Tring Ridgeway Bitter

Name: Tring Ridgeway Bitter ABV: 4.0% Bottled/ Draft: Bright Draft “Mini Cask” Bottle Size: 5 litre (9 pint) Price: A gift from lovely friends. (Can be purchased directly from the brewery for £15.25) Colour: Caramel brown Clarity: Bright Head/ Bubbles: Good foam Mouthfeel: Smooth without being creamy. Taste: Short hop start, nicely balanced. Comment: Although… Read more »

Coniston Blacksmiths Ale

Name: Coniston Blacksmiths Ale ABV: 5.0% Bottled/ Draft: Draft Price: £3.20 a pint at the Black Bull, Coniston Colour: Deep golden Head/ Bubbles: Creamy head Mouthfeel: Fuller body than the Bluebird Taste: A good hoppy start, with an underlying strength and maltiness. Comment: Labelled as a ‘Winter Warmer’ and with a name like Blacksmiths, I’d… Read more »

Coniston Bluebird

Name: Coniston Bluebird ABV: 3.6% Bottled/ Draft: Draft Price: £3.20 a pint at the Black Bull, Coniston Colour: Pale gold Head/ Bubbles: Creamy head Mouthfeel: Properly ‘beery’ feel, not watery but not chewy. Taste: Strong hop start, almost overwhelming but short lived. Comment: With little in the way of malt, this is quite a classic… Read more »

Abel & Cole Organic Beers

The first few beers reviewed for ‘Pete Drinks’ came from Abel & Cole – a company better known for delivering organic fruit and vegetables, but who’ve been expanding their range to cover all manner of other organic goodness. Samuel Smith’s Organic Best Black Isle Yellowhammer IPA Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Little Valley Withens IPA Black… Read more »