The Ormskirk Baron: September 2015

Cismontane Black's Dawn

Bottle conditioned with excellent carbonation

Cismontane Black's Dawn [baron rating 3/5] - 8.5% black ale,berry coffee smell,vineous cherry liquorice taste,vineous burnt rubber finish

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Freedom Organic Dark Lager

Not bottle conditioned

Freedom Organic Dark Lager [baron rating 3/5] - 4.7% ruby beer,earthy raisin candied smoky smell,peppery treacle taste,burnt very dry finish

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Hardknott Nuclear Sunset

Not bottle conditioned

Hardknott Nuclear Sunset [baron rating 5/5] - 4.7% gold ale,pithy citrus coriander smell,fragrant orange minty taste,cold minty sour finish

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Grand Canyon White Water Wheat

Not can conditioned

Grand Canyon White Water Wheat [baron rating 2/5] - 4.9% pale gold ale,lime ground spices smell,banana lemon thin taste,peppery lemon finish

Freedom Organic Lager

Not bottle conditioned

Freedom Organic Lager [baron rating 4/5] - 4.8% pale gold beer,grassy corn smell,crisp sweet bready juicy taste,clean dry mild herbal finish

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Grand Canyon American Pilsner

Not can conditioned

Grand Canyon American Pilsner [baron rating 3/5] - 5% gold beer,slight sweet cereal smell,cereal mild honey taste,mild bittersweet finish

Lluna De Blat

Bottle conditioned with lively carbonation

Lluna De Blat [baron rating 1/5] - 4.8% cloudy gold ale,mild sugary fruity smell,acidic sticky sweet taste,sweet & sour finish

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Grand Canyon Sunset Amber Ale

Not can conditioned

Grand Canyon Sunset Amber Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 5.4% amber ale,sweet caramel smell,toast brown sugar bittersweet taste,long dry finish

New Belgium Somersault

Not bottle conditioned

New Belgium Somersault [baron rating 2/5] - 5.2% gold ale,tart fruit wheat,tart apricot with ground spices taste,long mild tart finish

Looking forward to baron rating Neptune ales

Breweries have been popping up all over the UK for a few years now, but here around Ormskirk it's not been quite like that. Times seem to be changing though as a number of bottles from new breweries have appeared recently, one of which is Neptune Brewery. Based in Maghull, Merseyside (around five miles from Ormskirk, Lancashire).

They are a 1 barrel brewery, which started up in July this year and they are already in a number of pubs and bottle shops around the area. The bottles below were dropped off for me by Neptune Brewery at Source Deli in Ormskirk, a great deli with a superb range of bottled beers.