<![CDATA[Trembling Madness Main Site - Beer Blog]]>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:58:47 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[VAULT CITY TAKEOVER @ TREMBLING MADNESS STONEGATE 24th APRIL 2025]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:48:03 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/vault-city-takeover-trembling-madness-stonegate-24th-april-2025
TAKEOVER: Come and meet Vault City Brewing at Stonegate Thursday 24th April 2025 from 5 p.m. Win one of the GOLDEN TICKETS for a prize. Also, if you beat Vault City at Connect 4, you win an Unbarrelled V3 Bottle!

We will be showcasing their new Marvelious Liquids range inspired by Willy Wonka. Its fitting being held in York , which has been home to Terrys, Rowntrees and now Nestle.   
MARVELOUS LIQUIDS 

Ultimate Gobstopper – 4.5% Blueberry Bubblegum Sour

Our Gobstopper sour delivers flavours that feel everlasting. Layer upon layer of bold blueberries burst with juicy bubble gum sweetness, swirling together with each mouth-puckering pop.

Golden Goose Eggs – 5% Strawberry White Chocolate Caramel Sour

Golden Goose Eggs blends luscious strawberries and raspberries with silky white chocolate and rich caramel, creating a sumptuously smooth sour with a mini egg crunch and a perfect balance of sweet and tart. This decadent delight is worth its weight in gold.

Fizzy Lifting Juice – 6% Nitro Fruited Sour

Fizzy Lifting Juice takes sour beer to new heights, packed with enough lifting power to get your work-shy grandpa out their scratcher. Bursting with ripe raspberries and juicy peaches, this nitro sour delivers fruity intensity, cascading bubbles and a mouthfeel soft as clouds.

Dissolving Elixir – 6.3% Mixed Berry Smoothie Sour

Dissolving Elixir, one of our thickest smoothie sours ever, is jam-packed with a fruit fusion of blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and a swirl of smooth, creamy vanilla. The mallow-y mouthfeel coats your tongue, dissolving into a potion of pure indulgence.

Chocolate River – 12%

Dive headfirst into decadence with our Chocolate River Imperial Stout, the thickest, most indulgent stout we’ve ever released. Inspired by a fantasy of swirling sweetness, this imperial stout delivers waves of deep chocolate malt, velvety cocoa, and a luxurious, sticky body.

No golden ticket required (and no fat children drowning on the premises).
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FRESH IN

BLACK IRIS

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DEEP SPACE DEATH TRAP (X TORSO)
Galaxy & Strata Hopped pale Ale. This beer is hoppy, juicy and absolutely smashable. What more could you want?
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NEW DARK AGES (X BEYOND GRACE)
New Dark Ages is a sessionable Black IPA collaboration with Beyond Grace a local Death Metal band with proggy twist. Together they decided on a 4.4% New Zealand hopped BIPA with hops from their favourite new supplier Eggers Hops they've used southern cross and motueka at different stages of the boil and dry hopped with a load of lovely Riwaka.

GRAVITY WELL

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CHANDRASKHAR LIMIT
It's back! One of Gravity Well's most popular pales makes a return due to popular demand. Featuring Citra, Strata and Nectaron all wrapped up in a silky smooth package.
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GENERATION SHIP
All aboard the galactic ark ship! Generation ship is a beautifully balanced hazy pale ale featuring Citra, El Dorado and a little sprinkling of Sabro.

NOTHING BOUND

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TOUR THE LIGHT
Hopped with Strata, Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe & Mosaic creating a medley of tropical and dank flavours.
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SABLE
​Packed with Citra and the killer New Zealand duo, Nectaron and Riwaka!

NORTHERN MONK

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FRENCH MARTINI
In Northern Spirits, Northern Monk work with the best cocktail bars in the North to bring you some unique and delectable beers inspired by signature cocktails.
For their second in the series, they’ve turned to pure elegance. The classic French Martini was invented in the 1980s in New York by bartender Keith McNally and takes its name from one of the main ingredients, Chambord. Think fruity, smooth and velvety but with a sharp backbone. It’s refreshing and indulgent. 
Monk have used lots of pineapple here to replicate the sharpness of the cocktail, topped with some raspberry puree, notes of blackcurrant and a touch of vanilla to replicate the flavour of Chambord. Smooth, juicy with medium mouthfeel but with a zingy tang with a 5.7% ABV.
They brewed this beer with Roland’s, the sanctuary of Call Lane, founded in 2014 by brothers Jonathan & Alexander Neil, Roland’s is a laidback bar with courtyard and hidden roof terrace serving up exceptional drinks, great music and good times. Named 32nd best bar in the UK at the 2022 Top 50 Bar Awards.
Roland’s second venue opened in March 2022 with a grown-up, chilled out vibe serving world-class drinks to the fine people of Harrogate. 

VAULT CITY

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SUGAR 'N' SPICE
This sweet, warming dessert sour is inspired by pumpkin & apple pie, topped with a dollop of whipped cream, maple drizzle and a light dusting of pecans – a true autumnal sour for the season.
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​SHAKE S'MORE
​Vault City have combined the bold juiciness of a blueberry honeyberry shake with their tangy mixed fermentation base beer, resting among creamy layers of gooey toasted marshmallow, chocolate and sweet maple syrup.

BLOOD AND INK (X FREDDIE ALBRIGHTON)
A collaboration with tattoo artist Freddie Albrighton combining jammy fruits with the subtle salty taste of squid ink creating a striking opaque black colour.
Freddie and Vault City have something in common: they're both big fans of each other's work. Alongside tattooing and art he has a passion for great beer, particularly sour beer, which led to their limited edition collaboration

RIVINGTON

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LIGHT DUTY DAY
A DDH IPA hopped with Luminosa, Azacca, Galaxy, Galaxy Spectrum, Eggers Special & Motueka Hop Kief.
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MOMENT IN TIME
A West Coast IPA hopped with Centennial, Azacca, Columbus, Eclipse Spectrum, Sultana & Citra HyperBoost.
A DDH Pale hopped with Vic Secret, Azacca, Citra Dynaboost, Amarillo Cryo & Nelson Kohia.

COMING SOON

SURESHOT

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BELA LUGOSI IS CHASING ME
IPA dry hopped with a chilling combo of Citra BBC, Mosaic BBC & Galaxy T90. What music they make! Tropical aromas curdle through a weighty oat bill, staked through the heart by a citrus bitterness.
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LEE CAVALLO'S PUTTING CHALLENGE
Hazy pale ale dry hopped with Citra BBC, Mosaic BBC, and Nelson Sauvin T90. Brewery favourite hops combine for a juicy, slightly dank, tropical fruit POWER DRIVE. May I suggest a putter?​

AZVEX

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CHARIOT OF HELIOS
We might be experiencing the very last of the sun for the year but maybe that means Azvex should make more DIPAs? 
Chariot of Helios is packed full to the brim with Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, Citra & Nectaron…So much so the gods would be proud.
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
It's been pretty hectic at Azvex this last month but their own Circadian Rhythm is back in full swing.
They took the all-star bill of Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Strata & Galaxy and applied a little change to what they normally do.
The result is a pillowy, hoppy delight with next to no bitterness.

FLOC

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PLENTY MOTUEKA
A bold DIPA featuring Freestyle Hops' 2024 Motueka from early, mid, and late harvest, enriched with Motueka Hop Kief. Expect zesty lime, tropical fruit, and citrus undertones with complex hop intensity.

​SPECIALNESS
​A vibrant DDH IPA showcasing Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic T90, and Mosaic Cryo hops. Bursting with tropical fruit, white wine notes, and juicy berry flavours, balanced by dank, resinous undertones.

DONZOKO

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HEDGEROW SOUR
A blackberry and blackcurrant Sour packed full of jammy fruit flavours and a zippy tartness.

LEFT HANDED GIANT

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MYSTERIOUS FORCES
As usual LHG have leaned heavily into the additions of jumbo and naked oats, with some white wheat on a super pale base, for a full and fluffy texture. Little pops of blueberry come through from a light kettle dose of mosaic leaf and a hint of gooseberry from a cold addition of Nelson Sauvin SubZero Hop Kief®. Peach, Tangerine & Pressed Grape.
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FEELS LIKE SUMMER
Hazy IPA with Krush, Columbus Cryo and Cashmere.
Formerly known as HBC 586, Krush is a variety that oozes rich alphonso mango, so when paired with the luxurious texture of LHG's grain bill and water profile it’s as indulgent as it is refreshing. Up front there’s a crisp lime note and to the back you can pick out a pungent spicy character, from the supporting varieties in their T90 and Cryo form.
Ripe, Mango & Seasonal Confusion.

YONDER

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ROOBARB AND CUSTARD
Nostalgia in abundance! Inspired by the classic red and yellow boiled sweet with a helping hand from a cartoon with an awesome theme tune. Apologies for the earworm!

SHRIMPS AND BANANAS
Inspired by the foamy sweet shop classic. A deliciously soft fruity sour stuffed full of flavour (does not contain shrimps).

CHERRY B'BOMB
Exploding with cherries and chocolate, this delicious pastry stout is inspired by everyone's favourite video game plumber! 
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CHERRY PIE
The pie-fect pint! As FBI agent Dale Cooper once said, "This beer must be where pies go when they die". 
Mmmm... Freshly baked Cherry Pie packed with sweet and sour cherries, a hint of almond, and vanilla. All topped with a brown sugar-dusted, flaky pastry pie crust. These are the nostalgic, homely flavours which inspired this decadent, fruit-filled pastry sour.

SIREN

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MAVKA 2024
Siren first brewed Mavka with Ukraine's Varvar Brew in 2018, it's beer that has remained close to their hearts. When they learned about the work of NOXAIDUK through James at Hook Norton, they wanted to support their incredible efforts by bringing Mavka back once more. 50p from each can sold will go directly to supporting humanitarian aid trips from Banbury to Ukraine.

BODY LANGUAGE
Siren have teamed up with Madrid's Cervecera Peninsula on this classic, robust and sessionable stout. Body Language is layered up with biscuity, nutty and roasty malted barley, with a caramelised character from rich dark sugar and just the tiniest hint of smoke. A comforting beer with moreish drinkability.

FOLLOW ME TO THE FIELDS
This brown ale takes inspiration from a Siren team visit to Simpsons Malt, where they tasted a variety of grains throughout the malting process. An impressive 9 different malt varieties build an incredible base of flavour, with Mosaic, Strata and HBC630 hops bringing berry and tropical fruit highlights.
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I SAID WHAT I SAID
Bold, bright hops are at the forefront of this soft and creamy IPA. Aromas of honeydew melon, ripe peaches and juicy tropical fruits burst right out of the glass, thanks to a generous dosing of Krush, Citra and experimental HBC1019. The hops also act to balance the sweetness of oats and milk sugar, which contribute a soft, smooth mouthfeel. Luscious, dank, moreish.

DARK ELEMENT

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HARBINGER
A 6% IPA boasting a high dry hop charge of Cashmere, Belma and Kohatu. High in citrus flavours and aroma, with undertones of berry and stone fruit with a super smooth mouth feel.

STAGGERINGLY GOOD

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SLOSHI: MANGO, BLOOD ORANGE, PEACH, KEY LIME PIE
Mango, Peach, Blood Orange, Key Lime Pie blend together into a sharp, tart, but endlessly smashable tropical cocktail.

ICE CREAM WRECKER
Staggeringly Good's sour fruit beer base, packed with Plum, Cherry, Blackcurrant, and conditioned kilo after kilo of Ice Cream Powder, it's thiccccccc, sweet, delicious - like having ice cream with a tart berry coulis.
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HOP ROD
The moustache owning, tasche talking, beer swilling, telling you to 'fuck orf', (not the) manager is back, ready to jump that jump.  Staggeringly Good have taken everything they've learned about NEIPA since they originally launched this, and thrown it all at the recipe of this absolute classic, hopped with Citra, Bru-1, Mosaic, and Simcoe. It's back, packed with oats and hops, and ready to remind you that Southsea is the REAL MVP.  

POMONA ISLAND

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SOYLENT GREEN
A nourishing double dry hopped pale with Citra Cryo and Citra T90, that will keep you coming back for more. What makes Pomona beers taste so damn good? There is a secret ingredient, but they’ll never tell.

I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR
A Double Dry Hopped IPA with 100% Strata? I’d buy that for a dollar!

​NO I'M... DOESN'T
I heard a Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Blueberry & Lime Sour makes you stupid. No I’m... doesn’t.
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BUILD A BOX 
Join the many customers who shop curating their own compliation of beers. 

Don't miss out on any new releases or offers, compile your order over time. Add as little or many items as you want. Our team carefully pick and store your products until you are ready for dispatch. 

Thus making it easier to qualify for free shipping and saving your products for when you are ready. 
ORDER PROCESS

BROWSE THE RANGE - ADD THEM TO YOUR CART AS USUAL 

AT CHECKOUT SELECT "Click and Collect (York) or Build Order"

AT THE NEXT STEP SELECT "Build Order for Future Shipping" 

PAY FOR THE ORDER AND REPEAT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT 

WHEN YOU FINALLY WANT YOUR GOODS SHIPPING - Leave a message in the order notes or message us
Theres no extra cost to yourself and we will let you know first if you haven't made Free Shipping. 
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]]><![CDATA[STOCK ARRIVING WEEK COMMENCING 10TH JUNE]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 13:24:54 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/stock-arriving-weel-commencing-10th-june
NEW LINES WEEK 10/06/2024
Watch out next weeks new arrivals - lines include - 

Azvex DIAMOND DOGS 6.7% IPA 440ml Cans
Azvex CATERPILALR BOXING 6.4% IPA 440ml Cans
Sureshot Curse These Metal Hands DDH IPA  6% abv 440ml Cans
Pressure Drop Call Me! Sour 5% 440ml Cans
Pressure Drop Wallbanger  Witbier 4.7% 440ml Cans
Pressure Drop Sardines NEIPA 7.5% 440ml Cans
Pressure Drop Dorothy Pale Ale 5.2%  440ml Cans
​​Two Flints DDH Citra + Nelson Hazy IPA  440ml Cans
Two Flints DDH Citra + Nelson Bright IPA  440ml Cans
Pentrich The Hope That Kills Pale Ale 4.5% 440ml Cans
Pentrich Killed by the Boom NZ IPA 6.5% 440ml Cans
Brew York Kammy's Un-Beer-Lievable 4.1% Lager 440ml Cans
Epochal Stock Lager 5.5% 375ml
Epochal ​The Empyrean 10% Export Stout 375ml
Dogs Window Me and My Shadow - Black IPA - 4.2% - 440ml Can​s
Dogs Window Digging to Australia - Hazy Pale - 5.2% - 440ml Can​s
Dogs Window It's a Crossbreed Maple - Oatmeal Stout - 6% - 440ml Can​s
Dogs Window ​Big Dog on the Bridge - Hazy IPA - 6.3% - 440ml Can​s
Aslin Beer Drinking is not a Crime 8.5% DIPA 473ml Cans
Aslin Volcano Sauce 6.5% Sour Ale 473ml Cans 
Aslin Clear Nights 7.0% IPA 473ml Cans
Barrier Brewing Money Rabbit - Collab Tripping Animals 9.8% DIPA 473ml Cans
Barrier Brewing Making Waves - STRATUEKA 7.6% NEIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Fluctuation 8.1% ddh DIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Lime Stein (New Release) 8.0% DIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Astrophysics 6.5% Hazy Dank IPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium MC2 8.0% DIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Wavelength 6.5% IPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium x Magnify 400x 8.5% DIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Straight Outta the Laboratory 10.2% TIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Surfing While Sciencing 8.5% DIPA 473ml Cans
Equilibrium Fractal Universe 6.8% IPA 473ml Cans
KCBC Penguins In Space 5.2% Hazy Pale Ale 473ml Cans
KCBC Superhero Sidekicks 6.9% Hazy IPA 473ml Cans
Threes Logical Conclusion 7.0% Northeast Styel Hazy IPA473ml Cans
Finback Oscillation 037 8.4% DIPA 473ml Cans
Finback Among the Bandits 7.5% IPA 473ml Cans
Finback x Beak Selfsame 6.5% IPA 473ml Cans
Finback Whale Watching 8.4% DIPA 473ml Cans
Threes The Things We All Do 6.8% IPA 473ml Cans

Does not include restocks from everyone, so lots and lots of beers!
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NEW LINES WEEK 03/06/2024 ​
This list is updated continually throughout the week - 

Left Handed Giant Radler - Pink Lemonade 440ml Cans
Left Handed Giant Sound & Fury (Yakima Chief Hops) IPA 440ml Cans
Left Handed Giant Colour Me In IPA 440ml Cans
Mills Brewing Islay Brut Bottles 750 ml 8.2% ABV
Mills Brewing Saison Cider Cask Bottles 750 ml 7.2% ABV
Italian Birra Montecassino- Aurea 330ml Bottles
Italian Birra Montecassino-Alba 330ml Bottles
Italian Birra Montecassino-Dubbel 330ml Bottles
Italian Birra Montecassino Gift Set 3x 330ml Bottles
Lithuanian Kalnapilis Royal Select 5.6% Cans
Ukranian Lev Bile Pshenychne, Lvivske 4.8% Cans
Ukranian Lvivske Svitle 4.3% Bottles
Ukranian ​Lvivske 1715 4.5% Bottles
Slovakian Zlaty Bazant 4.6% Cans
Romanian Timisoreana 5% Cans
Myagke Lvivske 4.2% Bottles  
Polish Tyskie Lager 5% Cans 
Sureshot Football Friend Lager 440ml Cans
Deya Sound Machine Groove DIPA 500 ml Cans
Deya Proverbial Ether Table Beer 3.2% abv 500ml Cans
Abbeydale Wanderer Mosaic IPA 440ml Cans
Donzoko TOGARASHI GOSE  3.4%  500ml Cans
Donzoko NZ SUPERPILS 5%  500ml Cans
​Drop Bear True Colours 0.5% IPA 330 ml Cans
Track Flares IPA 6.5% Cans
Track Lost In Flight Pale Ale 5.3% Cans
Track High Hills '24 (Rivington Collab) Table Beer 3% Cans 
Track Out Of Focus  IPA 6.8% Cans
Terra Tempo Vinicius 7% - Red wine BA wild ale 750ml bottles
Terra Tempo Maximum Speed of Muji Bird 7.3% - White Wine BA wild ale 750ml bottles
Terra Tempo Sunn (1))) 8.4% Imperial Stout 750ml bottles
Terra Tempo Sunn (2))) 8.4% Imperial Stout 750ml bottles
Terra Tempo Impressions v2 2023 hop harvest BA wild ale 750ml bottles 
Makemake Space Shake: Chocolate - 8% - Chocolate Milkshake Stout 500ml Can 
Makemake Hazy Cosmic Jive - 6% - IPA  500ml Can 
De Dolle Dulle Teve Tripel 10% 330ml Bottle 
Northern Monk x Chance & Counters Tropical IPA 440ml 
​Northern Monk Wild 004 BA Mixed Fermentation Saison 750ml Bottle
Dark Element Below - 5.8% Pale 440ml 
Dark Element Crafty - 6.5% IPA 440ml 
Burnt Mill Grapefruit Seven Acre (7th Anniversary) 7.0%  44cl Cans 
Burnt Mill Seven Acre (7th Anniversary) 7.0% 24x44cl Cans 
Anspach & Hobday Ordinary Bitter Smooth 3.4%  47cl Cans
Yonder Brewing & Blending Peach & Maple Sundae 6.0% 44cl Cans 
Fonta Flora - Hop Beard - 7% - 47.3cl Cans 
Fonta Flora - Old Blush - 7.2 - 35.5cl Cans 
Kees - Year of the Dragon - 5.9% 44cl Cans 
Kees - Summer in Paradise - 7.9% 44cl Cans 
Kees - Pastry Train White Lady - 12% - 33cl Cans 
Kees - Export Porter 1750 - 10% 33cl Cans 
Old Chimneys - Burr Medic - 9.2% - 33cl Bottle 
Pastore - Panna Cotta Raspberry Rhubarb Pistachio - 5% 44cl Cans 
Little Earth - Sherbourne Quince - 5.3% 37.5cl Bottle 
Little Earth - Sweet & Sour Cherry - 8.3% - 37.5cl Bottle 
Little Earth - Coolship 1 - 5.7% - 75cl Bottle 
Little Earth - Hedgerow blend 2023 - 5.9% - 37.5cl Bottle 
Little Earth - Tangential Thoughts - 7.2% - 75cl Bottle 
Little Earth Project -Brett Organic Stock Ale 2020 - 9.8% 75cl Bottle ​
Burning Sky - Destination - 6% - 44cl Cans 
Burning Sky - Entangled - 4.4% - 44cl Cans 
Baron - Shonks - 6.5% - 50cl Cans 
Baron - High Noon w/ Duration - 6% - 50cl Cans 
Beak SEPPY 10% TIPA x Tripping Animals - 440ml Can​s
Black Isle Altbier (The Kernel collab) 4.8% 44cl Cans
Verdant Rustling Substance 5% Pale Ale 440ml 440ml Can​s
Verdant Played Trumpet On That Tune 6.5% IPA 440ml Can​s
Verdant ​Bloom IPA 6.5% 440ml Can​s
Verdant Five A.M. DIPA 8% 440ml Can​s
Verdant ​The Half Life Of Magic x SOMA 6.5% IPA 440ml Can​s
Plus lots of US stock and more !

Does not include restocks from everyone, so lots and lots of beers!

