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This is the stylized British tabloid sized beer paper that will come in handy for anyone that either lives over there or is planning a visit or just wants to keep up on the current trends of British Craft beer. And let’s face it, most American no F*^% All about what is going on with British beer. I was sold when I saw the recommendation for the Brew Brittania book. Plus they have a music and beer piece from the esteemed Pete Brown.
Check out the internet issue HERE. You will be glad you di.
What a wonderful and beautifully shot video. Makes me wanna go to Liverpool and/or learn how to shoot great video like that! Plus I love the brewers attitude.
….Pete Brown and his great videos of pubs and beers in Great Britain. You will learn something.
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If you haven’t read any of his books. Do yourself a favor and add them to your Christmas list. You can take my word for it or you can read his review of the Stella Black beer….“So what’s it taste like? I told you my expectations weren’t that high, but I was prepared to be open-minded. Well. No aroma whatsoever. I don’t know what they did with the Saaz hops, coriander and orange peel, but they didn’t put them in this beer. It’s so long since Stella has seen whole Saaz hops perhaps no one at the brewery knew what they were and they made a weird, bitter salad with them instead.
The taste has a very brief flash of malty sweetness, then a chalky dryness that disappears almost instantly, and that’s it – until the unpleasant aftertaste starts to build after a few sips. Then you need another beer to get rid of that. Stella Black is one of those special, rare beers that manage to be both tasteless and unpleasant. A beer that’s merely tasteless we can all understand, but this? It’s like a 4.1% standard lager with a weird, Special Brew type finish. The worst of all worlds. Utterly undrinkable”
I’m a little over the pun riddled “hoppy” beer names and have moved on to more elegant solutions to the beer name conundrum. Don’t get me wrong. I am not going all snobby on you fine blog readers. It’s like watching a regular heist movie and then seeing the current hit Inception. The first can be well done but the latter has more layers and some nuance behind it.
And so does the beer I feature today Proper Job from St. Austell’s:
“Brewed with Cornish spring water, malt from locally grown Maris Otter barley and boasting a true west country name, at 5.5% ABV Proper Job is a perfect accompaniment to chicken, fish & cheese.Light, clear and refreshing with an assertive hop bitterness, Proper Job IPA is based on a traditional IPA recipe which makes it perfect for long, hot summer days.”
The term has a charged history dealing with the British Empire and “closing the deal” so to speak. As with most history, there are heroic aspects and poor choices, and that’s what makes this a great British beer name.
The name comes from
As promised, here is the 2nd Welsh entry.
Breconshire Brewery is considered the leading Welsh light of their craft beer revival.
Two of their beers struck my fancy. First is Ramblers Ruin – “Dark amber, malty and well hopped with a beautifully balanced aftertaste; a champion Old Ale. High percentages of Crystal and Black Malt create the malt/biscuit undertones; bitterness and aroma are provided by Goldings and First Gold amongst others.”
Second was 6. “This 4.4% abv complex ale is the colour of Welsh Gold; smooth, full flavoured and brimming over with character. Oat and Rye malts give the redish hint to this golden ale, whilst Challenger, Goldings and Sovereign hops provide the bite that underscores the flavour profile. Like the Welsh team, this beer promises to make a great and lasting impression over this Six Nations….
4.4% abv”
Since I am striving to bring my faithful readers beer news that spans the globe. (ripped off Stephen King and Wide World of Sports, sorry) Today’s brewery spotlight falls on Wales! (Kudos to Pete Brown for bringing these breweries to my attention)
The first stop is the Purple Moose.
Here is a little background…
“The Purple Moose Brewery is a ’10-Barrel’ micro-brewery based in the historic harbour town of Porthmadog, North Wales, close to the mountains of Snowdonia.”
Here is the important beer information…
“We currently produce four standard beers in both cask conditioned and bottled formats. These are Snowdonia Ale (3.6%), Madog’s Ale (3.7%), Glaslyn Ale (4.2%) Dark Side of the Moose (4.6%)”