– Sierra Nevada Tap Takeover

Iconic California brewery Sierra Nevada shook things up in the beer world in the 80’s and paved the way for the beer industry as we now know it. These days, they’re continuing to create great beer and pushing boundaries as they explore sustainability in their business. It’s for this reason we’ve chosen them as one of the few international brewers we’re invited to IMBC and we’re overjoyed to invite them to take over our taps as part of IMBC Fringe. Including three vintaged of their fantastic Bigfoot barley wine, and (maybe more impressively) three incredibly rare in the UK beers, all versions of Sierra Nevadas iconic ‘Pale Ale’, and get this, they’re on bloody cask.

 

Check out this line up….

 

On keg

 
Hazy Little Thing IPA (6.7%) Juicy hops and silky malt meet in a Hazy Little Thing with fruit-forward flavor, modest bitterness, and a smooth finish. Aggressively dry-hopped and less filtered because the haze is where the flavor is.

Bigfoot barleywine (9.6%) is a beast of a beer, packed with bittersweet malt and heaps of aggressive whole-cone Pacific Northwest hops. First introduced in the winter of 1983, Bigfoot is a cult-classic brewed in the barleywine style—strong and robust with the refined intensity of a wine. Bigfoot is prized by beer collectors for aging in cellars. Under the proper conditions, it can develop enticing new flavors and character as it matures in the bottle. Each new release or “expedition” is vintage dated. Collect your own and savor the evolving flavors.

 
On Cask (all super rare in the uk)
 
Pale Ale CASCADE (5.6%) It’s Sierra Nevadas iconic Pale Ale, made with it’s original hop, cascade. But On cask! Super rare in the UK, don’t miss the opportunity to taste this absolute legend of a beer with none of the carbonation.
 
Pale Ale CASCADE (5.6%) Imagine a world, where instead of making their pale ale with Cascade, they made it with Chinook. I know, I know, It’s some parallel universe shit. Cascade is bursting with zesty grapefruit flavor and aroma from the high levels of myrcene oil. It lends a pleasant and balanced bitter. The bright citrus is backed by some soft floral and spice.
 
Pale Ale CRYSTAL (5.6%) Woodsy, green, floral and fruity with herb and spice notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and black pepper. Yes! Yes! God Yes!

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– Unity Brewing Tap Takeover

On Friday 30th September, Unity brewing are taking over our taps as part of IMBC Fringe, with Unity Brewing: May Provisions.
Showcasing the following…
May Provisions Best Bitter – 4.2% (CASK)
Inspired by some of our favourite cask beer in the UK, this is a real showcase of East Anglian Malt and Hereford hops, combined to create balance and drinkability.
May Provisions x Charlie Herring – Skin Contact Wild Ale ’21 6.8% (30L Petainer)
The latest vintage of our ongoing project with Charlie Herring wines. The ’21 is a simple pale ale base aged on the UK’s only Riesling skins for 5 months before further conditioning in tank and package.
May Provisions x Charlie Herring – Graff ’21 7% (30L Kegstar)
The second beer in our ongoing project with Charlie Herring wines. The ’21 vintage of Graff is a blend of a simple pale ale co-fermented with cider from Charlie Herring wines.
May Provisions – Wild Saison 7% (30L Kegstar)
A rye saison secondary fermented with wild yeast and bacteria from grape skins.
May Provisions x Zapato – Brett IPA 8.2% (30L Kegstar)
A West Coast IPA secondary fermented with wild yeast and bacteria from grape skins

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– Balance Brewing Beer Launch: Ripple

On Thursday 29th September, as part of IMBC Fringe, Balance Brewing will be releasing Ripple, a blend of barrels from August and December 2021. These barrels were blended onto 300 g/L of macerated British raspberries and the beer was allowed to marry with the fruit for 2 months before bottling. The beer has a beautifully clean raspberry aroma accompanied by subtle funk and woody vanilla. Full, raspberry jelly flavour and quenching acidity work in harmony as the tannic, vinous qualities of the base beer shine through. The finish is fruity funk with Pinot Noir rosé dryness.
We’ll have the Ripple and Saison de Maison Blend 2 on keg, bottles for sale, and T-shirts!

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– Turning Point Tap Takeover

On Friday 14th October, Turning Point Brew Co are coming all the way from Knaresborough to take over our taps. Come meet the brewers from 6pm and sample 8 delicious beers!
CASK:
The Yeti Is Waiting (4.8 Pale w/ Citra, Ekuanot)
The Small Hours (5.4 DDH Pale w/ Vocation)
Pink Matter Custard (6.0 Raspberry Dessert Pale)
Lucid Dream (5.0 Milk Stout
KEG:
Disco King (5.1 American Pale) 30L
Cabernet Reshuffle (4.9 Red Grape & Blueberry Sour)
Singularity Series #004 Marsala Heavy Dreams (11.0 Marsala Single Barrel Aged Barley Wine) (12L)
Thank You Space Expert (6.8 IPA w/ Mosaic, Simcoe Cryo, Amarillo BBC)

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