Tyson and I stumbled across them in the Waterhouse in Manchester yesterday. There is a "meet the brewer" session tomorrow night, so it isn't too late to get yourself along there and see for yourself, but when we called, by way of a foretaste, there were five or six already on the bar, including the beer which will be officially launched tomorrow night, English Pale Ale. We tried them all and all were good to bloody good. They all had that clean, full bodied, drinkability that sets the really good brewers apart from the rest. Nor are they mean with the hops. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Head Brewer, James Kemp is ex Thornbridge.
Pick of the bunch for me was Buxton Gold brewed with Amarillo, Nelson Sauvin and Liberty hops, though all their beers were very appealing with top marks also for the Black IPA, Black Rocks.
The good news for the stay at home amongst you is that they bottle too, but you already know that the pub is best don't you?
Learn more about them here.
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This is great news, I've had my eye on them for a while as I like their branding. I think GhostDrinker also mentioned that they were good so it's good news all round.
I know what you mean about pub being best but when you have two little ones upstairs and the baroness is out I don't have a lot of choice but to stay home drinking fine ale in a bottle ;)
I have high hopes for them.
I think I've seen this mentioned w.r.t. Sheff this weekend somewhere. Hope to run into some.
Anyone know if the Picadilly has Taylor's Golden Mild on at the moment?
"Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Head Brewer, James Kemp is ex Thornbridge."
and former homebrew champion of New Zealand! James brews bloody good beer.
We've been selling their beers for awhile now, and I fully endorse their activities. In fact, I have a tasting video of Moor Top and Axe Edge to upload. Maybe tomorrow...
Interesting. One to look for!
Cheers Kieran, that was one of my proudest moments!
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