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“Light version of the traditional IPA. Whitens is steeped with Cascade hops… floral aroma with hints of spice, citrus and orange”

Quite bitter, and I find it a smell of apple. Contains barley malt and wheat malt.

Little Valley Brewery, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England. 3.9% alcohol.

“golden summer ale brewed with a blend of Belgian pale malt, Nelson Sauvin & Amarillo hops and a later infusion of fresh elderflowers.”

Very flowery smell, very fruity and quite sweet taste. Very good. Contains wheat and malted barley.

Williams Bros Brewing Co., Alloa, Scotland. 4.3% alcohol.

“grain and fruit basket of Scotland hasn been plundered to produce this traditional fruit flavoured beer.”

Smells and tastes of read fruits, but much less than the usual fruit-flavoured Belgian beers. Contains malted barley.

Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd., Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. 4.6% alcohol.

“three coloured malts and additional roasted barley… bittered with choices East Kent hops.”

Classic stout. Smells and tastes of roasted something (barley, it seems). Contains barley malt.

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“hoppy pale golden ale… aroma and bitterness from English Malted Barley and Choicest fresh whole English Hops”

I can't put a name on the aroma, but it's a bit unusual. The aftertaste is typical of the lagers I don't like much. Contains malted barley.

Hogs Back Brewery Limited, Tongham, Surrey, England. 4.6% alcohol.

“Kentish hops and barley… citrus (and gapefruit) nose and flavour, sharing its name with an ancient hop”

Citrusy, flowery, and quite bitter. Contains barley malt.

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“fruit and malt aromas… hop flavours”

Kind of fruity, otherwise just another ale. Contains barley malt.

Wadworth & Co. Ltd., Devizes, Wiltshire, England. 4.3% alcohol.

“zesty citrus aromas”

Citrusy smell and a taste of bitter almond. Contains barley malt.

Wadworth & Co. Ltd., Devizes, Wiltshire, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“a blend of five different hops from the Yakima Valley to create it's (sic) floral aroma… complex fruits… dry, fruity, bitter finish”

Fruity and bitter. Contains barley and wheat.

Oakham ales, Woodston, PeterBorough, England. 4.4% alcohol.

“single variety beer using only CITRA hops. pungent grapefruit, lychee and goosberry aromas leading to a dry, bitter finish”

Smells definitely like lychee, and has a quite bitter taste. Contains barley and wheat.

Oakham ales, Woodston, PeterBorough, England. 4.6% alcohol.

“Sir Jeffrey Hudson was an adventurer, courtier and duelist in the service of King Charles I… citrus fruitness and dry bitter finish.”

Definitely citrusy, and with maybe a hint of bitter almond in the aftertaste. Contains barley and wheat.

Oakham ales, Woodston, PeterBorough, England. 4.2% alcohol.

“rustic earthy character, roasty, chocolaty flavours and typical fruity, spicy hints… It is unusually hoppy for a Scottish ale.”

Just another strong ale. Contains barley and wheat malts.

The Inverlamond Brewery Limited, Perth, Scotland. 7.0% alcohol.              

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The text on the bottle is as idiotic and uninformative as usual.

Smells quite much of blackcurrant, and tastes reasonnably bitter. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 5.0% alcohol

“Historically the term used to describe a Porter blended from a variety of ales, Entire Butt uses 14 different malts and 3 hops to recreate this forgotten style of Porter. The beer is… distinctly vinous. It has little hop character as essentially flavour is derived from the malts: Pale marris otter,lager, wheat, pale crystal, dark crystal, darck chocolate, pale chocolate, black, roast barley, cara malt, torrified wheat, amber, brown and malted oats.”

Noticeably bitter, not just another ale, but I can't identify any distincive flavour. Contains barley, wheat and oats.

Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. 4.6% alcohol.

“On the nose, this dark beer offers bitter chocolate, figs, toffee and hints of fruits. On the palate, coffee-and-chocolate flavours, followed by figs, dates and dried fruits … and an aftertaste of fruits and hop bitterness.”

Chocolate and coffee, slightly acid too. Contains malted barley and malted wheat.

Sinclair Breweries Ltd, The Orkney Brewery, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. 4.6% alcohol.

Flowery smell, quite bitter. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 4.7% alcohol

“The Beer scene is sick. And we are the fucking doctor.”

Right. I'd rather be treated by a non-fucking doctor, if it's all the same to you. Anyway, everybody knows there is only one Doctor.

Smells kind of like raspberries and litchi. Quite bitter, but less than other BrewDog brews. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 4.5% alcohol

“ruby-red beer, floral and fruity, with notes of violets, cherry, toffee and caramel… hints of roasted malt, with a biscuit malt and spicy hop finish.”

Fruity yes, cherries maybe, the violets I haven't found. Contains malted barley and malted wheat.

Sinclair Breweries Ltd, The Orkney Brewery, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. 4.0% alcohol.

“malt body… passion fruit hop”

The first sniff reminded me of litchi, but after that it was just another ale. Quite bitter, it seems to be a characteristic of this brewer. Contains barley.

