Thornbridge Kipling Light, bitter, malty, lovely! Rich flavoursome IPA, great aroma, really refreshing to drink, definitely leaves you wanting more! Happy to drink this all night.

Thornbridge Kipling
Light, bitter, malty, lovely! Rich flavoursome IPA, great aroma, really refreshing to drink, definitely leaves you wanting more! Happy to drink this all night.

Thornbridge Kipling South Pacific IPA P.515
Mongoose This is not in the book! Mediumly acceptable generic larger (much nicer than High St beers available in the UK)

Mongoose

This is not in the book! Mediumly acceptable generic larger (much nicer than High St beers available in the UK)

India 5%
Coopers Sparkling Ale This is an excellent beer! 5.8% of preservative free goodness. Sediment floating in the bottle brings an unusual charm. Hoppy maybe. Much deeper than a larger.

Coopers Sparkling Ale

This is an excellent beer! 5.8% of preservative free goodness. Sediment floating in the bottle brings an unusual charm. Hoppy maybe. Much deeper than a larger.

beer coopers medium 5.8% australia
Brakspear ‘Double Dropped’ Bitter The book says ‘double drop’ means fermentation starts in one tank, then it’s drained into another tank leaving behind all the dead yeast and other crap.  Excellent depth and lengthy aftertaste surprised us considering only 3.4% (such a low alc lager would have almost no taste at all!)  Dark amber colour, very dry and bitter, worth trying but not going to be a regular. 6.5/10  (AT/OS)

Brakspear ‘Double Dropped’ Bitter

The book says ‘double drop’ means fermentation starts in one tank, then it’s drained into another tank leaving behind all the dead yeast and other crap.  Excellent depth and lengthy aftertaste surprised us considering only 3.4% (such a low alc lager would have almost no taste at all!)  Dark amber colour, very dry and bitter, worth trying but not going to be a regular.

6.5/10  (AT/OS)

3.4% Beer Bitter Brakspear England Oxfordshire dark amber p71 6.5/10
Sharp’s Doom Bar Amber-coloured Cornish beer. Light and hoppy, ironically Sharp at first, leaves a pleasing malty taste on the tongue, with a very smooth dry finish. A great intro into ales for the lager drinker, so recommended serving temp 12°  a bit high for our liking! When chilled could happily drink all day! 7/10 (AT)  8/10 (OS)

Sharp’s Doom Bar

Amber-coloured Cornish beer. Light and hoppy, ironically Sharp at first, leaves a pleasing malty taste on the tongue, with a very smooth dry finish. A great intro into ales for the lager drinker, so recommended serving temp 12°  a bit high for our liking! When chilled could happily drink all day!

7/10 (AT)  8/10 (OS)

Beer Doom Bar England Cornwall Sharp's 4.3% amber p258
Tribute - St Austell A dark-golden beer (good cold!).  Looks like a dark larger.  Made in Cornwall with Cornish spring water.  Label says “orange zest”, probably not far off!  Bitter finish not at all unpleasant. 7.5/10 (AT/OS)  

Tribute - St Austell

A dark-golden beer (good cold!).  Looks like a dark larger.  Made in Cornwall with Cornish spring water.  Label says “orange zest”, probably not far off!  Bitter finish not at all unpleasant.

7.5/10 (AT/OS)  

4.2% England St Austell Tribute beer medium p282 7.5/10
Asahi Black Love the can!  Surprisingly light taste for such a dark beer.  Really is a rich and smooth taste, dark but not overpowering, not ideal for an all-nighter tho!  Better out of the funny edged can, looks like Coca Cola when poured into a glass?! 7/10 (AT/OS)

Asahi Black

Love the can!  Surprisingly light taste for such a dark beer.  Really is a rich and smooth taste, dark but not overpowering, not ideal for an all-nighter tho!  Better out of the funny edged can, looks like Coca Cola when poured into a glass?!

7/10 (AT/OS)

5% Asahi Beer Dark Japan p623 7/10
Lets give it a go!

Lets give it a go!