Ale Portfolio 2015 Master Full Year

Ale Portfolio 2015 Master Full Year

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Drive Brands Traditionally craft brewed with chocolate and crystal malts and a blend of Styrian, Goldings and Fuggles hops. A full bodied ruby beer that delivers a delicious chocolate toffee malt flavour, balanced with a moderate bitterness and an overall fruity, mischievous character. Style: Ruby Beer ABV: 4.5% See: Dark Ruby Smell: Toffee, Slight Citrus, Chocolate Taste: Toffee, Dry, Biscuit Pedigree has a fascinating aroma and palate of biscuity malt, spicy hops and gentle fruitiness, all overlain with the light sulphury note that comes from the Burton spring water. Brewed with Pale Ale malt, Maris Otter, Tipple, Fuggles and Goldings hops. Enjoy with flavour rich foods such as steaks, roasts, stews, casseroles and sausage. Style: Burton Pale Ale ABV: 4.5% See: Golden Brown Smell: Burton Sulphur Taste: Dry, Biscuity, Malt, Spicy, Hoppy Bitter: 2.5.5

Supporting Cast Hobgoblin has unearthed a golden treasure. The combination of eight hop varieties (yes eight!) and an infusion of wheat and malted barley results in a perfectly balanced beer - with a huge hop punch. Well what would you expect? Style: Premium Golden Ale ABV: 4.2% See: Pale straw-gold Smell: Vibrant citrus hops Taste: Crisp refreshing bitterness; lemon & grapefruit hops Bitter: 4.0.0 New World Pale Ale is a new lineage for a great heritage beer. Born out of the craft and culture imbued in Pedigree, combined with the fresh, fascinating and funky hop flavours of Australia, this beer is the perfect blend of old world skills and new world tastes. infused with vibrant, exotic, contemporary flavours. Gleaming pale gold in colour it pours with a dense white head of foam and a fantastic fruity & floral aroma. Style: Exotic Pale Golden Ale ABV: 3.8% See: Golden yellow Smell: Peach & apricot, tropical fruits Taste: Fragrant exotic fruit, sweet citrus hop

Banks s Style: Bitter ABV: 3.8% See: Golden Brown Smell: Slightly Hoppy Taste: Dry Bitter Finish Brewed with Pale Ale malt, Fuggles and Goldings hops, Banks s Bitter has a classic easy drinking taste. The malty, hoppy flavours and the distinctive clean bitter finish combine to make this beautiful, refreshing pint Style: Light Mild ABV: 3.5% See: Chestnut Smell: Slightly Burnt Malt Taste: Malty, Smooth Bitter/ Sweet Balance Bitter: 2.5 Brewed with Pale Ale malt, Fuggles and Goldings hops, Banks s Mild is beautifully balanced, smooth and very moreish. A full bodied, light chestnut coloured beer, malty but with a subtle perceptible burnt note and a hint of bitterness to counterbalance the rich, biscuity flavour Style: Pale Blonde Ale ABV: 4.2% See: Shimmering Light Straw Smell: Vibrant Citrus Hop Taste: Citrus Elements Balanced with Sweet Malt Base Brewed with an exciting blend of Pilgrim, Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops Sunbeam is a gloriously zesty blonde beer. it has a vibrant citrus hop aroma and a shimmering blonde colour. The rich gooseberry and zesty grapefruit taste create an easy drinking and refreshing beer with a clean long aftertaste

Brakspear Amber in colour with a good fruit, hop, and malt nose. The initial taste of malt and well hopped bitterness dissolves into a bitter-sweet and fruity finish. Brakspear Bitter is ideal with foods such as fish and chips, Ploughman s lunch, and mature English cheeses. Style: English Bitter ABV: 3.4% See: Amber Smell: Gentle Sulphur, Light Fruit Malt Taste: Toffee, Bitter Bitter: 4.5 Craft brewed with English and Continental hops and fermented with the unique Brakspear yeast. Oxford Gold provides a golden beer with a subtle fruit flavour and zesty aroma. A great partner for bolder, sweeter foods such as roast gammon, spiced ham, bbq chicken, washed rind cheeses and mature Cheddar. Style: Golden Beer ABV: 4.0% See: Golden Ruby Smell: Floral, Citrus Taste: Orange, Honey, Fruity Bitter: 4

