Daily Archives: August 17, 2014

The Celt Experience Brewery 614 Annees (8.5%)

Brewed in collaboration with Brasserie St. Germain, 614 Annees is a Chocolate Rye Porter that smells of plum compote and port in an old leather satchel. The leatheriness continues into the flavours and as you drink you find redwood resin, … Continue reading

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Salopian Brewery Kinetic (6.5%)

I first had Kinetic from cask at the Birmingham Beer Bash and it was pretty much the beer of the day. Jake at Salopian told me he prefers the bottled version and I have to agree with him as bottling … Continue reading

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Cotswold Spring Brewing Co. Dandy (5%)

Well, well, well, this is rather good. Dandy is a fruity Pale Ale that pours a lovely gold with a big frothy head. There’s a straw and orchard fruit aroma and a round sunny malt that’s all Rich Tea biscuits, … Continue reading

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Pressure Drop Brewing Co. Nanban Kanpai (6.5%)

This is a Wheat IPA made with orange, grapefruit and yuzu (an East Asian citrus fruit), and it’s a big blast of super fresh fruit in both flavour and aroma. In fact I have to admit this this is a … Continue reading

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Top Out Brewery Schmankerl (4.9%)

Schmankerl is a Bavarian style Wheat Beer and it’s very good indeed. Pouring with a big fluffy head, the aroma is vanilla and apricots and a light spicy yeast. You get a metallic tang ad lots of fried banana over … Continue reading

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