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Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version first appeared on facebook, January 2009. ABV: 5.8% Origin: Roncole Verdi, Emili-Romagna, Italy Website: www.birrificiodelducato.com Birrificio del Ducato Nuova Mattina (New Morning) I first encountered this unusual saison-style Italian craft brew, “dry herbed” with ginger, green and red pepper, coriander and chamomile, on draught at the Pigs […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version appeared on facebook, January 2009. ABV: 4.5% Origin: Sunderland, England Website: www.durhambrewery.com Darwin Brewery This brewery specialising in historical recreations has an interesting history itself. It began in 1994 as a teaching facility at Brewlab, the University of Sunderland’s well reputed brewing school, initially expanding to take […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 6.8% Origin: Piozzo, Piemonte, Italia Website: www.baladin.it Baladin Nora Birra Egizia The restlessly creative Teo Musso is one of the pioneers of the new wave of Italian craft brewers: his brewpub Baladin dates back to 1996 and originally showed […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 9% Origin: New York City, New York, USA Website: www.brooklynbrewery.com Brooklyn Local 1 Celebrity brewer Garrett Oliver of the influential Brooklyn brewery has excelled himself with this stylishly bottled and bottle conditioned premium treat, and New Yorkers should think […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 2.7% Origin: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Website: www.brewdog.com BrewDog Founded in 2007 by iconoclasts James Watt and Martin Dickie, the latter formerly of Thornbridge, BrewDog has rapidly become one of Britain’s most exciting breweries. It’s also caused some controversy particulary […] 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 […] Top Tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. ABV: 7.3% Origin: Bavikhove, West-Vlaanderen Website: www.bavik.be Bavik Petrus Aged Pale Established in 1894 and now a sizeable family-owned independent, Bavik (sometimes known as De Brandenbere after the owning family) made its name with sour brown ales, some of which […] Top tastings 2008. A shorter version was first published on facebook January 2009. Beer sellers: Bierkraft ABV: 9% Origin: Portland, Maine, USA Website: www.allagash.com Allagash Victoria Ale Victoria is a very special golden ale brewed with Chardonnay grapes, part of the brewery’s “tribute” series, with $1 from each bottle going towards restoration […] Top Tastings 2008. A longer version was first published on facebook January 2009. Beer Sellers: Cerveteca ABV: 4.5% Origin: Mediona, Barcelona, Catalunya Website: http://masia-agullons.com/ Ales Agullons I tasted this unpasteurised on draught at the Cerveteca in Barcelona. It’s from a tiny farmhouse brewery that at the time of tasting was very new but […] |
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