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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 […]
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 […]
Featured in BEER November 2009 as a strong ale for winter drinking. For similar beers, see previous post.
ABV: 8% Origin: Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England Website: www.woodfordes.co.uk
Woodforde's Norfolk Nip
Established in 1980, Woodforde’s is now quite a veteran, and a leading player in the burgeoning microbrewing scene of East Anglia. As well as […]
Featured in BEER November 2009 as a strong ale for winter drinking. For more beers in this piece, see previous post.
ABV: 10% Origin: Rock, Cornwall Website: www.sharpsbrewery.co.uk
Sharp's Brewery
Massive Ale is one of Sharp’s brewer Stuart Howe’s bottled specialities, an exciting sideline with a distinct Belgian influence for one of the […]
This beer featured in BEER November 2009 in a piece about strong ales for winter.
ABV: 10% Origin: North Weald, Essex, England Website: www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk
Pitfield's 1896 XXXX Stock Ale
Pitfield Brewery is one of the pioneers of the British microbrewing revival, originally set up in 1981 in Pitfield Street, Hoxton, in the […]
Featured as a selection from the new Good Bottled Beer Guide in BEER August 2009. For more selections see previous post.
ABV: 4.8% Origin: Market Weston, Suffolk, England Website: www.oldchimneysbrewery.com
Old Chimneys Brewery
Former Greene King, Vaux and Broughton brewer Dr Alan Thomson has consistently produced small runs of innovative beers from his […]
Featured as a selection from the new Good Bottled Beer Guide in BEER August 2009. For more selections see previous post.
ABV: 6% Origin: Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England Website: www.acornbrewery.net
Acorn Gorlovka Imperial Stout
Acorn brewery has its origins in the old Barnsley Brewery, well known for its Barnsley Bitter. When this went […]
Featured in BEER August 2009 as a selection from the latest Good Bottled Beer Guide. For more selections see previous post.
ABV: 4.4% Origin: Bury, Greater Manchester, England Website: www.outstandingbeers.co.uk
Outstanding Brewery
The immodestly named Outstanding Brewery in Bury, Greater Manchester, was launched only in 2008, although the involvement of one of Britain’s […]
Featured in BEER August 2009 as a selection from the latest Good Bottled Beer Guide. For more selections see previous post.
ABV: 4.3% Origin: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England Website: www.spirebrewery.co.uk
Spire 80 Shilling Ale
Founded in 2006 by former Scots Guards musician David McLaren, and named for Chesterfield’s landmark twisted spire, this brewery has […]
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