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5 best new beers of the week New in the warehouse this week are these amazing beers. We've a stunning barrel-aged sour from Bruery Terreux, a hop bomb from Ironfire, a ginger and lemon delight from Siren plus one of the most lucious porters we've had for ages. Franzikaner / Weissbier Alkoholfrei / 0.5%Franziskaner Alcohol-Free is one of the best examples to show that low-alcohol doesn’t mean low-flavour. Indeed, this weissbier won Gold at the 2015 World Beer Awards for an alcohol-free wheat beer. This satisfying beer is full-bodied and really delivers in the flavour department: lovely notes of citrus, banana and spice are unmistakable and a lively carbonation brings it all straight to the forefront.
5 best new beers of the week
New in the warehouse this week are these amazing beers. We've a stunning barrel-aged sour from Bruery Terreux, a hop bomb from Ironfire, a ginger and lemon delight from Siren plus one of the most lucious porters we've had for ages.
Franzikaner / Weissbier Alkoholfrei / 0.5%Franziskaner Alcohol-Free is one of the best examples to show that low-alcohol doesn’t mean low-flavour. Indeed, this weissbier won Gold at the 2015 World Beer Awards for an alcohol-free wheat beer. This satisfying beer is full-bodied and really delivers in the flavour department: lovely notes of citrus, banana and spice are unmistakable and a lively carbonation brings it all straight to the forefront.
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Ironfire Brewing Co / Mr Hopagiorgio / 7.5%Temecula, California-based Ironfire Brewing Co don’t really do subtle (just look at that label, instead the brewers make beers so loaded with hops you could imagine the fermenter falling over. And while subtlety isn’t in its tool box, thankfully balance is. It is big on hops, big on bitterness, but not at the expense of balance, of mouthfeel, of greatness. Mr Hopagiorgio – a brilliant name too – is a super limited edition IPA hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic, Summer and Nelson hops – giving a swirling blend of grapefruit, pineapple, orange peel, and spiky bitterness at the back. More please!
Siren Craft Brew / Agua de Sapo / 5.8% Beer never fails to surprise us. Agua de Sapo from Siren Craft Brew, a brewery we file under ‘always interesting’, is a beer that takes flavours of ginger and lemon wraps it up in a 5.8% brown ale. It is based on Agua de Sapo, a popular light and refreshing soft drink from Costa Rica (guess where the brewer of this beer comes from) made from, yes, lemon and ginger. While the ginger is discernible on the nose, it’s the hoppy citrus notes that come through straight away. Drinking this effervescent beer it is the ginger that comes through more, but never dominates it, focussing instead on drinkability. Agua de Sapo means frog water, probably a nod to its muddy colour. It’s may not be pretty to look at, but it’s very tasty. One for a hot summer’s day.
Buy it hereBruery Terreux / Sour in the Rye / 7.7%Bruery Terreux is a boutique craft brewery located in Orange County, CA, specialising in farmhouse-style wild and sour ales – and they are very, very good at it. One of the best in America, in fact, and this Sour in the Rye is one of its best of its range – it gets 99% on RateBeer for starters. So what can you expect? It’s very tart from the start, with a hit of dark cherry, but the depth emerges slowly like a bear awaking from hibernation. A rich earthy vanilla flavour has been imbued by barrel ageing. The rye always keeps it grounded however, with spicy pepper notes. This is a truly complex beer. Not one you’ll ever regret buying.
Beowulf Brewery / Finn’s Hall Porter / 5.2%In 1997, Phil Bennett started Beowulf Brewery in Staffordshire. This is a traditional brewery offering fantastic bottle-conditioned beer. This rich, luscious porter, has just the loveliest aroma of dark cherry, toffee and caramel, and full of flavour. A hint of smokiness helps with drinkability too. This is just one of those beers that is full of the best of bottle-conditioned beers – and that’s not easy.
If you’re not already into craft beer then hopefully you’re thinking about it but may not know where to start, so if that’s the case then I’ve got a suggestion: start with Belgian beer as that’s exactly where my adventure began.
Father’s Day, 16th June 2019, is the special date in the calendar when we celebrate and give a nod to the Dads in our lives. It’s an excuse to spoil them with a little something to say thank you for being awesome. If you’re looking for inspiration for a craft beer -loving Dad, then check out our top 10 Father’s Day craft beer gifts.
If you find yourself reading this, it’s probably for one of two reasons. Either you’ve made the sound decision and invested in a Phillips PerfectDraft Machine and want to learn more about it; or it could be that you’re still on the fence and are asking yourself “Should I buy a PerfectDraft?”. Hopefully this nifty little guide will put your mind at ease and quell any doubts or concerns you have.
In case you missed the explosion of teddy bears and chocolate roses love is apparently in the air. And while you’ve been trying to decide on the perfect Valentine gift for other half this year, we've been busy scouring the shelves for the most tenuous Valentine’s Day-related beers we could find. Enjoy.
Mashing in is the process that extracts all the fermentable sugars from the malt. It's one of the most important steps for all-grain brewing and here's how to do it.
