Belfast Ale

Hey Everyone, Now Christmas has passed it's time to look forward to the New Year, 2013 is on it way and why not bring in the New Year with some great beer. Today's beer is from Northern Ireland, Hope you all enjoy !!!

Beer Name:
Belfast Ale

Brewery:

Whitewater Brewery

Brewed and Bottled:
40 Tullyframe Road
Kilkeel,
Co. Down,
Northern Ireland,
BT34 4RZ




Alcoholic Percentage:

4.5% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Bitter, Hops, Slight Citrus, Bitter After Taste, Refreshing

Colour:

Dark Orange / Light Brown

Odour:

Hops, Malt, Citrus

General Thoughts:

Belfast Ale is a deep, full flavoured beer, with a strong hops flavour to it. This is a very refreshing beer, with a moreish quality to it, making you crave your next sip. There is also a slight citrus note to this beer coming from the hop content of the beer. This beer also leaves a bitter after taste which helps keep the palate interested, which is a great thing in a beer. This beer also have very little sweetness to it making it that little bit more bitter. Belfast Ale is a  medium carbonated beer, with a slight malt taste too it. This is a very nice beer, a pleasurable drink, one that I would recommend to others as a nice, pleasant, easy drinking beer. This beer packs more of a punch than I was expecting which was great. Belfast Ale is a real all rounder, very nice beer, an overall great beer.

Price:

€2.80 (Based on Average Price)

Shane

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Copper Coast

Hey Everyone, There is a new special Xmas feature on the way so keep your eyes peeled for that, Updates to follow. So back to today's post. Today I have gone for an Irish brewery, hope you enjoy : ) !!!

Beer Name:
Copper Coast

Brewery:

Dungarvan Brewing Company

Brewed and Bottled:
Dungarvan Brewing Company,
Dungarvan,
Co. Waterford.
Ireland







Alcoholic Percentage:

4.3% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Malt, Bitter, Smooth, Refreshing, Bitter After Taste, Slight Fruitiness, Slight Yeast. 

Colour:

Red Hint, Light Brown, Slight Cloudiness

Odour:

Strong Malt

General Thoughts:

Copper Coast is a great, pleasant, nice refreshing beer, that is smooth in taste. This beer has a strong malt taste to it, with a slight fruity taste that develops the more time the beer has to air. Copper Coast is a bottle conditioned beer, this is why you end up with a cloudy colouring to the beer and a slight sediment at the bottom of the bottle and glass when you pour. This also means the beer will develop more in the bottle, which as previously stated increases the more time the beer has to air. This is a moreish beer that makes you just want to keep going back for more. The overall flavour of the beer is quite mellow and subtle, however it coats the mouth well and leaves a slight bitter after taste that makes you want more and more of this beer. Copper Coast is a really nice, refreshing beer that I would recommend highly. It is a good red beer and can compete well with other red beers that are out there. This is another great example of a small Irish Brewery making a great beer that can be enjoyed by all. 

Price:

€2 - €4 (Average Price, Probus Wines & Spirits 23/11/12)

Shane

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Southwold Bitter

Hey Guys and Girls, apologies for no post yesterday I was at the Keane concert, where I did go on to have a couple of pints of Hop Head from the Porterhouse, you can see my previous review here. Hope you enjoy :) !!!

Beer Name:
Southwold Bitter

Brewery:

Adnams

Brewed and Bottled:
Adnams,
Southwold,
Suffolk,
United Kingdom

Alcoholic Percentage:

4.1% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Slight Bitterness, Metallic after taste, Smooth, Refreshing and Mild

Colour:

Medium Brown

Odour:

Slight Metallic

General Thoughts:

Southwold Bitter is a nice mellow beer, that is refreshing and smooth. It has a slight bitterness on the after taste which is pleasant. This beer does have a slight metallic after taste which isn't a quality that I look for in a good beer. I like a nice bitterness rather than a metallic after taste. This beer isn't huge in flavour, which unfortunately means that it doesn't stand out from the crowd which is disappointing. On the plus side this beer is smooth and refreshing and would be a good beer if your looking for something smooth and mellow. This wouldn't unfortunately be for someone that likes a strong flavoured beer, with a more complex taste, however it would appeal to some. On the whole its not a bad beer and would still recommend it as a nice refreshing, smooth beer. 

Price:

€2.00 (based on an average price)

Shane

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