Monthly Archives: April 2012

Black Isle Brewery Red Kite Ale (4.2%)

Now this is more like it. What I have here is autumn in a bottle. It’s a walk through countryside, wrapped up warm, smelling the air. Pouring into my glass a fireside brandy red and glinting in the light I … Continue reading

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@BarlFire Simco)) (4.2%)

A home brewed single hop beer from a chap I feel like I’ve know for ages. This is my first taste of his beer and I have to say it’s really rather good. I was warned that the beer may … Continue reading

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Nils Oscar: A Swedish Pack Of Three

I know very little about the Nils Oscar brewery other than it’s based in Stockholm, Sweden and began in the mid 1990’s. I’d seen their lager for sale in Waitrose and not taken much notice, but then when I saw … Continue reading

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Left hand Brewing Co. Black Jack Porter (5.8%)

This little bottle of porter is packed full of mashed Sun-Maid California raisins. And I mean packed. Raisins and booze. Lovely warm booze. The malting is all soft biscuits and coffee soaked goodness. Hints of dark chocolate, some stewed plums … Continue reading

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Samuel Smith’s Organic Pale Ale (5%)

This beer smells lovely. It fills your nose with apples and berries, biscuits and bread dough. The deep copper colour is pretty good too. As for the way it tastes? Well, the malting is shortcake biscuit with lashings of salted … Continue reading

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