– Pomona Island Quadruple Beer Launch 06-07/12/19
Pomona Street Beer Island presents…
QUADRUPLE BEER LAUNCH
Pomona Island pop-up taproom
Upstairs at Port Street Beer House
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Friday 6th December | 5pm-late
Saturday 7th December | 12pm-late
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Salford heroes Pomona Island Brew Co continue their city centre taproom residency on the UPSTAIRS bar at Port Street with the launch of FOUR VERY EXCITING BEERS on tap and in cans…
DRESS SEXY AT MY FUNERAL 12% Russian Imperial Chocolate Stout w/ Apricot & Spice
Inspired by Lidl’s Lebkuchen dark chocolate hearts. Honestly mate, they’re banging. This is a huge Impy stout with chocolate, apricot and a little allspice. Rich and decadent.
EGO TRIPPING AT THE GATES OF HELL 10.5% Triple IPA (Mosaic Cryo | Citra)
Sweet, dank, hoppy af and absolutely stunning. Pure tropical fruit juice!!!
PLA-KET-KET-KET-KET 4.5% Sloe, Raspberry and Blackberry Gose
Back with another big thick gose! Bitter Sloe, sharp tart Raspberries and sweet Blackberries combine beautifully and it’s got that body! Mega.
ACID RAINDROPS 6.8% Sour IPA (Simcoe Cryo | Ekuanot)
This is the style I want to drink most at the moment, and Simcoe Cryo is the hop I want most in it, and this is absolutely nails on the beer that it should be and you should drink it too.
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Get excited. Christmas has come early this year courtesy of Pomona Island.
– IMBC 17 Review by Cameron Steward
IMBC 17 Review
by Cameron Steward
It’s never fun queuing in the rain, but taking “pineapple selfies” whilst awaiting entrance into the North’s (perhaps even the UK’s) most revered beer festival certainly helped pass the time. To those who weren’t social media savvy our group must’ve looked like idiots, but when Beavertown take to the airwaves to plead for certain tropical plants you gotta step up, especially when there’s a mysterious prize involved… turns out that mysterious prize(s) were a can of Lupuloid IPA (6.7%), some Beavertown Extravaganza pins and a poncho. Now that’s a post-Brexit exchange rate I can get behind.
I realise the following sentence may get me blacklisted from all of Manchester’s finest bars and speakeasies, but I’ve definitely got hop haze fatigue. I’m all murked out, y’all! Thankfully, plenty of breweries have many other strings to their bows and served up slices of chop-smacking sours to satisfy my tarty tastes. Fierce Beer’s Very Berry (4.5%) and Brew By Numbers’ Cuvee 2017 (6.2%) were fantastic examples of wild ales at their biting best.
I usually keep my distance from Room 3 – it’s dark and the music is a bit rave-y. It reminds me of Laser Quest birthday parties; being gunned down by the local teenagers who would corner me until I was “back in play”, then shoot me down all over again – live, die, repeat. This year I decided to put my 90s-based traumas aside – plus my brother thought one of the DJs was very attractive… Turned out to be a great decision as Redchurch were delivering some of the best sours of the festival – Dry Hop Sour (5.4%) was ace but On Skins: Cherry (6.5%) was a face-contorting highlight. Suddenly I thought I heard a dance track I knew, and then remembered I’m old and boring so moved on to a different room.
Buxton brought along their soft serve machine, which although a bit gimmick-y, totally elevated their already great Original Blueberry Slab Cake (7%) to an astral plane. I even went a bit crazy and got soft serve Trolltunga (6.3%), their gooseberry sour IPA. Sacrilege, I hear you cry! Judge not, that ye be not judged… Or something to that affect, I would reply.
Making a lunch decision is always the hardest part of IMBC, and a last minute choice to get a Dirty Burger from Patty Smith’s turned out to be an excellent one, especially when paired with Wild Beer’s Wild Goose Chase (4.5%). Boom! Dessert was a Pecan Slab from the ever-amazing In Truffles We Trust, washed down with the frankly insane BA Imperial Chocolate Stout, Speyside Cacao (12.5%) by Dugges and Stillwater Artisanal.
Other beers were drank but haven’t been listed because they weren’t as good as the aforementioned (plus you’d get a bit bored reading about them) but the hit rate, as ever, was ridiculously high. And that also makes Indy Man a 6 for 6. Yep, 6 mother-flipping years and consistently the best thing that happens in my otherwise meaningless existence. Roll on 2018!!
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– Track x Odyssey Imperial Stout Launch / February 10th
What ho!
Our good friends Track are issuing a select number of pubs in Manchester with their new Odyssey Brew Co collab, Santa Muerte. We are one of the lucky few. Join us this Friday 10th February 2017 from 6pm for a first taste of this Chocolate and Vanilla Imperial Stout.
SANTA MUERTE LAUNCH / Friday 10th February 2017 / 6pm
– Wiper and True Imperial Milk Stout Launch and Tap Takeover
WIPER AND TRUE IMPERIAL MILK STOUT LAUNCH AND TAP TAKEOVER
Thursday 2nd March 2017 / 6pm-late
Bristol’s Wiper and True make the long haul to Port Street with the immaculate yield. Join us for a very special evening with Wiper and True themselves to celebrate the launch of their Hard Shake Imperial Milk Stout alongside the following hits on cask and keg…
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HARD SHAKE / Imperial Milk Stout / 10.7%
A stronger, more opulent version of Wiper and True’s original Milk Shake recipe with lavish amounts of chocolate malts, vanilla and the addition of cacoa nibs. Contains lactose.
COLUMBUS / Amber Ale / 5.3%
Single hopped with the US hop Columbus. Rich, sweet malts combine with notes of plum, black pepper and a hint of liquorice.
RED ORANGE / Amber Ale / 5.2%
Rich malts, bright orange citrus. Brewed with fresh orange zest.
QUINTET / IPA / 6.5%
Motueka, Mosaic, Ahtanum, Comet and Simcoe hops unite to create a beer of immense character, flavour and depth.
KALEIDOSCOPE / Pale Ale / 4.2%
Citra, Equinox and Simcoe hops unite to create a beer that is harmonious, light and refreshing.
MOSAIC / Pale Ale / 5.7%
Single hopped, exploring the magnificent Mosaic hop. Sharp citrus, blueberry and resinous pine.
SMALL BEER / Small Beer / 2.7%
Tropical fruits and soft berries with a gentle bitter finish.
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RYE MILD / Mild / 4.8%
Gooseberry and peach aromas pair with rich, sweet malts and a note of peppery rye.
MILK SHAKE / Milk Stout / 5.6%
A rich, velvety and satisfying Milk Stout abundant with chocolate and vanilla. Contains lactose.
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