July, 2008

Vale of Clwyd Beer Festival

This is such a brilliant idea that it deserves reporting.   Seven pubs in Northi Wales got together and had a beer festival on Saturday 19th July 2008 with a bus running between them until

Can anyone find a more pathetic branding of a beer as "IPA"?

Harveys India Pale Alei is 3.2% alcohol and has very, very little hop character.   There is a caramel - malt flavour but not much else.   An IPAi is supposed to have a pronounced

Sainsbury's to sell more premium beers

Talking Retail have a story on their website that Sainsbury's have looked at 100 different premium beers and will choose 15 to go into their stores in August 2008.   This can only be good

High & Mighty

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

Although the name and label of the beer sets high standards - "High & Mighty Beer of the Gods" - it lives up to them.   Very much like a delicate pilsner but brewed in an al

rating: 
5

London Pale Ale

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Meantime

This beer has the American Cascade hop taste that I really love in spades.   Very much like an American pale ale (Sierra Nevada Pale Alei, Brooklyn Pale Ale etc.) in that it has loads of h

rating: 
5

Blonde

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Lager
Brewery: 

Radar

Thankfully unavailable in the UKi

Indiana Pale Ale

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Allgates

If I'd bought this at a beer festival, it would have reinforced all those prejudices that people have about us and the beer we drink.  Tastes like mushy peas.  And not in a good way.&nbsp

rating: 
2

Hop It

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Leyerth

Very pale and hoppy without being too bitter.  Hops coming in strong at the end.  Only problem I could find with this overall fantastic beer is that it's a touch too sweet perhaps.

rating: 
4

Hommel Bier

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Lager
Brewery: 

Poperings

Easy drinking with a good balance of hop over a pale, but not too light, finish.

rating: 
4