Paganum Yorkshire Chorizo review

A couple of weeks ago Chris Wildman from Paganum sent through a couple of types of their Yorkshire Chorizo .We got round to trying them whilst enjoying an evening of audio baron ratings.

Definitely great beer snack food!

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We really both types of this Chorizo and I particularly liked the freshness of them, they had some softness to them but still maintained that slightly chewy edge that you are looking for in cured meats (or that I look for in them anyway).

A massive thank you goes to Chris Wildman (@cwildman) from Paganum for sending these through for us to try, if you want to try them, they are available for purchase on the Paganum website.

Williams Bros Double Joker IPA

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Williams Bros Double Joker IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 8% copper ale,tropical fruit smell,zingy rich fruity resin taste,tropical bitter finishBaron Orm

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Thank you to Chris (@WilliamsBrewery) from Williams Bros. for handing this over for a 'baron rating'!

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George Wright Cheeky Pheasant

Not bottle conditioned

George Wright Cheeky Pheasant [baron rating 4/5] - 4.7% amber ale,raisin smell,caramel fruity bittersweet taste,mild herbal bitter finish Baron Orm

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Dark Star Six Hop

Not bottle conditioned

Dark Star Six Hop [baron rating 5/5] - 6.5% copper ale,clean citrus resin smell,crisp big bitterness pithy resin taste,massive bitter finishBaron Orm

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

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Flat Cap Ted

Not bottle conditioned

Flat Cap Ted [baron rating 3/5] - 5% amber ale,earthy mild caramel prune smell,citrus nutty bittersweet taste,plumy zingy dry finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to  Andy (@FlatCapBeers) from Flat Cap Beers for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Windsor and Eton Kohinoor

Not bottle conditioned

Windsor and Eton Kohinoor [baron rating 4/5] - 5% amber ale,gooseberry lemon smell,zingy bitter lemon taste,fading bitter lemon finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @WindsorEtonBrew from Windsor & Eton Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Canterbury Foundry Man's Gold

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Canterbury Foundry Man's Gold [baron rating 4/5] - 4% copper ale,orange basil smell,zingy orange peel taste,peppery chalky bitter finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Richard (@SlurpBeer) from Slurp Beer for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Mikkeller 10

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Mikkeller 10 [baron rating 5/5] - 6.9% amber ale,tropical fruit bowl smell,bittersweet pithy chewy citrus resin taste,freshy fruity finish Baron Orm

Thank you to @GhostDrinker for sending this through for a baron rating! (or rather he sent it through to me in exchange for some custom tweeshirts)

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George Wright Citra 51

Not bottle conditioned

George Wright Citra 51 [baron rating 3/5] - 5.1% gold ale,orange peel smell,unbalanced bitter orange peel taste,pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Green Jack Lurcher Stout

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Green Jack Lurcher Stout [baron rating 5/5] - 4.8% black ale,smoky fruity smell,smooth smoky mild fruity taste,gentle vanilla tobacco finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Martin (@GreenJackBrew) from Green Jack brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to trying Paganum Yorkshire Chorizo

Whilst at the European Beer Bloggers Conference last month, Chris and I made friends with Chris Wildman, a great guy who we found out over the course of the Friday evening runs an online farmers market called Paganum.

The Wildmans have been Yorkshire butchers since the mid 1800s(!) and their website, Paganum.co.uk hosts an impressive selection of varied meats as well as cookery courses, books and gift vouchers. They will also happily deliver to anywhere in the UK (including the highlands and islands) which I find quite impressive considering it's raw meat. Chris told us that they often use lambs wool as the insulation as it's heat retention (and therefore cold retention) is miles superior to man-made products and is eco-friendly too!

One of their specialities is Yorkshire Chorizo - a fully cured sausage containing British Pork & made in North Yorkshire, and Chris sent a through the two varieties that they offer to see what we thought:

Paganum's Yorkshire Chorizo

• Original - made from British pork & the finest smoked Spanish Paprika
• Picante -  made from British pork & the finest smoked Spanish Paprika with added cayenne pepper for an extra spicy flavour

Both of these Chorizo sausages are made from only the best cuts of British RSPCA Freedom Food Pork and cured for a minimum of three weeks

I can't wait for our next audio baron rating session with @Christopher_R when I'll open these Yorkshire Chorizo sausages and give them a test out alongside some fine ales.

Thank you to Chris Wildman (@cwildman) from Paganum for sending these through!

Windsor & Eton Treetops

Not bottle conditioned

Windsor & Eton Treetops [baron rating 5/5] - 4.8% dark brown ale,coffee smell,smooth bitter espresso fruity taste,dry bitter coffee finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @WindsorEtonBrew from Windsor & Eton Brewery for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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Looking forward to baron rating Flat Cap Ted

Flat Cap Beers have arrived on the beer scene from no where with very little information about them and their background available. Their website is a touch more than a holding page but they do have a presence on Facebook and on Twitter.

They got in touch with me recently to see if I would like to try their first bottled ale - Ted:

Flat Cap Beers

• Ted - 5% British pale ale, light yet full flavour beer with a 'triffic hoppy body,refreshing citrus aroma and long sharp, bitter finish

I must make a mention of the packaging that they used to send the bottle through to me, it's this polystyrene tube which holds the beer which was then inside a thick cardboard box - there was no way this bottle was getting broken in the post!

Look out for a 'baron rating' for this  Flat Cap beer soon, and a big thank you to @FlatCapBeers for sending it through to me!

London Fields Hackney Hopster

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

London Fields Hackney Hopster [baron rating 5/5] - 4.9% copper ale,citrus smell,refreshing zingy sharp bitter taste,dry sharp herbal finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to @bob_beer from Best of British Beer for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

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