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Note this post has been superceded. It has been left here for archival reasons. Read a more complete and up-to-date post about this beer. Top Tastings 2009 CAMRA North London tasting 2010 ABV: 8% Origin: Chiswick, London, England Website: www.fullers.co.uk Note: tasting notes on further vintages can be found after the main article. Top Tastings 2009. ABV: 4.5% Origin: Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England This tiny brewery was set up in 1992 in the Concertina Band Club at Mexborough, near Doncaster, essentially to brew beer for the club, though occasionally its beers seep out to beer festivals, especially since Roger Protz featured this particular beer in his 300 Beers […] Top Tastings 2009 ABV: 4% Origin: Ystradgynlais, Powys, Cymru Website: Currently unavailable Bryncelyn began as a tiny brewery in the cellar of the Wern Fawr Inn at Ystalyfera in 1999 and steadily built up a reputation as one of Wales’ best small cask ale breweries — it’s since expanded to new premises in industrial workshops […] Originally published in BEER June 2006 as part of a piece about beers in Asda supermarkets ABV: 5 per cent Origin: St Austell, Cornwall, England Buy from: ASDA supermarkets St Austell Smuggler's Ale I’ve been drinking a lot of St Austell beers recently: a trip deep into the brewery’s territory to research a […] Originally published in BEER May 2006 Note this brewery has since closed. For more milds see previous post. ABV: 4.2 per cent Origin: Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England Buy from: Brewery, specialists Mail order: tel 01353 699966, www.elybeer.co.uk Fenland / Isle of Ely Smokestack Lightning Fenland opened in Chatteris in 1998 and moved to […] Originally published in BEER May 2006 ABV: 3.6 per cent Origin: Ickburgh, Norfolk, England Buy from: Brewery, local farmers’ markets, specialists Mail order: tel 01842 878922, www.icenibrewery.co.uk Iceni Honey Mild and Thetford Forest Mild A few years back, each May arrived with a tough challenge for your humble reviewer: finding a new bottle […] Here’s a review of BSA and Wobble in a Bottle (also known as Santa’s Wobble) originally published in BEER April 2006, followed by an earlier review of Wobble from pioneering website the Oxford Bottled Beer Database, published on 23 March 2001. Hogs Back is now one of the most successful breweries in southeast England, but […] Originally published in BEER March 2006 Beer sellers: Meadow Farm Shop See previous post for more Welsh beers. Note Cwrw Castell has since been discontinued. ABV 3.8 and 5.6 per cent Origin Conwy Town, Conwy, Wales Buy from local outlets, brewery (tel 01492 585287) Website www.conwybrewery.co.uk Conwy Cwrw Castell At the opposite, northern […] Originally published in BEER March 2006. Beer sellers: Meadow Farm Shop ABV 4.5 and 4.7 per cent Origin Brecon, Powys, Wales Buy from specialist shops, brewery (tel 01874 623731) Website www.breconshirebrewery.com Breconshire Red Dragon With St David’s Day imminent as this issue hits the shelves, this month’s column finds a welcome in the […] |
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