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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Clotworthy Dobbin

Hey Everyone, Its that time again, time for a beer review. Today's review is from Northern Ireland and the Whitewater Brewery, Hope you all enjoy !!!!

Beer Name:
Clotworthy Dobbin

Brewery:

Whitewater Brewery

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




Alcoholic Percentage:

5.0% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Strong Dark Chocolate, Slight Bitterness, Smooth, Deep

Colour:

Dark Brown

Odour:

Dark Chocolate, Yeast, Brown Bread

General Thoughts:

Clotworthy Dobbin is a really strong chocolate tasting beer, smooth, refreshing and really deep in flavour. This beer has the qualities of a Porter, however it is a lot lighter than you would get from a Porter. This was one of the surprising things for me, I really wasn't expecting a beer with the dark, rich qualities to be as light as this beer is. This beer is really rich and deep in roasted malt flavours, giving it that chocolate taste. Clotworthy Dobbin is a really interesting beer for me and one that I would recommend to everyone as a nice winter beer. The reason I say a winter beer is because it has that warming quality that I look for in a winter beer, something that makes you feel warm inside. This beer has very little carbonation, making it smooth and rich. I was blown away by the taste of chocolate and this makes it a really interesting drink. I would definitely advise giving this beer a try.   

Price:

€2.79 (Based on Average Price)

Shane

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Sanity Claus

Hey Everyone, Apologies for no post yesterday it was Christmas Party Day, however I'm back today with the second of the Christmas Countdown posts. This is beer number 2 of the 12 beers of Christmas, I hope you all enjoy !!! 

Beer Name:
Sanity Claus

Brewery:

Whitewater Brewery

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

Alcoholic Percentage:

4.5% Vol

Measure:

500ml

Taste:

Refreshing, Smooth, Slight Bitterness, Slight Fruitiness

Colour:

Reddy Brown, Light Brown

Odour:

Slight Hops, Slight Sweetness

General Thoughts:

Sanity Claus is a very light, refreshing beer from the Whitewater Brewery. This is a beer that has a slight sweetness to it as well as a fruity quality. It is a very pleasant beer with a nice subtle flavouring to it. This beer is not overpowering in bitterness or alcohol which makes it a nice mellow beer. Sanity Claus isn't very deep in flavour for what I would class as a Christmas beer. When I think of a Christmas / Seasonal beer I think of a beer that is packed full of deep flavour and has a spice note to it, giving it a warming quality. Unfortunately this beer doesn't have those qualities, however this doesn't make it a bad beer at all, just not what I look for in a Christmas beer, but would still recommend it as a good beer. On the whole I think this is a nice, refreshing beer that would make you happy when drinking it, however if your looking for a deep, full flavoured beer with Christmas spicing and flavours then this isn't the beer for you.

Price:

€2 - €3 (Average Price)

Shane

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