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Originally published in BEER December 2003. Imperial stouts NOTE This review forms part of what was originally published as a single longer article. See the link at the end to continue reading about further Imperial stouts considered alongside this one. Origin: London, England (since moved to Epping, Essex, England) Imperial stout, sometimes [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing November 2003 Origin: Malle, Antwerpen, Belgium Westmalle Dubbel Westmalle abbey is a member of the beer world’s most exclusive club: the Trappist monasteries that brew beer commercially under the direction of the monks. There are currently only six of these, all in Belgium (a seventh, Koningshoeven [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing October 2003 Origin: Winstantow, Shropshire, England Wood's Hopping Mad Awareness of the ingredients of beers is growing, and the hop, which gives beer its most obviously identifiable and distinctive aromas and flavours, has come in for particular attention. Where once brewers would simply reach for their [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing September 2003 Origin: Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England Batemans Booths Pour With Care Booths, a regional supermarket chain in northwest England, offers an imaginative range of bottled beers, including bottle conditioned ales, that puts its national competitors to shame. The range is driven by the personal passion of beer [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing August 2003 Origin: Newport, Oregon, USA Rogue Brutal Bitter Rogue Ales, based in the Pacific Northwest, a heartland of US craft brewing, is one of the more established of the new generation of North American craft brewers. It [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing July 2003 Origin: Horsham, Sussex, England Coniston Bluebird Bitter When the directors of Brakspear cashed in their prime piece of Thames-side, not only their own brands were affected. Among the homeless were a number of contract brews, including supermarket-listed Coniston Bluebird, originally an award-winning cask beer from the [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing June 2004 Origin: Saint Sylvestre Cappel, Nord, France Saint-Sylvestre Bière Nouvelle The low-lying countryside of northern France is dotted with farmhouse breweries. Much of this area was formerly Flanders: Dutch personal and place names are everywhere and the language itself persists in places. But the [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing May 2004. Note since publication the brewery has been taken over and closed by Fuller’s. Origin: Horndean, Hampshire, England George Gale Festival Mild Bottle-conditioned mild must be one of Britain’s rarest styles, perhaps because the low strength of most modern milds isn’t thought robust enough. [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing March 2003 Origin: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 't IJ Natte In a matter of years the Netherlands has gone from a Heineken-dominated desert to boasting one of the most interesting beer scenes in Europe, with an eclectic and innovative approach that [...] |
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