If, like me, you’re in your late thirties, have a child, and aren’t exactly ‘pub fit’ then you can definitely be forgiven for feeling a little light headed after a bottle of this Young Henry’s Hope Ale. It’s delicious, packed full of flavour but at 6% made me notice the strength as soon as I…
For a beer that brand itself as being a ‘knock out cold’ it’s surprisingly mild in flavour. Saying that, Murray’s Angry Man Pale Ale isn’t unpleasant, it’s just not one of those face slappingly fruity pale ales which are prevalent these days. It’s tasty and light on the palette, would match well with most foods…
I’m not usually one to categorise beers on when you should drink them because of the weather, mainly because I don’t want to miss out on my favourite brew because it’s just clicked over 20 degrees. I will however make an exception for this Prancing Pony Amber Ale. That’s because it’s deliciously warming and tasty,…
I used to drink Estrella Barcelona on tap on my many trips to Spain in my youth. It wasn’t just in tourist bars on package holidays either. I loved a glass of this on a hot day, when it was like the nectar of the gods. Uber refreshing but not only that, packed with flavour. This…
The kiwis make some great beers, but not many of them are easily found on our shores. Monteiths is one you can usually find and some of their offerings are really enjoyable. I love my pale ales, but sadly the Montheith Pointer Pale Ale isn’t one I’d rave about. It’s a lovely beer but misses the…
This is definitely an ale, and not a traditional Aussie beer. I know it’s called an Amber Ale but so many of them on the shelves at the Bottle shop are ales in name only. This from Batch has a beautiful dark colour, a rich bitterness with a lemony aftertaste to finish it off. I…
Batch Brewing Company beers are bloody great. There, I said it, the design of the bottles, the labels that hang on them like a pot of homemade jam, the names… they’ve really got the whole package looking awesome. But it’s what’s in the bottle which is really impressive. The Withnail & IPA is delicious and…
As an Englishman, I was immediately drawn to Copper Ale. It’s described as being an English style ale and is not as strong as other James Squire offerings at 3.4%. ‘The Constable’ Copper Ale ranks it in the mid-strength category and to be honest, the flavour benefits from this. It’s malty, hoppy and deliciously smooth. It…
Having returned from a lovely family weekend away up the coast, the long drive left me ready for a beer. So I delved into a new one to me, the Pirate Life IPA. So many brewers are opting for cans rather than bottles these days, Pirate Life being one of them, and it looks great.…
This is a really interesting Pale Ale, from the Rocks Brewing Co. It starts with a citrus hit on your first mouthful, which develops into a delicious bitterness and malt finish. It’s a lot more complex than others on the market, but really tasty. It’s also a pale ale that you could enjoy a couple…
