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Five O’Clock Shadow – ABV 7.3%

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This American IPA is brimming with Summit, Apollo and Columbus hops so it’s bold strong and uncompromising – just like a real American cowboy.

Look: Hazy gold with a nice foamy off-white head and strong lacing.

Aroma: Big citrus notes straight out of the gate with grapefruit, orange and lemon zest; some resinous, piney tones and hoppy crispness.

Taste: The CaraRed and Munich malts start to take the lead with toast and biscuit notes but still plenty of citrus sweetness.

Verdict: Weird Beard encouraged us to embrace our inner cowboy with this one. So, quite simply, yee haw.

Umbral Abyss Imperial Coffee Stout – ABV 11.5%

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This beer has its genesis in Black Oktober, amped to the max with brandy-soaked coffee beans to create a dark and brooding beast of an Imperial Stout. 

Look: Pitch black, with no head to speak of.

Aroma: Dark chocolate, liquorice and espresso.

Taste: The sweet intensity of coffee and chocolate is brought to a crescendo with the subtle notes of brandy, sat against a backbone of smooth roasted malt.

Verdict: Full-on, no-holds barred Imperial Stout that lovers of the style won’t fail to appreciate. 

Juiceadelic DIPA – ABV 8.2%

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This is a juicy, hazy double IPA made with oats for a soft, chewy mouthfeel and bucketloads of Citra and Mosaic hops.

Look: Golden amber with a slight haze.

Aroma: Delicate aroma of oranges and passionfruit.

Taste: Lots of orange zest and biscuit with a lovely thick mouthfeel the oats and a dry and slightly spicy finish.

Verdict: Superbly juicy, bursting with oranges and passionfruit and the characteristic mouthfeel that you only get oats in the grist. Top stuff. 

Barrel Aged Fruitcake

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A fruity brown ale, aged in a bourbon cask for 9 months, smokey, oaky and a pronounced bourbon flavour and aroma

Hard Rollin’ – ABV 7.0%

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The name for this collaboration with Dry & Bitter stems our mutual love of travel and oats! Rolled and malted oats in the grist here, along with lactose for a nice creamy body. There’s a hefty dry hop of Ekuanot, Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina for gorgeous dank and fruity aromas. Allergens: Contains Malted Barley, Wheat, Oats

Lightning Sombrero – ABV 8.5%

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Best Before date: April 2018 but still tastes great!

This gooseberry DIPA is the result of a very fun brew day with Wild Weather Ales and is a fruity flavour bomb!

White Stout – ABV – 7.2%

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Two hundred years ago, before the porter brewers commandeered “stout” to mean stout or strong porter, a stout beer was a strong beer. It did not have to be black. We have re-created the style using modern hops and a full malt body.

Tasting Notes: Maris Otter malt and Columbus hops combine to make a very drinkable strong ale. A fresh, full beginning gives way to a spicy, bittersweet finish. A pale body supports perfumy, spicy hop flavours and aromas. Intense bitterness is balanced by forest fruits and mango.

Extra Stout – ABV 7.4%

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Brewed to celebrate the arrival of Buxton’s new brewer Colin Stronge. Extra stout has a full rich body with huge proportions of dark malt that lend this traditional stout masses of tar, smoke and leather.

Black Boar Imperial Oatmeal Stout – ABV 10.2%

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One of the best stouts in Ireland if not beyond, the creamy oatmeal and rich roasted malts give off notes of dried fruit, caramel and vanilla.

Look: It begins with inky black pour and a light brown head.

Aroma: Chocolate roasted malt, cocoa and liquorice.

Taste: The mouthfeel is unctuous the oatmeal with the perfect level of carbonation, and the taste is a rich and complex blend of roasted malt, dark chocolate, dried fruit, caramel and vanilla.

Food pairing: Enjoy it with a few squares of good quality dark chocolate.

Verdict: This isn’t a beer that seeks to innovate; it’s just very, very good. And if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

N7.7 IPA – ABV 7.7%

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This beer celebrates the anniversary of Hammerton’s first brew and is loaded with seven distinguishable hops for notes of orange, passionfruit, lime and pine.

Look: It’s a dark orange beer with a small white head and 

Aroma: The seven hops – Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Herkules, Summit and Waimea come straight out in light citrus tones.

Taste: Big juicy notes of tropical fruits; orange, grapefruit, passionfruit, lime and pine.

Verdict: The mantra is ‘7’ for everything here – 7 hops, 7.7% ABV, brewed in London N7. It’s such a lovely beer you’ll probably find yourself wishing you had 7 bottles.