Jennings Style: Bitter ABV: 4.0% See: Golden Smell: Fruity, Hop, Spicy Taste: Balanced, Crisp, Bitterness.5 Superbly refreshing golden ale, brewed with pure Lakeland water drawn from the brewery s own well. Brewed by craftman, carefully selected old English hop varieties are added; giving this beer its unique characteristics. This beer is as stunning as the Lakeland landscape which it calls home. Style: Strong Bitter ABV: 5.1% See: Dark Mahogany Smell: Chocolate, Toffee, Roasted Taste: (Roasted) Coffee, Chocolate.5 An incredibly flavoursome beer which boasts compelling characteristics. Chocolate and amber malts enhance the complex flavours of this beer; with specially formulated natural brewing sugars giving it a unique intriguing flavour. Rich, dark and full bodied. Style: Bitter ABV: 3.5% See: Dark Chestnut Smell: Malty, Biscuity Roast Taste: Malty, Hoppy Bitter: 2.5 A distinctively dark bitter, with a really moreish taste and a very drinkable strength - it makes an ideal session beer. Brewed with a variety of dark roasted malts, English pale ale malt and specially formulated brewing sugar to give a biscuity aroma with a full bodied, robust nutty flavour. A session beer which goes the extra mile. Style: Pale Strong Bitter ABV: 4.6% See: Straw Smell: Fruity, Hoppy, Spicy Taste: Hoppy, Crisp, Full Bitter: 4 A zingy pale straw coloured ale. Hopped in the copper with delicious English Goldings and late hopped with a fist full of Styrian Goldings to give this beer a wonderful citrus and floral aroma. The use of classic English pale ale malt provides a balanced platform for the explosion of aromatic flavours delivered from each mouthful.

Marston s Style: Bitter ABV: 3.8% See: Pale, Amber Smell: Burton, Sulphur Taste: Dry, Biscuity Bitter: 2.5 A full flavoured bitter which is bright and refreshing, brewed with pale and crystal malts using Fuggles and Goldings hops producing a truly great session beer taste. Burton Bitter has a malty, biscuity aroma and is great with traditional pub foods, fish and chips, steaks and Cheddar cheeses. Style: English Pale Ale ABV: 3.6% See: Pale, Gold Smell: Citrus, Hop Taste: Refreshing, Crisp, Hoppy Bitter: 2 EPA is a refreshing, lighter blonde ale with subtle citrus flavours and a delicate bitter aftertaste. It will appeal to drinkers both of traditional bitters, ales and even lagers because it delivers refreshment with flavour. Brewed to be an easy drinking but flavoursome beer, EPA uses modern brewing methods and a combination of the modern and classic Cascade and Styrian hops. Style: India Pale Ale ABV: 5.7% See: Golden Brown Smell: Citrus, Fruity, Hop Taste: Citrus Hop, Sweet, Warming.5.5 Old Empire is brewed using optic malt, a subtle and paler grain that will allow other flavours to come through on the palate. Goldings and Fuggle hops are added to this brew, which is then late hopped with the American Cascade variety for extra hop strength. Drink Old Empire with tandoori curries, garlic chicken, mature Cheddar and assertive spicy foods.

Ringwood Style: Premium Ale ABV: 4.9% See: Golden Brown Smell: Malty, Fresh Hop Aroma Taste: Full bodied, bittersweet One of the original 1978 brews- a brand leader for golden Ales. This 4.9% premium craft ale is bright and full of rich flavours. Great with a charcoaled sausage, mates, and a bit of banter Style: Blonde Ale ABV: 4.2% See: Blonde/ Golden Smell: Hoppy, Citrus Taste: Hoppy, well balanced, Frutiy Our blonde Boondoggle is a deliciously fruity ale affectionately crafted to savour and satisfy. This blonde ale satisfies those seeking something lighter. Best enjoyed with a few nuts. Style: Best Bitter ABV: 3.8% See: Rich Brown Smell: Malty, Toffee, Hoppy Taste: Sweet/ Bitter Balance Bitter: 2 Brewed using only the finest ingredients in our award winning brewery since 1978. This easy drinking thirst quencher at 3.8% ABV is perfect for all occasions. With an ideal balance of hoppy happiness and tangy citrus, our classic Best Bitter is plenty refreshing to hit the spot. Style: Strong Ale ABV: 5.1% See: Deep Brown Smell: Spicy, Fruity, Hoppy Taste: Warming, Malty/ Bitter Sweet: 4 Our famed Old Thumper craft ale at 5.1% ABV has a moreish maltiness and a satisfying full flavour. Originally brewed as the ale with no name before a local press competition sparked the now famous moniker. This blonde ale satisfies those seeking something lighter. Best enjoyed with a few nuts.

