Looking forward to baron rating Wychwood Gratis gluten-free beer

Not only have Wychwood released a lager recently but they are now addressing the ever growing sector of Gluten-free beers. Brewed due to an enquiry from Marston's Inns and Taverns' pubs, it will be available in 330ml bottles. Apart from the bottle they also send some Gluten-free snacks, Rude Health's organic Mini Corn Crackers & The Pumpkin snack bar:

Gluten-free beer & snacks

Wychwood Brewery

•  Gratis - 4.2% crafted golden beer brewed with the flavoursome Styrian Golding hop to give a light floral aroma, but a heady and firm bitterness, for a sharp and bold aftertaste

Look out for a 'baron rating' of this beer soon, and a big thank you to Emanuele from R&R Teamwork for sending it through to me!

Hillside Legend Of Hillside

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Hillside Legend Of Hillside [baron rating 5/5] - 4.7% copper ale,sweet orange smell,chewy peppery citrus bittersweet taste,big bitter spicy finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Paul (@Hillsidebrewery) from Hillside Brewery for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Cornish Crown Golowan Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Cornish Crown Golowan Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% gold ale,mild citrus smell,zingy lime orange spicy bitter taste,bitter finish Baron Orm

Thank you to Cornish Crown for sending this through for a baron rating!

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Marshall Blonde

Not bottle conditioned

Marshall Blonde [baron rating 1/5] - 6% gold ale,acetone solventy smell,tart banana sour apple taste,cloying lingering vomit-like finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Hillside ales

I met Paul from Hillside Brewery back in May when judging at the SIBA Wales and West beer competition. He was showing us pictures of their barn conversion which looked like it was going to be an excellent bar, function area and a great addition to the brewery.

A month ago a box of Hillside samples showed up, here are the details:

Hillside Brewery

• Jolly Jester - 9% Belgian style beer
• Legend of Hillside - 4.7% English IPA, with a subtle honey flavour, and a strong hop finish
• Legless Cow - 4.2% best bitter, has a rich caramel flavour with a smooth citrus hop finish

• Over the Hill - 3.5% dark mild, a full bodied, single-hop malty dark mild
• Pinnacle - 3.8% pale ale, great session beer leaving a fresh fruity finish
• Summit - 4.9% ruby ale, a bold well balanced ale with rich malty flavours, deep caramel notes and a hint of toffee and chocolate to finish

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Paul (@Hillsidebrewery) from Hillside Brewery for sending these through to me!

Harbour Session IPA

Not can conditioned

Harbour Session IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 4.3% copper ale,orange smell,piney refreshing lime orange bitter taste,bitter pithy lime finish Baron Orm

Wimbledon Quartermaine IPA

Not bottle conditioned

Wimbledon Quartermaine IPA [baron rating 2/5] - 6.2% copper ale,heavy candied sweet smell,sugary orange spicy taste,soapy citrus 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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Looking forward to baron rating Duvel's Tripel Hop Tasting Box

A couple of months ago I was invited by drink and food PR firm R&R Teamwork to join them down in London for a Duvel evening where you could try six of the previous Tripel Hop limited edition beers. Duvel Tripel Hop is a wonderful beer (in all it's versions) but London is just a bit too far from Ormskirk for an evening of drinking. I did suggest that if they wanted to send me the six beers then that would be great but it was more of a tongue-in-cheek comment rather than actually expecting to receive them...

6 bottles, 1 pencil & a Tasting Notes book

Duvel Moortgat Brewery

I'd normally explain what each beer in the pack is and what the bottle label says about it but in this case the only difference on the label is the number on the front. I can tell you that they are brewed to the recipes used over the past few years for the Tripel Hop specials. Each one is regular Duvel brewed with an additional hop, these are: Amarillo, Citra, Sorachi Ace, Mosaic, Equninox & HBC291.

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Emanuele from R&R Teamwork for sending these through to me!

Everards Two Tribes

Not bottle conditioned

Everards Two Tribes [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% gold ale,clean fruity citrus smell,buttery spicy citrus taste,slight biscuit finish Baron Orm