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First published in BEER July 2007 as part of a piece on French beer. For more French beers see previous post.
NOTE: This brewery may since have closed.
ABV: 6.5 per cent Origin: Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France
Sources St-Amand Germinal Ambrée
The village of Saint-Amand, in a regional park southeast of Lille, was […]
First published in BEER July 2007 as part of a piece on French beer.
ABV: 8.5 per cent Origin: St-Sylvestre-Cappel, Nord, France Website www.brasserie-st-sylvestre.com
Saint-Sylvestre 3 Monts
Think of French booze and you first think of wine. But pride in fine regional food and drink is deeply embedded in French culture, and extends […]
First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme. For more Threshers Local Ales see previous post.
ABV: 6.5 per cent Origin: Basford, Nottinghamshire, England Website www.alcazarbrewery.co.uk
Alcazar Bombay Castle IPA
Brewing at the Fox and Crown pub since 1999, Alcazar takes its […]
First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme. For more Threshers Local Ales see previous post.
ABV: 4.6 per cent Origin: Corfton,Shropshire, England Website www.suninncorfton.co.uk
Corvedale Dark and Delicious
It’s particularly gratifying that alongside several names familiar on supermarket shelves, the Threshers […]
First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme. For more Threshers Local Ales see previous post.
ABV: 5.2 per cent Origin: Feniscowles, Lancashire, England Website www.threebsbrewery.co.uk
Three B's Shuttle Ale
Based on an industrial estate at the edge of Blackburn, Three Bs […]
First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme.
ABV: 5.3 per cent Origin: Sudbury, Suffolk, England Website www.mauldons.co.uk
Threshers Local Ales: Alcazar Bombay Castle IPA, Mauldon's Black Adder, Three B's Shuttle Ale, Corvedale Dark and Delicious
A couple of decades back, […]
First published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece featuring German wheat beers available in UK supermarkets. For more wheat beers see previous post.
ABV: 5.4 per cent Origin: Kelheim, Bayern, Germany Website: www.schneider-weisse.de
Schneider Weisse Original
Georg Schneider was licensed by the Bavarian royals to brew wheat beer at court […]
Originally published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece about German wheat beers available from British supermarkets.
ABV: 5.3 per cent Origin: Erding, Bayern, Germany Website: www.erdinger.de
Erdinger Weissbier mit feine Hefe
I can think of few beer styles more suitable for springtime drinking than pale unfiltered wheat beer, with its […]
First published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece featuring German wheat beers available from UK supermarkets. For more wheat beers see previous post.
ABV: 5 per cent Origin: München, Bayern, Germany Website www.franziskaner.com
Spaten-Lowenbräu Franziskaner standee at Bierkraft, Brookyln NY
Spaten – one of the six big names represented […]
First published in BEER April 2007 as part of a piece featuring German wheat beers available in UK supermarkets. For more wheat beers see previous post.
ABV: 5.3 per cent Origin: Moos, Bayern, Germany Website: www.arcobraeu.de
Arcobräu Weissbier Hell
Arcobräu Waitrose Bavarian Weissbier
Waitrose has been treating its customers to this […]
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