There are a great many pale ales out there, practically all breweries produce one, some brew many. So, if a New England Style Pale Ale is going to stand out from the crowd with an ABV of 4.1% it is going to need to be an exceptional one. I sampled this beer during the heatContinue reading “New Bristol Brewery – Wonderland New England Pale Ale (4.1% ABV)”
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Thornbridge x Rivington Brewing Co. –Boise Brown, American Brown (6.5% ABV)
This is a collaboration between the ever-dependable Thornbridge and Rivington Brewing Co a craft brewery based in Lancashire which is well regarded. As I’ve written previously, I do enjoy a good brown ale a style somewhat neglected with the market essentially dominated by the mass produced Newcastle Brown Ale. So, when Mark produced this beer,Continue reading “Thornbridge x Rivington Brewing Co. –Boise Brown, American Brown (6.5% ABV)”
Camden – Canape Session IPA (4.4% ABV)
Camden Town Brewery were one of the vanguards of the UK craft beer revolution, hip, trendy and well known. They were, of course, purchased by AB InBev the Belgian mega brewing conglomerates to be run as a niche craft brewer. As a so-called session IPA it is ‘… lighter than the usual IPA, with allContinue reading “Camden – Canape Session IPA (4.4% ABV)“
Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing Brewery – Lumber Jill, IPA (5.1% ABV)
Welcome back to the Eternal Hoptimists! We’re back in old blighty with this one, but were in the unfamiliar territory of Greater London, checking out SIWC- Lumber Jill IPA. A very enjoyable IPA, at a decent strength. I could definitely have a few of these ones, I’m not usually a big fan of earthy beersContinue reading “Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing Brewery – Lumber Jill, IPA (5.1% ABV)”
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