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Not going to the Great British Beer Festival

I have the opportunity to go to the GBBFi this year again but I've decided not to.   For the last two years I've organised a works corporate entertainment day on the Thursday of the festiv

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

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

Bad Elf

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

IPAi in the English style with a good earthy hoppiness but not too much bitterness in this pale beer.

rating: 
4

Ivanhoe

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

This pale ale is bordering on IPAi territory.   It has a good amount of hoppiness and bitterness with a maltiness like hazlenut shells.   It has a little floral hop character alm

rating: 
4

Blue

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Ridgeway

This reminds me of a stronger version of Coniston Bluebird.   It is a mellow pale ale with maybe a little elderflower and subtle hopping.

rating: 
4

Sunburst

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Dark Star

A golden summer beer.   Light and refreshing with citrussy hops and a mellow malt flavour.

rating: 
4

Celtic Blonde

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Mild, Porter & Stout
Brewery: 

Carn Brea

A very pale beer with a delicate light taste.   A little honey and petals is detectable.

rating: 
4

Bright

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Otter

A very pale beer, very dry with good bitterness.   Very much like a lager brewed in the ale style.

rating: 
4

Espresso Stout

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Mild, Porter & Stout
Brewery: 

Dark Star

This extremely dark intense beer has a good roasty, burnt malt flavour with lots of coffee flavour.

rating: 
4

Old Slug

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Mild, Porter & Stout
Brewery: 

RCH

A very brave name for a wonderful beer.   Smooth and chocolatey without being too much of anything - bitter, sweet or dry.   A lovely dark beer without any of the burnt flavour

rating: 
4

Summer Lightning

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Hopback

Just too easy to drink.   A very golden pale beer with a good dryish taste.   Generous use of aroma hops.   A wheat beer but in the English ale style rather than the G

rating: 
5

Wheat Beer

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Speciality ales
Brewery: 

O'Hanlon's

Completely unlike the cloudy, gassy German weissebiers in style.   This is a very pale ale, clear, refreshing and easy drinking.   Somewhat similar to Summer Lightening from Hop

rating: 
5

Umbel Ale

review_type: 
beer
beer style: 
Ale
Brewery: 

Nethergate

This is a weird beer.   It has coriander in - not fragrant coriander leaf, but the ground toasted seeds for an earthy pungent flavour and smell.   It has a good aroma of hops wi

rating: 
5