]]><![CDATA[WC 05/02/24 ELUSIVE, DOGS WINDOW, VERDANT, VAULT CITY, KERNEL, DARK ELEMENT & MORE]]>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:15:40 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-050224-elusive-dogs-window-verdant-vault-city-kernel-dark-element-more

ELUSIVE

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DO YOU LOVE THE WEST  COAST?
Elusive have released Double Oregon Trail a couple of times now, to great feedback. Last year they released Sunset (Red) and Midnight (Black) variants of Oregon Trail, both beers were highly rated. Sunset is rated in the top 3 Red IPAs brewed in England. They love brewing quality Red IPAs. Midnight also features in the top ten Black IPAs. They've ramped up both these beers to 8% Abv, increasing the hops alongside the robust caramel bodies. Double Oregon will remain of the light and modern West Coast DIPA style, with a drinkability that belies its strength. We also have fresh original Oregon Trail that started  the whole thing off. 

VERDANT

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WHOO-HOO THREE NEW AND A RE-BREW

Timing's End IPA 6.5%
New season NZ hops in the form of selected lotas of Motueka and Nelson Sauvin are the star of the show here. Grapes, gooseberries and unctuous creamy limes atop a feathery mouthfeel of joy.

Beams Pale Ale 4.5%
Crisp 'n' quenching Pale Ale with Amarillo & Simcoe that zips along like a flavour taser laser beam!

Fruit Stickers IPA 6.5%
Fluffed up fruity tang-tang of a beer this one! Tropical fruits smashing against the citric pink grapefruit shores of your mouth. It ain't easy bein' squeezy! With Talus, Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin & Riwaka hops.
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Rustling Substance Pale Ale 5.2% (Rebrew)
Layered up malts, silky oats and lashings and lashings of Citra and Motueka hops. All the citrus you could ever want cut through with that lovely Kiwi creamed lime tang. A soft grapefruit bite at the end keeps you coming back for more.

KERNEL

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LARGE HAUL OF KERNEL BEER
The Bermondsey mile originator and arguably the most respected brewery in London. The Kernel Brewery strives on consistent quality and upfront yet balanced beers. They avoid unnecessary experimentation, with each brew being an intentional evolution of the previous batch. The hop types used are constantly changing in line with availability and the varying characteristics of each year's crop. Great flavours and pricing always make Kernel a go to brewery for our craft beer loving customers. Check out 18 more fresh lines from light pales, saisons to aged darks..
ALSO ON CASK/KEG AT BOTH OUR PUBS

VAULT CITY

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THE WILLY WONKA OF BEER 
A nostalgic trio of sweet shop sours, including an amped-up return of the Bubblegum bottles sour from last year which is sure to go down well. 

Fizzy Watermelon Slices 4.1%
Experience the fresh, familiar flavour of juicy watermelon slices with a tangy twist. Pouring pink with sweet nostalgia and bold sour notes.

Violets 6.5%
No shrinking violets here, this modern sour beer is bursting with nostalgic flavours and a delicate floral character wrapped in subtle sweetness.

Giant Raspberry Blueberry Bubblegum Bottles 8.2%
An amped-up return of one of our most popular beers in 2023! Waves of raspberry, blueberry, bubble gum and zingy sherbet – dialled up to a giant 8.2%. If that isn’t enough to get your taste buds tingling, we’ve turned this modern sour beer electric blue to resemble your favourite bubble gum sweets.

DOGS WINDOW

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7 BEERS FROM THE WELSH NO.2 BREWERY
A new brewery to the Madness! Which is rated the 2nd best in Wales and named after their Jack Russell dog Bo who was adopted from dogs trust. In 2018, what began as a small homebrew hobby operation evolved into a full-fledged commercial brewery based in South Wales. Their prized beer-making water emanates from a natural spring and is renowned for its purity and taste.
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Ned's Stick Collection - Hazy Pale - 6.1%
Dog Training Class - Hazy IPA - 5.1%
Little Dog on the Bridge - Extra Pale Ale - 4.6%
Fetch the Reaper - Kviek IPA - 5.7%
Barking at Nothing - Amber Ale - 5.2%
Play Dead - Belgian Golden - 11%
Small Dog Complex - Baltic Porter - 7.2%

DARK ELEMENT

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A brand new South Wales based brewery, they launched in January this year with 10 years of commercial brewing experience behind them.  We'll be seeing them focusing on hop forward styles.
Here are the first two arrivals now in stock, very well rated. 
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Entropy - 6.5% IPA [Untapped Rating 4.09]
Reptilia - 5.3% Pale [Untapped Rating 4.03]

AZVEX

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3 more new beers from Azvex in Liverpool, bringing back one of their best DIPA's, plus a thick smoothie and Impy, all winners!

MANA 4 - Smoothie Sour 6%
With Passion Fruit, Guava, Mango and Coconut

SEAGULL KING - DIPA 8%
Hopped with Citra, Strata, Galaxy
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WEBS OF DARKNESS - Imperial Stout 13%
With Cinnamon and Vanilla

NORTHERN MONK

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Not as many releases these days from the Monks since scaling back the Patrons range,  so jump on them whilst they're available, here's last weeks release plus the new pancake one arriving Friday - 

Stacks // Maple Blueberry &  Bacon Pancake Stack Porter 6%
A scrumptious pancake porter stacked high with maple, blueberry and bacon blueberry and maple.
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Breakdancing in Doncaster // IPA 6.5%
For the final beer in the British Culture Archive series, they've taken the king of the US hops, Citra, and paired it with the gold-standard of English hops, East Kent Goldings. Citra brings its signature tropical and citrus punch, which underpins the tangerine, mint and floral notes of East Kent Goldings.

OVERTONE

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Firstly they have created a twin range of beers inspired by the concept of double albums, two separate beers with the same base but a slightly different twist, both available together to be enjoyed together. Both beers start with the same malt bill and Galaxy and Ekuanot in the kettle before the dry hopping parts their ways.

Twilight To Starlight 6.2% DDH IPA
Twilight to Starlight is double dry-hopped with Mosaic hops to add some blueberry and stone fruit notes on top of peach, papaya and citrus notes.

Dawn To Dusk 6.2% DDH IPA
Dusk to Dawn is double dry-hopped with Enigma hops to add some sweet berry and white wine notes on top of peach, papaya and citrus notes.

Then a new Pale & Sour - 

Naked Soup 5% Pale Ale
Brewed in collaboration with one of their favourite Glasgow hot spots, Naked Soup. A juicy sessionable pale ale with a new hop blend from Freestyle Hops. Kohia Nelson is a blend of Nelson Sauvin and Rakau hops, but the most exciting part is the addition of dried passion fruit seeds to the blend to deliver strong passionfruit, orange and guava juice flavours with hints of citrus.
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Raspberry Ripple 5.5% Ice Cream Sour
Their ice cream sours have been going down a storm so they've decided to launch a fresh new range in the series at a modest and (slightly) sessionable 5.5%. First up is this Raspberry Ripple inspired sour with kilos of fresh Scottish raspberries and vanilla soft serve ice scream swirled through.
Plus a large restock of all their most recent beers that have sold out.

VALENTINES

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And what would you prefer to be showered with this Valentine's Day? With something intangible, or with something tasty, fruity and delicious? Check out our Valentines section online for ideas, with 1000's of gifts available you'll be sure to find something. Put your message in the order notes and we'll print it out and send it with your gift.  ​

HERRS & RAP SNACKS

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Fresh shipment from the US of tasty Herr's snacks last week plus the new Rap Snacks.
The Carolina Reaper is currently the hottest pepper around. Boasting over 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), this mighty pepper sets the standard for hot. Herr's accepted this flavour challenge by combining the heat of the Carolina Reaper pepper with the savoury goodness of their crunchy Cheestix to bring you the hottest snack item they've ever made.
We guarantee that you hot heads will not be disappointed. Too hot? ten dial it down with the additive Jalapeno flavour. 
Check out Rap Snacks inspired by Hip Hop and 100% Black owned

Lots more beers arriving daily! ​

We have more pre-orders than ever before already placed, with an abundance of US and European stock already on its way. The first US 2024 stock arrives soon so watch this space. 
Breweries coming soon include Finback, Equilibrium, The Veil, Imprint, Homes, Hop Butcher, CLAG, Allagash, Amundsen, Fuerst Wiacek and many more. 
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TRACK

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Track have once again pulled out some big beers at the start of the year . Three hop focussed brews from down under with designs & names inspired by the beautiful under water world of the Great Barrier Reef .
ELYSIA - DDH IPA w/ @futurebrewingsyd
Enticing aromas of ripe Gooseberry, dry White Grape and delicate Honeydew Melon intermingle and compliment one another thanks to a very generous sprinkling of brewery favourite, Nelson Sauvin (T90 and Hop Kief!)
ACROPORA - DIPA w/ @mountainculturebeerco
A triple threat of Citra - using Citra, Citra Incognito and Citra Cryo, creates an immense wave of tantalising Lemon and Orange on the nose. This transcends into a crescendo of massive flavours of overripe Mango, White Grape, and dank Pineapple with a Piney, herbal finish.
OSCILLATE - TIPA w/ @rangebrewing
It's rare you'll see a TIPA this year, but they had to go all out for this one with @rangebrewing. Utilising @yakimachiefeu Citra YCH 702 alongside a cacophony of New World Hops. Galaxy, Rakau Sub Zero Hop Kief, Riwaka & Nelson meld together to create a tropical fruit punch that drinks as easy as straight IPA rather than a 10% TIPA.

​BEAK

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Strands is a limited edition series of three beers, each showcasing a different hop variety from the 2023 Yakima Chief Hops harvest.

STRANDS #1 8.0% DIPA
This Double India Pale Ale was brewed with a single lot of Mosaic hand selected by us for its extraordinarily expressive character. We’re getting Parma Violets, blueberry muffins, rose petals and strawberry candyfloss.
STRANDS #2 5.5% PALE
This juicy pale ale was brewed with a single lot of Idaho-7® hand selected by us for its extraordinarily expressive character. We’re getting mango, ripe pineapple, pink grapefruit, apricot, papaya and pine sap. Enjoy!
STRANDS #3 6.4% BRIGHT IPA
This crisp Northwestern-style IPA was brewed with a single lot of Citra® hand selected by us for its extraordinarily expressive character. We’re getting bergamot, pot, blood orange and lemon verbena. Enjoy!

PLUS A BEAK TAP TAKEOVER FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
@TREMBLING MADNESS LENDAL - YORK
8 BEAK LINES INCLUDING THE NEW STRAND RELEASES

SHOP BEAK

CLOUDWATER

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CLOUDWATER X RANGE BREWING DIPA v16
In their latest DIPA v series collaboration they are grateful to have worked hand-in-hand with Range Brewing in Brisbane Australia, who have worked in bold and adventurous ways to elevate the Australian brewing scene.
In this DIPA they've boldly pushed the boundaries of contemporary liquid hop offerings. While liquid hops have traditionally played a supporting role in their most innovative beers, evolving their impact as technology and real-world feedback shape their usage, this time they wanted them to take centre stage in the brewing process.
The aim was to maximise the potential of these full-flavour liquid hop extracts, producing an abundance of aroma and a profound hop resin character. The hop line-up starts with Citra Incognito from Barth Haas, followed by Nelson and Motueka SubZero HopKief from Freestyle for biotransformation. It then progresses to Galaxy and Citra Spectrum before finishing off with Nelson and Motueka Amplifire green hops oil from Clayton Hops, resulting in a layered complexity that rivals the finest dry-hop offerings available.
The outcome is a huge New Zealand-led bouquet of grape, lime, and gooseberry, complemented by lingering citrus and peach flavours on a dense resinous body that will have you savouring the intense, all-encompassing hop experience.
In can plus lots of other fresh Cloudwater.
ALSO ON TAP AT BOTH OUR PUBS THIS WEEKEND

PENTRICH

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3 MORE HOPPY NEW BEERS FROM DERBYSHIRE

Pentrich Screen Violence DIPA 8.4% Abv
A bold and juicy DIPA brewed with Citra and Vic Secret hops. Citra provide the usual tropical and citrus fruit flavours, whilst Vic Secret add a gentle lime undertone to the proceedings.

Pentrich Noise Pollution IPA 6.8% Abv
A vibrantly hoppy IPA packed full of Citra and the New Zealand hop blend Turkey's Pick. Juicy flavours of passion fruit, nectarine and pithy grapefruit notes combine over a light bitterness.
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Pentrich Little Fury Citra Pale Ale  4.1% Abv
​A naturally hazy session pale that’s hopped heavily with all the Citra we could muster. This beer is full of bold citrus & stone fruit flavours from the hops, complimented with a light bitterness on the finish.

NEON RAPTOR

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NEW BEERS FROM NOTTINGHAM
Slushasaurus - Cherry Cola Cinema Slushy Sour 5% Abv
Welcome back to our slushy stand! Everyone's favourite liquid dinosaur is back, this time in cherry cola form. It's sweet, sour, and silly in equal measure, but remember, Slushasaurus is for grown ups only!
Singles In Your Area - DDH IPA 6.5% Abv
Hot SINGLES IN YOUR AREA want to meet up with you NOW. Like Tropical Flavours? Motueka, Citra Cryo, Mosaic and Cashmere desperately want to be dry hopped into this NEIPA. You won't believe your tastebuds!
Plus the Naughty series in full.
Taste the different intensities of Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic hops with Hand Luggage, a Session IPA, Naughty Luggage, a New England IPA, and Very Naughty Luggage, a Double IPA.

POLLYS

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5 new Polly's brews including a rare TIPA loaded with Cashmere and Idaho 7 Hops.  A great year so far from the Welsh number one craft brewery following on from thheir Birthday beers. 
Wind Fever - TIPA 10.0%
Defending Backbeat - IPA 6.5%
Fresh Purple - Blackberry Imperial Gose 7.0%
Waimea - Hop Studio Pale 5.2%
Blue Roses - Small IPA 3.2%

NEW BRISTOL

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New Bristol have just released their THANK CINDER IT'S FEBRUARY range. 6 great variations of their best known beer. Described as liquidised Crunchie Bars in a stout. Maris Otter, Crystal, Rolled Oats, Wheat, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malts and blow-torched honeycomb lay down the perfect grain bill for this beautifully smooth, jet black stout. Flavours include: 
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Cinder Toffee Stout 4%
Dark Chocolate Cinder Toffee Stout 4.4%
Salted Cinder Toffee Stout 4.8% (new)
Big Cinder Toffee Stout 6.5%
Espresso Martini Cinder Toffee Stout 7%
Salted Chocolate Bigger Cinder Toffee Stout 8.4%

GRAVITY WELL

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A treat from London based Gravity Well, we admire their amazing hopped beers but here they've just produced a rare Imperial Stout, absolutely outstanding. This beer will also be on tap at our Lendal pub so if you're in York give it a go. 

Lavell's Chocolate Orange Imperial Stout 10% Abv

A beer to celebrate our love of Terry, without whom we still wouldn't be in business today. Terry loves big beers, particularly imperial stouts (which apparently we don't brew often enough). Terry also enjoys orange and chocolate flavours in his stout, so this seemed the obvious choice. 

TARTARUS

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Just arrived we have 3 different variants of the latest Tartarus Impys. The small Leeds brewery are widely acclaimed for their dark beers, these are limited so treat yourself while they last.   

BOURBON CERBERUS
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 15%
A big imperial stout aged in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for over 16 months. This beer is dark, thick and delcious with a smooth vanilla and woody flavour addition from the bourbon barrels.

BRANDY CERBERUS
Brandy Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 15%
Aged in brandy barrels for over 16 months. This beer is dark, thick and delicious with dark fruit, spices and warm alcohol notes from the brandy barrels.
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WHISKY CERBERUS
Whisky Barrel Aged Imperial Stout 15%
Aged in Whisky barrels for over 16 months. This beer is dark, thick and delcious with a smoky addition from the Whisky barrels.

BURNT MILL

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Some more great beers from our favourite West Coast and Gluten Free brewery, check out their full range online 
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OVER THE WINDS - NE PALE ALE 4.6%
Over the Winds is a New England Pale Ale which blends together hops from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. A base of Extra Pale, Oats, and Caramel Aromatic malts provide a soft mouthfeel for a moreish pale ale. Citrus and ripe pineapple from BRU-1 and experimental hop HBC 520 are blended with big hitting Galaxy hops from Australia for a burst of tropical and citrus fruits.

ENDLESS RIVER - WEST COAST PALE ALE 5%
A DDH West Coast pale with a full body from lots of dextrin, vienna and caramalt combining with extra pale malt. Chinook is used in the whirlpool with Citra, Chinook and Centennial in the dry hop for a great classic hop combo giving us some lovely citrus and piney flavours.
Gluten Free Product

SILVER DIVIDE - WEST COAST IPA 6%
Silver Divide comprises a malt bill of extra pale, dextrin, vienna and caramalt and a blend of classic hops loaded up in the whirlpool and dry hop for huge aromatics underpinned by an assertive bitterness. Citra, Chinook, Cascade and Amarillo bring the pithy citrus fruits, interwoven with crushed pine needles.
Gluten Free Product

HERRS

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Fresh shipment from the US of tasty Herr's snacks.
The Carolina Reaper is currently the hottest pepper around. Boasting over 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), this mighty pepper sets the standard for hot. Herr's accepted this flavour challenge by combining the heat of the Carolina Reaper pepper with the savoury goodness of their crunchy Cheestix to bring you the hottest snack item they've ever made.
We guarantee that you hot heads will not be disappointed. Too hot? ten dial it down with the additive Jalapeno flavour. 
Our teams favourites snacks, check out our full range of ever changing beer munchies.  

Also arriving soon and in stock

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From the likes of Track, Floc, Cloudwater, Atom, Turning Point, Bullhouse, Northern Monk, Yonder, Donzoko and many more!
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KEES

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5 NEw BREWS PLUS RESTOCKS
More great Dutch imports from the brewmaster of international fame, Kees Bubberman. Just what we need for a cold January ​- 
Kees Barrel Project BOWMORE 2023 BA Barley Wine 11%
Kees Barrel Project Bourbon 2024 BA Barley Wine 10.9%
Kees x Moersleutel Smeerkees Imperial Stout 14.9%
Kees x Two Chefs It's Intergalactic WC DIPA 8.2%
And one for those DryJaner's Kees Be Wise Non Alcoholic Weizen 0%
Check out their full range on the link below.

PUHASTE

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4 NEW ESTONIAN BREWS
We always get excited when we get more dark beers from Puhaste, there's very limited stock from this highly ratd brewery from Tartu in Estonia. 
Puhaste Amandula Bourbon BA Imperial Stout 13.9%
Puhaste Sensi Rum BA Imperial Stout 12.5%
Puhaste The Black Eye Coffee Porter 6.5%
Puhaste Lummus Chocolate Cream Stout 11.5%

HOLY GOAT

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3 NEW BEERS PLUS RESTOCKS

Bringing you 3 new brews from this superb Dundee based mixed ferm brewery. The Holy Goat name references the tongue-in-cheek description of the ‘goat’ like qualities of wild yeast (Brettanomyces) characteristics. All come in bottles with great artwork.

Holy Goat Bergamot Crusher Golden Sour with Bergamot Orange & Clementine 5.6%
Holy Goat Starhammer Tropical Sour with Starfruit 6%
Holy Goat 1867 Double Export Stout 8.4%

BARON

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2 NEW BEERS PLUS RESTOCKS
Baron is a one man micro-brewery run by Jack on a farm in Great Hormead, East Hertfordshire, he works damn hard to produce some stunning beers. 

Baron Foot in the Door – 8.4% Baltic Porter 
January 20th is Baltic Porter day. Strong, black lager. Baltic Porters are a closet favourite of the brewer Jack, bringing full bodied malt character with a short lager finish and surprisingly easy drinking for its weight. Lagered at near freezing for 6 weeks.

Baron Pulling Shapes Pale Ale 5.6%
A zippy pale, with Citra, Centennial and Ekuanot hops. A New England base with sharp citrus from some heavy hops. Passionfruit and lime juice.
Plus more Baron Too Much TIPA 10% which was part of our Project Excess launch last week, this beer flew out, don't miss out again!

BAYONET

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TWO FRESH BREWS

Hats off to owner Alex who currently works part-time in his small 2.5bbl garage brewery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, He packages everything on site and deliveries it fresh to our door, and even wins awards. His beers are highly rated on Untappd.   

Bayonet It Pays To Be A Winner DIPA 8.2% 
He's combined Nelson with Citra to give you a hazy DIPA that is bursting with notes of Grape, Citrus and Gooseberry. As we speak, there's no check ins on Untappd yet, its that fresh!

Bayonet B For Berry Blackberry Gose 4.4%
He's teamed up with the amazing Sheep in Wolf's Clothing to bring you a seasonal special that's bursting with blackberry goodness! Expect a traditional salty/sour backbone alongside plenty of wheat to add to that huge berry hit!

OVERTONE

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CHECK OUT THESE MONSTERS FROM GLASGOW
Overtone are once again firing out lots of small batch tasty brews each week from their Glasgow brewery. We have 9 new beers in this week! With more coming next week. Go crazy and tantalize your taste buds with these great craft beers. 
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Square Moon Pale Ale
Bookhouse Boys WC Pale Ale
Sweet Like Chocolate Ice Cream Stout
Get The Notion HDHC IPA 
Auto Rock Pale Ale
Rumplenut Rum BA Imperial Maple Stout
Destination Motherland Blackberry & Raspberry Gose
Paradisi Circus Pale Ale 
Trickle Down DIPA

PENTRICH

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3 BEER NEW BEER LAUNCH
Here's our first 3 new years releases from the great Derbyshire based craft brewery, and they'll be another 3 new releases at the end of the month, expect the them all to be big juice flavours which is what Pentrich are renowned for. 

