Name: Badger Golden Champion ABV: 5% Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, not conditioned Colour: Amber Head: Large bubbles form a short live head Mouthfeel: Light without becoming watery Taste: Gentle malt, with the floral sweetness of the elderflower Comment: The fizz clears quickly from this beer, so it avoids becoming too gassy. All the individual components –… Read more »
Name: Wolf Brewery Battle of Britain RAF ABV: 3.9% Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, not conditioned Colour: Copper Head: Very short lived Mouthfeel: Full bodied Taste: Nicely bitter, light on the malt. Comment: This is one of four beers that Wolf have brewed specially to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain – a series… Read more »
Name: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale ABV: 5.6 Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, bottle conditioned Price: £1.29 from Aldi Colour: Amber, a little clouded from the yeast Head: Fine, lingering head Mouthfeel: Rich, full body and flavour Taste: Strongly bitter, with the kind of “strong” flavour that I normally associate with very strong beers. Comment: America is not… Read more »
Name: Batemans Summer Swallow ABV: 4.2% Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, not conditioned Price: £1.29 from Aldi Colour: Classic amber beer Head: Big bubbles, *very* short lived Mouthfeel: Once the fizziness has bubbled off, pleasant. Taste: Surprisingly deep maltiness for the colour; positively sweet tasting. Light, well balanced hops. Comment: “One Swallow does make a summer” says… Read more »
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