
Morrisons August ale & beer offers (9th August - 5th September 2010)
It's August's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch on Tuesday to check them out.
Here are the details:
The winner this month is Worthington's White Shield, it's a quality bottle conditioned ale with a superb mouthfeel, so light & frothy and very balanced as well.
Here are the details:
- Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5] £1.43 instead of £1.63
- Holts Humdinger £1.19 instead of £1.69
- Marston's Strong Pale Ale [baron rating 3/5] £1.55 instead of £1.75
- Marston's Pedigree VSOP [baron rating coming soon] £1.95 instead of £2.25
- Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5] £1.56 instead of £1.76
- Wothington's White Shield [baron rating 4/5] £1.59 instead of £1.89
- Wychwood King Goblin [baron rating 2/5] £1.89 instead of £2.19
The winner this month is Worthington's White Shield, it's a quality bottle conditioned ale with a superb mouthfeel, so light & frothy and very balanced as well.
Hook Norton Old Hooky for 99p a bottle in B&M Bargains
B&M Bargains in Ormskirk has 500ml bottles of Hook Norton Old Hooky [baron rating 4/5] for 99p (best before end of March 2011)
Strangford Lough St. Patrick's Best
Strangford Lough St. Patrick's Best [baron rating /5] - 3.8% copper ale,caramel aroma,spicy hops & caramel taste,tart metallic tangy finish
Thank you to Grace from Strangford Lough for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!
Looking forward to 'baron rating' Hardknott ales very soon!
There's been a lot of talk of Hardknott Dave's beers recently, including this very current video review of Infra Red from beer guru Zak Avery. I've met Dave and he's a great bloke & I've been very interested to see if his beers are as good.
Luckily for me Richard from myBrewerytap is my guardian beer angel and contacted me over the weekend to ask if I wanted to try some of Dave's beers. Well who would say no?!?
Hardknott Brewery
Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Hardknott beers soon, and a big thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending these through to me!
Buy Hardknott ales here
Luckily for me Richard from myBrewerytap is my guardian beer angel and contacted me over the weekend to ask if I wanted to try some of Dave's beers. Well who would say no?!?
- Aether Blaec 2009
8% whisky cask aged stout - Granite 2009
10.4% barley wine beer - Infra Red
6.5% ruby red American style IPA
Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Hardknott beers soon, and a big thank you to Richard from myBrewerytap for sending these through to me!
Buy Hardknott ales here
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