Pentrich Big Stache DIPA
A 8.4% Imperial India Pale Ale hopped with Citra and El Dorado hops. Juicy citrus flavours of grapefruit and tangerine combine with notes of papaya and pineapple to make a super juicy DIPA.

Pentrich Everything Is Temporary IPA
A 6.8% India Pale Ale hopped with possibly our two favourite hops, Citra & Galaxy. Big tropical and citrus flavours are at the fore, backed up with light floral notes and a light bitterness on the finish.
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Pentrich Sunshine Thief Pale Ale
A 5.6% Pale Ale hopped exclusively with Mosaic. Juicy citrus and berry flavours are at the fore with a gentle bitterness on the finish.

BEAK

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DONUT IMPERIAL STOUT

This 11% sumptuous, velvety-smooth imperial stout was made in collaboration with their good friends from Cloudwater. It was brewed using a combination of Terra Rossa cocoa, Callebaut cacao nibs, Madagascan vanilla and Kenyan Karimuki AA coffee from Workshop, before being blended with a portion of stout that had spent two years ageing in select bourbon barrels. We’re getting affogato, brownies and donut shops on the nose followed by flavours of bourbon, cranberry, crème brulee, cinder toffee and heather honey. It might be their most opulent stout yet.
Check out Beaks full range online plus theres some exciting special beer launch coming form them start of February, watch this space.

VAULT CITY

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3 CRAZY BEERS - IDEAL FOR VALENTINES
These beers should be here late this week, they'll be also pouring at our venues in York plus more Iron Brew restocks!!
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Chocolate Dipped Strawberries 4.5%
This decadent dessert sour combines juicy Scottish strawberries with the rich, luxurious taste of creamy chocolate. Pouring a deep ruby red colour, they’ve double dipped their favourite fruit to create a sweet-sour symphony and a velvety smooth finish. 

Danish Berry Pudding 6.4%
A Danish delicacy is the inspiration for their latest pastry sour; a collaboration with Væskebalancen, who have brought new meaning to the term great Danes.  
Danish Berry Pudding (or Rødgrød med Fløde) showcases a beautiful fruit blend with tart berries and a gentle, creamy sweetness rounding out each sip. 

Stoopid Strawberry Banana Coconut Cream 6.7%
Why be serious when you can be stoopid? 
Jam-packed with unfermented fruit for the freshest aromas and flavours, featuring ripe strawberries, sweet banana, and the tropical taste of creamy coconut. Outrageously tasty in every stoopid sip. 

MASH GANG

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3 MORE FOR DRYJANUARY
Well done if you're still doing DryJanuary and didn't cave to the Putty.. Here's another round of Mash Gangto wet your palette -  

Pie PA - 0.5% - Mango and Peach IPA
Did we base a beer on a deep fried pie from a certain beloved fast food chain? Yes, this IS a Jollibee inspired beer. This is an IPA evolved, maybe we are improving craft beer or slowly but surely causing it's downfall. BUT YOU LIKE PIE, RIGHT?!

Unlucky Charms - 0.5% - Cereal Milk Pale Ale 
Back for a super limited time only, the return of Unlucky Charms!
A hazy pale ale like no other, highly experimental, sweet and strange like drinking fizzy cereal milk. Fruity, Silky, Deliciousness

Furthur - 0.5% - Wheat beer 
Inspired by the open road, crackling campfires and a night under the stars. A celebration of the great American road trip. We used orange peel and coriander seed in the boil and a classic west coast ale yeast. Best served in a tumbler with a wedge of orange and a slice of lime.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

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SO MANY MORE NEW BEERS JUST IN!

We we lucky ewnough to acquire some Pohjala Baltic Porter Day 2022 BA Imperial Baltic Porter 10.5%, this is very special indeed. 

Neon Raptor VERY Naughty Luggage DIPA is crammed with even more Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic! They've amped up theirr flagship New England IPA to the point of no return.

Left Handed Giant Bushland Creatures Milk Stout is a collab an intricate grain bill with a blend of Crystal, Caramel and Roasted malts; layered up with generous helpings of Honeycomb and cold-conditioned on Cacao Nibs. Elegant raw chocolate with a hit of sweet cinder toffee.

Pressure Drop x Burning Sky Plant The Seed Whole Hop WC IPA is a take on a classic West Coast IPA. Huge resinous pine, grapefruit zest, sherbet, and nice pleasing bitterness to finish, watch this space for a special West Coast launch with Pressure Drop in February pouring at our bars.

The return of the Burning Sky Baltic Porter with rich toffee and dried fruit flavours carrying to a light liquid finish. A lengthy cold fermentation and ageing time makes this beer incredibly smooth, Well its porter time so why not!
Nothing Bound the up and coming microbrewery from the Midlands has a fresh Citra and Riwaka New England India Pale Ale, don't miss it . 
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Three Hills brewing has a Of Juice range with a superb DIPA leading the way. 
On Friday with have Gouden Carolus Cuvée Van De Keizer Imperial Dark. A special limited edition with powerful notes of roasted malts, caramel and plums, its surprisingly soft and fruity aroma combines a warm roundness with a refreshing taste. Not much stock of this one.

VERDANT PUTTY ​

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If you've made it to the bottom of this newsletter then you can see that we have just released another batch of Putty cans this second.
Be quick!! Its still pouring at both our bars in York but not for long.
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VERDANT

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PUTTY TIME

Since the inaugural successful launch at Hop City in 2017, Putty has been an annual release in January, they've stuck to the original recipe for this Double IPA. It features a malt base of Golden Promise, a higher-than-normal proportion of wheat malt, along with generous amounts of oats and flaked wheat to provide a well-rounded flavor. The water profile is delicately soft, with substantial whirlpool additions of Galaxy, Mosaic, and Azacca hops. This is followed by an extensive dry hop, with equal parts Mosaic/Galaxy and slightly less Azacca. We recommend leaving the beer for a few weeks to allow for the greeness / hop burn to fade, or buy two, one for now and one for later. There is limited supply on this as ever, we are launching it online Thursday when the lorry arrives for delivery to you Friday. Alternatively you can buy it from our York store on Friday or on tap in our pubs.  

POLLYS

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POLLYS 6TH BIRTHDAY LAUNCH
We are very excited to be launching these birthday collabs. The cans are available online Thursday for delivery from Friday.  Then all 6 beers are pouring at Trembling Madness Lendal and in store at our Stonegate shop from Friday, so come on down and enjoy. 
The lineup of beers:
Polly's x Track Brewing Co - The Hardest Part DIPA 8.4%
Polly's x Indie Rabble - Horizon Scan West Coast Pale 5.0%
Polly's x Left Handed Giant - It Glides Beneath the Waves IPA 7.6%
Polly's x Makemake - Coma Cluster Imperial Stout 10.0%
Polly's x Vault City - Vaulting Polly Mango & El Dorado Sour 5.8%
​Polly's x Uncharted - Hidden Talents IPA 6.6%

BREW YORK

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THE EMPRESS RETURNS
Of the top 20 Brew York beers on Untappd, 8 of them are various iterations of Empress from throughout the years. They're back kicking off 2024 in style with the modern-classic "Standard" [not so standard] edition, and 4 versions that have been resting in various barrels for over 12 months. Ideal for these cold January nights, warming your cockles.

PROJECT EXCESS LAUNCH

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TWO FLINTS // PASTORE // BARON
A project conceived by our friends at Distant Lands with the idea of working with three of the UK's most exciting breweries to create excessive beers that push boundaries at a time of year when we all need a little extra pick-me-up. Launching online Thursday and on tap at our Stonegate pub. 
Two Flints: Too Much IPA - 6.66%
An Unruly IPA made with an excessive amount of ingredients. 6 Hops. 6 Malts. Brewed at 6.66%. Mosaic x Nelson Sauvin x Citra x Sabro x El Dorado x Cashmere 
Pastore - Too Much Sour - 8.3%
An Impish Imperial Pasty Sour. An Excessive Cherry Bakewell sour w/ Frederiksdal Cherreis, English Cherries, Almonds and Vanilla 
Baron - Too Much TIPA - 10%
An Excessively Naughty TIPA. Double Mash. Stupid Amounts of Simcoe & DDH with Galaxy, Nectaron, Simcoe.  (Barons first ever TIPA)

TRACK BREWING

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FRESH DROPS
HIGHLIGHT
Everything Illuminated | All Motueka DIPA | 8% 
Continuing their quest to find ultimate smoothness in their DIPAs they've layered up malted oats, flaked oats and wheat on top of pilsner malt. This base brings incredible silkiness to the body which melds with and elevates the character of Motueka. Prickly pear fruit and a base note of pineapple and lemongrass lead into watermelon and banana. The sweet booziness mingles and lingers with lime zest and soft basil bitterness on the finish. Canned fresh  on 11/01/24
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Plus - 
Hop Infused Sparkling Water | Citra | 0% | Cans
Espuna | Radler w/ Steep Soda Lemonade | 2.8% | Cans
Dust & Wind | ESB | 5.6% | Cans
Nothing To Find | Pale Ale w/ Simcoe & HBC 586 | 4.6% | Cans 
Gravity's Rainbow | West Coast IPA w/ Cascade, Centennial & Simcoe | 7% | Cans
Motion | IPA w/ Idaho 7 & Simcoe | 6.5% | Cans
and restocks of Sonoma | Pale Ale | 3.8% | Cans 

CLOUDWATER

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FRESH DROPS
Some light numbers for those trying to do DryJanuary and some fresh tasty brews for those  not. We are building up for their big release at the end of the month.  
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​The latest in their DIPA v-series collaborations pushes the boundaries of modern liquid hop products. Until now, liquid hops have only ever played a supporting role in their most progressive beers.
They have gone as big as possible with these full-flavour liquid hop extracts, creating a massive aroma and a deep hop resinousness. The hop bill starts with Citra Incognito from Barth Haas, Nelson and Motueka SubZero HopKief from Freestyle for biotransformation, Galaxy and Citra Spectrum, and finished up with Nelson and Motueka Amplifire green hops oil from Clayton Hops to achieve a layered complexity that rivals the best dry hop products available. More info later in the month.

​STATE OF KIND

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3 BEER COLLAB LAUNCH

Its rare to get cans from Wigan based State of Kind, but they have made the effort with these 3 specials to be launched Friday 19th January, we are especially looking forward to trying these beauts.​

No Rest For The Wicked 6% DDH IPA Collab with Rivington Brew Co

They brewed this with Rivington the DDH kings so its a 6% DDH IPA with a bucket load of Citra, Nectaron, Kohia Nelson, Nelson Sub Zero Hop Kief giving us a super hazy, milky, soft, juicy banger!

Original Gravity 5.4% DDH NZ Pale Collab with Drop Project

Brewed with the all round legends from Mitcham, London they went for a perfectly balanced DDH NZ Pale. Crammed full of Motueka, Wakatu, Nectaron Hop Burst. As you would expect bursting with flavour soft and downright delicious.

Another Dimension 4.8% Triple Fruited Gose Collab with Make Make

Brewed with the gose experts at Make Make comes a 4.8% triple fruited brew. Crammed full of Raspberry, Blackberry and Tayberry and just the right amount of salt to make a super refreshing and perfectly balanced gose.

AZVEX

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FRESH BREWS FROM LIVERPOOL 

A very strong 2023 from the Liverpool brewery, we are expecting great things again this year, here's their first 2024 brews in stock -  

ELLIPTICAL ORBIT IPA 5.4%
Dry hopped w/ Citra, Cashmere, and Idaho 7

ELECTRONIC BUTTERFLY Pale Ale 4%
El Dorado, Loral and Citra

LAVA LAMP ENCRYPTION DIPA 8.2%
Dry Hopped with Citra, Galaxy, and Mosaic

ZOMBIE SQUIRREL RETURNS Breakfast Stout 8%
Coffee and Cacao
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ELEMENT 115 IPA 7.2%
Dry hopped w/ Simcoe, Mosaic, and Nelson Sauvin

STAGGERINGLY GOOD

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SQUASHY AND SAPPY
Two lovely fresh 8% DIPAs from Portsmouth
Joooose January sounds far better than that other one, right?

DIPPA 1 Sappy
New England Double IPA, heavily dry hopped with HBC431 & Sabro. Big bubblegum & tropical notes, with a fresh coconut that lingers on the finish, soft and pillowy.

DIPPA 2 Squashy
New England Double IPA, heavily dry hopped with Vic Secret, Bru-1, and Galaxy. Big pineapple, passion fruit, pine, and melon that lingers on the soft and pillowy finish,

SKA BREWING

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AMERICAN CLASSIC
Ska Brewing Co. was founded in 1995 in Durango, Colorado. They started Ska Brewing with the goal of creating beers that were as fun and flavorful as the music they loved. These popular little cans were introduced to Trembling Madness over 10 years ago and its great to see them again for a limited revival run. Grab a can of fun, fresh in today.

EICHORN

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3 NEW GERMAN BREWS

Eichhorn Pils
With its delicately bitter taste, light golden yellow color and creamy foam. Selected raw materials, traditional craftsmanship and the purity law of 1516 guarantee the fresh beer you want.

Eichhorn Kellerbier
Here is their main front runner: An original Franconian beer specialty. Unfortified, i.e. with little carbon dioxide, and naturally cloudy with yeast. The taste is harmonious and bitter with hops. 
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Eichhorn Black Eagle
The “Schwarzer Adler” is a bottom-fermented dark full beer with an alcohol content of 6.0% vol.
The variously selected roasted malts give our dark a deep brown color with a rich, malty aroma that is sometimes reminiscent of the delicate sweetness of dark chocolate.
​In addition to an easily noticeable hop note in the finish and the cream-colored, compact foam, the “Schwarzer Adler” is characterized as a particularly tasty beer specialty.

Check out our full German Range on the link below
]]><![CDATA[WC 08/01/24 TRACK, VERDANT, VAULT CITY, PRESSURE DROP, MASH GANG, RIVINGTON & MORE!]]>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:01:14 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-080124-track-verdant-vault-city-pressure-drop-mash-gang-rivington-more

VAULT CITY

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Iron Brew🧡
There are many things Scotland has given to the world but perhaps the most iconic is Iron Brew.
The bold colour and unique flavour evoke a sense of national pride that’s otherwise only found when talking about our tap water. It’s timeless, like a pint at the airport.
Iron Brew Float🍦
Imagine a dollop of soft vanilla ice cream dropped into a fresh glass of fizzy Iron Brew. This sweet scoop, surrounded by a moat of orange-y goodness, is known as a float.
An iconic dessert with a Scottish twist.
Fiery Ginger Iron Brew🔥
There are plenty of fiery gingers in Scotland, but none quite like this!
Sure, they turn a little red, in an argument, or in the sun… but they cool off quick – just like the fire in this refreshing Iron Brew ginger beer. A subtle spice among a not-so-subtle Scottish flavour.
Now go on, crack the can, and grab the coo by its flaming horns.

RIVINGTON

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BLOOD MACHINES
We knew that Blood Machines DIPA was going to be a banger of a  beer, as soon we cracked open the can. Fully loaded with hops giving aromas of mango, passion fruit and pink grapefruit. Brewed with Citra, Idaho 7, Galaxy, Azacca Cryo & Citra Cryo, their highest rated beer.
Check out there other releases and restocks this week as well.............

VERDANT

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10 WATT MOON
To complete the moon line up here's the dreamy hop combo of Citra and Strata in a sessionable 4.5% pale ale that's packed with hop depth and punch that belies its small stature.
THERE IS ONLY NOW
A Pale Ale to showcase the amazing Motueka lot they selected from their supplier, Hop Revolution.
Backed up by some Citra and Nelson Sauvin, this pale is full of creamy limes with some lemon and white grape for good measure.
WAY BEYOND THE LONG BLANK
Full succulence to the fore! This IPA has body and mouthfeel overload! Huge flavours of white grape, grapefruit, sharp citrus and THAT Verdant umami. 
Launching next week there's a little number called Putty!!
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HEIST

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THE  MEANS TO WINCH
Cryo Citra, Motueka & Cascade do the heavy lifting in this easy drinking New England packed with notes of orange, lemon and grapefruit with subtle peppery and piney hints to add another dimension of flavour.
I KNOW NOW WHY YOU CRYO
The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make ourselves, and they chose an experimental NEIPA. Containing everything but your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle, this New England is packed with Cascade, Phantasm, Cryo Pop, Mosaic and Citra. I know now why you Cry, but it's something I could never brew.
Plus more from HEIST below including a Speed Lager........

TRACK

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MOVE IN WAVES

Moves In Waves (Great Notion Collab) | DIPA w/ Nelson Sauvin, Southern Cross & Rakau Sub Zero Hop Kief.

A big juicy Double IPA, brewed with Great Notion from Portland, US. Packed with Nelson, Southern Cross & Rakau Sub Zero Hop Kief. We get tons of fresh white grape, slushy mojito with a little gooseberry zip.

GRAVITY RAINBOW

An ultra crisp West Coast IPA, saturated with the Holy Trinity of Cascade, Centennial & Simcoe. We get notes of fresh pine, light lemon and bitter orange.

PRESSURE DROP

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YEAR OF THE CRAB​
Trust your intuition, embrace your inner moonchild and get into crab zone with this astrological offering. New Zealand Dankfest with a citrus background, intense weed, grapefruit, passion ​fruit & satsuma.​ Delicious. Hopped with Riwaka (80%) & Citra (20%)
INFORMATION AGE
Vista and Citra unite to brring flavours of mango, peach and pineapple in this taste of the tropics. The information age is upon us - download this lush, hazy pale now.
Plus a few other new ones and restocks from one of our favourite breweries.

NEW BRISTOL

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FRUITS OF THE FOREST 
New Vault City collab. Sharp, tangy berries and zesty lemon curd balances perfectly with the vanilla sweetness of the meringue. Tasty dessert sour stuff! 
UP CLOSE MAGIC
Simcoe packed DDH IPA and juiced up to DIPA proportions. Expect pine needles . Chewy, Tropical and Dank with Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe hops.

GRAVITY WELL

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WITNESS THE THICKNESS
Double New England style IPA featuring Mosaic and Strata. Rich, creamy and delicious.
SAVE LASLO
Poor Laszlo, the greatest scientific mind of his generation. This heavy hitting NEIPA features of our favourite hops: Nectaron and Citra.
Fantastic consistent brewery - one of our favourites .

MASH GANG

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FULL MASH GANG RANGE IN STOCK

Mash Gang pioneer the future of conscious drinking by crafting premium non-alcoholic beers. Whether you're a long-time non-alcoholic beer enthusiast or someone who's just cutting down Mash Gang are the UK's craft leaders, producing exciting new flavour combinations and the best low alcohol beers.

If you're on the Dry January give them a go...

BRULO

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CBD IPA
Generously dry hopped for delicious notes of ripe citrus, pineapple and stone fruit. Blended with invigorating Sativa terpenes for a beer like no other.
CBD You Can Feel® 35mg full spectrum cannabidiol per can. Formulated using patented technology to deliver x5 bioavailability - meaning your body can absorb more of the good stuff than your typical CBD product.
FULL BRULO RANGE IN STOCK
Brulo was founded in 2019 by James Brown, with the desire to create quality, hop forward alcohol free craft beer for the modern world. As a brewery, they experiment and push the boundaries to offer unique beers every year and a diverse and fun selection. Now exporting to over 16 countries around the world, they're now one of the UK's leaders, ideal for January detoxers. 

THE BREWERIES ARE AWAKENING

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The UK brewery scene is alive and full steam ahead after their Christmas break. Lots of new brews are arriving daily so keep you eye on our new line section.
Next week we have some big releases including -
Verdant Putty Week (19th) 
Pollys 6th Birthday Beers (19th) 
Project Excess (15th) includes a Baron TIPA!
Watch out for your next newsletter
]]><![CDATA[WC 18/12/23 SURESHOT, CLOUDWATER, LHG, POLLY'S, VERDANT, TRACK, POMONA, DEYA & MORE!]]>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:33:14 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-181223-sureshot-cloudwater-lhg-pollys-verdant-track-pomona-deya-more

POMONA ISLAND

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THE MAVEN OF FUNK MUTATION x Brewski
Who needs to think, when you can drink a Blackcurrant, Redcurrant & Pink Grapefruit Sour IPA?

​JELLY JARS AND BIRD CALLS
Grown sleepy now as the rain falls, a Gose draped in Blackcurrant, Elderberry and Quince with a touch of Halen Môn sea salt. Drink with jelly jars and bird calls.

CLOUDWATER

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DISTANT SONDER
Hand-selecting their hops lets Cloudwater be playful with pairings — this lot of Columbus is super dank for an older-school hop, and the Mosaic is very berry-forward, melding to a fruity and skunky delight.

AN ODE TO THE MYSTICS
An Imperial Stout made with a blend of three Port barrel-aged stouts and cacao nibs.
Notes of rich, melted chocolate are complemented with a subtle yet distinct presence of Port character. Each sip delivers an impactful blend of sweet, indulgent melted chocolate, seamlessly integrated with the nuanced Port influence, a medium body, and a silky smooth mouthfeel from the first taste to the lingering finish.

COMFORTING HABIT
Crafted from a blend of two bourbon barrel-aged stouts with 8 kilograms of dried cherries and infused with vanilla & tonka bean.
Aromas of ripe cherries, smooth vanilla notes and rich chocolate liqueur are complemented by an intricate spice from tonka bean. Barrel wood notes work to enhance the expression of cherry, while tonka and vanilla subtly steer this beer’s profile towards the pastry realm. 

​OBJECT OF DESIRE
A blend of two bourbon barrel-aged Imperial stouts with the addition of single origin Brazilian espresso-roast beans from Workshop Coffee.
Earthy aromas lead to a prominent nutty essence, complemented by deep roasty undertones and a distinctive bourbon character. Robust coffee notes cut through the beer’s heaviness, enhancing drinkability and complementing the bourbon character, creating an exceptionally smooth and easy-drinking experience.

