Prato Rosso Bionda

Bottle conditioned with carbonation but added yeasty bits
Prato Rosso Bionda [baron rating 1/5] - 6.6% copper beer,spicy plum chutney sugary smell,medicinal very sweet taste,sweet herbal finish
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Prato Rosso Chiara

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Prato Rosso Chiara [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% pale gold beer,household lemon cleaner smell,slightly sharp sweet taste,earthy finish
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Looking forward to baron rating Stringers Yellow Lorry

I'm a massive fan of Stringer Brewery, I love their beers, I love their branding, I love the fact that it's just Jon & Becky bashing out top quality beer in Ulverston. They don't know how to brew a bad beer, or maybe they do and that's how come they brew such lovely ones...  Anyway they popped by the other day whilst they were on their way to CAMRA's Liverpool Beer Festival 2014, and very kindly dropped me off Yellow Lorry for review:

Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow...

Stringer Brewery
  • Yellow Lorry - 4% pale ale, brewed with pale, crystal & wheat malts, hopped with Cascade, Summit, Galena & Centennial. Suggested food matches are firm sharp English cheese, burgers, curries & carrot cake(!)
Thank you to Jon & Becky (@StringersBeer) from Stringers for handing this over for a baron rating!

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Schneider Weisse Mein Aventinus Barrique

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Schneider Weisse Mein Aventinus Barrique [baron rating 5/5] - 9.5% brown beer,sour cherry raspberry smell,sour fruits taste,rhubarb finish
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Thank you to all the friends who got me this for my birthday!

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Buxton Imperial Black

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Buxton Imperial Black [baron rating 5/5] - 7.5% black ale,dark choc coffee smell,rich sweetish berry choc taste,long rich bitter choc finish
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Prato Rosso Bianca

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Prato Rosso Bianca [baron rating 4/5] - 5% gold ale,mild lemon funky smell,creamy gentle sour taste,gentle dry finish
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Hawkshead Windermere Pale

Not bottle conditioned
Hawkshead Windermere Pale [baron rating 5/5] - 4% pale gold ale,citrus tropical smell,crisp spicy citrus bitter taste,dry bitter finish
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Mad Hatter Wapping Mad

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Mad Hatter Wapping Mad [baron rating 4/5] - 4.2% dark amber ale,sweet orange smell,caramel fruity bitter taste,apricot bittersweet finish
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Sharp's Single Brew Reserve 2012

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Sharp's Single Brew Reserve 2012 [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% gold ale,sweet orange smell,unsweetened sherbet bitter taste,watery odd finish
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Looking forward to baron rating Sam Adams Winter Lager



Shepherd Neame brew some normal beers and some lovely beers but they also import and brew Samuel Adams beers from Boston. Sam Adams has a soft spot in my heart after living in Boston a number of years back and thoroughly enjoying their beer range. Sam Adams is now brewed here by Shepherd Neame (and tastes good but not the same) but they are also now able to import some of the more special seasonal brews.



Samuel Adams
  • Winter Lager - 5.6% wheat bock subley spiced with fresh ground cinnamon, ginger & orange peel for a deep smooth flavour
Look out for baron ratings for these Shepherd Neame Brewery beers soon, and a big thank you to Moray (@ShepherdNeame) for sending them through for a baron rating!

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Beowulf Dragon Smoke Stout

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation
Beowulf Dragon Smoke Stout [baron rating 4/5] - 5.3% black ale,roasted vineous berry smell,weighty smoky bunt sour taste,sour burnt finish
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Buxton Axe Edge

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
Buxton Axe Edge [baron rating 5/5] - 6.8% hazy amber ale,sweet tropical smell,syrupy fruity resinous bitter taste,syrupy spicy bitter finish
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O'Hanlon's Port Stout

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation
O'Hanlon's Port Stout [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% dark ruby ale,mild roasted smell,fruity vinous burnt sweetish taste,smoky choc coffee finish
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St Erhard St Erhard

Not bottle conditioned
St Erhard St Erhard [baron rating 4/5] - 5% amber beer,apples light toffee smell,mild fruity spicy bittersweet taste,fresh dry bitter finish
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Thank you to St. Erhard for sending this through to Chris for a baron rating!