Craft A beer born out of a conversation between Master Brewers Alan Pugsley of Shipyard Brewing Co. and Simon Yates of Marston s to craft a classic American Style Pale Ale to satisfy the growing thirst of British drinkers for American Craft Beers. Discover Shipyard American Pale Ale bursting with fruity citrus hop aroma and flavour. Dry hopped with a quartet of four American hop varieties Chinook, Cascade, Columbus & Centennial. Our Craft Lager, created by Master Brewer Simon Yates, inspired by blending new world hop character beers with old worldy continental lagers. Crafted with lager malt and a hop blend of German Hallertau Magnum & Traditional, Slovenian Styrian and dry hopped with British Admiral & Boadicea varieties to deliver a refreshing sessionable lager with subtle orange flavour A pale ale with a twist from Simon Yates, Master Brewer at our Park Brewery in Wolverhampton. Inspired by certain American brewers, the inclusion of rye crystal malt adds a distinctive spicy and nutty malt flavour to a pale ale packed full of fruity hop character, from a cocktail of five different American hop varieties Created by brewers Jon Tillson and Dave Carter at the Wychwood Brewery in Witney to deliver their take on the American influenced style of pale ale, made with a blend of darker malts. This produces a deceptively darker beer with a refreshingly big fruity hop character from a blend of six different hop varieties.

Guest Ales September (4 Beers) Style: Aromatic Bitter ABV: 4.0% See: Dark Amber Smell: Aromatic & Spicy Taste: Luscious & hoppy, subtle citrus Bitter: 4 Style: Botanical Pale Ale ABV: 4.2% See: Copper Smell: Spicy hop, aromatic herbs Taste: Clean, fresh, peppery hop Avoid the scrum & make sure you score an early try as our most popular seasonal ale makes a winning return. A full-bodied malty beer with a clean citrus aroma tackles your taste buds & kicks its opponents into touch. Style: Pale Ale ABV: 4.2% See: Golden Smell: Spicey, pine, grapefruit Taste: Hoppy, malty, fruity.5 Sweet: 1.5 Distinctive aromas of spice and pine derived from the use of carefully selected American hops and the underlying full bodied maltiness of English pale and roasted malts mean that this brew is definitely summit else Many years ago, before hops were introduced into brewing, ale was flavoured with locally grown herbs and spices. In a modern twist on an age-old technique, Banks s Botanical Beer has an addition of a secret blend of Gruit the mediaeval term for such infusions. The ingredients of the Gruit have been carefully chosen, however, to complement and accentuate the hop flavours spicy, citrusy, peppery and floral. Banks s Botanical Beer a true taste of yesterday; today; and tomorrow! Style: Single Hop Ale ABV: 4.0% See: Amber Smell: Complex, spicy, stone fruits and dark toffee Taste: Spicy, citrusy, with hints of liquorice & pine Bitter: 4 Our Flyer has been grown in Bosbury nestling under the Malvern Hills, near Herefordshire s eastern border. Flyer is a citrusy hop; with aromas of stoned fruits, liquorice, treacle-toffee and caramel, and slight burnt notes. Its bittering characteristics can be best described as spicy, citrus, liquorice and resinous.