TRACK

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NELSON STREET
Track first brewed this beer as part of three beers that they had the pleasure of brewing for International Women's Day, and loved it so much, that they had to bring it back again. Mashed in at a high temperature to preserve body and loaded with extra pale malt, light Munich, flaked wheat, malted oats and a touch of cara gold which all boost the mouthfeel and softness of this beer. Generously dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin, you’ll find heaps of lemon and orange, a gooseberry and white wine zip as well as hints of mango, white pepper and floral delicacy.

BEAK

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ILLU
This silky soft India Pale Ale is saturated in Citra, Amarillo, Enigma, Ella and Idaho-7 hops. It’s all orange juice and sticky pine on the nose with flavours reminiscent of lavender, passionfruit and ripe pineapple.

​SURPS
​A squidgy, round and resolutely dankety-dank Double India Pale Ale brewed with some of the world’s finest crops of Galaxy and Mosaic. 

SURESHOT

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IT WAS ALIVE WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT
Pale ale double dry hopped with Citra BBC, Mosaic BBC, Mosaic Cryo, Rakau T90 & Galaxy T90 at a rate of 13g/l. A tropical Norwegian fruit salad with a fluffy plumaged body. It’s pining for the fjords.

​BUSY DOING NOTHING
Pale ale dry hopped with Citra BBC, Mosaic Cryo & Vic Secret T90. Straw coloured, lightly tropical, and with a spritzy citrus rind twist. We’d like to be unhappy, but never do have the time!​

VERDANT

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OPTICAL ALLUSION x Totally Natural Solutions
Verdant love experimenting with new hop products and what a treat to collaborate with Totally Natural Solutions on this hopped up crispy pale ale! TNS produce a wide range of amazing liquid hop extracts and Verdant have slammed heaps of them into this little pale ale. Zippy, crisp and bitter with huge hop presence overflowing from the glass. CHEERS!

​THEY WENT ON FOREVER
The best way to describe this would be “baby Nebulous Sky”, Verdant's classic TDH-DIPA, as both beers share the same magical hop combo: Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin & Galaxy (best combo ever?!). A perfect mix of big fruitiness and dank, umami vibes. Proper banger!A

LEFT HANDED GIANT

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FREE MOTION
LHG are always looking to experiment with their Alcohol-Free recipes, here they've translated the texture and aroma of their IPA range down to less than 0.5% Layers of Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado and Sabro bring notes of lemon peel, blueberry, pear and tangerine with a hint of pressed white grape from an addition of Nelson Sauvin Hop Kief™

INFINITE DAYS
A generous helping of Naked Oats for a creamy texture, and a hint of toasted biscuit, on a base of Extra Pale base malt. Being Citra-forward, using leaf, T90, Cryo and Incognito, there’s a strong foundation of sweet, floral citrus and passionfruit. Motueka brings out the lime character and Pacific Sunrise adds accents of woody orange and mango. Tropical, floral and creamy.

​GOLDEN DAYDREAM x Tapestry By PROPS
In collaboration with Tapestry by PROPS, LHG present a delightful rye pale ale, utilising Amarillo, Ekuanot and El Dorado for a bright citrus character, complementing the underlying rustic bread notes from the addition of rye malt to the mash.
A collaborative label with PROPS trainees highlights the fantastic work the charity does in their local community.
Crisp, Citrus, Bready

SINNISTER

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STOLEN ART
This delight is 2 different imperial stouts aging in 2 different Scottish whisky barrels, then blended together along with black cherry, toasted coconut and cocoa, to create a barrel aged Cherry Ripe (chocolate bar available in NZ and Oz. ) in liquid form. Not stupid sweet or stupid "thicc"

​BOG MONSTER
A Peated sherry barrel aged imperial stout aged with charred Manuka wood.
This isn't going to be for everyone, the Scottish peated whisky that lived in the sherry octave before this beer has given it a medicinal quality along with the rich sherry and the pungent smokey notes from the charred Manuka make it pretty unique,

DEYA

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LIVING IN AND OUT OF TUNE
Crocmas has come early…
As it's nearly that time of year Deya wanted to make something festive and decided to draw inspiration from the legendary drink…Buck's Fizz.
They brewed a rice lager base to provide a clean and fairly neutral flavour profile. Then they took some grape juice and orange comminute and fermented it with champagne yeast. This gave us some bone-dry fruity liquid. Deya blended them together, infused the blend with orange and lemon zest and carbonated it to a high level…the result is Bucks Fizz as a beer, delicious!

POLLYS

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MAMBO FIRE
Every now and again you just need to go headfirst into a beer with a single-minded plan in place. The plan for Mambo Fire? Simple - straight up, freshly squeezed orange juice. How to create a boozy breakfast juice though? Say no more, and step forward Mosaic and Amarillo - a two hop combo simple in execution, but incredible as a pair. Pollys have only brought a 10kg addition of Amarillo to the party on this beer but boy does it bring the high-citrus notes to proceedings. Where do you go from there? Oh a 25kg addition of Mosaic to bring a metric tonne of tangerine flavours to this beer? Sure why not. Positively dripping with citrus notes, we feel we've hit the mark with this beer and then some.

​THE RIVALITA
Whilst Polly's are primarily known for their pale and hoppy output, there’s nothing they love more than occasionally dipping their toes into the dark side of things and embracing a stout to keep their brewers happy. In a world awash with crazy adjunct-riddled pastry and dessert stouts, Polly's decided to bring everything back to basics and go all out on a style they ourselves loved in their formative years of drinking beer – the straight up, no fuss Imperial Stout. No messing around on this one; a tickling of Nelson during the boil and then again at flameout give the beer a decent amount of bitterness, but they’ve let the malt firmly do the talking with this beer. Roasted coffee, dark fruits, and chocolate are bursting from this stout that those starry eyed pre-Polly’s drinkers would have been proud of. Just as it says on the can; no nonsense.

SOMA CENTRE
As another year of festivals draws to a close and Polly's hibernate over the winter period once again. They’ve once again backed up their claim that midst all the hype juice and pastry stouts, there’s nothing that seems to pique people’s interest better than a bright red, stupidly fruited sour beer. A branch of the brewery they feel is becoming one of their strongest offerings with each iteration, their brewers have duly obliged the brief, and have gone all out on Soma Centre. Bringing 50kg of blackcurrants to the party and buffing it up with a further 25kg of lemon before rounding everything off with a hearty 1kg addition of sea salt, the result is a gose that is equal parts puckeringly tart and sweet.

PUEBLO
Okay, so Polly's are a couple of months into this wonderfully easy to understand new duty reform now, why not do as their contemporaries are and lean into the shackles being put on any and all innovation in our field? Small Pale Ales were a regular feature of their first year as a commercial brewery, and with everything going on in the wider world, they unanimously agreed to revive this dormant style from their Originals range that they loved so much. A pale ale that is bringing absolutely no funny business along with it – a super reeled back 8g/l dry hop bill of Azacca and Mosaic bring a whole host of those typical Polly’s juice notes to the party, but at a mega crushable 3.5%; perfect for smashing pints of with pals whilst sharing good times. Expect the usual – clean notes of lemon, pine and grapefruit backed up with super juicy mango, candied oranges, and stone fruits.
]]><![CDATA[WC 04/12/23 TRACK, RESIDENT CULTURE, BEAK, PASTORE JESTER KING, BURNING SKY, HOLY GOAT, NERDBREWING, BARON & MORE!]]>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:46:07 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-041223-track-resident-culture-beak-pastore-jester-king-burning-sky-holy-goat-nerdbrewing-baron-more

TRACK

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VOYAGE x Messorem
Messorem, Hailing from Montreal, Canada - Make some of the best beer that Track had the pleasure of tasting in North America, so it was a pleasure to brew a hazy DIPA for their first time over in the UK.
Pours, pure yellow haze. Like sunlight fresh from the can. Packed full of Motueka, Riwaka & Nelson CGX. Tons of fresh lime, tart gooseberry and slushy mojito.

LONG STRETCH
Track have given one of their most loved styles the single hop treatment with one of their favourite hops, Mosaic. This Hop was meant for beers like this. Fresh, bright orange peel with a pronounced and lasting bitterness.

​LIFT EVERYONE UP x Fast Fashion
This is the last of a series of collaborations with Track's friends at Fast Fashion Brewing. An American Lager dry-hopped with their trademark Hop, Anchovy. Notes of crisp lemon peel and spring meadows. Super refreshing with a little hop hit. 

JESTER KING

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WYTCHMAKER
First released at Jester King in October of 2010, Wytchmaker is brewed with Texas-grown San Jacinto Two Row and Wildfire Pale Malt from TexMalt, malted Rye, and oats. It's kettle hopped with Citra and El Dorado and dry hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra, and Mosaic Cryo. We fermented it in stainless steel with Imperial A38 Juice yeast.
It's super fresh, hoppy, and delicious!

RESIDENT CULTURE

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LIGHTNING DROPS
Bursting with juicy tropical fruit & dank citrus.⁣
Hopped with a ridiculous amount of hand-selected Citra & Mosaic hops, along with some insane Galaxy hops they were able to get their hands on. We loaded this beer up with an ungodly 4 lbs per bbl of hops - because who knows where TF 2020 is taking us, and we at least want to have this beer in hand for whatever gets thrown our way next

MOTIVATIONS OF THE HEART
Tasty W.C. IPA hopped with some old and new favorites: Nectaron, Simcoe, Columbus, and Mosaic Cryo. Lots of delicious ripe tropical fruit and citrus notes with a touch of resinous piney dankness. *Chef's kiss*

FOREVER ALONE: GALAXY
The latest in RC's Forever Alone series features Galaxy from Hollingbery hops imparting flavors of ripe passionfruit, juicy peach, and bright citrus.

DISRESPECT YOUR SURROUNDINGS x Dssolvr
Classic lil' west coaster jam packed with all the goodness of Chinook Salvo, Amarillo, Columbus, Centennial Cryo, Strata GCX, and Simcoe hops. Well-rounded, dry, and bursting with sweet fruit and bright citrus flavors and woody aromatics.

​UNIVERSAL MIND
A classic RC IPA brewed exclusively with hand-selected Citra and Citra Cryo hops. Brace yourself for an explosion of flavor as dank, resinous, and tropical notes transport you to a sun-drenched oasis, while the zesty citrus undertones provide the perfect balance.

HOLY GOAT

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HAIL THE BAT III
Cherry BA Flanders Red with Scottish Honeyberries 
Holy Goat picked two standout barrels of their aged Flanders Red for this beer. These had been aging in whisky casks which had previously held the beer-soaked whole cherries producing their beloved Unholy Mountain kriek.
We blended these barrels with a smaller portion of beer brewed and aged at the Hanging Bat in Edinburgh, which were aged in a quarter casks. The oxidative nature of aging in small barrels lent a rounded acidity when blended with the cherry barrels. We then refermented this blend on 200g/l of whole Scottish honeyberries for two months. 780 bottles only.

BLOOD EAGLE
BA Flanders Red with Smoked Plums 
Harking back to one of their earliest releases, Blood Eagle returns! A cross between a Flanders Red and a British stock ale, brewed with a mixture of crystal, amber and rye malts. Primary fermentation was undertaken with one of our favourite Brettanomyces blends, in addition to Holy Goat's house culture of yeast and bacteria.  
This beer was then blended (70/30) with a one-year-old stock ale aged in red wine barrels. They transferred this blend onto 200g/l of this seasons Victoria plums. A portion of these plums were smoked over wine barrel staves at the brewery. The resulting beer is complex and vinous with a subtle smoke.

EMPEROR'S HAND x Emperor's
Whisky BA Imperial Stout with Honey and Smoked Plums 
Unleashing the darkest will of the emperor, they combined forces to brew a spectacle of his power. Brewed with an array of dark malts, muscovado, demerara sugar and caramelised honey. Fermented with smoked plums within three freshly emptied whisky casks (Ailsa Bay, Blair Athol and Girvan).
Deep woody oak and a sweet oaken smoke, overlain by honey glazed caramelised plums. Bottle conditioned. 768 Bottles only. 

​HOLY MOUNTAIN 2023
Kriek style sour with Stevnsbær sour cherries 
Inspired by the Belgian kriek style, this golden sour beer has been aged on Danish sour cherries. This beer combines a blend of two of Holy Goat's favourite golden sour base beers, both brewed with local Scottish barley, wheat and oats, and fermented with multiple Brettanomyces and bacteria strains.  
They aged this base beer for two months with 700kg of ‘Stevnsbær’ sour cherries, sourced from the orchards on the Frederiksdal estate used to produce award-winning Danish cherry wine. Known as the grapes of the North, these sour cherries are ideally suited to growing in the colder climbs of Scandinavia. 

NERDBREWING

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AWAY FROM KEYBOARD x Bereta
Imperial stout aged on toasted cacao nibs and toasted almonds.​

GAMMA

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LUCID ON LOOP
Gamma have got a new juicy Double IPA ready to warm you up
Lucid On Loop is hopped with CryoPop®️ from Yakima Chief as well as Idaho 7, Citra and Eclipse offering up lots of ripe tropical fruit aroma and flavor

BARON

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SWEET NOTHINGS
Oh bring on the juice. Nectaron and Mosaic haze bomb of a New England IPA. Unadulterated yellow hoppy goo. The sorta stuff Baron do. A punchy 21g/L mid-fermentation dry-hop of two of the biggest and dankest hops in the biz.
NARWHAL ENIGMA
The best of both worlds. Red, malty, caramelly goodness, with a mega addition of Australian Enigma. Red berries, black tea and big red grapefruit aromas from this lovely, very recognisable hop. Perfect for a red beer, and quite a different experience to the typical hazy IPAs.
HEADSTRONG
A session strength, no-adjunct, no-nonsense Porter at 4.4%. A whole host of dark malts for a complex depth and smooth chocolate biscuit finish. No pale malts, all speciality grains for many layers in a weak, black beer.
MOON WATCH
While low in booze, it still holds on to plenty of hop character from two Antipodean big hitters, NZ Eclipse (slick moon reference) and AUS Riwaka. Brewed to accentuate the body in this beer for a fuller mouthfeel and IPA level hop facets.

PASTORE

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OUR RAM IN TORINO
This is Pastore's first aperitivo style sour beer. A style they've long wanted to try and make but always approached with trepidation due to the bitterness. Ultimately they have tried to find a balance of both bitterness & acidity to make a Pastore aperitivo beer.
Pastore infused the wort on brewday with gentian root, to bring bitterness, & juniper berries. Then fermented with their fresh sour mixed culture for that lovely lactic zing. They then conditioned on bitter oranges for more layers of bitterness and citrus aromatics & cherries for colour.
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We will also be receiving Pastore's new 'Sorbetto Strawberry, Cherry & Lime'!

BURNING SKY

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MEDIA BLITZ
A big West Coast IPA, brewed with 100% Maris Otter malt, hopped on the hot side with Simcoe, Centennial and Chinook. Huge dry hop with Simcoe, Chinook, Citra and Columbus varieties for classic pine resin, grapefruit and citrus notes. Pithy!

VATTED PORTER
A ramped up version of Burning Sky's Robust Porter, this beer spent a year ageing in oak vats. The finest Maris Otter, roast and crystal malts give rich coffee and chocolate notes. Warming alcohol makes this a new fireside companion for the winter season.

PETITE SAISON
This mixed fermentation saison is a light and easy drinking small beer. Barrel aged for a few months, this delicate beer was then dry hopped for a refreshing finish before canning.

​ON RETURNING
Burning Sky's second collaboration release with Kelly Ryan and Boneface brewing this year. A pilsner malt with wheat and spelt, Nelson Sauvin hops and a subtle blend of spices. Fermented with their unique mixed culture strain in oak barrels for six months then blended and dry hopped with more Nelson Sauvin. The result is a complex beer with smooth acidity and grape like aromas.

LITTLE EARTH PROJECT

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TANGENTIAL THOUGHTS
A 7.2% barrel aged mixed fermentation golden sour rested on the pomace of local Bacchus grapes from Ark Wines 2022 vintage! Big funky, bretty vibes on this with lovely fruity tropical vibes coming through.

GARDEN GRAPE
A 5.5% sour aged in a fresh wine barrel on Pinot Noir grapes grown in our own back garden! Aged on the full grape, this expresses much more straight-up rosé qualities that wouldn't go amiss at a festive dinner! Berry fruits and a crisp finish.

ELDERFLOWER RESERVE
A Suffolk summer flashback in bottle form.
6kg of fresh foraged elderflower heads went into this 2 barrel batch of golden sour originally brewed in August 2020!
A lovely floral funk that will pair deliciously with your festive cheese board - think a lightly smoked cheddar, aged gouda, or a creamy goats cheese.

​We'll also be getting a restock of "Coolship #1"!

POMONA ISLAND

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HISSING FAUNA
I guess it would be nice to give my heart to a beer, but which one do I choose? A DDH Pale filled with Nelson Sauvin and Hallertau Blanc. I just want to hold the divine in mine and taste all of the beauty, not wasted.

I RIDE A HOT POTATO x Pinta
A DIPA with Cryo Citra, HBC 586 & Nelson Sauvin is tickling my fancy.

THE BEAST IN ME
This Ginger and Blackstrap Molasses Parkin Stout, in the twinkling of an eye, shall not be restrained.

THE PINK HALF OF THE DRAINPIPE
You who drink with me across the fence of common sense. Let’s share a tropical sour with Mango, Guava and Passionfruit.

​DOES IT ALL STOP AT THE TREE
​You built my West Coast Pale. And my dry hop is Crystal, Magnum & Sorachi Ace.

VERDANT

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SOLID STATE
Punchy and pungent. Smooth and light. Citrus and tropics. Pine and dank. The sister IPA to 20 Watt Moon ticks all the right boxes. You can session an IPA right?

​QUIET CHARGE
Soft and succulent citrus flavours are the order of the day in this little pale. The pairing of Amarillo and Citra hops makes for prominent orange and grapefruit notes to glide across a fleshy mango bed of yum.  

SIREN

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DARK & PERILOUS NIGHTS
An extraordinary comeback for one of the beers Siren are most proud of. Expect rich aromas of dark sugar and toffee, with a comforting chocolate fudge flavour profile, warming spirit complexity and a slick mouthfeel.

COLD BLOODED CHRISTMAS
A very special festive edition of Coldblooded. Siren cold-steep grains overnight before brewday to build up a gorgeous milk chocolatey base, which is complemented by roastiness, subtle smoke, coffee and dark chocolate notes of specialty malts. This edition is a chocolate orange Christmas special.

SUSPENDED IN CHRISTMAS
A rare chance to enjoy 'Suspended in...' at home, as it's usually all reserved for your local pub! Siren are celebrating the festive season with a very limited batch. Expect aromas of zesty orange and grapefruit, with plenty of ripe mango and juicy tropical fruit flavours.

​CHRISTMAS IN CALI
A special, limited edition Cali IPA perfect for festive drinking. Enjoy the piney, resinous notes of Simcoe and Citra hops, reminiscent of a Christmas tree, along with plenty of tropical fruit depth. As always with this style, you'll find it crisp, clean and refreshing with moreish bitterness.

TORRSIDE

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Beautiful set of new Torrside beers for you this week!

CAPTAIN SCARLETT & THE NECTARONS
Single-hopped red barley wine.
DRAMARAMA
Imperial export India porter.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Oak-smoked wheat and barley wine.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT, BLOOD?!
Apricot and lemongrass oak-smoked wheat wine.
EX PROFUNDIS
Cellar-aged imperial blonde.
​BARDO SERIOUS
​Serious imperial stout. Awarded Beer Of The Festival at Stockport Beer Festival 2022.

CLOUDWATER

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DIVE IN
A refreshing Pale that is still packed full of flavour, with a depth of hop character to complement the colder months.
Featuring three succulent US hops — Belma, Simcoe and Idaho 7 — this Pale combines the pineapple juice of our selected hops with notes of melon and strawberry, and a classic hint of resin and pine finish.

GINGER SODA x Root2Ginger
Cloudwater enjoy collaborating with local producers in their hometown of Manchester who share their values of passion for tradition, taste, and community. So they were thrilled with the opportunity to work with the passionate team behind Root2Ginger.
Founded by Deanne Blake, Root2Ginger boasts a family legacy rooted in the Caribbean! Generations of her family have passed down recipes, which Deanne has perfected through trial and error, passion, and instinct. The heart of Root2Ginger’s offerings lies in their drinks, crafted with care and authenticity. Cloudwater combined Root2Ginger's incredible freshly squeezed root ginger juice with their own unique recipe to create this fiery, cloudy, and refreshing ginger beer.

PICCADILLY PORTER
As the days grow darker so does the beer. And Cloudwater's most recent foray into the dark arts aims to be the perfect companion for those long winter evenings. The tagline for this Nitro Porter is smooth & refined and they believe it lives up to the hype. Creamy, soft and with a touch of roastiness to finish.

ONE WAY MIRROR
The next in Cloudwater's series of one off IPAs features Loral and Talus to complement the foundation created by Citra. Loral brings sherbert orange and tropical fruit, whilst Talus softens the punch creating a supremely drinkable, flavourful IPA.

​MORE IS MORE
An All - Star cast featuring: Citra, Idaho 7, Mosaic, Strata, Loral, El Dorado, Belma, Southern Cross, Talus and Zappa.
& MORE TO COME!

