Waen Festival Gold

Waen Festival Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 4.2% gold ale,mild citrus smell,citrus fruits with a big bitter taste,dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to Sue from The Waen Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Banks's Mild

Banks's Mild [baron rating 3/5] - 3.5% amber ale,caramel slight nutty smell,gentle sweet caramel taste,raisin caramel subtle bitter finish Baron Orm

Note: Not bottle conditioned

Okells 1907

Okells 1907 [baron rating 5/5] - 6.1% gold ale,tropical smell,full bodied sweet citrus taste,dry citrus medical finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Mike from Okells Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.1% copper ale,tropical candied toffee smell,sweet resin tropical taste,sweet resin finish Baron Orm

Note: Not bottle conditioned

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Magic Rock Rapture

Magic Rock Rapture [baron rating 5/5] - 4.6% red ale,candied citrus fresh hops smell, sweet malt with big bitter taste,dry big bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Richard from Magic Rock Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating Stringers ales

I've been a big fan of Stringers beers since I first tried them and so I was thrilled when Jon from Stringers suggested dropping off some samples of their new 'limited run' range of beers as well as the new member of their permanent bottled range:

Stringers Beer

• Delta - 6.5% strong pale ale
• Furness Abbey - 7% Belgium-style ale
• Mutiny - 9.3% double stout
• XB - 4.2% best bitter, copper-coloured with a sweet soft aroma & solid bitter finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Stringers beers soon, and a big thank you to @StringersBeer for handing them over to me! Buy Stringers ales here and here

Looking forward to baron rating Green Jack Mahseer IPA

I've baron rated a number of Green Jack brewery ales so far and have been impressed with most of them in particular their Canary Pale Ale and Baltic Trader Export Stout. They recently tweeted that they were bottling their Mahseer IPA and so I just had to try it! A couple of days later some samples of it arrived plus a lovely present:

Green Jack Brewery

• Mahseer IPA - 5% IPA heavily hopped with English bittering hops & aroma hops from the USA

Look out for a 'baron rating' for this Green Jack Brewery beer, and a big thank you to @GreenJackBrew for sending it through to me!

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Thwaites Indus Pale Ale

Thwaites Indus Pale Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 4.6% copper ale, spicy caramel smell,spicy marmalade citrus taste,long spicy finish Baron Orm

Note: Not bottle conditioned

Panther Red Panther

Panther Red Panther [baron rating 2/5] - 4.1% red ale,blackberry smell,fruity liquorice taste,medicinal blackcurrant boiled sweet finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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De Molen Vuur & Vlam

De Molen Vuur & Vlam [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% deep copper ale,pineapple resin smell,sticky resin big bitter taste,long sticky bitter finish Baron Orm

Note: Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

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Lymestone Foundation Stone

Lymestone Foundation Stone [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% gold ale,mild pongy smell,fruity bitter citrus taste,unsweetened ferrous bitter finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

This was part of the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

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Sharp's Chalky's Bark

Sharp's Chalky's Bark [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% gold ale,zesty lemon smell,zingy lemon ginger taste,fiery zingy ginger finish Baron Orm

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to @SharpsBrewery from Sharp's for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Wadworth 6X

Wadworth 6X [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,fruity sweet smell,mild sweet raisin taste,dry bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Note: Not bottle conditioned

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Marble Vuur & Vlam 2011

Marble Vuur & Vlam [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% copper ale,mild tropical fruit smell,big sweet fruity resin taste,serious herbal resin finish Baron Orm

Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

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Brentwood Lumberjack

Brentwood Lumberjack [baron rating 4/5] - 5.2% dark amber ale,candied sweets smell,rounded sweet peppery choc taste,peppery chocolate finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to @JimTheBrewer from the Brentwood Brewing Company for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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Hawkshead Red

Hawkshead Red [baron rating 4/5] - 4.4% red ale,burnt fruitcake smell,full balanced fruitcake marmalade bitter taste,burnt raisin finishBaron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Katie from Hawkshead for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

This was also part of the summer pack of the superb '52 week beer club' by myBrewerytap.

Join it now and make sure you say the baron made me do it!

Buy Hawkshead ales here and here

Okells Doctor Okell's IPA

Okells Doctor Okell's IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% copper ale,sweet citrus smell,caramel spicy citrus taste,slightly sweet buttery finish Baron Orm

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Note: Not bottle conditioned

Thank you to Mike from Okells Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Waen Blackberry Stout

Waen Blackberry Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 3.8% black stout,dark choc fruity smell,velvety smooth roasted choc taste,tart blackberry finish Baron Orm

Listen to what Chris and the Baron have to say about it.

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Note: Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Thank you to Sue from The Waen Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Buy Waen ales here