Ale Mail! Thanks to all who came along for Wednesdays Meet the Brewer with Pete Hills from Hackney Brewery. Everybody seemed to enjoy the night, including Pete himself. One thing that did emerge this week is that we passed our 100th different real ale of the year. We held celebrations for this the last two years (at the end of July and beginning of December), but it was so much earlier this year it came and went without us noticing. Another useless fact to emerge is that the 345 different real ales weve had since 1 January 2012 have come from 114 different brewers. Before getting to whats on the bar, and what is coming up, other forthcoming real events are (evening events are 8pm with an earlier than usual 7pm opening): 18 June - presentation of Beer of the Festival Certificate to Gary Lucas from Kissingate Brewery, we should have Gardenia and Rosa Black (our collaboration brew with Kissingate) on that night, as well as other fine beers... 16 July - Meet the Brewer. Hastings Brewery. Hastings are a vegan brewery and a firm favourite at the club. The planned beer list for that night is here. Note that all of these beers, both from Hastings and from Clarkshaws in Dulwich, are unfined with no fish guts in them (so they are vegan). The more highly hopped beers such as the Handmade 17 and the Dragon Slayer will have a hop haze to them! Hastings Handmade 17 Citra and Cascade 3.7% Session Pale Ale. £2.40 Hastings Best 4.1% A tasty traditional Best Bitter, made with classic English hops. East Kent Goldings lend a pleasing fruitiness; Fuggles an earthy bitterness. A good solid ale, nicely done.£2.70 Hastings Porter 4.5% A lovely dark beer that’s on the lighter side of the porter style. All the flavours are there – chocolate, liquorice, deep-roasted coffee – but without the heaviness that normally confines darker beers to chilly winter nights. Silver Supreme Champion, SIBA National Beer Competition 2014.£2.70 Clarkshaws Dragon Slayer 4.9%. An amber beer heavily dry hopped with Boadicea and has floral and marmalade notes. Locale. £2.70 Hastings Handmade 16 Ella/Green Bullet Black IPA 5.4% De-husked black malt give the beers a deep, rich black colour, but without most of the toasted beer flavours. Expect big hop flavours with a surprisingly subtle chocolate and liquorice finish. Antipodean hops: Australian Ella hops and New Zealand Green Bullet. Apricot, peach, pine, spice and raisin – finished by chocolate and liquorice. £3.00 Friday, 22 August - Saturday, 23 August Beer and Cider Festival. Our August Bank Holiday festival moves from being one day on the Monday to two days over Friday/Saturday. Expect the usual mix. 25 to 30 great real ales. Cider and perry. Barbecue. Live music. And hopefully a sunny garden. Our usual formula of entry by pre-purchased ticket which is pre-payment for 2 pints, there is no entry charge! Flat pricing (probably £2.70 a pint). Now, on to what youve all be waiting for, whats on the bar and coming up... On the bar THWAITES COILED SPRING 3.8% This amber-coloured seasonal ale has an inviting,balanced aroma, leading to a refreshing flavour,with a good background of malt and a pleasing fresh hop flavour throughout. Hops used: Challenger, First Gold, Summit. Lancashire £2.40 HACKNEY GOLDEN ALE 4.0% A style developed by brewers in the late 20th century as an alternative to lager. Our Golden Ale is a refreshing and complex version, ideal as a session ale. It has a tasty malt base and is light and high in aroma hops. £2.40 HACKNEY BEST BITTER 4.4% Traditional ale inspired by the British classic. By 1830 the expression ‘best bitter’ was synonymous with England and has since become a part of brewing history. We have created a true to style best bitter with a deep, full-bodied taste. £2.70 HACKNEY NEW ZEALAND PALE Ale 4.5% A fruity pale ale made with a blend of all-New Zealand hops including Kohatu, Motueka and Nelson Sauvin. This well-balanced beer delivers a hoppy aroma and full, fruity flavour. £2.70 HACKNEY FALCONERS FLIGHT 4.9% - the latest in Hackneys craft range, tasty pale ale using the Falconers Flight blend which contains a variety of the Pacific Northwests most intriguing aroma hop varieties and additional experimental hops.£2.70 Coming next (keep an eye on Perfect Pint and our wevsite for udates as to when these come on): MOORHOUSES BLACK CAT 3.4% A dark refreshing (Mild) ale with a distinctive chocolate malt flavour and a smooth hoppy finish. Lancashire £2.40 TWICKENHAM SPRING 4.4% Hoppy ale with a sweetish edge. Golden coloured beer with a big fresh fruity citrus nose and taste. Refreshing hoppy finish. £2.70 ROCKIN ROBIN REALLY ROCKIN 5% A Delicious Pale Ale packed with Generous amounts of East Kent Golding and Cascade Hops; dry hopped to enhance the bouquet. Maidstone. Locale £3.00 Real Cider on the bar (bag in box from temperature controlled stock room): Celtic Marches Abrahalls Cider Slack Alice 4.6% Mellow with a very slight tart finish. £3.00 Hogans Pickers Passion 5.3% A delicious, easy drinking medium cider with a warm honey colour and a distinctive appley aroma, combining rich peaty undertones with the fresh taste of bittersweet apples. A traditional, slightly cloudy, still English Cider. £3.00 Real Perry on the bar (bag in box from temperature controlled stock room): Mr Whiteheads Midnight Special Perry 5% medium-dry A unique blend of fresh dessert and perry pears, and contains no added sugar, preservatives or flavouring. Midnight Special was awarded a Bronze medal by CAMRA as Champion Perry of Britain 2006. Broome Farm Ross-on-Wye Dry Perry 6% A cloudy perry with a sweet fruity backbone that compliments the pear flavour. £3.00 Finally, as it is a frequently asked question our opening times are: Monday - Friday evenings 20.00 -23.00 Saturday evening 19.00 - 23.00 Sunday evening 20.00 - 22.30 Friday lunch 13.00 - 15.00 Saturday - Sunday lunch 12.00 - 15.00 Please remember, the club is toatlly run by volunteers, including the bar staff.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:51:48 +0000
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