Monthly Archives: December 2013

Mad Hatter Brewing Co. Down The Rabbit Hole (10%)

This is a BIG beer. An over-the-top beer. An almost unpleasantly-too-much beer. But not quite. Down The Rabbit Hole manages to remain just on the side of brilliant in that grey area between genius and madness. Pouring a rich ruby … Continue reading

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Tyne Bank Brewery Pacifica Pale (4%)

Crisp and dry and light, this is a very nice little session beer. Pacifica pours a pale gold and smells of citrus fruit on a bed of straw. There’s a soft caramel brioche malt, some runny honey and a hint … Continue reading

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Art Brew Bristol Bock (7%)

Brewed for Bristol Beer Week, this is a super beer. Gloopy with sticky toffee pudding goodness, there’s a good warmth from the alcohol and lots of red berries and apple juice in the aroma. Bristol Bock is a chestnut brown … Continue reading

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Celt Experience Brewery Ogham Ash (10.5%)

An Imperial Russian Porter with Ale yeast, herbs and spices and a shed load of malts, Ash is another example of Celt’s superb brewing. The aroma is well varnished wood with black cherries smeared on it, and the beer sits … Continue reading

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Siren Craft Brew Näcken (6.4%)

I have one problem with this little bottle of beer. Don’t get me wrong, this is by no means a bad beer. Far from it. Brewed in collaboration with Rick Gordon Lindqvist (Swedish Homebrew Champion) and Omnipollo, Näcken is a … Continue reading

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