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Very sweet ginger beer, quite nice if you don't mind the sweetness.

Produced for Accolate Wines Ltd, Guildford, London, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“A toasted malt flavour… pronounced hop”

Quite flowery, otherwise just another ale. Contains barley malt and oats.

Wychwood Brewery Co. Witney, Oxfordshire, England. 4.7% alcohol.

Very strong and sweet, better than other strong beer I've tasted, but still not very interesting. Contains malted barley.

Tennent Caledonian Breweries, Glasgow, Scotland. 9.3% alcohol.

“caramel sweetness of the malts with toasted biscuit notes… earthy hops”

Just another ale. Contains barley malt and wheat.

Clanconnel Brewing company, Craigavon, Northern Ireland. 4.3% alcohol.

“scotch ale brewed with Scottish Heather Honey… malty beer”

Strong roasted flavours, honey aroma with a hint of rye bread. Contains malted barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 4.5% alcohol

“…the finest Fuggles and Super Styrian hops, floor malted Optic malt and our unique yeast…

Individually packed and numbered, this bottle is one of only one hundred thousand produced.

…will improve with age for many more years.”

Very sweet and very strong, tastes like sherry but much sweeter, with hints of prunes. Made of malted barley.

Previously tasted in 2007.

Bottle N° 49425. Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England. 8.5% alcohol.

“traditional Irish dry stout… roasted malts with hints of chocolate, coffee and dark fruit… earthy hops”

Quite bitter with a definite coffee flavour. Contains barley malt and wheat.

Clanconnel Brewing company, Craigavon, Northern Ireland. 4.3% alcohol.

“a classic Traditional English Ale… English malt… local Fuggle hops”

An ale with a strange taste, not really metallic, that I can't describe. Contains malted barley.

Hogs Back Brewery Limited, Tongham, Surrey, England. 4.2% alcohol.

“strong pale ale… plenty of Golding hops”

Just another ale. Contains barley malt.

Hook Norton Brewery, Hook Norton, Oxon, England. 5.0% alcohol.

“Ginger root, water, sugar, pear juice and yeast”

Sweet but not too much and tastes of ginger. Very nice.

Fentimans Ltd, Hexham, Northumberland, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“double hopped pale ale… blend of american hops including Liberty, Willamette, Cascade and Chinook… zesty beer… citrus flavours… bitter finish”

Very flowery, quite nice. Contains malted barley.

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“high proportion of wheat… perle hops and elderflower… fruit and citrus flavours”

Little bitterness, maybe even a bit sweet, with grapefruit flavour. Contains barley and wheat.

Cairngorm brewery Ltd., Dalfaber, Aviemore, Scotland. 4.3% alcohol.

“nutty roast flavour… four colour of malt make up the grist”

Sweet stout, with a strong roast and caramel taste. Contains barley and wheat.

Cairngorm brewery Ltd., Dalfaber, Aviemore, Scotland. 4.4% alcohol.

“Calypso & Pacifica hops offer a hint of tropical citrus… upfront bitterness… light malt body”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

Sunny Republic Brewing Co., Blandford, Dorset, England. 4.4% alcohol.

“inspired by Iron Maiden… malt flavours and citric notes from a unique blend of Bobec, Goldings and Cascade hops”

Just another ale, not bad but nothing special. Contains malted barley and wheat.

Frederic Robinson Ltd, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. 4.7% alcohol.

“chocolate toffee malt flavour, moderate bitterness… fruity character”

Quite sweet, malty and kind of fruity, but not really chocolaty. Contains barley malt.

Wychwood Brewery Co. Witney, Oxfordshire, England. 5.2% alcohol.

Flowery, lightly bitter but sweet with a honey-ish aftertaste. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Ellon, Scotland. 4.7% alcohol

Just another beer. Contains malted barley.

Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk, England. 3.4% alcohol.

“brewed with British and German malts to give a deep ruby colour… five varieties of US hop from the Yakima Valley in Washington State… fruit and citrus flavours with a restrained bitterness”

Just another ale, but very red. Contains barley.

Meantime Brewing, London, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“wheat beer combined with grapefruit… citrus aftertaste”

The taste of grapefruit is so subtle that, hasn't it been marked on the label, I'd never have guessed what this beer is flavoured with. Otherwise this beer is a bit sweet and only very slightly bitter. Contains wheat and barley.

