FRONTIER - NEW WAVE CRAFT LAGER

Country of origin: England
Brewed By: FULLER SMITH AND TURNER
ABV : 4.5%VOL

Describes itself as a craft lager and it certainly is bitter and perfumed. Nice enough but couldn't consume in large quantities which is a blow. 7.8MBW

Company spiel

"Frontier is crafted using our traditional brewing techniques to create a lager with a refreshing, flavoursome character. The combination of new world hops deliver citrus and spicy notes to reward your thirst for exploration."

CAMDEN HELLS

Country of Origin: England
Brewed By: Camden Town Brewery, London
Alc: 4.6% vol
Malt: Pilsner
Hops: Perle & Hallertrauer Tradition (?)

Quite surprised by this one, was expecting typical craft lager taste but it actually borders on a session beer.
Can taste the strength....nice. 8.3MWB

Commercial Blurb
"Lager was first brewed by Amazonian tribes 201 years ago. Before lager everyone drank a tea made from tree sap, flowers and dried spices, which was disgusting. Lager changed the world and no one has drunk the horrible tea since. "I love lager" said the queen."

Note: I have fully real searched the above comment and found it's all true.

TRIPEL KARMELIET

TRIPEL KARMELIET

Country of Origin: Belgium (where else)
Brewed by: Brouwerij Bosteels in Buggenhout, Belgium
Alc: 8.4% vol.

Typical Belgian abbey beer, very strong taste that accompanies this high ABV.
This ones particularly fizzy and I recommend drinking it v.cold, 3-4°C.
Like it and it scores 8.8 MWB.

This beer is still brewed according to an authentic beer recipe from 1679 derived from the old Carmelite convent in Dendermonde

Commercial description 
"Blond, robust, smooth & fruity 3 grain beer, with final fermentation in the bottle.
Brewed with pride and patience after Carmelite tradition with wheat, oat & barley.
100% Natural beer."

BOBBY BEER

Brewed in: The Cotswolds, England.
Brewed by: Bobby...somewhere in the Cotswolds.
ABV: 4.8% (lovely)

Drank in Crazy 8's, Cheltenham 27/10/2015 with Toby McGregor and Jon Tilstone

VISUAL 
Amber in colour and not overly carbonated.

TASTE
Typical microbrewery taste which I'm not usually a great fan of but this I have to say was great and I could drink again and again.

VERDICT 
Love it, add the fact it's English, even better from Gloucestershire it's scores a deserved 8.8.

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION 

"Bobby Beer is a 4.8% Great British Lager. It is Micro Brewed in the Cotswolds by a passionate man called Bobby. There are no nasties or additives in his lager which is clean, crisp and lightly hopped."

KASZTELAN

KASZTELAN Niepasteryzowane (non-pasteurised)

Country of origin: Poland
Brewery: Carlsberg Polska
ABV: 5.7%

Bought for me by Don Ward from Outright Engineering (customer of mine) and tried on 22nd October 2015

Visual - Dark Amber in colour and not overly fizzy, head disappeared almost instantly.
Taste - Strong tasting and malty, very drinkable.
Verdict - Would definitely drink again, cheers Don!!
MWB - 8.7


Commercial description
"Kasztelan Niepasteryzowany (Kasztelan Non-pasteurized)

Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane is a unique invention from Carlsberg Polska. The difference is that this beer is not pasteurized (heated) which gives it a completely unique freshness.
But because it is not pasteurized, Kasztelan Niepasteryzowane has a relatively short shelf life of 35 days. However, that means it's always fresh on the shelves straight from the brewery in Siepc in central Poland."

Note: I felt pretty wazzed after just one can, happy days.

Hop House 13

Country of Origin: Ireland
Brewed in: Dublin, Ireland
Brewed by: The Brewers Project at St James's Gate.
ABV: 4.1% (tastes stronger)

I drank this in "The Shannon Knights bar", Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland.

14th June 2015 - Watching Slovenia v England

New lager brewed by Guinness so what better place to try it than in Ireland.

Appearance: Dark golden colour, very lively with a one finger head that stays all the way down.

First taste: Surprisingly strong malty taste bordering on a craft lager.

Verdict: Too pungent for a session beer but the barman tells me it's very popular with the locals, my next pint will be a Carlsberg.

Score: 7.7 MWB

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION

"A distinctive golden lager". 

It is brewed with Guinness yeast, Irish barley and a mixture of hops from across the globe - Galaxy and Topaz from Australia and Mosaic from the USA.

"It has a sweet fruity aroma, with hints of Apricot and Peach, and subtle malt notes breaking through. On taste, Hop House 13 is full flavoured while still being crisp and hoppy (but not bitter) with a refreshing clean finish."

Paljas Blond

Paljas Blond
Country of origin: Belgium....where else!
ABV: 6%
Best Served: 5-7°C

Purchase on the Ferry coming home from Disbeyland Paris March 2015

Strong tasting, very bitter with huge malty overtones which I took a liking too instantly. I'm slowly but surely falling in love with Belgium....they're producing half tidy footballers n'all.

More Fellaini than Hazard, scores a barnstorming 9.0 MWB.

BEER DATASHEET

ALCOHOL 6%

COLOUR GOLDEN BLOND

BITTERNESS 30 IBU

HOPS MAGNUM, STRYRIAN, KENT & SAAZ

IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE 5-7°C

SHELF LIFE 24 MONTHS

AVAILABLE IN 33CL BOTTLE, 75CL BOTTLE & 20L BARRELu