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First published in BEER February 2008.
ABV: 3.8 and 5.5 per cent Origin: Allendale, Northumberland Website www.allendalebrewco.co.uk
Allendale Brewery beers
The small and remote riverside town of Allendale, just shy of Hadrian’s Wall, is home to one of England’s most youthful breweries. For brewer and co-founder Tom Hick it’s his first job since […]
First published in BEER January 2008 as part of a piece about imperial stouts. For more imperial stouts see previous post.
ABV: 11 per cent Origin: Newport, Oregon, USA Website www.rogueales.com
Rogue XS Imperial Stout
Founded in 1988, Rogue are now a mainstay of the craft brewing hotbed of the Pacific Northwest and […]
First published in BEER January 2008 as part of a piece about imperial stouts. For more imperial stouts see previous post.
ABV: 10.5 per cent Origin: Ansty, Sussex, England Website www.darkstarbrewing.co.uk
Dark Star Imperial Stout
Dark Star originated at the Evening Star brewpub in Brighton in 1991. Ten years later the brewery, which […]
First published in BEER January 2008 as part of a piece about imperial stouts. For more imperial stouts see previous post.
ABV: 10 per cent Origin: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Website www.brewdog.com
BrewDog Paradox
James Watt and Martin Dickie opened Grampian-based Brewdog only a year ago but they’ve already caused a stir with their […]
First published in BEER January 2008 as part of a piece about imperial stouts.
ABV: 9% Origin: Esen, West-Vlaanderen Website: www.dedollebrouwers.be
De Dolle Brouwers Special Extra Export Stout
Imperial Stout was a souped-up 19th century development of London porter that found favour in Tsarist. A century later the sole surviving original brand from […]
De Smaak van Echt 2010
Following the success of a similar initiative last year, four Dutch independent family brewers have worked together again to launch De Smaak van Echt 2010 (The Real Taste), a gift pack featuring four new and exclusive one-off beers, all warm fermented and unpasteurised.
Alfa of Schinnen, Limburg, has […]
Brouwerij Florindia
A number of new brewing enterprises have launched in the Netherlands in the past year, reports PINT Nieuws, journal of Dutch beer consumers’ organisation PINT.
Launched in April 2009, Brouwerij Florindia is the brainchild of Mikael Kok, formerly a home brewer whose commercial ambitions developed brewing beer as gifts for clients […]
First published in BEER December 2007 as part of a piece about strong beers for the festive season. For more strong festive beers see previous post.
ABV: 9 per cent Origin: Montignies-sur-Roc, Hainaut, Wallonie Website www.abbaye-des-rocs.com
Abbaye des Rocs Spéciale Noël
Belgium excels at producing strong bottle conditioned ales for laying down, including […]
First published in BEER December 2007 as part of a piece about strong beers for the festive season. For more strong festive beers see previous post.
ABV: 11.5 per cent Origin: Middleton Junction, Manchester, England Website www.jwlees.co.uk
JW Lees Harvest Ale
The term “vintage”, which strictly speaking refers to the grape harvest, is […]
First published in BEER December 2007 as part of a piece about strong beers for the festive season.
ABV: 11.7 per cent Origin: Whimple, Devon, England Website www.ohanlons.co.uk
O'Hanlon's Thomas Hardy's Ale
When it comes to the festive season, I’m something of a bah humbug type by nature, but one of the […]
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