Entries from October 2011

Morland’s Old Golden Hen 4.1% ABV

Date October 21, 2011

Old Golden Hen is brewed using pale malts and the Tasmanian Galaxy hop, the first British Beer to incorporate that particular hop, and I suspect that that imbues the brew with a very, very specific flavour. More of that shortly.

Who Owns The Beer Brands?

Date October 20, 2011

I spotted this, which rather neatly identifies which of the big corporations own which Beer Brands, and which are affiliated, through distribution links and so on.

October Giveaway! Free Coopers DIY Beer Kit!

Date October 19, 2011

October Giveaway at TheBrewClub.com A Free Coopers DIY Homebrewing Kit!

Tommyknocker Nut Brown Maple

Date October 17, 2011

Tommyknocker Nut Brown Maple is a decent nut brown ale, but a little weak on the maple.

Black Sheep Brewery – Golden Sheep Ale 4.7% ABV

Date October 14, 2011

“Golden Sheep” comes from Paul Theakston’s ‘Black Sheep’ brewery in Masham, Yorkshire; it’s brewed using traditional ‘Yorkshire Squares’ and was awarded bronze at the 2011 International Beer Challenge, it’s brewed to 4.7% ABV for bottles and 3.9% ABV on draught.