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Arcadia Ales Sky High Rye #beer 13
Gorgeous colour the other side of amber, slight white frosting of a head. Grass, apple, grapefruit + something I can’t quite get on the nose. Drying mouthfeel with a less bitterness than expected. First taste is slightly disappointing. Overall not bad a 13 but for Rye Pale Ale the benchmark has been set very high [...]
Continue reading...Northern California Raid: After Day 1 (Updated)
18. July 2009
photo credit: 123 look at me Updated original post with scores and notes on the Red River Belgians (See Beers) Some of the BeerViking ( mostly Doc D but Hunter as well) crew are heading to Northern California on a serious pillage mission. They will be filing field reports via Twitter and at HQ we’ll [...]
Continue reading...Showdown: Mikeller Stateside IPA vs. Victory Hop Wallop
10. July 2009
In honour of American Independence Day and the sad fact I wasn’t able to join the raid on the White Horse American Beer Festival I had to pull the trigger on this matchup that I’ve been waiting patiently for. In the red corner it’s the Mikeller Stateside IPA and in the blue corner is the [...]
Continue reading...Epic Beer – A Twitter Driven Tasting in London
25. March 2009
We had the pleasure of running into Luke the brewer of Epic Pale Ale from New Zealand thanks to Twitter. Thanks to Twitter – that’s a whole other ‘power of social media’ post one day – we managed to track him down at the Market Porter next to Borough Market. He’s been over in the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday Night Fight: Anchor Small vs. Ballards Old Bounder
14. March 2009
This weeks the beer of pits Anchor Small Beer vs. Ballard’s Old Bounder, 21 Birthday Boy. The main reason to choose these two was driven by the story behind the Small Beer, which is that it’s created by running a second load of water through the mash of the Anchor Old Foghorn. So as I [...]
Continue reading...Saturday Night Fight, Best Bitter Train Theme: Velocity vs. Pullman
7. March 2009
Having enjoyed the train crawl in Oz and May Drink for England, I was pretty chuffed when I was given an Adur Velocity and Hepworth Pullman, as well as having train names, they are Best Bitters. Adur Velocity, Sussex, 4.4%. Golden brown, quite a nose, bubbly. A fun ride along the length. Gentle bitter. Here’s [...]
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22. October 2010
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