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XX Bitter on Saturday night. H…

XX Bitter on Saturday night. Hopped Belgian by De Ranke. 6.2% abv, 65 units of bitterness. Both Brewer’s gold and Hallertau hops. 4 stars.

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Christoffel Bier Double Hopped

Had the pleasure of tasting one of these brews last nigh. A nut brown very hoppy ale. 4 starts. From the website: Born as “Christoffel Bier” this was the first beer brewed by Christoffel. After the introduction of Christoffel Robertus, this beer was named Blond refering to the colour of the beer. Blond is a [...]

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Dark Star Extra Stout on Cask …

Dark Star Extra Stout on Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton. Chocolate malt with a pleasing bitterness

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Dark Star Smokey

Had to stop in the Evening Star to make sure to try the Dark Star Brewing Co. November Beer of the Month – Smokey. photo credit: gentlemanrook A 5% Bavarian style dark ale.   Quite interesting very dark brown in colour.  Taste starts with a well-rounded chocolate then a sharp, dry bitterness comes through.  Very nice [...]

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Watou Tripel – Belgian Trappist Beer

Due to missed connections, earlier tonight I was able to pop into a favourite little shop of mine.  I had to hold off the growing extensive Christmas beer collection there (only so much room in my bag) and picked up a few new ones. First to get the pour was the Watou Tripel, a Trappist [...]

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