Colour- Deep Mahogany Aroma- Molasses, Autumn Fruits, Dark Malts Taste- Malt, Hops, Fruits, Bitter, Peppery ABV- 8.5% Availability and Cost- Sainsbury’s – £1.80   Boasting an impressive history, Old Tom won the Best Ale in the world at the World Beer Awards in 2009. On the front of the palate it has some excellently robust hoppy, malty, fruity flavours and…

 Colour- Light Straw Aroma- Orange, Wheat, Coriander, Sweet Taste- Wheat, Orange, Light ABV- 4.5% Availability and Cost- Marks & Spencer – £2.20   Brought to us by the same, clever brewers of Delirium, Belgian Wheat Beer is very traditional in taste. It’s punchy and wheaty, and has orange tones.   You can certainly smell the coriander on the nose of…

Colour- Jet Black Aroma- Dark Chocolate, Smoked Wood, Fruity, Dark Roast Taste- Dark Chocolate, Bitter, Sweet, Fruity, Smokey ABV- 8% Availability and Cost- Tesco – £2 Guinness have started adding to their range in earnest in the past few years and Antwerpen is one of the latest to join the line-up. A strong classic imperial stout with a complex chocolaty…

Colour- Ebony Aroma- Roasted Malts, Slightly Sweet, Fruits Taste- Smokey, Roasted, Fruity, Bitter ABV- 4.7% Availability and Cost- Tesco – £1.80 Brewdog are certainly one of the success stories of the boom in independent brewing in the UK. Jet Black Heart Milk Stout certainly tries to pack a scent punch and has an excellent nose, full of rich roasted malts…