Skinner's River Cottage EPA

Not bottle conditioned

Skinner's River Cottage EPA [baron rating 3/5] - 4% gold ale,floral tangerine smell,balanced mild wheat citrus taste,dry zesty bitter finish

Looking forward to baron rating Beavertown & By The Horns ales

Some more lovely beers arrived this week from Ales By Mail, I'm not sponsored by them but sometimes I wonder if I should be! This is what was in the box this time:

two cans are better than one bottle? NEVER!

Beavertown Brewery

• Bloody 'Ell - 7.2% blood orange IPA

By The Horns Brewery

• 2 Tone - 4.5% London lager, unfiltered, unpasteurised & dry-hopped for maximum flavour
• Flapper - 9% double IPA, punchy, extreme & raucous IPA. Hopped with Admiral, Cascade, Summit & Simcoe
• Vintage 2014 - 11.5% barley wine, aged on Oak. This full bodied beast has been aged for 5 months in 3 different types of whisky barrels, then blended, bottle conditioned and then aged in bottle for further 5 months. Expect notes of raisiny sweet malt and a subtle spicy smooth finish

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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Looking forward to baron rating Stringers Dicky Moe

Stringers, a small brewery up in Ulverston, Cumbria, brewing amazing beers with just Jon and Becky behind the wheel. Brewing great beer, hand delivering casks & bottles, marketing, supplying Booths supermarket, and blogging too! Since my first sip of Stringers IPA I've been a massive fan, if they 'floated' on the stock market I would be a shareholder without a doubt.

Jon dropped off a couple of bottles of something rather interesting this week, a beer that ticks a number of boxes for my beer review buddy Chris, as he's a big fan of the book...

"It's meant to be hazy! Pour - swirl - pour - enjoy!

Stringers Brewery

• Dicky Moe - 6% white IPA, naturally cloudy (with yeast)

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

Buy Stringers ales from Source Deli, Booths & Holborn Ales

Bollington White Nancy

Not bottle conditioned

Bollington White Nancy [baron rating 3/5] - 4.1% pale gold ale,wheat very mild lemon smell,balanced bittersweet taste,fading citrus finish Baron Orm

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Adnams 1659

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams 1659 [baron rating 3/5] - 4.7% ruby ale,raisin date cherry sweet smoked smell,malty mild raisin bitter taste,watery finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Sarah (@Adnams) from Adnams Brewery for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Moor Illusion

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Moor Illusion [baron rating 4/5] - 4.7% black ale,roasted dark choc citrus smell,unsweetened cola fresh pine choc taste,choc bitter finish Baron Orm

Cheshire Brewhouse Stormy Point

Bottle conditioned with very lively carbonation

Cheshire Brewhouse Stormy Point [baron rating 4/5] - 6.7% dark amber ale,roasty fruit smell,resinous tropical fruit taste,bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Mobberley HedgeHopper

Not bottle conditioned

Mobberley HedgeHopper [baron rating 3/5] - 3.8% amber ale,caramel apple smell,balanced spicy peppery apple taste,thin finish Baron Orm

BrewDog Jack Hammer

Not bottle conditioned

BrewDog Jack Hammer [baron rating 5/5] - 7.2% gold ale,piney sticky tropical smell,fruity really bitter taste,long bitter pithy finish Baron 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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Odell St Lupulin

Not bottle conditioned

Odell St Lupulin [baron rating 5/5] - 6.5% gold ale,sweetish piney hops smell,balanced resinous piney taste,bittersweet tropical finish Baron Orm

RedWillow Smokeless

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

RedWillow Smokeless [baron rating 4/5] - 5.7% black ale,beechwood smoky smell,balanced sweetish oily choc coffee taste,smooth fading finish Baron Orm

Bert Whitehouse Honey

Bottle conditioned with yeasty cloudiness

Bert Whitehouse Honey [baron rating 3/5] - 7.3% dark amber ale,honey dark brown sugar smell,balanced malty honey taste,bittersweet finish Baron Orm

Thank you to homebrewer 'Bert' for handing this over for a baron rating!

Adnams Dry Hopped Lager

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams Dry Hopped Lager [baron rating 3/5] - 4.2% gold lager,tropical zingy lime smell,smooth mild satsuma taste,dry soft bitter finish Baron Orm

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RedWillow Shameless

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

RedWillow Shameless [baron rating 5/5] - 5.9% gold ale,resinous plasticy fresh fruity smell,balanced fleshy fruits taste,pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

Mobberley WhirlyBird

Not bottle conditioned

Mobberley WhirlyBird [baron rating 2/5] - 4% gold ale,toffee slight emulsion paint smell,bittersweet taste,strange fruity finish Baron Orm

Freigeist Abraxxxas

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Freigeist Abraxxxas [baron rating 3/5] - 6% cloudy gold ale,beechwood smoke smell,wheaty light sour orange mild clove taste,mild sour finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Siobhan from Beer52 for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Kapuziner Kellerweizen

Not bottle conditioned

Kapuziner Kellerweizen [baron rating 3/5] - 5.1% copper ale,sweetish creamy banana smell,lemon banana bready taste,fading balanced finish Baron Orm

Stringers Outlook Amber Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Stringers Outlook Amber Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 4.9% amber ale,candied sugar smell,spicy earthy leafy caramel taste,thin mild bitter finish Baron Orm

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

Buy Stringers ales from Source Deli, Booths & Holborn Ales

Bollington Dinner Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Bollington Dinner Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 4.3% amber ale,earthy mild toffee slight apple smell,apple dried fruits taste,earthy spicy finish Baron Orm

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Adnams Wild Hop

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams Wild Hop [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% amber ale,flesh tropical mild candied smell,peach banana orange taste,unsweetened cleansing finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Sarah (@Adnams) from Adnams Brewery for sending this through for a baron rating!

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