It's become apparent to me lately that keeping up to date with this blog on top of other commitments and daily running of myBrewerytap is not easy.As a solution to this I decided I'd ask (via Twitter) if anyone would be interested in helping me add some content to the blog by writing guest beer reviews.
I had a great response, and was pleased that each person said they'd not blogged before but was happy to give it a go.Hopefully this will become a regular feature on the blog where we get guest reviewers to blog on the contents of the 52 week beer club selections. Each guest will submit a few reviews for the case.
First up reviewing the Summer quarters case is Adam Bruderer from Manchester, over to Adam...
“Is there no end to your geekiness?” despairs my long suffering partner, Ryn. “You’ll do anything for free beer”. Well - not absolutely anything, but with a request from myBrewerytap.com for people to review beers, how could I resist giving it a go?
Having spent my formative years collecting beer mats and pub names, progressing to photographing pubs and amateur scooping, it was kind of inevitable. As a subscriber to the myBrewerytap.com 52 Week Beer Club, I am familiar with their varied selection of mainly light beers. My mission was to review the Summer 2010 case.
1. So I started off one sunny Wednesday evening sitting in the garden with an IPA. It’s all the Raj. Ossett Brewery Excelsior to be precise. It poured light and clear with a good head and unusually lively. A good thirst quenching beer, described as an IPA but more like a golden ale to me; darker than an IPA and hasn’t got the hoppy kick. Aren’t true IPAs supposed to be above 6% ABV? Goes down easy – not as formidable as the name may suggest. Halfway down the pint still has a head and is active (a drinkable 3/5)
2. Derventio Emperor’s Whim is slightly darker, creamer and more bitter than the Excelsior. Definitely a golden ale. Less distinctive than the Excelsior and pretty nondescript really. (a slightly below par 2/5)
3. Time for a bit of World Cup Final drinking. Hidden Brewery Old Sarum is a dark traditional bitter. With a strong fruity malty taste, it resembles Courage Directors of old, but better. (an enjoyable 3.5/5)"
More from Adam on the beers in this Quarters 52wbc case shortly.
Anyone who's interested doing a guest blog on one of our future cases please get in touch: richard@myBrewerytap.com
You can sign up for the 52wbc here, or buy the mixed case with the same contents here.
Some good beers here - a big fan of Excelsior. Wonderful summer drinking.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first delivery ever from the 52wbc, so I thought I'd contribute my opinions on these beers as well.
ReplyDelete1. Ossett Brewery Excelsior. Contrary to what Ratebeer says, this beer is not, and does not claim to be, bottle conditioned. It's pale with some (resinous?) aroma. Pleasantly bitter, but lacking in other flavours. Somewhat disappointing after having seen other reviews singing its praises. 2.5/5
2. Derventio Emperor's Whim. Reddish for a golden ale, with a goodaroma. Golden ale is not my favourite beer style because it usually lacks the flavour that a good bitter has, and this did nothing to change my mind. Rather bland. 2/5
3. Hidden Brewery Old Sarum. Deep, reddish brown, practically no aroma. Pleasantly rich and slightly sweet. I didn't notice the bitter aftertaste that's described on the label. Good. 3/5
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