Beers to note - September 2017

September has been a very quiet month for me and plans to go meet up with mates dropped by the wayside. I had a work day down in Brighton which provided me with a few new beers. But what kept my beer numbers up was the first of my two weeks in India which took place on the last week of September. I've no doubt that quite a few beers will be appearing in my October list as well.

Session IPA (Sambrook's) - 4% | Keg Pint
Sambrook's do solid nice session beers, and this one's description is bang on. It's hoppy and fresh and only coming in at 4% means you can have a few on a night out. I drank this at the brewery itself, so it would have been in perfect condition. The real test is to see if it reaches this same quality level when I happen across it in a pub.


Mongozo Banana (Mongozo) - 3.6% | Bottle 330ml
I picked up this fruit beer down in the Eden Project in August and only got around to drinking it. It had that fake banana smell and taste, but I absolutely loved it. It was like drinking a banana wheat beer. I also had the mango one but didn't like that as much.

Mojito Sour (Tiny Rebel) - 3.5% | Keg 2/3 Pint
That's three months on the trot that Tiny Rebel have had a beer in my beer to notes, and each time its a new one to me. This time round its their low percentage sour beer. It wasn't as lip smacking sour as I was expecting it to be, but was more like a sour IPA. Would definitely get again.


Corbel (Eight Arch) - 5.5% | Keg Pint
I only ended up getting this beer as the one I actually wanted had run dry. I was pleasantly pleased with my choice once tasted. This APA has a huge grapefruit flavour coming through.




Bira 91 White (B9 Beverages) - 4.9% | Bottle 330ml
This was a wonderful wheat beer that had a slight citrus taste to it, but went down very easily.



Kölsch (Independence Brewing) - ?% | Keg 500ml
Unsure of the ABV as not listed anywhere but I would guess it's in the session 4-5% range. This beer had a subtle fruit taste and wasn't overly carbonated, and went down a treat in the heat.

Flip Flop White IPA (Gateway Brewing Co) - ?% | Keg 500ml
As it quite similar with the Indian brews, the ABV's aren't readily available. The beer was had in their taproom and was a perfectly hopped.

Monk's Potion (Gateway Brewing Co) - ?% | Keg 500ml
A much stronger feeling beer and best one they had one. There is early grey tea added to the beer which really compliments this dark Belgian brew.

Beers to note - August 2017

August wasn't a busy beer drinking month. At the beginning of the month I did manage to try a few different brews down in Cornwall but the last 3 weeks of the month were busy at work which prevented any school night drinking. This also shows in the more standard ABV of the beers compared to July 2017.


Lushingtons (Skinners) - 4.2% | Cask Pint

Not sure if drinking closer to the source makes the beer taste better or is potentially fresher, but this beer was a fine accompaniment to a wonderful pub meal, without having any overpowering or off flavours.




Cali American Pale Ale (Tiny Rebel) - 5.6% | Keg Half Pint

I happened across this beer part way through my London Drinker deliveries. I hadn't seen it before, so had to give it a go. It was a hopped fruity APA that went down oh so quickly. If I hadn't been delivery the mags I would have had turned it into a pint.

Unfiltered Lager (Fullers) - 5% | Keg Pint

I wasn't sure what to expect with this from Fullers. I half expected it to be an unfiltered Frontier as that is their lager, but thankfully it was a completely different pilsner style lager which was hazy.



Small Batch Brews Baobab (St Austell) - 5.2% | Bottle 330ml

I picked this beer up at the Eden Project when down in Cornwall. I was intrigued by the label and what it said Baobab adds to the beer. To be fair, I couldn't tell what it added to the flavour, but I must say this was an nice Wit Bier.

Lager (Truman's) - 4.5% | Keg Half Pint
I not been a fan of the Truman beers I've come across in both keg or cask. I seen the beer but avoided it and ordered something else. However after getting talking to the barman I decided to give it a try and I must say this is the best beer I've tasted by Truman's so far.

Beers to note - July 2017

Again delayed in getting my July beers to note up on the blog. July was a busy month with the good weather meaning I was able to tuck into a nice variety of beers. I note that most of the ones that managed to be in my list are more high percentage hitters, which might be due to having better flavour in the hotter weather. I've also got one from the different dispensing categories (can, bottle, cask and keg). Below are the beers that stood out most for me during this month:

Antwerpen Stout (Guinness) - 8% | Bottle 330ml
My first beer of the month and what a beer. I'd been hunting down this bottle for a while and finally happened across it in Tesco's. This beer also goes by the name of Guinness Special Export Stout. The beer poured a much darker colour than Guinness and packed a much bigger punch in the ABV but was great.


Mizmaze (Downton Brewery) - 4% | Cask Pint
This beer is labelled as an English bitter but it's actually very light and sweet and goes down a treat.


Brixton Porter (BrewDog) - 5% | Keg Half Pint
Happened upon by chance on one of my pub tours in Brixton. It has a roasted aroma with massive roasted malt taste. Entered my list of good porters.



Clwb Tropicana (Tiny Rebel) - 5.5% | Can 330ml
Fresh, fruity and yes as you'd expect tropical


Beer Camp Golden IPA 2017 (Sierra Nevada) - 6.5% | Keg Pint
I had quite a lot of Sierra Nevada beers in July due to a few pubs running a Sierra beer festival. They had perhaps a keg of each and it would all change regularly. I managed to have this Golden IPA at two different pubs the first time as a half and the second as a pint, and it was beautiful. There wasn't a hop hit but the fresh fruity taste is immense.

JW Lees DIPA - S.E. Drink Fresh (Cloudwater) - 9% | Keg Half Pint
This was quite pricey at £6.50 for the half but as an occasional treat this was worth it. The alcohol doesn't overpower the citrus notes coming through, and sadly the half did go quite quickly.