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Ford Prefect

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I've discovered a love for ale recently, nice cold IPA on a sunny evening = heaven.

We get a couple of craft brew over here but I bet they aren't actually too small scale. I quite like Shipyard IPA:

 

JuveJay

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Shipyard is good, most of the stuff we get here are from at least medium sized breweries.

I've been drinking a lot of Pure Ubu these last 6 months, it's a local company called Purity, and they seem to be branching out all over the place now.
 

Ford Prefect

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Shipyard is good, most of the stuff we get here are from at least medium sized breweries.

I've been drinking a lot of Pure Ubu these last 6 months, it's a local company called Purity, and they seem to be branching out all over the place now.
Seen then in sainsburies. Dog on the label?

Have you tried caeser augustus? They sell it in big sainsburies, tasty ipa hybrid.

Whitstable Bay is another nice hoppy IPA, you can get on tap in Kent and I've seen it in supermarkets recently.

Never thought I'd see the day that I love ale and dislike lagers.
 

JuveJay

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Seen then in sainsburies. Dog on the label?
Yeah I've noticed them in there too, but it's better from the tap. They also have a couple of other varieties in there.

I rarely drink lager any more, although saying that I have just bought a load to take to a BBQ. That's probably the only time I would drink it now.
 

JuveJay

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Spotted this one today so I'll try it later, little brewery down in Sussex. This is one of 5-6 different ales they produce.
 
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    That was how I ended my evening today. Stone Ruination IPA 7.7% ABV on the tap
     

    JuveJay

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    Not so much craft as the usual winter warmer seasonal bitters we get here, been through several Christmas ones either on cask or bottle as shown.


    - nondescript but fairly warming


    - from a small local (Rugby - hence the rugby theme) brewery, standard but would be great for session


    - Adnams' festive beer, low ABV red ale, thin but malty


    - Wychwood's December seasonal, medium dark ale, typically fruity and spicy like most Christmas ales

    I actually have many one-off bottles in stock but I'll save multiple reviews for a beer site.

    One other ale I liked was this:



    American IPA eponymous with the brewery itself, currently on tap at Wetherspoons as a UK-only version. They are brewing it at Marstons for 'English tastes', but it tastes a lot like a normal American IPA to me. Very citric, floral and bitter. Trying after an English bitter or ruby/dark ale made it taste like drinking a gin and bitter lemon, but it grew on me.
     

    Enron

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    Mexico sucks so hard at beer. Imports are silly expensive as well. Probably the one thing I miss the most, access to top quality brew.
     

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