– Moor Beer – Tap Takeover / Thursday 21st May – 7pm
Californian Justin Hawke brews a boldly flavoured variety of modern classics that bring in the awards such as Nor’Hop, Hoppiness and Revival. Moor kicked off the unfined beer movement in the UK, with all beers being unfined & naturally hazy (and therefore vegan friendly).
In 2014 Moor expanded yet again, refurbishing a large site in central Bristol, minutes’ walk from the rail station and city centre, including a shop and brewery tap. Moor now brews a core set of beers and a large range of specials, exceeding 20 different beers which are all available naturally conditioned in cask, keg, and soon in can.
There will be seven cask and four keg available on the evening :
Keg :
Fusion 2014 (8%) – Our ‘Old Freddy Walker’ Old Ale, aged in Somerset Cider Brandy barrels.
Hoppiness (6.5%) – The classic Moor Beer IPA.
Return of the Empire (5.7%) – Modern English IPA with ‘Jester’ Hops.
Ready Made 2 (5%) – Porridge Ale brewed in collaboration with Birifficio Dada in Modena. Lots of Mosaic and Calypso hops.
Cask:
Revival (3.8%) – Modern Transatlantic Pale Ale.
TM (3.9%) – Mild. A new recipe for an old favourite.
So’Hop (4.1%) – Ultra Pale Ale hopped with Galaxy.
Brit-Hop (4.1%) – Ultra Pale Ale hopped with Jester.
‘Half and Half’ (4.1%) – half Mild, half Bitter. Ask your Grandad.
Confidence (4.6%) – Hoppy Red Ale.
Sloe Walker (7.4%) – Hand foraged Sloes infused into Old Freddy Walker.
– Redchurch Brewery ‘Wild Series’ Mini Tap Takeover – Thursday 23rd April / 7pm
London’s Redchurch have an armoury of rock solid beers – from their Great Eastern IPA to Old Ford Export Stout they’ve nailed (and bottled) beautiful renditions of popular standards. Always offering a full flavour, unfiltered vision in modern beers, Redchurch have gone one further and unleashed an experimental arm of the brewery.
The Redchurch Wild series is going to be specialising in wild fermentations and farmhouse ales. Join us for the mini tap takeover at Port Street showcasing their wild cards in full effect. Contain yourself, brett fans! Redchurch’s brewers will be on hand to fan your fevered brows.
Starring:
Sauvage Blanc – bay, coriander and white grape saison. 9.3%
Wild Isolation – sour ale with 100% brett fermentation. 5.3%
Tartellete – a straight forward London sour, refreshingly fruity and tart. 4.5%
Little Earth – blend of amber rye sour ale and our farmhouse saison plus some brett. 5.3%
Possibly more kegs to join the party. Be amongst the first to take a walk on Redchurch’s wild side.
– Alphabet Brewery Tap Takeover / Thursday 30th April – 7pm
April’s rich vein of takeovers at Port Street continues with the launch of Manchester’s Alphabet Brewery. A small craft brewery based behind Piccadilly Station focussing on making fun beers with big, bold flavours. Head brewer is Tom Evans, previously of Huddersfield’s Hand Drawn Monkey. Pump clips by famed Manchester street artist and illustrator, Hammo, mirror the brewery’s excitable intent.
We first tasted Alphabet’s output in the shape of A to the K, an oatmeal pale ale, back in January at our belated Christmas party. Our staff drained a keg in little over an hour, it was that good! Some of you may too have been lucky enough to have tasted Alphabet’s initial yield. For those of you still in the dark we are proud to be presenting Alphabet Brewery’s official Manchester launch at the end of the month. Their beer launch setlist reads like a dream…
KEG :
Kerb Kicker 4.4% pale ale
A to the K 5.6% oatmeal pale ale
Crate Digger 8.3% coffee stout
Flat White 7.8% white breakfast stout
Space Invader 6% pink grapefruit & tarragon saison
Canadian Chainsaw Massacre 4.8% maple brown ale
Hop Damn 6.1% chili black ipa
Come join us to dot the i’s and cross the t’s on Alphabet’s official Manchester debut!
– Lervig Mini Tap Takeover – Monday 20th April / 7pm
We are none more excited to welcome Lervig and head brewer Mike Murphy over for a mini tap takeover. Globetrotting Mike Murphy, originally from Philadelphia, has brewed beer in Italy, Denmark and in 2010 hooked up with Lervig in Stavanger, Norway. Mike’s curriculum vitae is a glittering peach, one of the kickstarters of the Danish beer revolution – in 2008 Mike was simultaneously brewing the best porter in the world, according to ratebeer, at GourmetBryggeriet, and the best stout in the world – again, according to ratebeer – in the shape of Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Breakfast.
Lervig’s rich vein of form began with Lucky Jack, an American Pale Ale, in 2010 and has been rolling ever forward and ever deeper since, including a to die for Brewer’s Reserve series. We are greatly looking forward to Lervig’s spread which will include five keg beers and a selection of cans. Come down, meet the brewer and dine out on some rare taste opportunities.
“Boring beers are for boring people” Mike Murphy.
Featuring:
KEG :
Galaxy IPA : Single Hop IPA loaded up with Australia’s finest, Galaxy hops. Grassy and tropical. 6.5%
Rye IPA : Massively hopped with Simcoe, Chinook and Amarillo. Beautifully balanced with rye malt. 8.5%
Farmhouse IPA : Collaboration with Magic Rock. Hops and funky flavours combine with belgian yeasts and brettanomyces. Spicy! 6%
Hoppy Joe : Amber ale with Simcoe, Chinook and Nelson Sauvin hops. Caramel and chocolate malts. 4.7%
Konrad Stout 10.4% : Scandinavian inspired Imperial Stout. Chocolate, coffee, liquorice. 10.4%
CANS :
Lucky Jack : American Pale Ale brewed with Amarillo, Chinook and Citra hops. Hop heavy, grapefruit and citrus aromas. 4.7%
Jonny Low : Session IPA, hoppy light offering. 2.5%
Pilsner: 100% Pilsner malts, Perle and Saaz hops, fresh German lager yeast. Lervig’s take on the classic Pilsner. 4.7%