Guest Ales October (4 Beers) Style: Aromatic Bitter ABV: 4.0% See: Dark Amber Smell: Aromatic & Spicy Taste: Luscious & hoppy, subtle citrus Bitter: 4 Style: Rich Premium Bitter ABV: 4.7% See: Rich Brown Smell: Malty, mellow, hoppy Taste: Full-bodied, luscious, sweet citrus hops Bitter: 4 Avoid the scrum & make sure you score an early try as our most popular seasonal ale makes a winning return. A full-bodied malty beer with a clean citrus aroma tackles your taste buds & kicks its opponents into touch. Style: Bitter ABV: 3.9% See: Light Chestnut Smell: Toffee, Malty, Earthy Taste: Toffee, Biscuit, Caramel.5 You may see red with this light chestnut beer, but once tasted you'll know you've hit the Bull's Eye. A light chestnut coloured typically English bitter ale with a toffee like malty aroma derived from the mix of specially roasted malts used in this traditionally brewed beer. East Kent Goldings are used to provide a classic, delicate hop aroma that is sure to please the discerning drinker Drift the time away with this rich brown, easy drinking bitter packing a full bodied malty taste and fruity, hoppy aroma. Best enjoyed with some proper chips. Style: Green Hop Pale Ale ABV:4.5% See: Golden Smell: Delicate and Fresh Hop Taste: warming full, rich & malty with subtle herbal & floral bitterness Hops are normally dried to preserve their precious flavours & aromas, but by using fresh green hops, special and unique bright, fresh, floral characters are introduced. The hops are complimented by pale and roasted malt to provide a full bodied traditional Pale Ale background.

Guest Ales November (4 Beers) Style: Bohemian Style Lager Beer ABV: 4.4% See: Pale Golden Smell: Earthy, grassy hops Taste: Crisp bitterness, firm malty base Bitter:: 4 Sweet: 1.5 Style: Golden Ale ABV: 5.2% See: Straw yellow Smell: Fragrant citrus Taste: Fruity, spicy hop Sweet:3 Scaramouche! Prepare for a real life fantasy Banks s Bohemian-style Czech Mate combines the finest Lager Malt with Saaz, the Queen of Bohemian hops; along with the young pretenders, Sladek & Premiant. A fresh, clean, hoppy Pilsner to send shivers down your spine! One taste - you ll carry on, as if nothing really matters Magnifico!! Standing out from the crowd, an old favourite returns that always lives up to its name. Pale golden, well rounded flavours warm the pallet & come together with a hint of nuts, resulting in a robust fulsome aroma that hangs low 'til the last. A great excuse to go & see a man about a dog Style: Copper Coloured Ale ABV: 3.9% See: Copper Smell: Spicy, earthy, toffee Taste: Toffee, malty Bitter: 2.5 Full flavoured copper coloured beer with delicate hints of earthy, sweet, spicy aromas and a background toffee like flavour. Late hopped with traditional English Goldings for extra flavour and aroma. Style: Single Hop Ale ABV:4.0% See: Amber Smell: Floral, with berry fruit & pine Taste: Bold but balanced bitterness, with spice, rosewood, floral & sweet orange components Bitter: 4.5 2006 yielded the first commercially available Bravo hops, which are now produced over several hop growing areas of the North West US. Bravo is an excellent bittering hop, with pine, dark fruits & floral aromas; and is also known for its candied orange/tangerine fruit notes.

Guest Ales December (4 Beers) Style: Spiced Ale ABV: 3.9% See: Amber Smell: Hoppy, with a hint of Cinnamon Taste: Christmas pudding in a glass.5 Christmas pudding in a glass! This beer has a distinctive nutty, malty character as well as subtle fruity, spicy notes with a hint of cinnamon, but watch out for the sixpence! Style: Strong Ale ABV: 4.5% See: Chestnut Smell: Malty, Toffee, Chocolate Taste: Robust, Roasted, Full Art though the Bird Whom Man loves Best. The pious Bird with the Scarlet Breast. William Wordsworth. Brewed with two English whole cone hops and natural coloured malt giving a chestnut red hue to the beer. Redbreast drinks with a full flavour and a warming glow Style: Spiced Christmas Ale ABV: 4.3% See: Dark Amber Smell: Fragrant dried fruits, cinnamon and cloves Taste: Mixed Christmas fruits Bitter: 2 Hark! Savour Snow Belle, rich, fruity Belle, Merrily she brings songs of good cheer, Christmas is here, Fragrant dried fruits, cinnamon and gruit, Ding, dong, ding, dong that is her song. Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas. Style: Bock Bier ABV:5.5% See: Pale Amber Smell: Biscuity malt; gentle herbal, spicy and fruity hops Taste: Full, rich & malty; light bitterness with floral & sweet citrus notes Bitter: 2.5 Sweet: 4 With a malt bill incorporating a proportion of Munich and Aromatic malts giving a firm flavour foundation reminiscent of shortbread, and a pale amber hue. late hopping with three more German hop varieties give floral, spicy & fruity notes. A final flourish follows with gentle dry hopping of Sardinian Bock during conditioning for an earthy, herbal finish.