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Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 9% Origin: New York City, New York, USA Website: www.brooklynbrewery.com Brooklyn Local 1 Celebrity brewer Garrett Oliver of the influential Brooklyn brewery has excelled himself with this stylishly bottled and bottle conditioned premium treat, and New Yorkers should think […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 2.7% Origin: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Website: www.brewdog.com BrewDog Founded in 2007 by iconoclasts James Watt and Martin Dickie, the latter formerly of Thornbridge, BrewDog has rapidly become one of Britain’s most exciting breweries. It’s also caused some controversy particulary […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 4.4% Origin: Caerdydd, Cymru Website: www.sabrain.com Brains Top Notch Old established Cardiff family brewer Brains offers several cask classics such as SA and Brains Dark but this is a relatively new addition to the range that deserves better exposure. […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 3.9% Origin: Millom, Cumbria, England Website: http://www.beckstonesbrewery.co.uk/ Beckstones Black Gun Dog Freddy Mild Ale When this won gold in its class and silver overall at the 2008 Champion Beer of Britain you could hear people muttering “who?”. But it […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 7.3% Origin: Bavikhove, West-Vlaanderen Website: www.bavik.be Bavik Petrus Aged Pale Established in 1894 and now a sizeable family-owned independent, Bavik (sometimes known as De Brandenbere after the owning family) made its name with sour brown ales, some of which […] Top tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. Beer sellers: Bierkraft ABV: 9% Origin: Portland, Maine, USA Website: www.allagash.com Allagash Victoria Ale Victoria is a very special golden ale brewed with Chardonnay grapes, part of the brewery’s “tribute” series, with $1 from each bottle going towards restoration […] Top Tastings 2008. A longer version was first published on facebook January 2009. Beer Sellers: Cerveteca ABV: 4.5% Origin: Mediona, Barcelona, Catalunya Website: http://masia-agullons.com/ Ales Agullons I tasted this unpasteurised on draught at the Cerveteca in Barcelona. It’s from a tiny farmhouse brewery that at the time of tasting was very new but […] The Great Blighty Ale Trail If exploring real ale pubs, country footpaths and historic towns sounds to you like a great way to spend a day, you should check out the downloadable walks booklet I’ve compiled for UKTV’s Blighty channel as part of this summer’s Great Ale Trail promotion, featuring walks around Bury […] Originally published in BEER November 2009. The British have an issue with strong beer. In a beer culture centred round swilling down several pints at 4 per cent ABV or less, there’s a tendency to see higher gravities as a route to quicker inebriation. It’s not surprising, then, that British bottle conditioned strong ales are […] Featured as a strong ale for winter in BEER November 2009. For more strong beers see previous post. ABV: 9% Origin: Ashton-in-the-Water, Derbyshire, England Website: www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk Thornbridge Bracia. Pic by Andy of beerreviews.co.uk, used by permission. Rising star of British craft breweries Thornbridge have an impressive range of unusual beers but perhaps this […] |
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