BrewDog Ltd., Fraserburgh, Scotland. 4.1% alcohol

“Traditional malts and English hops… delicate, fresh, grainy after-taste.”

Quite strong hop flavour. Contains malted barley.

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

“Kentish hops and East Anglian malting barley”

Just another beer. Contains barley.

Meantime Brewing, London, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“tribute to the Vikings and their cultural legacy in Orkney… roasted malt aroma, bitter chocolate, dark roasted coffee and smokey notes balanced by hints of spicy Goldings hop… chocolate, toast and nut flavours… spicy hop finish.”

Definitely chocolatey and coffey, only slightly bitter. Quite nice. Contains malted barley and malted wheat.

Sinclair Breweries Ltd, The Orkney Brewery, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. 4.0% alcohol.

“aromas of tropical fruits, bitter-sweet mouthfeel and a lasting hop presence”

Very fruity smell (and kind of flowery too), not too bitter. Very nice. Contains barley.

Crouch Vale Brewery, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“A black beer brewed with dark roasted barley malt and challenger hops. Freshly ground arabica coffee beans are then added…”

Yep, it definitely tastes like coffee. Contains barley malt.

The Dark Star Brewing, Partridge Green, West Sussex, England. 4.2% alcohol.

Just another pale ale, not bad, not too bitter and slightly flowery. Contains barley malt.

Timothy Taylor, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“fermentated in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’… almost opaque, silky and smooth textured ale with a complex medium-dry palate and bittersweet finish”

Just another stout, quite good, not too strong. Contains malted barley, roasted malt, oatmeal.

Samuel Smith's, Yorkshire, England. 5.0% alcohol.

“Belgian style Wheat Beer… aromas of coriander and lemon”

Smells like vegetable stock, probably due to the coriander. Not my favourite. Contains barley malt and wheat malt.

Little Valley Brewery, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

“a black Porter style beer… a blend of malted barley, oats and roasted malts”

A bit flowery smell, slightly sweet taste, otherwise just another ale. Contains malted barley and oats.

Williams Bros Brewing Co., Alloa, Scotland. 5.6% alcohol.

“fruity nose… spicy notes… hoppy finish”

Quite bitter, as always with Shepherd Neame, otherwise nothing special. Contains barley malt.

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“English Fuggles hops, dark malts and smoked malts… aromas of roast coffee, chocolate and vanilla… palate of roast chestnuts, caramel and molasses”

Slightly sweet, slightly bitter, vaguely coffee-ish. Contains malted barley.

Meantime Brewing, London, England. 5.4% alcohol.

“traditional Scottish recipe from the 1800s… triple blend of malts…”

Strong, sweet, very malty, almost a taste of dried fruits. Contains malted barley.

Belhaven Brewery Company Ltd., Dunbar, Scotland. 7.0% alcohol.

Quite sweet, tastes kind of like strawberries after eating vineagar chips. Otherwise just another lager. Contains barley malt.

Intoduff S.L., Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 4.7% alcohol.

“brew with Scottish peated whisky malt, English pale ale and roasted malts and boil with onlu whole leaf Goldings hops.Querkus is then cold matured over pieces of old French oak barrels. The flavours from the toasted wood then slowly seep into the beer. Bottle conditioned beer”

Definitely smokey and roasted. Contains barley.

Ridgeway Brewing, South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England. 4.5% alcohol.

Quite flowery, otherwise just another ale. Contains malted barley, wheat.

Lancaster Brewery, Lancaster, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“Crisp with a full bouquet of spices, fruit and floral aromas. Smell: coffee, roasted malt, smoky. Taste: dark chocolate, molasses.”

Quite bitter, too roasted, almost burnt. Contains malted barley, wheat.

Lancaster Brewery, Lancaster, England. 4.6% alcohol.

“When Nelson was killed at Trafalgar, his body was preserved in a cask of brandy during the long trip back to England. Legend has it that thirsty sailors snuck drinks from the brandy cask carrying Nelson's corpse. This gave rise to the phrase fo illicit drinking: Tapping the Admiral. Smell: toffee, spicy, roast; Taste: brandy, sweet, rich”

Strong hoppy smell, quite bitter, but less than other beers from the same brewery. Contains barley malt.

Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent, England. 4.0% alcohol.

“session strengh ale… flowery and fresh, with very well developed hop characteristics”

Smells a bit like oranges. Tastes terrible after eating a piece of Gruyère. Contains malted barley.

Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England. 3.5% alcohol.

“hoppy flavour and aroma with a citrus bite”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

Joseph Holt Limited, Cheetham, Manchester, England. 4.3% alcohol.

“subtle undertones of honey. Brewed with a blend of English malt, Mexican aroma honey and citrus flavoured whole hops”

Just another ale, with a faint aroma of hoeny. Contains malted barley.

Joseph Holt Limited, Cheetham, Manchester, England. 4.1% alcohol.

“dark, rich and hoppy ale… Founded by Joseph Holt in 1849 the brewery has remained in the family for five generations.”

Just another ale. Contains malted barley.

Joseph Holt Limited, Cheetham, Manchester, England. 4.5% alcohol.