I'm a traditionalist at heart. Having said that I find myself a closet fan of flavoured beers. Fruit beers have been around for ages, Belgian beers are an obvious example, but there are also some superb British examples that really float my boat!
One of the most popular, brewed by the Willaim's Brothers in Scotland, is Froach. A light, almost lager like beer flavoured with Heather. It's nice but i prefer some of their lesser know products. Ebulum, a black Elderberry ale. Alba, a pine flavoured beer and a sweet, Tayberry flavoured beer called Roisin. Big fan.
There's also a growing trend towards cask maturisation using old spirit barrels. The most famous probably being Innis & Gunn oak aged beer. There's quite a few now using old whisky casks, Tullibardine 1488 and Brewdog Paradox but the most interesting i've sampled to date is from closer to home in Somerset. Justin at Moor Beer Company has very sucessfully combined the superb Old Freddie Walker dark ale with the full, powerful flavours of Somerset Cider Brandy. Rich, awesomely complex cask matured ale. I love it!
Moor Beer Fusion from www.westcountryales.co.uk
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- West Country Ales
- Cheddar, Somerset, United Kingdom
- First and foremost i'm a beer man. My love affair with real ale began when my wife and I bought a pub in the Scottish highlands. Already having a reputation for serving excellent real ale, I grew to appreciate the great beers available in the region and eventually opened an onsite real ale shop. Moving south a few years later, I continued my passion for retailing quality beers by opening West Country Ales, in the heart of Cheddar Gorge. Focusing on West Country beers and ciders, we believe we have the widest range of West Country Ales under one roof anywhere in the country. It's an ale & cider lovers delight and is open all year round. Drop in to see what we have to offer!
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