Today was the Autumn Budget in the UK, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced some good news for those who enjoy a quality drink, and good news for publicans and brewers across the country. Duties on spirits,… Read more A good budget for drinkers, publicans, and brewers
Summit is a single variety American hop (Vienna) IPA from the Northumberland brewery Allendale Brewery. If you believe the bottle label, it’s brewed specially for Marks & Spencer, however it is on the brewery’s extensive list of beers as Summit… Read more Allendale Brewery Summit IPA – A middle of the road single hop IPA
I found this one hidden away in my local Lidl (also available from other well known high street supermarkets…). The Bee 17 from Swedish brewery Backyard Brew is a dry hopped pilsner. The brewery itself exists as an experimental workshop… Read more Backyard Brew The Bee 17 – Easy drinking bitter lager
I recently ordered a deal from Flavourly.com which was supposed to contain 10 cans of 4 crowdsourced beers, brewed by Bad Co. in collaboration with Flavourly. Unfortunately it seems the demand for the beers was a little too high, and… Read more Bad Co. Das Model Craft Pilsner – Easy drinking with a fruity twist
Swiftly moving on to the second of my Bad Co. beers from Flavourly.com, this one is a Brown Ale going by the name Satisfaction. At 6.7% ABV it’s packing more of an alcohol hit than Das Model. Bad Co. were… Read more Bad Co. Satisfaction Brown Ale – Left me less than satisfied
Bad Co.’s Whiter Shade of Pale was the third and final beer that came in my recent Flavourly.com order. It’s an Oatmeal Pale Ale with the promise of being full-bodied, thirst quenching, and fruity. It’s unfiltered and has been dry-hopped,… Read more Bad Co. Whiter Shade of Pale – A light oatmeal pale ale
Here is a light golden ale from a fairly nearby brewery; the Battlefield brewery, just down the road from me at Shrewsbury. My local normally has regional beers on tap and this week they’ve had Saxon Gold as one of… Read more Battlefield Saxon Gold – An easy drinking thirst quencher
I found this one on tap at one of my locals. Bearskinful from Beartown Brewery caught my eye with it’s striking pump clip and I was in the mood for something on the maltier side. Beartown Brewery was established in 1994…… Read more Beartown Brewery Bearskinful – A dry malty bitter
Those crazy Yanks are at it again. I’ve had this one sat on the shelf for a while but I’ve never plucked up the courage to try it… until now! This is Peanut Butter Milk Stout from the US brewery… Read more Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Milk Stout – An utterly nutty idea
This one is a regular on tap at The Lych Gate Tavern in Wolverhampton. Locally brewed at the Black Country Ales micro brewery, Fireside Bitter is a premium amber bitter weighing in at 5.0% ABV. It pours clear amber in… Read more Black Country Ales Fireside Bitter – A full bodied amber bitter