OVERTONE

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SIDIOUS x Emperor's
Highly skilled in the dark side, the Emperor joined Overtone to brew this special imperial stout inspired by strength and power. They created a 13% rich stout with honey and demerara in the base before conditioning the beer on our main ingredient, tonka beans. Tonka is a magical ingredient with great powers of seduction, much that of Darth Sidious. The tonka enhances the rich and sweet flavours in the base while adding some spicy and nutty vanilla notes for a well-balanced stout.

PIZZICATO
Inspired by some of the greatest lagers made in Europe, this beer has taken its time to mature and mellow, becoming a thirst quenching, refreshing, quaffable drink that augers another sip, and another until it’s all gone.

OOFT!
The sound made when impressed by something!
This HCDC Double NEIPA showcases the Citra hop in pellet, cryo and incognito form for a high density Citra charged beer! Full-bodied and hop forward with huge citrus and tropical fruit flavours.

SOFT STATIC
Using El Dorado and Idaho 7 hops to create an energetic pale ale with mango, pineapple and pink grapefruit flavours and a gentle amount of Sabro Cryo to impart creamy tangerine notes. Soft mouthfeel but intensely flavoured.

​WALLOWA
A light west coast pale ale with zesty grapefruit, bitter lemon and some subtle spice and pine notes.

BREW YORK

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​THIS HEIST IS BANANAS
In this collaboration with Heist Brew Co, Brew York have worked together to replicate their favourite gelato flavour in a thick smoothie style beer. They used so many bananas that you’ll
need to roll the can to get the beer moving before you open it! 

NORTH

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KOMEDA
Smooth, succulent, and super sip-able. Komeda brings aromas of zesty grapefruit and fresh crushed pine, with the additions of hops into the whirlpool. A beautiful combination of US and NZ hops; Azacca, Rakau and Mosaic Cryo, to heighten the flavours of white peach, sweet nectarine, and pink guava. North added oats to bring a gentle, soft finish to this mouth-watering Session IPA, balancing against the refreshing dry pithy notes.
Komeda follows on from their recent DIPA release, Kosmische, and is affectionately known in the brewery as the younger sister – lower in ABV but just as delicious.

UPFRONT

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DAS IST EIN LAGERBIER​
A 5.3% ABV classic unfiltered Munich Helles - Malty, crisp, and slightly sweet with moderate bitterness and a touch of spicy hop character from the 100% Saaz hop additions. Slow fermented on a traditional German lager yeast from Weihenstephan, and lagered for 30 days.

TWO FLINTS

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RIBBONS
This soft, juicy and eminently drinkable session strength pale ale punches welllll above its weight. Equal measures of Cashmere and Rakau provide intense stone fruit vibes, with notes of fleshy nectarine, peach rings, fig and lemon zest.

LIGHT YEARS
Pouring thick and hazy, this IPA is full to the brim with Nelson Sauvin with supporting acts from Mosaic and Simcoe. Expect wonderful dank fruit flavours of passionfruit and grape, with a hint of bubblegum with subtle background pepperiness. An absolute birthday banger.

COSMIC DANCE
Another celebratory rebrew of a maiden release, Cosmic Dance is soft and fluffy from plenty of oats and loaded with a beautiful blend of Motueka from two different hop providers, Freestyle and Clayton Hops as well as Motueka hop kief. Two Flints also got their hands on some super juicy Strata to back up those tropical and zesty lime aromas. It’s an IPA singing with flavours of lemongrass, kiwi and lime and green starburst.

​SONIC MUSE
​A rebrew of one of Two Flint's maiden releases, this westie is new school meets old school. Munich and Vienna malt bring some sweetness and amber colour, which is balanced by a firm, lingering but clean bitterness. Simcoe and Centennial pop with retro pine sap notes and grapefruit whilst a hot side addition of Idaho 7 introduces a touch of ripe mango. Talus in the dry hop offers the best of both worlds offering notes of orange zest and grapefruit.

AZVEX

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ALICE RINGS
Recently Azvex have been having some real success with NZ hops in their DIPAs, so they flipped them over into an IPA to create the amazing Alice Rings.
Citra, Riwaka, Nelson Sauvin & Motueka deliver that DIPA flavour and mouthfeel but in the lower IPA ABV range.

​COSMIC RADIATION
It's been a little while since Azvex played around with the new hot hit hop Nectaron, so they thought that they would add a hefty dose into this IPA alongside Citra & Mosaic.
A deadly combination!

SURESHOT

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CONTENDER READY? GLADIATOR READY?
New England IPA brewed in collaboration with Finnish pugilists Salama. Dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin T90, HBC 586 T90, Azacca Lupomax & Mosaic BBC for a juiced up IPA. On my first whistle.

TARTARUS

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PWYLL x Polly's
A full bodied, juicy IPA hopped with Sabro, packed with passionfruit and then brewed over coconut. 

GRAVITY WELL

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INNER SPACE: RASPBERRY RIPPLE
A new release in Gravity Well's Inner Space Smoothie series! Packed full of tart raspberries and smothered in sweet vanilla.

INNER SPACE: MANGO, PASSIONFRUIT & PINEAPPLE
A second new release in the Inner Space Smoothie series. Absolutely loaded with mango, passion fruit and pineapple.

​FOCK SPACE
A hazy pale ale with Simcoe, Superdelic and Loral.

STAGGERINGLY GOOD

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THICCC WRECKER x Thiccc Sauce
Staggeringly Good's brand new, limited edition Thiccc Sauce collaboration comes bursting from the molten rivers of the temple of fruit doom. Forget eyeball soup, this mango marvel is freaky fruity and will whip-crack your taste-buds til they 'Wilhelm scream'.

​SLAYED SLEIGH WRECKER
Coco-Claus is on a berry-bruising, nut busting rampage with this seasonal addition to Staggeringly Good's no holds barred Wrecker series! Outrageous festive fruit filth that screams 'yippee ki yay!' when you crack the can.

PRESSURE DROP

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NEAR EARTH OBJECTS
Pressure Drop's put some of the juiciest hops they’ve got into this soft and hazy New England IPA. A full bodied beer, bursting with tropical fruit aromas.
TSUBAKI
Idaho-7 and Simcoe hops combine for succulent peach and crisp pine notes, delivering a depth of flavour that belies its sessionable 3.2% ABV. Let Tsubaki carry you away on a daydream of spring's renewal in every drop.

LAKES

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SLEIGH IT AIN'T SO
Lakes brew's take on a beautiful red IPA, A host of fabulous hops perfectly balanced with layers of speciality malts imparting warm amber hues.

​BEACH
All the fun and big hitting soft haziness you can handle. Lakes have packed in the best new NZ hops, Superdelic, Nectaron & Motueka Cryo which will have this beer popping with big tropical and citrus fruits.

HEIST

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VICTOR PIFFLE THREE CHOKEHOLD
Heist have deconstructed and reconstructed the classic whiskey old fashioned and taken it in a completely different direction with this barrel fermented sour. Layers of bright orange and earthy bourbon mix to leave you puzzled, right down to the last drop.
RODGER SPLODGE TEN RUPERT
6 months of careful love is what it took to create this wonderful concoction. Heist fed locally sourced wildflower honey bit by bit into a deliciously rich imperial stout base for a velvety blend of dark, roasted, chocolatey flavours. With a slight sweetness that keeps everything lifted. One to share on a cold winter's eve.
CHAT GPT MADE ME DO IT
A sour beer that came to life through the whimsy of AI-generated recipes. Upon generating the perfect sour beer recipe tuned out to be very similar to their collaboration with Vocation  - 'My Eyes Are Pies' - It was only fair to get the guys back for this one. With a blend of blackberry, blackcurrant and apple pie crumble flavours, it's a disgustingly moreish twist on a familiar favourite.
WE'RE NOT THERE BUT WE'RE SOMEWHERE
Trains, buses, taxis and lifts is what it took to get to this original collab so it was only fair to return the journey. Brewed with a blend of Vic Secret, Ella and Galaxy hops, it's a beer that leads your taste buds on a flavour expedition to an unknown destination. Like a whimsical journey without a map, this beer will have you savouring the mysteries of tropical and citrus notes. Cheers to the unknown!

BEAK

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NONIC
​A pillowy-soft Southern Hemisphere DIPA dripping in 2023 harvest Nelson, Wai-iti and Motueka hops for flavours of apricot, peach, candyfloss, lime and limoncello.

​BEACONS
An Imperial-strength stout brewed with dried fruit, spices, Muscovado sugar and a multitude of speciality malts. Built for fire-side supping with notes of bourbon, pipes, pub hearths, confessional booths, foggy Lewesian evenings and Victorian fruit pudding.
]]><![CDATA[W/C 27/11/2023 BLACK IRIS, GLASSHOUSE, FLOC, NEON RAPTOR & MORE!]]>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:42:33 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/november-28th-2023

BLACK IRIS

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SMOKE & DAGGERS
Smoked malts and vanilla combine to create a rich silky smooth stout that'll keep you coming back for more.

​MOON BOOTS
Moon Boots is Black Iris' brand new DIPA dry hopped with Galaxy and Mosaic. Notes of Passion Fruit, clean citrus and peach and all those other insane tropical juice vibes you've come to expect!

GLASSHOUSE

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BLIZZARD
Glasshouse love to throw some Nelson at an IPA, and you seem to love it too, so they've had a play and paired it with Citra and Mosaic. This 6.3% IPA absolutely bangs! Full on dank tropical fruit juice with that delicious grape that only Nelson gives. Gorgeous soft, fluffy body.

​CATCH THE MOON
A delicious 4.8% Pale. We're getting a delightful combination of tropical fruits and orange vibes thanks to a dry hop of Simcoe and Azacca. This is incredibly easy drinking for those upcoming December nights. 

FLOC

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LIGHTLESS LIGHT
Rich, robust Imperial Stout, brewed with cacao nibs and vanilla for decadent, dark chocolate and velvety sweetness.
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AS WE ENTER x Rivington
IPA with a vibrant fusion of Nelson Sauvin, Riwaka, and Citra hops with huge citrus and tropical notes.

NEON RAPTOR

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KRAMPUS NIGHT
‘Twas the night before Krampus and all through the brewery, the brewers were stirring something quite chew-ery!
Neon Raptor have been brewing up imperial stouts for as long as they’ve been brewing and Christmas always feels like the right time to release a big scary beast.
So, although Centaur Army and BA Centaur Army are on their merry way, they feel like they've been neglecting the flavours of the season. Here is Krampus Night, Neon Raptor's first seasonally themed imperial stout. This Krampus will beat your taste buds with deliciousness and will kidnap your heart with every sip, in a good way.
This is Christmas pudding in a can, all rich dark fruity cakey stouty goodness. Keep away from bad (and good) children, this one is for naughty adults only!*
*well, fine, nice adults can drink it too I guess, just don’t let the Krampus find out.

SAY THE LINE BARTH
Yaaay!
This collab has been a long time coming, especially as Dan has local roots and Neon Raptor can often be found drinking pints of cask with him in Nottingham pubs when he pops over from Spain.
After the delicious success of the Double IPA collaboration they brewed with Garage over in Barcelona earlier in the year, it made perfect sense to brew that style again. After all, Neon Raptor are in beer now, it’s their job to be repetitive, their job, their job, repetitiveness is their job.
They put their lucky red hats together along with the hop merchants of Barth Haas X , and to a citrusy flurry of Mosaic and Simcoe they added Bru-1 Spectrum in the dry hop* for a full on tropical pineapple blast!
Neon Raptor think you’ll all agree that this is a juicy woozle wuzzle of a Double IPA.

​RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
A delicious motherboard of hops are doing it right within this hazy IPA. It's an instantly crushable fruit salad! If you get lucky there's fragments of tangerine, peach, and pineapple flavours and aromas, and, one more, lime. Lose yourself to RAM.​

STAGGERINGLY GOOD

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THICCC WRECKER
Mango, Pineapple, Ginger, Coconut Cream, Milk Sugar.
Staggeringly Good's brand new, limited edition Thiccc Sauce collaboration comes bursting from the molten rivers of the temple of fruit doom. Forget eyeball soup, this mango marvel is freaky fruity and will whip-crack your taste-buds til they 'Wilhelm scream'.

​SLAYED SLEIGH WRECKER
Cherry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Blackberry, Coconut Cream, Milk Sugar.
Coco-Claus is on a berry-bruising, nut busting rampage with this seasonal addition to their no holds barred Wrecker series! Outrageous festive fruit filth that screams 'yippee ki yay!' when you crack the can.

BRASS CASTLE

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CHRISTMAS KITTY
Brass Castle's classic 5.5% vanilla porter recipe boosted with festive cheer. Brewed with seasonal spices and peel, to a gluten free recipe.

SURESHOT

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LUX INTERIOR
A stout boiled for 12 hours to produce as thick, gloopy, and luxuriously sweet a beer as science will allow. Enriched with vanilla, cacao nibs, and tonka beans. Sugar, spice, it’s just a bluff.

TRACK

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LONG STRETCH
Track have given one of their most loved styles the single hop treatment with one of their favourite hops, Mosaic. This Hop was meant for beers like this. Fresh, bright orange peel with a pronounced and lasting bitterness.

FIELDS OF GOLD
This IPA is the first in Europe to feature a brand new Hop from NZ Hops LTD new Bract Brewers Programme. The Hop is NZ-101 and is currently being trial-phased with breweries all across the world.
A super juicy IPA, that is brimming with tropical fruits. Tonnes of fresh mango, sweet papaya, and tinned peaches. Ultra low bitterness allows this hop to really express it's character, giving an almost candy like quality.

​LANGUAGE BARRIER
Take a little time to yourself & pour yourself a slice of this unctuously thick, rich delight. Loaded with desiccated coconut & cacao nibs plus processes that boost flavour & mouthfeel that Track have been perfecting throughout their journey into the stout country. Prepare for full-frontal coconut & chocolate assault, balanced by coffee & cocoa bitterness alongside a smooth boozy warmth. This beer floods over your palate with wave after wave of sweet, boozy coconut that lingers as you savour every morsel.

HOLY GOAT

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DOOM WITCH
BA Flanders Red with Strawberries.
Inspired by Flanders Reds of old, Doom Witch is a blended sour red ale combining 80% provision strength ‘young’ stock beer aged in steel, with around 20% ‘mature’ stock beer aged in Scottish whisky barrels (Longmorn & North British). The combination of old and young beers has produced a complex sweet and sour flavour profile with a subtle oak character.  
This blended base was transferred onto the spent fruit (tayberries) and lees from Holy Goat's previous batch of Spectral Lore. They refermented this with a further 200g/l locally grown Scottish strawberries from 2023 harvest. All fruit was sourced from farms located within 30 miles of the brewery. 
Drink young or age, this will get weirder.

DEYA

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STOP MAKING SENSE
Big hit of frozen mango, orange and raspberry smoothie on first sniff. Orange and lime overtop a lean wheaty base. Clean and juicy finish with a lush dank pith……delicious.

​IT'S ONE OF THOSE
It’s One of Those is a three-way release with the same base recipe, focussing on hop-growing regions.
The New Zealand pale is a showcase of Nelson, Motueka, and Pacific Sunrise with tropical flavours of lime and grape.
The Australian pale is a showcase of Galaxy, Eclipse, and Vic Secret with tropical flavours of white grape and mango.
&
The USA pale is a showcase of Strata, Azacca, and Citra with fruit punch flavours of orange and mango.  A classic DEYA juice with some low-level dank.

UNBARRED

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ORANGE SKIES
Back to the classics, an easy-drinking Pale Ale of America’s West Coast, this is a style where balance between punchy, aromatic hop notes and solid drinkability is key.
Orange Skies is a bright, aromatic 'Westie' brewed with El Dorado, Simcoe and Mandarina Bavaria hops and a generous helping of hand-zested oranges.
At its heart, it is malty with a marmalade and pine bitterness. An abundance of grapefruit zest and sticky stone fruits with a salivating dry finish.
Unbarred brewed this beer with London Bottle Shop royalty Ghost Whale, it’s an homage to their original Orange Pale Ale from way back in the early days of UnBarred.

TARTARUS

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Next week Tartarus are releasing not one but two Puca's
PUCA - 4.5% Oatmeal Stout
COFFEE PUCA - 4.5% Oatmeal Stout Coffee Edition
Rich, full bodied oatmeal stout brewed with copious amounts of dark malts for a big coffee & chocolate hit.
Coffee version conditioned on coffee beans provided by Third Wave Roast.
Both super yummy in their own way

AZVEX

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SWEDISH BUZZSAW
Azvex have been doing their homework.
Everything turned up to the max.
Boss in every sense of the word.
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MONSTER TRUCK TAXI
Azvex couldn't start off their 3rd year of existence without another go at Monster Truck Taxi!
Fuelled up with Citra, Idaho 7 & Amarillo for maximum power.
]]><![CDATA[WC 21/11/23 APRUS & AZVEX BIRTHDAY BEERS! KEES, PASTORE, PUHASTE, BARON, BEAK, THREE HILLS, GRAVITY WELL, LHG & MORE!]]>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:36:15 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-211123-aprus-azvex-birthday-beers-kees-pastore-puhaste-baron-beak-three-hills-gravity-well-lhg-more

KEES

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NEHALENNIA
Kees made this double cold IPA together with the Amsterdam brewery Walhalla Brewery.
This beer is named after the Zeeland goddess Nehalennia. She was the protector of trade and seafaring.
This double cold IPA is fresh, dry and firmly hopped.

PASTRY TRAIN PECAN PIE
The second station of the Pastry Train of Brouwerij Kees. This time a Pecan Pie!
Taste sweet flavors of the stout combined with the nutty pecan flavors.
The Pastry Train runs past various stations with only the tastiest pastries and desserts from all over the world. Four times a year the train arrives at a special place for the perfect pastry. What would be the next stop?

COFFEE IS MY FAVOURITE COLOUR
More than just an imperial stout! A pitch black imperial coffee stout, strong in taste, body and high in alcohol. The addition of coffee beans makes it the perfect beer for the coffee lover.
This stout is brewed together with Rock City from Amersfoort. Strong, rich and powerful!

DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT
Licorice and coffee flavors in a can! Brewery Kees and Folkingebrew joined forces and made this delicious imperial pastry stout.
Those Groningen brewers know how to brew beer (just like Kees)!

BARREL PROJECT PEATED 2023
Here is another beautiful barrel project from Brouwerij Kees. This edition a thick Imperial stout that has been in Laphroaig barrels for 20 months.
Perfectly balanced beer with flavors of the delicious peated single malt whiskey from the beating heart of the island of Islay. An exciting Imperial stout with a light smoke!

​CINNAMON ROLL
A sweet collaboration between Brouwerij Kees and the Swedish brewery Närke Kulturbryggeri.
This imperial stout was brewed more than a year ago and the beer has been in bourbon barrels all this time.
Cinnamon, coffee, chocolate and bourbon, the madness, right?

PASTORE

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Pastore's "Winter Wild" series is on it's way!

SAKE KASU BEER 2023 x The Sparkling Sake Brewery
One of Pastore's favourite beers from last year returns with some tweaks this month.
For this year's edition they took the sake kasu (lees) from Naoki at The Sparkling Sake Brewery up the road from them in Little Downham and primary fermented some rice saison on it along with their mother culture of wild yeasts before ageing for a further six months on lees and finally bottle conditioning.
The key difference from last year is the primary fermentation - last year's vintage was aged for a month on lees post stainless steel ageing. The primary ferm has brought lots more sake / rice fermentation character with lots of citrus esters & savoury elements. The beer is all together spritzy, rich, complex, acidic & dry!

SANGUINETO x Husk Beer
A blend of barrel aged golden wild ales on local cherries. Made with Husk Beer in Harrogate.
They tasted through their barrel library in the summer with Danny & Immy from Husk to find some barrels that would work nicely in a British cherry blend.
The blend they came up with was taken from Tawny Port and Sauternes barrels. They came together to give spices, vanilla & a touch of acetic acid that we love in their cherry wild ales.
The resulting blend was rested on ~200 g/l of local cherries, halved and stones left in.
The blend pours a rich blood red, low carb, bursting with notes of cherry, almond, vanilla & oak - a little funky, acidic & dry.

SHEPHERD OF THE SITH x Emperor's Brewery
A beer made a long time ago. Two and a half years ago in fact. Damian from Emperor's joined Pastore on a Saturday in June 2021 and they brewed a mighty double mash imperial stout. It was laid to rest in oak barrels with their mother culture of wild yeasts where in a dusty cobwebby corner of the brewery it underwent its slow transformation.
The blend took a long time to realise its potential, undulating between phases of bitterness, richness & acidity before after two years settling into a lovely blend of the three. The final blend marries rich chocolate and soy from the cognac barrel with red fruit acidity and oak from the Fredericksdal cherry wine barrel. A feast for the senses and without a doubt one of the most complex beers Pastore have released.

PUHASTE

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HEART MELTER
A fruited sour brewed with raspberry, peach and apricot, made in collaboration with Bereta brewery. Sour raspberry stands out in the aroma, with the soft fruity qualities of apricot and peach mixed in the background. The taste is distinctly sour, with a full-bodied texture showing the berry fruitiness of raspberry, yellow plums and apples, peaches and nectarines, and the delicate sweetness of apricot ties the flavours together. A fruity sour beer with rich flavours, while still being playful and refreshing.

RENEGADE SNARES
A modern West Coast IPA brewed with Simcoe, Strata and Chinook CGX hops. Collaboration with Cloudwater Brewery. This IPA pours clear with a golden colour, aroma shows both sweet tropical fruits and fresh citrus. The first taste is playfully fruity with ripe pineapples and peaches. As the taste develops, it brings out more bitter, dry and resinous notes. An IPA with a powerful hop profile packed with fruity and resinous notes.

