#beer review
Magic Rock & SALT have worked together to produce Ripe Times, a 6.5% DDH IPA. It’s a good beer but more importantly (to some people) it makes smart business sense too. Fans of Magic Rock have an easy introduction to SALT and vice versa and hopefully this leads to the growth of both breweries.
The issue with collaboration beers is that they never seem to be ‘ground breaking’ and always seem to lack a killer edge that often craft breweries tend to provide and thrive from. This is likely because making some sort of 17.6% triple barrel aged chilli-stout may not make a brilliant first impression… not the masses anyway.
Overall, two brilliant up and coming breweries have produced a ‘good’ but not ‘amazing’ beer - am I being too harsh? Check out the review!
My latest video is on ‘Pride & Joy’ a great IPA from Vocation brewery. Not only does the beer taste good but for every can sold with the Pride branding the brewery made a donation to LGBT charities!
There can’t be much better than drinking beer for a good cause? Check it out!
My latest video is on Stormtrooper by St Peter’s Brewery. The can art features the original design of the Stormtrooper armour from the very first Star Wars film. This is because its brewed in collaboration with Shepperton Design Studios who hold the trademark of the design - not Disney.
Is this beer actually being brewed as a viable Pale Ale or is it just a ploy to cash in on the recent Star Wars hype?
Check out the video below!
My latest review is on ‘Hemisphere’ from the brewery FourPure. You can tell instantly that a lot of time and effort has gone into designing the can artwork so surely the same amount of time must have been invested into crafting the beer?
A lot of smaller breweries rely on strong marketing and attention grabbing can design in order convince people to make a purchase. Maybe the design work sets a high bar but in this case the taste leaves a bit to be desired.
I’ve recently tried Cwtch, an exceptional red ale from the Tiny Rebel brewery in South Wales. It’s got an incredible taste and has amazing, eye-catching artwork on the can. It’s a brilliant flagship beer for one of the fastest growing breweries in the country. Could you consider it to be the best ever beer from Wales?
Thanks for checking out the video, if you want to see more I post reviews of new beer every Tuesday. Let me know what beer I should review next!
There’s loads of ‘session IPAs’ out there but how can you determine what makes a good one. I think Hard Graft is a good example of one. It’s got a strong, tasty and bold flavour so it’s something you’d happily drink more than one of. Despite being bold, it doesn’t have a sharp edge, bitterness or off-putting aromas.
Basically, it tastes good and isn’t too strong, so it’s something you can drink lots of! Have you tried this beer, if so what do you think to it?
