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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 […] 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 […] Top Tastings 2009. A shorter version was originally published in BEER November 2009 as part of a piece about strong ales for winter. Amager Imperial Stout ABV: 10.1% Origin: Kastrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark Website: www.amagerbryghus.dk No roundup of winter brews would be complete without a real imperial stout, and one of the very best […] |
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