NIGHT SLITHER
A powerful and complex Baltic porter. Collaboration with Frontaal Brewing Company. Deep dark-brown beer with a soft and full body and bold aroma. Taste starts off with sweet notes of milk chocolate and toffee. Aftertaste balances the sweetness with roasted malts and dry cocoa . A warming and silky imperial Baltic porter with a rich taste.

​SAECULUM Silver Series
​Whisky barrel aged imperial porter brewed with fudge candy and coconut. Aroma combines sweet toffee, warming whiskey and toasted coconut flakes. The taste is full-bodied, intense and dessert-like. Palate is sweet with fudge candy, condensed milk and coconut, balanced by roasty cocoa and lingering warmth of whiskey in the aftertaste. A porter with powerful flavours and aroma, with both sweet dessert-like features and an intense roastiness.

NEON RAPTOR

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RELEASE THE PILLARS
​It's time to (re)Release The Pillars. Vic Secret and Citra hops combine here in this hazy pale ale to bring you big tropical flavours. Enjoy when in Rome (if you want to...) or wherever your nearest ruin or old thing is.

BEAK

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FRENDS x Ghost Whale
​This Simcoe and Mosaic Double India Pale Ale was brewed with the help of Beak's mates – and long-time supporters – at Ghost Whale. We’re getting Victorian sweet shops on the nose followed by billowy foggy swirls of raspberry, apricot jam and strawberry candy floss.

PIPELINE

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FREAKY DREAMS
When you combine two of the best hops in the world with Pipeline's soft Cornish water you’re going to get something special. This IPA doesn’t disappoint – full of all the juiciness and fruit they could squeeze in.

BURNING SKY

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SAISON HIVER
Saison Hiver has been brewed to a strength suitable for the cold winter days. Made with pilsner, Vienna, Munich malts and a touch of spelt, noble hops and a subtle spice addition. Fermented with our house saison strain and then dry hopped. Pull up a chair, get cozy and enjoy this beer.

ROBUST PORTER
Robust Porter uses the finest Maris Otter barley and a complex range of roast and crystal malts. Hopped with spicy Sussex grown Target hops, this rich and satisfying beer is sure to fortify you.

MONOLITH
Monolith was aged for three years in a Chianti foudre with wild yeast strains. The result is full of chocolate and vinous oak flavours, with pleasing farmhouse aromas and mild acidity.

ASSEMBLEGE V5
Assemblage 5 is Burning Sky's unique annual release, blending beers of different ages from their mixed and spontaneous fermentation programs. Each barrel brings its own character to the table, quietly contributing to the finished beer.

​SAISON DE FETE
​This special release was mashed with pilsner, spelt and wheat malts. Subtle spices compliment the noble hops. The beer has been fermented with their unique mixed fermentation culture and aged in wine barrels for a year before packaging.

POMONA ISLAND

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KISSING SEXING CASIO POKE YOU ME
Sour and spicy and sour and sweet and sour, like a Pineapple and Lime Sour with Jalapeño and hints of coriander and mint. The joy of Verditas really is in you.

​50 EGGS
​I can drink a DDH IPA. Nobody can drink a DDH IPA. Did you ever drink a DDH IPA? Nobody ever drank a DDH IPA. My boy says he can drink a DDH IPA with Mosaic, Simcoe & Azacca!

THREE HILLS

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B.P.A.V.K VANILLA CUSTARD
An annual release coming back at ya! One of the most popular iterations of the Baltic Provenance & Village Knowledge (B.P.A.V.K) series packed full of the finest vanilla custard flavour & imperial stout goodness.

GRAVITY WELL

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BRANE REDISCOVERED
​The latest iteration of Gravity Well's crowd pleasing chocolate oatmeal stout. Rich cacao and coffee flavours rounded out with a touch of vanilla.

SURESHOT

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GREEK NATHAN'S FOOTLONG YOGHURT HOTDOGS
A hazy pale ale brewed in collaboration with 360 Degrees Brewing. Dry hopped with Southern Cross T90, Galaxy T90 & Simcoe Cryo. Citrus zest with a piney bitterness relish. Don’t dead, open inside.

​O FOR AWESOME
New England IPA brewed for Collabageddon 2023 with star contestants Moonwake. Spun with New Zealand favs: Rakau T90, Nelson Sauvin T90, Riwaka T90 & Motueka T90. Too bad - spin again!​

LAKES

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SKY IRON
Forged Together With Chapter Brewing This Baltic Porter Should Be Everything You Want From This Style. A Deep Rich, Smooth Porter With A Beautifully Dry Finish.

​LEAVE NO TRACE
An Easy Drinking, Perfectly Hopped Light Beer That Is Bursting With Citrus And Tropical Notes. Perfect For Those Days On The Fells Or There After.

LEFT HANDED GIANT

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ORGANISED NONSENSE
A blend of spring and summer honeys from Golden Girls Apiaries, in East Bristol, brings a fullness to LHG's house kettle sour recipe.
With additions of apricot, pineapple and a light El Dorado dry hop for a tropical, nectarous character.
Bright, floral and rich.

​FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
An intricate grain bill with ten varieties of speciality malt; oats, wheat, crystal, chocolate and biscuit, to name a few. With additions of walnut, Tanzanian vanilla and Forastero cacao nibs there’s plenty to savour.
Silky, toasted and indulgent.

BARON

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DOES YOUR DOG BITE?
A West Coast IPA with plenty of bite from Galaxy, Columbus and Centennial. Bitter and zesty with a sweet caramel maltiness. Galaxy and Columbus both known for their dankness, with some lemon and passionfruit too.

​#124 SNAKE
​The first DIPA released from the new, tiny tank (Tank 5). Single hopped Citra DIPA 8%. With such a small volume of 400L, Baron are able to push it further than what makes commercial sense. Passion project brewing.

TRACK

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FULL COLOUR
A light, full flavoured Pale Ale, brewed with Citra, Idaho 7 & Eclipse. A zingy citrus hit, jellybeans, sweet melon and mandarin. 

GET LOW x Rainy City
A super soft Pale Ale with Citra & HBC 586, The result is a juicy, hazy beer with notes of lychee, mango and fresh lemon.

​ALWAYS LOST x Fast Fashion
​A more hop-forward version of a traditional Amber Ale, with a smooth caramel malt presence backed by an assertive bitterness. Sweet caramel, burnt toffee, bitter orange and dark fruits

ARPUS

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November is a very special month for Arpus, because exactly six years ago their dream of their own beer brand turned into reality. Arpus began their journey as a "gypsy" or "contract" brewery and by November 2019 they started operating in their own brewery premises.
They want to celebrate their birthday with you, because without your support and love for their beer, Arpus could not exist!
To celebrate we are receiving 6 Birthday beers to spread far and wide! A Smoothie Sour, TDH IPA, TDH DIPA, Fruited DIPA, TIPA & a BA Impy Stout!
​It's pure madness! 

WHITE DOG

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FOREST OF ENDLESS IMAGINATION
This is White Dog's first foray into pastry sours & who better to teacher than those Tripping Animals? So thick you can stand a spoon in it, packed with raspberry, strawberry, banana & vanilla.

​THE ILLUSION OF SAFETY
And fear not, a delicious full on White Dog pastry stout! This is a pumped up American Cheesecake Chocolate & Vanilla Stout,

OVERTONE

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PHANTOSAUR x Craft Metropolis
Brewed to celebrate Craft Metropolis' birthday, this super special beer focuses on Phantasm Cryo (YCH 303 Hop Trial). This delicious blend balances Phantasm powder with Citra, Mosaic & Simcoe Cryo. The result is a highly aromatic juicy IPA with enjoyable tropical flavours combined with white grape notes.


PARABOL
This imperial stout was brewed with 11 types of malts including chocolate wheat and coffee malt then finished with Belgian candy syrup. The beer was then aged in American bourbon barrels for 12 months before being conditioned on Cacao Nibs.


PARABOLA
The other half to Parabol, this half spent additional time ageing on toasted coconut flakes. This imperial stout was brewed with 11 types of malts including chocolate wheat and coffee malt then finished with Belgian candy syrup. The beer was then aged in American bourbon barrels for 12 months before being conditioned on Cacao Nibs.


PUNCHING IN A DREAM
Using a new product by Freestyle hops, SubZero Hop Kief is a concentrated lupulin primarily created for use on the cold side to intensify the flavours. Overtone used a balance of Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Mosaic hops in the mash and first dry hop for an overall well-balanced IPA with strong mango and sweet berry flavours, then finished the beer off with Nelson Sauvin Hop Kief to enhance the white wine aromas and fresh gooseberry notes.


A HEAVENLY POP HIT
Overtone have been desperate to use Peacharine hops since they first tried them. With it's strong juicy peach flavours they decided to use it in a sessionable pale ale at 5% putting Peacharine at the forefront. They enhanced the bright nectarine and lemon flavours with a little late addition of Pacific Sunrise to bring together this highly thirst-quenching juicy pale.


THINKING ORANGE
​The latest in their ice cream smoothie sour series, this time with bright orange and sweet mandarin juice added for full on orange creamsicle flavour.

AZVEX

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Azvex are turning 2!
So Azvex have made it through 2 whole years.
In some ways, it's hard to believe it has already been that long and in others it feels like they have been here forever.
Either way, they couldn't have done it without all of you amazing supporters and customers!
The only way to celebrate their 2 years of existence was to release 3 massive beers...

THE CAKE IS A LIE
First up is a Tonka and Chocolate Cake* Imperial Stout at 12.5%.
Impeccably balanced and utterly indulgent.

STRATEGIC RESERVE 2
It wouldn't be a birthday if Azvex didn't revamp the original birthday beer!
For this year’s base recipe, Azvex applied all they have learned about their dark beer this past year.
It provides a more robust foundation for the adjuncts to blend in to. Creating a more enriched drinking experience. They toned down the maple (slightly) and added in some El Salvadorian coffee beans.
The ultimate breakfast stout.

​MANA - WILD BERRY
This iteration of MANA focuses on the darker fruits...
It is full to the absolute brim with all the wild berries you can imagine…once again becoming the most amount of fruit they have ever added to a beer.
PS. This monster is SOUR.
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BASQUELAND 8TH BIRTHDAY TAP TAKEOVER!

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On the night of 10th November we will be having a tap takeover to celebrate
Basqueland's 8th Anniversary!
There will also be a free third of Carmelo Joe 10% Imperial Stout available to the first purchasing customers until it runs out, so come and join us in drinking this beautiful keg selection...
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BASQUE LIFE - DDH DIPA
FRESH CATCH - German Pilsner
SUCKER PUNCH - Fruited Sour
FRONTOIA - DDH IPA
ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT - DDH West Coast IPA
CHOP CHOP - New Zealand DIPA
FUDGE FANTASY - Imperial Stout
AKELARRE - Pedro Ximénez, French oak and maple syrup Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

TRACK 9TH BIRTHDAY BEERS!

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9 years. 9 rotations around the sun.
A lot has happened in craft beer over these 9 years than we ever could have imagined. Styles have been brewed that would have been unthinkable, boundaries have well and truly been pushed, and craft beer is now more accessible than ever.
Track also moved from their small railway arch setup over 2 years ago, to a much bigger space - almost tripling their output, with a beautiful taproom on-site welcoming anyone and everyone to the freshest Track beer available.
There’s only one way they can think to celebrate surviving this long, and that’s by brewing beers which they truly believe you will love, and Track love planning and dialing in to perfection.
They are sure it’s of no surprise that they decided on three big hop-forward offerings in the form of;

TOUCH - Birthday 2023 DDH IPA w/ Citra Incognito, Citra T90, Citra Cryo & Peacharine, 7%
WAVE - Birthday 2023 DDH DIPA w/ Citra Cryo, Citra Spectrum, Citra T90, Nelson Sauvin T90 & Moutere, 8%
TRANSITION - Birthday 2023 DDH Gold Top DIPA w/ Citra T90, Citra Cryo, Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin Sub Zero Hop Kief & Nelson Sauvin CGX, 8.4%

LEFT HANDED GIANT

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BLENDER FORMATION
Blender is LHG's barrel program, blending styles, fruits and barrels in the City of Bristol. A blend of five mixed fermentation barrel aged Saisons, aged in ex-red wine French oak ranging from 12-18th months in wood. Conditioned on Valencia Orange and Apricot with a late Motueka Hop Kief dry hop addition. (230g/l).
EXPAND THE CLOUDS
Hazy DIPA with Citra, Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron Layers and layers of white grape, passion fruit, pineapple and grapefruit combine to help LHG push their interpretation of this style to it's limit. With their heaviest addition of oats and wheat yet, this provides a huge creamy texture and base for the structured sweetness to follow.
WHAT A LIFE
Hazy IPA with Simcoe, Superdelic & Motueka This is an exciting time for us as LHG showcase the incredible new hop, Superdelic for the very first time! Known for delivering red fruit, citrus and tropical notes, it's easy to pick up on fresh lychee and key lime pie, alongside warming peach. With a candied sweet nuance, and with white pepper softly shifting towards a balanced finish with a lovely bitterness, they're very happy to share this beer with you!

SURESHOT

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THE HUNT IS ON x Siren
Red IPA brewed in collaboration with the seamen at Siren. Dry hopped with Simcoe Cryo, Citra BBC, New Zealand Cascade & HBC 630. A ruby malt bill adds distinctive spice to the hoppy aromas. Quack!

​YOUR VERSION OF THE TRUTH
Double dry hopped IPA brewed in collaboration with villains Verdant. Dry hopped with Superdelic, HBC 586, Mosaic Cryo, HBC 630 & Rakau. Citrus slashes through a tropical body. AAAHH! (in Italian)​

NOTHING BOUND

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Two fresh cans from Nothing Bound this week...
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SOLAR PEACE
A pale ale packed with Nelson Sauvin and Citra.

DISTANT ASTRONAUTS
An IPA hopped with Citra and Cashmere.

They’ve teamed up with the ever talented Chris Dainty Art who has delivered once more with this superb can artwork!

BEAK

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WHOOSH
This India Pale Ale was brewed with some of the most vibrant and expressive Galaxy and Ella hops Beak have ever laid their hands on. Popping with flavours of peach, lavender, mango, marmalade, passionfruit and pot.

TARTARUS

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KRAMPUS 2022 (12.2% ABV)
Tartarus' yearly return of their Christmas Cake Porter, spiced with everything you would expect in a Christmas Cake.

KRAMPUS 2023 (14.2% ABV
Christmas Cake Imperial Porter with Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Ginger, Orange, Almond and Allspice.

​BARREL AGED KRAMPUS 2022
Spiced Christmas Cake Porter aged in Brandy barrels for 1 year.

PENTRICH

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RED SKIES
A vibrantly hoppy red ale, packed full of Citra and Simcoe hops. Deep red in colour with huge citrus fruit flavours at the fore and a subtle sweet malt backbone.

SEEK THE BONEYARDS
A bold and hoppy black IPA brewed with Citra & Amarillo hops. Punchy citrus flavours and fruity marmalade notes sing over the top of light roasty malt notes, with notes of pine. Moderate bitterness on the finish.
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NO OTHER WAY
​A super hoppy pale ale brewed exclusively with Citra. This hazy pale is teeming with juicy citrus and tropical flavours with a light bitterness on the finish.

POMONA ISLAND

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KEN LEE
Ken Leeeeeeeee tulibadiba dry hopped pale with Citra and Simcoe.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A THRILL x Elmeleven
Can you give me a Raspberry, Blackberry & Lingonberry Gose?
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MOVING LIKE A TORTOISE x Black Iris
It’s crazy to see, West Coast IPA’s be what society wants them to be, but not me. An old school expression with Magnum, Crystal, Riwaka & Nelson Sauvin.

FIREBRAND

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​SILENT NIGHT
Firebrand's ever popular Christmas beer is back! Sitting at 6.5% this is a strong, malty English ale with a hint of Mosaic.

BREW YORK

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BELUGA
"The beluga, or white whale, is one of the friendliest species of whale. Their distinctive colour and prominent foreheads make them easily identifiable. Brew York have used this gentle giant as inspiration, their extra pale ale uses a large amount of pale malt, giving this beer a paler, brighter colour and crisper flavour. This is balanced with a bitterness from an eclectic mix of Cascade and Nelson Sauvin hops."

GLASSHOUSE

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BORG
Pale ale with Citra, Idaho 7 and Simcoe hops. 
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HALF LIGHT
​You all know Glasshouse are absolute fiends for Nectaron here, so they love finding new hop combinations for it. This time around they've used it in a big juicy IPA with Citra and Motueka. 

CLOUDWATER

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I WISH IT COULD BE CITRUS EVERYDAY
Cloudwater have taken their years of expertise in sessionable hoppy pale ales and plied them all into this 4.3% pale. A big dose of Citra with their trademark soft pillowy body means this is a perfect winter sipper for folks not willing to sacrifice flavour around the holidays.

MIDWINTER
Allow a little indulgence this Christmas as Cloudwater take the base of chocolate, and roast malt and add a little zest of orange in. The result is a supremely drinkable stout, with a little added brightness from the orange. These beers are designed to be a comfortable accompaniment to any Christmas merriment! So treat yourself, it is Christmas after all.
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ZWICKL
Zwickl is a traditionally unfiltered, unpasteurized, German classic that finishes as a smooth-drinking, naturally cloudy beer.

SUPERSTITION MEADERY

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An exciting new Meadery is being added to our webshop this week!

DUNE BLOOM
Dune Bloom is the perfect expression of the Arizonan deserts that provide Superstition with an endless source of beauty and inspiration. This canned session mead is made with prickly pear juice and is an easy 6% ABV.

CRYSTAL SAIL
The tropical cousin of Beelini, Crystal Sail, is a super crushable carbonated session mead featuring a balanced blend of sweetness and tartness from the marriage of Alphonso Mango and Kent-Atkins Mango.
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BEELINI
A juicy white peach session mead!

BREWSKI

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Huge restock on Brewski this week!​

​COGNAS ITCHY PASSIONS
Lychee & Passionfruit Smoothie Sour.

STRAWBERRY PIE
A Pastry sour with LOADS of real strawberries, raspberry, lemon, vanilla & biscuits.

TRIPLE BERRY PIE
Liquid Pie. Smoothie Sour w/ Blueberry, raspberry, blackcurrant & vanilla.

MANGOFEBER
Session IPA with American Hops & a touch of Mango.

OTHER HANS x Other Half
A full on Juice Bomb NEIPA.

TAKE IPA
Collab with crooked Moon - American IPA w/ Cascade, Phantasm & a shit ton of mosaic.

FAT BUFFALO
 Thick Imperial Stout aged on buffalo trace barrels for 20 months

¡BUENA PARA EL PAPA! ¿SI, NO?
Imperial Stout With Coffee & Chocolate.

​HANNAHANNAH
An oak aged imperial stout with real Madagascan vanilla.

NERDBREWING

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XMAS OVERRIDE 2023
A decadent Imperial stout This magnetic brew is finely crafted by the skillful artisans at Nerdbrewing, a small brewery nestled in the heart of Malmö, Sweden. Drawing its unique character from the 2023 edition of Nerdbrewing's Imperial Chocolate Orange Milkshake Stout, the Xmas Override 2023 is a festive infusion of rich chocolate and vibrant orange flavors, whipped together in a creamy milkshake stout. Be prepared to be transported to a Scandinavian Christmas with every sip of this bold, yet delightfully smooth beer.

ELMELEVEN

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COSMIC WINTER
Elmeleven's latest sour maxed with blackcurrant and a really nice bright note of zesty orange! Full bodied and fluffy with balanced sweetness and acidity.

​ALIEN BY CHOICE
The fluffy dark blackcurrant base is balanced with tropical guava and passionfruit. Carefully finished with a nice dose of biscuit crumble!

PASTORE

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GLUH SOUR
A cherry glüh sour made with Coolhead brew from Finland.
Pastore hosted Jamie from Coolhead last month to make a mixed culture pastry sour made using a similar method to their nordic sours. Both breweries co-ferment with Lactobacillus leading to a vibrant acidity across their sour beers.
Glüh Sour was made with a vast amount of cherries and spiced with cardamom, cinnamon and vanilla. Based on mulled wine and glüh kriek. A lovely spiced winter beer.

BLUEBERRY COBBLER
The next in their winter series is a blueberry cobbler pastry sour made with blueberries, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla.
Tangy, spiced, juicy blueberry goodness.

​MARGARITA MELA
The final beer in Pastore's winter sour trio is a spiced apple margarita sour!
Using one of their favourite base sour beers for the margarita with sea salt in the boil and lime juice in the fermentation, they then added a vast amount of apples & cinnamon.

FUERST WIACEK

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POLY CHROME
This one is as technicoloured as it's name suggests. Bright, vibrant yellow in the glass. It explodes across the senses like a passionfruit flavoured creme brulee. After the initial assault of tangy, tropical caramel comes soft white peach and cantaloupe. It's beautifully soft and pillowy; full of the taste of ripe peaches and cream. It's a cloud on your tongue, beautifully full and and so creamy that you could almost believe there's lactose in there, almost...WOW.

NO FRILLS
Pours crisp and clean with a beautiful pale yellow glow. It hides it's ABV behind a brilliant, bright wall of lemon-y, citrus-y, chicory bitterness. Clean aromas of lemon, red berries and sticky raspberry jelly are in abundance. It's oily, it's resinous with an extremely long and refreshingly bitter finish.

SEASCAPE
This super thick, super juicy DIPA was brewed in collaboration with Vitamin Sea Brewing in Massachusetts. It's thick like fresh mango custard with a beautiful creamy foam on top. It smells like a bouquet of soft, pink roses with honey, mint, and sticky sweet oranges. A zingy lemon sorbet sprinkled with lychee and fresh basil. An ocean of fantastic flavour.

