Looking forward to baron rating Adnams Mosaic Pale Ale & South Town Red Ale

Two new Adnams beers arrived at Baron Towers on Friday, a 5L mini-cask of their new single hop pale ale Mosaic and a cask of their colab brew with Camden Town called South Town:

Adnams Brewery

• Mosaic - 4.1% pale ale made with Mosaic hops, this pale blonde has bags of bold mango, peach, lemon & pine flavours with a dry hoppy finish
• South Town - 4.9% red ale, a new collaboration cask beer by Adnams head brewer Fergus Fitzgerald & Alex Troncoso head brewer at Camden Town Brewery. Brewed with fruity Australian hops, malted rye and golden naked oats, this Red Ale has fantastic tropical fruit aromas, flavours of freshly baked bread and a crisp finish

Look out for baron ratings for these Adnams ales soon, and a big thank you to Sarah (@Adnams) for sending them through to me!

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Tempest Brave New World

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Tempest Brave New World [baron rating 3/5] - 7% amber ale,waxy mild sweet tropical smell,waxy citrus syrupy chewy taste, bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Honest Brew Riwaka Hop Mule

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Honest Brew Riwaka Hop Mule [baron rating 4/5] - 5.3% copper ale,mango pineapple smell,balanced tropical bittersweet taste,mango dry finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Andrew from Honest Brew for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Weird Beard Shark Biscuit

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Weird Beard Shark Biscuit [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% amber ale,waxy peach apricot smell,balanced fruity resinous taste,fading fruity finish Baron Orm

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

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Anchor Old Foghorn

Not bottle conditioned

Anchor Old Foghorn [baron rating 4/5] - 9.4% dark amber ale,boozy stewed fruit smell,sugar fruity fizzy taste,refreshing peppermint finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Weird Beard Five O'Clock Shadow

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Weird Beard Five O'Clock Shadow [baron rating 5/5] - 7.3% copper ale,sweet tropical smell,piney peach citrus taste,long fruity bitter finish Baron Orm

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

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Old Bear Black Mari'a

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Old Bear Black Mari'a [baron rating 2/5] - 4.2% black ale,mild choc smell,vineous tartish berry roasted taste,prickly berry finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Chris France (@TheBeerHawk) from Beer Hawk for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Honest Brew Knotted Stem

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Honest Brew Knotted Stem [baron rating 4/5] - 5.3% black ale,sweet cherry black choc smell,sour cherry burnt taste,bitter dark choc finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Andrew from Honest Brew for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Looking forward to baron rating these ales from Ales By Mail

Ales By Mail have been a big supporter of The Ormskirk Baron from pretty much the beginning, sending me boxes of interesting beer from time to time. I was very excited when a large box arrived this week, here's what was in the box:

• Bevog Kramah -7% India Pale Ale (such a cool label)
• Founders Dirty Bastard - 8.5% Scotch style ale
• Rocky Head Bam! - 7% beer, Belgian techniques, American IPA hopping
• Rocky Head  Imitera IPA -7.2% beer, the mother of modern Greek. This is our flagship IPA

Bear Republic Brewing Co.

• Black Racer IPA - 8.1%. Blends Bear Republic's love of hops with the Pacific Northwest's appreciation for dark ales
• Hop Rod Rye [baron rating 5/5] - 8% high performance, alcohol burnin' monster ale with dual overhead hop injection, made with 18% rye
• Red Rocket Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 6.8% bastardized Scottish style red ale packed with distinctive flavors and an aggressive hop character rivaled by none

Beavertown Brewery

• 8-Ball [baron rating 5/5] - 6.2% Rye IPA
• Black Betty [baron rating 5/5] - 7.4% Black IPA
• Gamma Ray [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% American Pale Ale

Weird Beard Brew Co.

• Fade To Black - 7.2% black IPA, darker than a Metallica album cover and hoppier than a frog that has just dropped a keg on his foot, this beer has a fascinating interplay between the fruity hops, dark toasted notes from the malt and the spicy rye
• Five o'Clock  Shadow - 7.1% American IPA, the real Desperate Dan of the beer world, hoppy, uncompromising and goes well with a cow pie
• Holy Hoppin' Hell! -9.6% Double IPA, Hoppier than a (insert joke here), and bitter as... Blah blah, just drink it!
• Shark Biscuit -7.2% Australian IPA, brewed with Galaxy hops and a bit of Carared malt to give a nice "Australian Gold" colour

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul Kruzycki from Ales By Mail for sending these through to me!

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Buxton Buxton Spa

Bottle conditioned with light carbonation

Buxton Buxton Spa [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% gold ale,mineral tangerine zingy smell,zingy bitter grapefruit taste,juicy pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Hawkshead Brodie's Prime Export

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Hawkshead Brodie's Prime Export [baron rating 5/5] - 8.5% black ale,choc cream liquor smell,velvety choc boozy taste,long bitter choc finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to  Gemma from Hawkshead Brewery for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Siren Soundwave

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Siren Soundwave [baron rating 4/5] - 5.6% gold ale,fresh mandarin caramel smell,dry piney citrus bitter taste,long bitter piney finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to eeBria (@eeBriaUK) for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Stringers Yellow Lorry

Not bottle conditioned

Stringers Yellow Lorry [baron rating 5/5] - 4% gold ale,grapefruit apricot melon smell,spicy bitter sour citrus taste,zingy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Jon & Becky (@StringersBeer) from Stringers for handing this over for a baron rating!

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Redchurch Great Eastern IPA

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Redchurch Great Eastern IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 7.4% gold ale,caramel fleshy tropical smell,spicy piney juicy fruit taste,dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Samuel Adams Winter Lager

Not bottle conditioned

Sam Adams Winter Lager [baron rating 4/5] - 5.6% dark amber lager,toffee nutmeg growbag smell,earthy cherry bittersweet taste,fading finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to John Humphreys (@ShepherdNeame) from Shepherd Neame for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Fuller's Wild River

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Wild River [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% gold ale,crisp floral smell,light zesty citrus buttery taste,clean citrus dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Founders Centennial IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Founders Centennial IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% copper ale,orange piney resin smell,zingy citrus resinous bitter finishBaron Orm

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Mad Hatter American Psycho

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Mad Hatter American Psycho [baron rating 5/5] - 6.8% dark amber ale,choc slight solvent smell,brown sugar bittersweet taste,long choc finish Baron Orm

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Mad Hatter Farmhouse Saison

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Mad Hatter Farmhouse Saison [baron rating 4/5] - 7% gold ale,zesty herbal tart smell,sharp sweet lemon spicy taste,bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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Honest Brew Southern Stars

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Honest Brew Southern Stars [baron rating 4/5] - 5% copper ale,orange barley water smell,dry fruity mild piney bitter taste,dry grainy finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Andrew from Honest Brew for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Brains Barry Island IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Brains Barry Island IPA [baron rating 3/5] - 6% copper ale,floral citrus nutmeg smell,floral spicy bubblegum taste,citrus floral finish Baron Orm

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BrewDog Abstrakt AB:07

Not bottle conditioned

BrewDog Abstrakt AB:07 [baron rating 4/5] - 12.5% ruby ale,fruity Bovril smell,beefy liquorice stewed fruits taste,boozy finish Baron Orm

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Prato Rosso Rossa

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Prato Rosso Rossa [baron rating 2/5] - 8.2% amber beer,sugary boozy smell,burnt sugar (but far too sweet) taste,sweet peppery finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul from Source Deli for bringing this round for a baron rating!