Here we are once again at the coldest, bleakest point of our orbit around the sun, plunging through the mind-grinding vastness of a cosmos so empty and uncaring about our insignificant human foibles that it’s almost enough to drive you to drink… Talking of which. If your mind turns at this point to the enjoyment of beer in the company …
Here’s your cheat sheet for Picnic Sour by Brekeriet. Brekeriet, Picnic Sour / sour ale / 2.2% ABV / IBU not available Featured in main subscriber box on 17 May 2018. Some of us had this back in February 2018 as part of the BeerBods Plus Box 4. So instead of just repeating what I wrote then I’ve updated this …
First things first: I’m not just talking about how best to store your beer for a few days before you get around to drinking it. This is about thinking long-term – keeping a beer for a year or more to discover how its flavours develop and (with luck) improve over time. Check out my other post if you want to …
Here’s your cheat sheet for Vermont IPA by Gun Brewery. There is very little information available about this beer online. I mean really… next to nothing. And Gun are a small batch brewery, which makes me wonder just how much of the batch BeerBods have got their hands on. Not all of it, I know that much. It’s been on …
Here’s your cheat sheet for Lorita by Amundsen Brewery. “The esteemed explorer van Vuuren is an integral part of the Amundsen team. so much so, that we named this beer after his parrot.” Well… okay then. Amundsen Brewery, Lorita / Passionfruit Pale Ale / 4.7% ABV / IBU 34 Featured in main subscriber box on 3 May 2018. Find the …
So, here we are, the final beer in the current BeerBods Plus box. It’s all been building up to this. Old Freddy Walker won a Champion Winter Beer award last year. Old Ale, 7.3% ABV Featured in BeerBods Plus box 4 on 26 April 2018. Find the brewery on Twitter at @drinkmoorbeer and on Instagram at @drinkmoorbeer.
Here’s your cheat sheet for Mr Smith Gose To… by Thornbridge Brewery. This is the fourth winner of the Great British Homebrew Challenge brewed by Josh Smith. It’s even made its way into Waitrose – not bad for a homebrew recipe! So, let’s see what all the fuss is about then. Thornbridge Brewery, Mr Smith Gose To… / Gose / …
Belgian brewers Duvel Moortgat yesterday launched a new version of their iconic strong golden ale, Duvel. For the first time drinkers can now seek out Duvel on tap – although for now it is available only at two locations, The Draft House, Old Street, in London and The Canalhouse in Nottingham. We’re used to seeing beers on tap here in …
Here’s your cheat sheet for ESB by The Runaway Brewery. We’ve had a few from this brewery now, the most recent being a Tropical Coffee IPA in the BeerBods Plus box back in January. Tonight’s sees us back on more familiar ground. If it wasn’t for the new world hops used in the mix it’d be full on #TradBods. The …
I’d had this beer a couple of times before but a while ago now and in bottles. I’d liked it a lot of the first time, and had been slightly underwhelmed the second time. Then I saw it cropping up in cans, and heard they’d tweaked the recipe. Time to taste it again. As before this poured a very dark …
Sour/Wile Ale, 6.5% ABV Featured in BeerBods Plus box 4 on 12 April 2018. Find the brewery on Twitter at @RedchurchBrewer and on Instagram at @redchurchbrewer.