SPIRIT ANIMAL
The smell of sweet, fresh strawberries explodes out of the glass. It's bursting with the giddy scents of summer; fresh cut grass, lillies, cherry blossom and fresh stone fruits. It pulls hard at your salivary glands with bright notes of grapefruit, pomelo and lime; rounded out with a hint of vanilla and some classic IPA hop bitterness.

​FLIPPERS FIZZ
This Collab with Tripping Animals in sunny Miami is perfect for that Florida heat. It's smell is sticky with the heavy, sweet aroma of juicy ripe mangos and dried apricot. Pleasant earthy notes come through next giving the whole thing weight and complexity. Flavour wise it's fresh pineapple and lemon with some bubblegum sweetness. It's a whole mouthful, lovely and thick and juicy with an incredibly long and zesty lime finish.
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On the 10th November we will be having a tap takeover to celebrate
Basqueland's 8th Anniversary!
There will also be a free third of Carmelo Joe 10% Imperial Stout available to the first purchasing customers until it runs out, so come and join us in drinking this beautiful keg selection...
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​BASQUE LIFE
Brewed with a careful selection of hops, incorporating an impressive 25.5 grams per liter of Citra, Strata, Motueka and Ella to create a tasty DDH Double IPA with a round mouthfeel and a plethora of aromas, including mango, passion fruit , strawberry and jelly beans. Basqueland in a dry-hop. Be sure to grab one and let's toast together to another year full of good fresh beer!
​FRESH CATCH
Brewed in collaboration with the Dublin brewery Whiplash.
​The 8th Anniversary Party Lager is a super drinkable classic German Pilsner brewed with Mandarina Bavaria hops. This beer boasts a rich malty character derived from a careful blend of pilsner, carapils and chit barley malts. Suggestive aromas of toasted grain, bread and honey, accompanied by subtle notes of mandarin peel with a bitter and long-lasting finish. The perfect choice for all-day sailing.
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​SUCKER PUNCH
Brewed in collaboration with the Fuerst Wiacek Brauerei brewery from Berlin.
A lush basket of dense fruits that packs a refreshing acid punch. Basqueland have harmonized a set of captivating fruits mango, apricot, raspberry, each with its own unique bouquet of aromas and flavor profiles, to find a fun balance that will make your senses dance.

​FRONTOIA
Brewed in collaboration with the Brasserie La Débauche brewery in Angoulême.
​Volley, two walls, goal and game for Basqueland! We couldn't pass up the opportunity to brew a Double Dry Hop IPA in this series of anniversary beers. This is a very fresh, pale and soft-bodied creation with a rich blend of dry-hop hops that results in pleasant aromas of melon, grapefruit, pineapple and passion fruit. To take it at the fronton or​wherever you want!
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ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Made in collaboration with the Bilbao brewery Mumbo Jumbo, the Madrid-based Oso Brew and the Gordexolarra Laugar.
As a team they rowed together to make this classic IPA beer recipe, like those of the last century. Golden in color, malty in character, transparent in appearance and a mosaic of aromas that will transport you directly back to the hoppy beer boom of the 90s: strong aromas and flavors of 'dank' throughout, with hints of citrus and resin, and a persistent bitterness.

​CHOP CHOP
Brewed in collaboration with Cheltenham brewery Deya Brewing Company.
Made with the precision of the aizkolari axe. New Zealand Double IPA offers an explosion of intense aromas of cantaloupe and ripe pineapple, thanks to Motueka and Rakau hops. Complemented by a velvety feel and a medium to full body, it owes its richness to the addition of flaked and malted oats, as well as dextrin malt. Enjoy it sip after sip.
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​FUDGE FANTASY
Brewed in collaboration with Stavanger brewery Lervig Brewery.
This beer is a delicious evolution of their previous hit, 'Got Chunk', where Basqueland have replaced the coconut with marshmallows, maintaining the decadent flavors of rich cocoa vanilla and freshly baked cookies. With a blend of 7 malts that provides complexity, the addition of lactose gives it a smooth and silky texture, and prolonged cooking caramelizes the sugars to perfection. Take a sip and let the charm of Fudge Fantasy transport you!
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The result? A diabolical imperial stout , born between infernal flames, twisted whispers of the wood and antagonistic celebration. This creation displays an exquisitely dark mouthfeel like a dance at the threshold of a cliff. It shows a pronounced sweetness reminiscent of sweet wine, with subtle hints of maple syrup, complemented by the rich tannin notes of oak that balance the drink. Flavors of very ripe grapes, layers of dark fruits, dark chocolate and notes of figs and raisins are appreciated.

​​AKELARRE
Brewed in unholy communion with Lervig, Laugar, Whiplash, Oso, Mumbo Jumbo, La Debauche and Fuerst Wiacek.
A journey through the woods.
Aged for 16 months in Pedro Ximénez, French oak and maple syrup barrels and then conceived on October 6 during the 8th anniversary celebration weekend. Basqueland gathered in the darkest corner of the winery to dream up the perfect blend of aged beers through a spectral tasting, searching through the barrels to create the final beer in the 8th Anniversary Series and  the ninth creation in the Barrel Works series .
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CLOUDWATER

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PROPER DIPA: SABRO
Using a yeast that’s thousands of generations old, Cloudwater are thrilled to be updating their popular early DIPA recipes with a fresh take.
This time they’ve used the distinctive and bold hop Sabro from the States, which has massive flavours of coconut, creamy vanilla, sweet lime and tropical fruits balanced with a resinous finish.

BEAK

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RELLO
​Sour beer fermented with 800kg of sweet and sour cherry puree before being conditioned on milk sugar and cinnamon.

POHJALA

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BERRY GOOD
A jammy triple fruited sour ale brewed with blackberries, blueberries and raspberries.
An initial jammy sweetness saturates the senses, as though biting into a juicy berry picked during peak season. Gentle acidity rounds out the taste, adding brightness to the beer, which further accentuates the jammy fruit character and brings forth the biscuity malt body. 

TURNING POINT

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THE FESTIVE
Turning Point's completely un-Christmassy, Christmas beer is here!
A decadent, well-hopped porter, with notes of chocolate, roasty malt, and a gentle fruity finish. Perfect for fireside Christmas drinking, but also able to follow the Reinheitsgebot...

TWO FLINTS

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BIG BELLA
Two Flints are thrilled to share with you their third biiig DIPA, Bella. This time they’ve gone for Nelson Sauvin and Motukea, plus a complex and innovative underpinning of hop products including a Hop Unlock thiolised yeast, Freestyle Super Sauvin (Nelson Sauvin with Phantasm powder) and Nelson Sauvin Hop Kief. They've played around with water and grist leaving a super soft, fluffy and drinkable DIPA. We're getting huge aromas of grape, Jolly Ranchers, strawberry laces, gooseberry and overripe mango.

LILO
This soft and luscious hazy pale is straw blonde in colour and packed with Citra and a touch of Azacca. We’re getting peach rings, pineapple chunks and a hint of dankness to balance the intense tropical fruit. Imagine yourself aimlessly floating around on a Lilo in still, serene tropical waters, with a can in hand. Bliss.

​GRIZZLY
Clapton Craft have backed Two Flints since day one, so they were buzzing to get them down for a brew day and create a punchy west coast pale inspired by their iconic bear logo. Grizzly has a backbone of Pilsner malt combined with a touch of Vienna for perceived sweetness to give this easy drinker a solid base for the hops to shine. A lethal combo of Simcoe and Rakau provide fresh pineapple, apricot and zingy passion fruit whilst a small Chinook dry hop addition adds a touch of pine. An assertive but smooth bitterness, Grizzly is one to sink your claws into.

BREW YORK

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RHUBARBA STREISAND: EXTRA CUSTARD
Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo...
Rhubarb Streisand! A deliciously tart, yet creamy, big bodied Milkshake IPA rammed with rhubarb, vanilla and just a smidge of fiery ginger and now extra vanilla custard! Basically the rhubarb and custard sweets from your childhood in liquid form!

AZVEX

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SPHERICAL COW PROBLEM
It's back! One of everybody's faves from last year.
Spherical Cow Problem is a BIG 7.4% IPA!
Stuffed full of Nelson Sauvin, Citra & Simcoe for your enjoyment.
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DOUBLE DECKER BUS RACE
Just like the actual buses, better late than never!
Turbocharged with Citra, Amarllio & Nelson Sauvin this hazy IPA has no trouble making up the lost time.

POMONA ISLAND

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HE CAN PLAY THE HONKY TONK LIKE ANYTHING
Check out my fruit gose. It’s got all the fruits. Guava...

LEFTY SCISSORS
Why do you consider Sabro your enemy? It stabbed you in your back with creamy coconut, and complex citrus and tropical notes? And that hint of mint? Well Citra Cryo and a huge dose of Vic Secret take the lead here, and Sabro adds all of that flavour with delicate precision, balancing out the whole affair beautifully. Not on board? I don’t care. Why should I? Nobody else does.
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CLARKY CAT
Guaranteed not to make you feel like a fortnight in a bad balloon or like a piano dentist, and you certainly won’t end up in a quack candle. It’s not a dog, it’s a drink. Cat? No drink. Citra, Strata and Mosaic double dry hopped pale.

PRESSURE DROP

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MAXIE FORD
Fill up your dance card and take a turn around the floor with Simcoe & Idaho-7. Yes sir, they CAN boogie!

​FAIR WEATHER FRIEND
Citra hops shine through in this layered lager that is both complex and beautifully simple.

SURESHOT

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GENBENROTH x Libero
 A lager passed down by our foremothers. High Germanic lords, Hallertauer Mittelfrüher & Hersbrucker, lend a floral and citrus aroma to this primordial brew.

TARTARUS

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NAGA
Inspired by one of Tartarus' favourite Asian dishes, this saison is crammed full with all the flavours you would expect from this dish!
Lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves gives fragrant & herbal notes, with chilli adding a little heat & finally coconut which adds a creamy sweetness.
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PONTIANAK
A thick, smooth & indulgent stout brewed with plenty of speciality malts including chocolate malt to give a rich cacao flavour. Tartarus then added vanilla & almond to replicate the flavours of the frangipane dessert.

OVERTONE

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PARABOL
This imperial stout was brewed with 11 types of malts including chocolate wheat and coffee malt then finished with Belgian candy syrup. The beer was then aged in American bourbon barrels for 12 months before being conditioned on Cacao Nibs.

PLACES OF LIGHT
A bright pale ale based on the same hop-bill as one of Overtone's classic IPAs, Northern Hemisphere. A strong tropical aroma matching the immediate tropical flavour hit, with some enjoyable subtle spice and bitter notes to finish. 

HONEY POP
Transforming one of their highest rated TIPAs, Heavy Pop, into their honey DIPA series. The hop bill provides a juicy blend of passion fruit, sweet berries, papaya and a slight twist of bubblegum while Scottish honey adds a subtle honey flavour and a lot smoothness.

JUKE BOX HERO
Overtone's first time experimenting with CGX hops called for the experts. Northern Monk joined them to brew this exciting juicy number using Idaho 7 and Strata in CGX form to intensify all flavours from their original pellet form. On a thick juicy based, Idaho 7 CGX enhances a balance of tropical and piney flavours while Strata CGX promises passion fruit, strawberry and some "Rock Concert Cannabis" notes.

PUGET SOUND
A westie with a modern hop twist. Meridian adds some brightness to theis citrus-charged beer while Sultana maintains a strong traditional piney character. Mosaic hops throw in an enjoyable dankness with some light bitterness.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
One of Overtone's flagship IPAs with strong malt bill of white wheat and oats providing a creamy mouthfeel. Huge flavours of juicy tropical fruits and some bursts of fresh citrus.

PLAYING ROBOTS
A smooth drinking DIPA with a strong aroma of pineapple and lime zest. Flavours of passion fruit, lemon and peach burst through the dominance of sweet pineapple.

GOLD 'N' GOSE
A triple exotic fruited gose with Golden Berry, Prickly Pear and Passion Fruit, Blackthorn Sea Salt and Indian Coriander Seeds. Crisp, tart, sparkling and tangy.

​PORRIDGE ON THE RADIO
A proper stout with 12 different malts to create depth, but at an easy going 6% to allow for a nice long session as we greet colder weather. Sweet, deep and rich, but with a cleaner less viscous finish than you’d expect.
]]><![CDATA[WC 23/10/23 AZVEX, SMOD, POMONA ISLAND, TRACK, PASTORE, ALCHEMIK, LITTLE EARTH PROJECT & MORE!]]>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-231023-azvex-smod-pomona-island-track-pastore-alchemik-little-earth-project-more

AZVEX

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THE REDEMPTION OF VANITY
Azvex had a little trademark blip with Vantablack but fear not, here is something even better...
They have been putting a bit of work into their dark beer recently and this was the perfect opportunity to make good use of their findings and produce a better peanut based stout.
The Redemption of Vanity is a Peanut Butter Brownie Imperial Stout coming in at 13% ABV and is as good as they have done to date. 

RENAISSANCE TANKS
With Renaissance Tanks Azvex ramped up that clean piney bitterness for you westy fans. Lotus, Chinook & Strata provide the artillery for this masterpiece.

TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES
For this West Coast Session IPA they changed protocols and used an old German lager strain to ferment out the beer, leaving a refreshing and crisp base for the Chinook, Idaho 7 and Azacca hops to shine on.
This one is so clean and so so drinkable.
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ROBOT WOLF
In case you didn't notice, Azvex's fave hop is the fantastic Citra.
They thought that they should make a beer that really showcased this fabulous hop so they came up with Robot Wolf.
An unbelievably drinkable 5.2 % Pale Ale hopped exclusively with (you guessed it) Citra!

ST MARS OF THE DESERT

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XX BRUNE
XX Brune is SMOD's first release of the Winter season… one to stash in your cold weather beer reserves… Belgian Abbey-inspired, 7.3%, chestnut colour and sweetness, with a rich booziness to warm you up.

​HERBST
Autumnal beauty in a can!
Herbst is back. SMOD's leafy amber lager, with beautiful malt and Brewers Gold & Saphir hops in the boil and then the koelship… YUMMY!

POMONA ISLAND

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TOO HOT, TOO GREEDY
Bad dreams in the night, they told me I wouldn’t get to drink a DIPA with Cryo Citra, Cryo Mosaic and Galaxy.

KATHLEEN TURNER OVERDRIVE
We’re on the verge of being Kathleen Turner Overdrive, but this evening we will be known as a Raspberry Gose with a touch of Halen Môn Sea Salt.
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CUTE CUTE, IN A STUPID-ASS WAY
​And if one day I should become an IPA with Cryo Mosaic, Citra, Strata and Galaxy.

TRACK

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MANCHESTER FRESH HOP GOLDEN ALE '23
Track are so excited to bring you the next edition of their ‘Brewers Cut’ project, aptly named ‘Manchester Fresh Hop Golden Ale 23’.
Their first ever Green Hop beer, utilising freshly grown hops from MCR Hop Project.
"It was such a joy to be able to use a product grown in local soil by passionate folks and to experiment and push ourselves with an ingredient that we’ve used many times, but not in this form."
The result is a crisp Golden Ale with a bready malt character, that gives way to an assertive and long bitterness. We get fresh bread, biscuit crumb with a delicate citrus zip.

​PILLARS x Lakes Brew
A sticky and resinous West Coast IPA packed full of Nelson, Nectaron, & Motueka as well as using Yakima Chief's new Trial Hop Product YCH 702. The result is a super fruity, bold & bitter IPA, with notes of tinned peach, candied orange and fresh lime.

RIVINGTON

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The Evil Dead are back this Friday along with two other beers fresh from the farm!
THE EVIL DEAD x Azvex
A Blueberry, Sour Cherry & Vanilla Sour.  Tart, smooth.

EVIL DEAD II x Chain House
A Citrus, Tropical, Mango, Grapefruit, Wine flavoured DIPA, Passionfruit.  Hopped with Idaho 7, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin & Idaho 7 Cryo.

ARMY OF DARKNESS x Siren
A Cacao & Vanilla Imperial Stout, Rich, Dark, Chocolate, Vanilla.

WHERE WILL WE GO
A Hazy Pale Ale hopped with Moutere, Cashmere, Cashmere CGX & Strata CGX.
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DON'T WANNA WAIT x Brygg Oslo
A DDH IPA. Hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado, Motueka & Mosaic Cryo.

VAULT CITY

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CHERRY LIMEADE
Zingy limeade with a cherry on top! Fresh lime juice and ripe cherries find themselves right at home with the zingy sherbet flavour of Vault City's sour base beer to create one of the most refreshing session sours they’ve ever made.

RASPBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL
Fresh Scottish raspberries meld together beautifully among roll after roll of sweet vanilla and smooth, creamy white chocolate flavours. This decadent dessert sour has a taste so real you could almost serve it by the slice!
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BLUEBERRY BANANA CHOC CHIP DOUBLE SHAKE x Elmeleven
Welcome to sour shake heaven – the pearly gates are paved with choc chips. Vault City's decadent dessert sour pours a luscious deep purple hue, with a balanced tartness from a blend of ripe blueberries, sweet, overripe bananas, and layer upon layer of smooth, rich chocolate.

CLOUDWATER

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I HAVE BECOME THE BOAT
Citra and Mosaic is the quintessential modern hop combination and this DDH IPA sets out to prove exactly why. Wave after wave of succulent tropical and stone fruit flavours roll across a soft, smooth bed, complemented by the characteristic dankness both hops provide.
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HOOKED ON IDAHO 7
Hooked On Idaho 7 is the first in a series of intense double dry hopped IPAs that showcase the best hops Cloudwater work with. Up first is the tropical pineapple and tangerine bomb of Idaho 7, a hop that was only introduced to them in the last few years and has become a mainstay in our modern IPAs, creating a great example of a hop forward, juicy and punchy IPA.

SURESHOT

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NILBOG MILK
New England IPA milked from the freshest Citra BBC hops. Full of creamy florals and citrus. Churned on a bed of oats and wheat for that juicy, planty body. Oh my GoOOOoooOOoooOOod!

​I USED TO BE AN ADVENTURER LIKE YOU
​Double dry hopped pale ale brewed in collaboration with Breda’s Frontaal. Juiced up as a Nord with Mosaic BBC, Citra BBC, Galaxy T90, Simcoe Cryo & Fus Ro Dah. But then I was married to the sea...

LAKES

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GAZELLE UP A DRAIN PIPE
The Heady Mix Of Nectaron And Mosaic T90'S Plus Ych 303 Trial (Concentrated Cryo Hops® And Phantasm®) Lead The Way Into A Soft, Juicy Hazy That'S Popping With Passionfruit And An Abundance Of Tropical Fruits.

THREE BERRY PIE
Loaded With Blueberries, Blackberries And Cherries Topped Off With A Touch Of Vanilla This Sour Will Have You Stepping Back In Time, Delving Into A Big, Juicy, Berry Bouncing Pie After A Fabulous Afternoon Spent Foraging In The Hedgerows And Garden.

FIERCE

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COOKIE DOUGH x Tartarus
This imperial strength stout is crammed with rich malt, cacao, spices and toasty oats. Sweet, indulgent and ready to roll.

FOREST RANGER
This West Coast IPA has been hopped with Cascade, Simcoe and Amarillo for that classic pungent profile, alongside a touch of Centennial and Citra to layer on the pine and citrus flavours.

WEEKEND RETREAT
Campfire flavours intertwine in this rich, complex porter. Packed with chocolate, marshmallow and smoke - the perfect beer for a night in a tent under the stars, or an evening under a blanket on the
sofa.

AZTEC HOT CHOCOLATE x Stewarts
This porter is inspired by the warming flavour xocolatl - Aztec hot chocolate. Infused with chillies, spices and the complex character of beechwood smoke.

​RESERVE 2023
Fierce Reserve is their limited edition Scotch ale - rarely brewed, and only ever released after the meticulous selection and blending of wood aged stock.

GRAVITY WELL

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ATOM SMASHER
New England style IPA featuring Citra, Simcoe and El Dorado.
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SMELT-O-SCOPE: SUPERDELIC
The first in a new series of single hop pale ales. Starting wtih a soft and fluffy base beer, Gravity Well observe the chosen hop through the olefactory lens of the smell-o-scope to discover its true character. As big NZ hop fans we had to start the series with newcomer to the scene: Superdelic.

ORBIT

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​JOLLY SAINT NICO
A special, annual Christmas edition of our gluten-free Köln Lager - Nico.
Pours pale golden. Light on the palate with bready maltiness, a fragrant herbal hop aroma with a touch of lemon citrus, and warming winter spices from the nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
A Kölsch for Christmas, and Christmas only!

NEON RAPTOR

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This week Christmas has come early, Neon Raptor have two classic beers to share with you...

CAROL
A 6.8% IPA with thick and juicy hops so good it must be a conspiracy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM FORT LAUDERDALE
A Cardamom spiced Orange Sour IPA for Christmas Vibes. 

YONDER

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DARK CHOC GINGER
Rich cocoa and spicy stem ginger give depth and decadence to this posh biscuit inspired pastry stout.

MARZIPAN FRUIT
Soft, sweet peaches laced with the flavour of marzipan.
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COCONUT FLORENTINE
A sweet coconut & almond pastry stout with luxurious, sticky caramel & dark chocolate.

BEAK

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SONIC LOVE x Thurston Moore x Faber & Faber
Announcing the launch of the second Beak Books release, guest edited by the iconic musician and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. A life-long craft beer fan, Thurston not only played a hand in shaping the release – a DDH Pale Ale – but also contributed photography and a 1,000 word extract from his long-awaited memoir, Sonic Life (published this Thursday), offering a rare and illuminating glimpse into the subversive world of late 1970s New York punk.
Sonic Love is a 5.6% DDH Pale Ale hopped with Callista, Amarillo and Mosaic fermented with kveik yeast.