St. Peter's Brewery, Bungay, Suffolk, England. 4.7% alcohol.

“Brewed with lime and lemon zest…”

Not too sweet, slightly bitter and definitely ginger. Contains malted barley.

Adnams, Southwold, Suffolk, England. 2.5% alcohol.

“aromatic hops and Scotch distillery peat smoked barley”

Quite surprising, smokey, fruity and a bit sour yet slightly bitter. It reminds me more of wine than pale ale. Contains barley malt and wheat, as well as honey.

The Isle of Skye Brewing Company, Uig, Scotland. 5.0% alcohol.

“Optic malted barley and 1st Gold hops”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

St. Peter's Brewery, Bungay, Suffolk, England. 4.1% alcohol.

Fruity, with something of pineapple. Contains barley malt and wheat.

Black Isle Brewery, Black Isle, Highlands, Scotland. 5.6% alcohol.

“Oats are used to give body and smoothness. Roasted barley provides flavours reminiscent of dark chocolate and coffee. These are balanced by a fresh hop bitterness”

Reasonnably sweet stout, otherwise nothing special. Contains barley and oats.

Beer Counter Ltd., South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“a mixture of Maris Otter variety pale ale malt, pilsner malt, crystal malt, amber malt, black malt, roasted barley and malted oats… Challenger, Golding and Progress [hops]”

Sweet and very strong, with something like apple juice. Contains barley and oats.

Ridgeway Brewing, South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England. 8.0% alcohol.

“brewed with pale malt, Saaz and Cascade hops. It's the re-pitched with Champagne yeast and finallly given a dosage of rare and fragant Nelson Sauvin hop”

Made by a winemaker. Citrusy and flowery, slightly bitter. Nice pale ale. Contains malted barley and wheat.

Chapel Down Winery, Tenterden, Kent, England. 4.7% alcohol.

“Crystal, Black & Pale malts… Golding, Styrian & Cascade hops… with a further late addition of whole Cascade hops”

Fruity (peach?), sweet, strong beer. Contains barley malt.

Brakspear Brewing Co., Witney, Oxfordshire, England. 6.7% alcohol.

“brewed using only English malts and hops”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

Sambrook's Brewery, Battersea, London, England. 4.2% alcohol.

“spicy, fruit taste”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

Sambrook's Brewery, Battersea, London, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“Golden coloured pale ale… marmalade taste and spicy, slightly citrus aroma”

Just another ale, quite bitter. Contains malted barley.

Sambrook's Brewery, Battersea, London, England. 4.2% alcohol.

“Kentish hops… fruity with spicy citrus hop aromas… dry hoppy finish”

Just another ale. Contains barley malt.

Hopdaemon Brewery, Newnham, Kent, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“nutty, woody flavours chocolatey finish and honeyed toffee nose”

Quite sweet, malty, chocolatey. Contains barley.

RCH Brewery, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“citrus aromas, slightly sweet and fruity”

Definitely fruity, with maybe a hint of thyme. Contains barley malt.

Williams Bros Brewing Co., Alloa, Scotland. 4.1% alcohol.

Just another ale, not too bitter and even a bit sweet, quite malty. Contains barley and Wheat.

T&R Theakston Ltd., Masham, North Yorkshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“Aromas are of burnt roast coffee, malty molasses and a hint of smoke”

Quite sweet and roasted. Contains barley and wheat.

Buxton Brewery Co, Buxton, Derbyshire, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“Simple pale malts… complex blend of hops… lemon citrus and floral flavours… spicy mouthfeel… earthy bitterness”

Just another ale. Contains barley and wheat.

The Durham Brewery Ltd, Bowburn, Durham, England. 3.8% alcohol.

“pale golden bitter… a blend of English, American and Czech hops give an aroma of citrus grapfruit with mild pepper and citrus orange notes”

Not bad, but just another ale. The bottom of the glass tasted something like bitter almond, maybe due to the sediment (the beer is bottle-conditioned). Contains barley and wheat.

The Durham Brewery Ltd, Bowburn, Durham, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“pineapple, citrus and papaya… festive IPA”

Very flowery, quite sweet, still reasonnably bitter. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 7.5% alcohol

“Californian Pale Ale… huge hoppy punch”

Strong smell of passion fruit, quite bitter. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 3.8% alcohol