SIREN

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DARK & PERILOUS NIGHTS
An extraordinary collaboration with Florida's J. Wakefield. Expect rich aromas of dark sugar and toffee, with a comforting chocolate fudge flavour profile, warming spirit complexity and a slick mouthfeel.

CHRISTMAS IN CALI
A special, limited edition Cali IPA perfect for festive drinking. Enjoy the piney, resinous notes of Simcoe and Citra hops, reminiscent of a Christmas tree, along with plenty of tropical fruit depth. As always with this style, you'll find it crisp, clean and refreshing with moreish bitterness.

COLD BLOODED CHRISTMAS
A very special festive edition of Cold Blooded. Siren cold-steep grains overnight before brewday to build up a gorgeous milk chocolatey base, which is complemented by roastiness, subtle smoke, coffee and dark chocolate notes of specialty malts. This edition is a chocolate orange Christmas special.
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SUSPENDED IN CHRISTMAS
A rare chance to enjoy 'Suspended in...' at home, as it's usually all reserved for your local pub! Siren are celebrating the festive season with a very limited batch. Expect aromas of zesty orange and grapefruit, with plenty of ripe mango and juicy tropical fruit flavours.

MALTGARDEN

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Two juicy collabs with Heist brew this week from Maltgarden...
Their first being FRESH SLICED MANGOES, a mango sticky rice pastry sour and the second; HIGH SPEED BLENDER a pineapple ice cream pastry sour with mango coulis & coconut.

THREE HILLS

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FORBIDDEN DRUMSTICK
Raspberry, Strawberry, vanilla & milk sugar come together to create our take on a probably pretty popular lolly. Sweet, Sour & a little treat for all of us grown up kids.

TRIUM FABA BARREL-AGED CHRISTMAS EDITION
An 8.4% blend of Pedro Ximenez & Speyside Whisky barrel aged Imperial stout conditioned on Tonka, Cacao, Vanilla. 

FORBIDDEN FABA
Three Hills have combined Forbidden pastry with Trium Faba by taking their house sour base beer & conditioning on the best quality raspberry fruit, tonka, cacao & vanilla. It's sweet, sour, fruity, with all the top notes of those beloved dessert flavour adjuncts.
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CO-ORDINATES: SPICED CHRISTMAS BOCK
Brewed using traditional German technique & festive cheer, they've created a modern twist on classic style especially for the Christmas season. This 2023 edition features a secret spice addition, elevating this special Bockbier to a level worthy of St. Nicholas, Father Christmas & beyond. 

PASTORE

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MI CASA TA MAISON
This a mixed fermentation saison made with James & Will from Balance Brewing. 
The beer draws inspiration in name and character from their respective house saisons - Saison della Casa & Saison de Maison. Pastore are big fans of Balance's wild beers & the new space they've created at their taproom in Manchester which carries a wonderful list of UK wild producers.
The grist is largely made up of heritage Hana malt along with oats, spelt, wheat and raw barley from a local farm. Hopped with some lovely cheesy aged hops from Balance & fermented in stainless steel for six months with Pastore's mother culture of wild yeasts and microbes.
They have also let some rest in oak to revisit next year.

ALCHEMIK

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IT TAKES TWO: EL DORADO & STRATA
Each of the juicy hop bombs in this series of intensely aromatic, deliciously dank and pillowy soft oat cream NEIPAs puts two different varietals in the spotlight. This one pairs the tantalisingly tropical El Dorado with the distinct grapefruit and cannabis vibes of Strata.

OH! CRUMBLE 
It's making a comeback, keeping its original yummy base and adding pear and white grape to this now classic recipe.
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NO HALF STACKIN'
 It certainly ain’t slacking. The blueberry and maple syrup goodness will make your mouth water and leave you wanting more.

​LITTLE EARTH PROJECT

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COOLSHIP NO.1
Finally it's here! L.E.P's first coolship release!
The only coolship brew from the 2021 brewing season, this 450L batch, was left out to cool slowly overnight in early March & moved to a neutral barrel with no added yeast to mature for almost exactly 2 years.
It's come a long way, baby. Zesty lemon & apples come through with a little funk and a classic dry finish.

THE BRETT ORGANIC STOCK ALE 2020
Welcome the return of one of L.E.P's original "core range" styles.
Strong stock ales were historically brewed during the autumn months to mature over the winter. Brewed using local ingredients and assisted in fermentation by the wild yeasts likely present in the oak barrels. Their version uses organic Suffolk barley as well as their own organic homegrown Fuggles & Goldings hops then aged in wood with their mixed culture for 13 months. Further aged in bottle since, now almost 3 years old, it's ready to head out into the world.
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DRY HOPPED GRISETTE
After having made recent appearances on keg, Little Earth feel it's about time they release this lil grisette into the world!
Brewed in early 2022, the base beer was aged in barrel for 7 months before being dry hopped with both organic Chinook & Cascade hops from our own field!
]]><![CDATA[WC 16/10/23 NEON RAPTOR, FLOC, SURESHOT, MAKE MAKE, GLASSHOUSE, TURNING POINT, BEAK, HEIST & MORE!]]>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:58:46 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-161023-neon-raptor-floc-sureshot-make-make-glasshouse-turning-point-beak-heist-more

NEON RAPTOR

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A spooky trio from Neon Raptor this week, celebrating 50 years of 3 landmark horror films!

NOT THE BEES
No bees were harmed in the celebration of this horror film, and they didn't have to sacrifice any flavour either. This easy drinking Summer Isle inspired hazy pale ale with a golden straw like colour is perfect for a pub sing-a-long!

DON'T LOOK NOW
A delectable blend of tart pomegranate, sweet red cherry, and rich chocolate, provide you with a perfect blood red accompaniment. Remember, it's not blood, it's red.

T-REXORCIST
The power of yeast compelled Neon Raptor to brew this old school IPA. An aroma of melon and pineapple and flavours of marmalade and pine place T-Rexorcist firmly between the East and West Coast.

FLOC

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SMALLEST FANS x CoolHead
Vibrant and tropical IPA brewed with a choice blend of Galaxy, Mosaic, and Citra hops. A collaboration with Floc's friends CoolHead Brew from Finland.

SURESHOT

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​WHERE'S ME FRUIT MACHINE GONE
Double dry hopped IPA brewed with a kettle & aroma hop of Pacific Gem with dry hop of Nelson Sauvin T90, Citra BBC, Citra Lupomax & Sabro T90. Wunderbar! Das jackpot! Schnell! Dive! Dive!

MAKE MAKE

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CIVILISATION EQUATION
A true fan favourite back to tantalize taste buds across the Universe.
Smooth sweet strawberry takes the front with a kiwi/lime tang bringing up the back. Beers like this are the reason Make Make do what they do.
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PATIENTLY EXPLAINING THE COSMOS
This beer was born in a basement during Make Make's home brew days and now, years later has been reimagined with a little refinement.
The original idea was 'what beer would be a lager drinkers gateway into our world?' This was Make Make's answer then and they think it still stands.
Peach straight in, Pilsner on the finish.

GLASSHOUSE

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SAKURA SAKURA
It’s been a while since Glasshouse last released ‘Sakura’ and they couldn’t wait to release it again, but what better way to celebrate than release a DDH version. Sakura Sakura brings all orange, melon, tangerine and white grape from the original but amplifies it to the next level. Soft, juicy and BIG with a double dry hop dosage of Mosaic and Nelson.
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LIVE & DIRECT
Live & Direct was one of the beers that helped GlassHouse build a name for the soft, juicy but infinitely drinkable pales they’re known for now. They had to brew this again for their birthday. Soft, juicy, bursting with melon, peach, pine and all those delicious tropical fruits.  This won’t be coming back again for a while so grab your chance to get it while you can!

TURNING POINT

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DISCO KING
Turning Point's flagship pale ale and bestseller – Disco King is all about big, American hop flavour. A clean malt base works to give it immense drinkability for its ABV. A real juicy little disco of a beer.​

DISCO MANGO
Turning Point have amped up the already tropical Disco King with a big dose of fresh mango, to take your tastebuds to a brave new world of fruity flavour!

DISCO FLUX
The long awaited return of Disco Flux, the intensified sibling of Disco King. This DAPA bursts onto the scene with amplified hop character, bringing vibrant waves of tropical fruit and pine.

​DISCO DOWN UNDER
Embark on a journey to the Southern Hemisphere with Disco Down Under, an Australasian Pale Ale that captures the essence of distant lands. Featuring hops Galaxy, Ella, and Nelson Sauvin, this brew delivers a unique melody of earthy, floral, and citrus tones. Disco down under resonates with the spirit of exploration and “The Good Times”.

BEAK

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LIDS
​A soft and bouncy India Pale Ale brewed with preposterous quantities of box-fresh Idaho 7, Strata and Simcoe hops. Sweet, tangy and bitter all at once with flavours reminiscent of buck’s fizz, candied orange and super ripe, in-season pink grapefruit.

HEIST

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BAD PART OF GNOME TOWN
Rumour has it there's a bad part of Gnome Town where in the shadowy corners, pint-sized miscreants swap garden tools for tiny crowbars, stealing prized lettuces by day, and staging epic snail races and gnome-napping neighbourhood cats by night! A session IPA with attitude. Dive into vibrant layers of cascade, I7, Citra & Mosaic hops, a captivating blend where mischief meets refreshment.

FACE YOUR FEARS
Brewed for Celluloid Screams Horror Movie Festival. Infused with the dynamic duo of Idaho & Nelson hops, it packs a punch of tropical fruit and wine flavours that'll have your taste buds tripping. This beer holds a captivating secret, a surprise that'll leave you wide-eyed with wonder. Dare to explore, and you'll discover an unexpected twist that challenges the very essence of what an IPA can be. It's a journey into the unknown, where fear and fascination collide. Are you bold enough to take the plunge?
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THAT'S BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS HADDOCK
This brew lets Simcoe hops take centre stage, weaving a tale of piney and fruity notes that dance upon your palate. With a hazy pour as mysterious as the sea and a flavour as intriguing as a secret recipe, it's a brew that'll leave you contemplating the depths of flavour - and maybe pondering the relationship between a man and his haddock.

BLACK IRIS

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SHRINK RAY
Shrink Ray! A brand new Micro NEIPA brewed especially for Halloween. Expect all of the citrussy, tropical juiciness from any other NEIPA, only at an incredibly easy sessionable strength.
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FREAKS TO THE FRONT
​Freaks to the Front is Black Iris' brand new Aussie hopped NEIPA. Brewed with Galaxy and Vic Secret hops. To create a juicy New England IPA with flavours of pineapple, pine and and passion fruit. And named after a track by one of their favourite current punk bands: Amyl and The Sniffers!

BREW YORK

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REDDY KRUEGER
​One, two, Freddy's coming for you… in tribute to the legendary horror antagonist Freddy Krueger, they’ve created a deep red sour! Brew York's dark berry sour is loaded with cherries, raspberries and guava cascading into a vanilla and marshmallow pastry finish. Whatever you do... don't fall asleep.

​WHEN LEMONS GIVE YOU (S)LIME
It’s prime time for slime! Brew York's mad scientists have developed an ooey, gooey ectoplasm, perfect for the spooky season! Zesty lemon and lime combine for a citrusy punch, whilst soft vanilla offers a soft and sweet counterbalance.

​DUNGEONS & FLAGONS
Brew York have teamed up with The York Dungeon to celebrate 2000 years of York’s dark and grizzly History! From vicious Vikings, to the dastardly Dick Turpin, The York Dungeon is a must-see, uniquely thrilling attraction that will take you back to the city’s darkest history. Our DDH Pale is loaded with CT, Citra, and Loral hops which pack a juicy tropical and citrus punch whilst rolled oats provide a rich and well-rounded mouth-feel.

NORTHERN MONK

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NORTHERN MONK x DEYA 10TH ANNIVERSARY
New England inspired both Northern Monk and Deya to make two of their most beloved beers, Faith and Steady Rolling Man. Vermont is where the story of Faith and Steady began. This beer is an ode to the beers that gave birth to a whole new style. Now, Faith and Steady are united in a juicy, hazy, Vermont-style 7% IPA, paying homage to the style that inspired us, and still inspires us to this day.
]]><![CDATA[WC 09/10/23 TARTARUS, BREW YORK, POMONA ISLAND, UNBARRED, BEAK, SURESHOT, NEON RAPTOR, VAULT CITY & MORE!]]>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:16:06 GMThttps://www.tremblingmadness.co.uk/beer-blog/wc-091023-tartarus-brew-york-pomona-island-unbarred-beak-sureshot-neon-raptor-vault-city-more

TARTARUS

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A triple halloween special release from Tartarus this week!

HANSEL
Sea Salt & Chocolate Double Porter 8.0%
Hansel is their double porter brewed on a complex malt bill for a thick chocolately body, they've then added lactose, sea salt & chocolate for a sweet, indulgent porter.

GRETEL
Toffee & Caramel Double Porter 8.0%
The same base porter as Hansel, but Tartarus have added toffee & caramel to this version for a super sweet treat!

WITCH
Gingerbread Double Porter 8.0% 
Tartarus' base porter recipe & this time with added lactose & ginger for a spicy kick!

​**We also have more Baby Abaddons on the way!**

POMONA ISLAND

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THE ROBOTIC HYMN OF DOOM
It’s all a big scam, to make you drink West Coast Pales with Simcoe, Crystal and Magnum.

TAKE THIS CHIPS WITH CHEESE
Take this Pale with Strata, Enigma, Galaxy and Mosaic as an offering of peace.

​KICK OFF YOUR SHOES AND RELAX YOUR SOCKS
A roasty Stout from another dimension.

BREW YORK

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FAIRYTALE OF BREW YORK
Fairytale of Brew York 2023 takes its inspiration from the beloved festive treat of Stroopwafel. This year Brew York's festive stout is a super rich milk stout with flavours of caramel and a subtle cinnamon spicing. Additional lactose adds a rich creamy body to their annual Christmas stout.

DREAMS OF BREW YORK
A festive twist on one of their most popular sour beers! This year Brew York used masses of cherries, cranberries and apple to create their festive sour. Cinnamon adds that hint of mulled spice with vanilla rounding off the tartness perfectly. 

​NIGHTMARE OF BREW YORK
Taking Inspiration from the beloved festive treat of German Stollen. This milk stout is loaded with pistachios and marzipan to bring a strong nutty flavour, balanced delicately with candied lemon and orange. A spice blend of cinnamon, cardamon, and allspice helps to enhance the festive flavours, and additional lactose adds a rich creamy body to our annual Christmas stout.

UNBARRED

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LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE
Like & Subscribe is a collaboration with a little bit of a difference. Taking the best of the best in beer influencers and harnessing the power of social media, Like & Subscribe is a celebration of the beer community and example of what we can achieve when we come together. Using some exciting and innovative hops supplied by Barth Haas X, Unbarred have created a big, tropical beer that exhibits a medley of ripe candied pineapple, passion fruit and citrus zest. All wrapped up in their distinct silky-smooth NEIPA base, this beer is big in flavour, texture and character - just like their collaborators. With a combined social reach across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook of 78,000 beer lovers they've created the ultimate collaboration for collaborators.

BEAK​

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PEPO
A juicy, pillowy-soft India Pale Ale brewed with oats, wheat and spelt along with huge additions of super fresh Idaho7, Mosaic and Ella hops.

​INTERVALS
​This Double India Pale Ale is brimming with Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra hops for big billowing flavours of tangerine, rose and strawberry bubble-gum. 

SURESHOT

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DOUBLE DIPPED CHIP
Double IPA dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Citra, Mosaic Cryo & our first use of Superdelic. Loaded with ripe mango, citrus, and sweet candy hoppiness. Sorry, Timmy, but I don’t dip that way.

​THE BIG EAST
Kawaii lil’ Table Beer brewed in collaboration with House of Fu. Dry hopped with new experimentals: HBC 586, HBC 630 & Citra BBC. Sweet tropical fruit with a herbal, bitter tone. It’s big in Japan.

NEON RAPTOR

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VAMPYRE DISCO
Do you remember the 21st night of September? Stephen King does, it was his birthday and he had all his spooky friends round for a big party, a big VAMPYRE DISCO, if you will.

Everyone was there from Jack and Wendy Torrance, to Pennywise the clown. Making a special appearance was of course Kurt Barlow, Neon Raptor’s favourite vampire.

Vampyre Disco, Neon Raptor's dark fruit and peanut butter imperial sour, returns in time for spooky season. It’s sweet and sour, it’s fruity and thick, and when you drink it, people may be convinced you’re a vampire.

GRAVITY WELL

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STELLAR BALANCE
A beautifully balanced hazy IPA showcasing only NZ hops. Punchy Nectaron leads the way with support from Wai-iti and Wakatu.

​SIGHTGLASS HYPERION
Soft and fluffy pale ale featuring Citra and El Dorado.

VAULT CITY

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BLUEBERRY, BLACKCURRANT, MAPLE SUPERSTACK x Mash Gang
Introducing release no. 4 of Vault City's AF series with Mash Gang.
Inspired by the ultimate breakfast it was named after, this stack is perfectly balanced with layers of blueberry maple sweetness, smooth vanilla and a delicately sour finish from juicy blackcurrants and Vault City’s signature mixed fermentation base beer.

VAULT DWELLER
Imagine a world where sourness reigns supreme. A place where traditional beer styles met their untimely demise, descending further into toxic wasteland. ‘More sour!’ they cried, knowing not the future that awaited them… Once hazardous to tastebuds, the sourest, most zesty beer we’ve ever created is now an elixir sought after by those brave (or foolish) enough to have ventured into the Vault’s depths.

TOFFEE APPLE
With the world the way it is, it’s no wonder we all want a little escapism, and there’s nothing more comforting or reminiscent than the magic of a delicious toffee apple amid the falling autumn leaves. With each sip you’ll savour crisp, tart apple juice and purée balanced by sweet toffee flavours among the delicate sour taste of Vault City's mixed fermentation base beer.

​BLACK VELVET
Black Velvet, if you please.
Introducing a jet-black dessert sour that defies expectations. Inspired by a traditional red velvet cake, there’s a mesmerising blend of rich dark fruits, velvety chocolate, and creamy vanilla in every sip. Pitch Black Dessert Sour - Smooth as velvet, black as night. Established 2018 and brewed to a secret recipe using dark fruits and the finest cacao nibs available on the internet.

LEFT HANDED GIANT

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One of our favourite and longest serving LHG IPA recipes, Cheeseburger Cavalry is back, and this time it's part of a triple

They will be launching all 3 beers nationwide on Friday 20th October including...
SLIDER
5.2% America Pale Ale with Citra & Mosaic.

CHEESEBURGER CAVALRY
6.9% India Pale Ale with Citra & Mosaic.

​DOUBLE CHEESE 
8.4% Hazy DIPA with Citra & Mosaic.

NORTHERN MONK

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WITCH DOCTOR x Chris Simpson
Monk's fifth release with Chris (simpsons artist), The Witch Doctor, wicca wicca woo.
A devilishly juicy IPA, packed with Cashmere, Idaho 7, Cascade, Talus and Ekuanot hops, this IPA is brewed with some rye in the grist for a touch of golden orange colour and a deep, earthy spiciness to it.
There will be tropical notes in there as well as some herbal and floral flavours, with hints of grapefruit and some lime. 
Resulting in this golden elixir, concocted in the cauldron by their brewers Sam and Sam.

​OFS SESSIONS S'MORES PORTER
​A night sky-black porter at a very drinkable 4%, with chocolate, marshmallow, a little vanilla and a touch of smokey molasses for a smooth and sweet S’mores flavour, to whisk you off to a campfire in the great outdoors.

YONDER

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BLACK GRAPE
If you're like us, you'll love those quintessential sweet shop and soda flavours. Classic American Black Grape is no exception. This adult take on a childhood favourite is another nostalgic nod to care free days. A flavourful hug from Yonder.

​JAM ROLY-POLY PUDDING
​This is a comfort blanket of a pastry sour, inspired by the homely flavours of Jam Roly Poly Pudding. Plum, Raspberry and Strawberry jam, swirled through flavours of rich vanilla cake in a thick and creamy, sweet and sour base beer. Dive in!

PENTRICH

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SONIC REDUCER
A 5.3% Pale Ale brewed with Chinook, Mosaic and Simcoe hops. These provide punchy citrus flavours alongside dank pine and light floral notes, over a moderate to light bitterness on the finish.

CRIMES IN CITRA
A super hoppy and naturally hazy IPA has been hopped to the high heavens with an ungodly amount of Citra. So expect juicy citrus and stone fruit flavours & aromas by the truckload, over the top of a gentle bitterness on the finish.

QUIET PART LOUD
A heavenly hoppy DIPA packed full of Mosaic and Citra hops. This beer is teeming with bold and juicy citrus and tropical flavours, over the top of a gentle bitterness on the finish

​FEAR CITY
A heavy hitting DIPA brewed with Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin hops. Punchy citrus and stone fruit flavours are backed up with a vinous notes of white peach. With some dank pine notes and a moderate bitterness on the finish.

DEYA

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CONSEQUENCES x Queer Brewing
This one's been a long time in the works. The recipe development was played like a game of Consequences with the recipe passed between Lily (Queer Brewing Founder and Brewer) and Gareth (DEYA's Head Brewer). Deya's first use of Nectaron…used on the dry hop, paired with some Citra in the whirlpool.. Aroma is a big hit of papaya, candied pineapple and high grade orange squash. The taste is mango, pineapple and watermelon with some light sweet cereal peeking through. Lush!
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