Cheddar Ales Beer Festival

Cheddar Ales beer festival went pretty well again this year. Numbers were down but with wind strong enough to tear up trees and small cars what can you expect?! The beer range was quality yet again. Some interesting beers to try. A couple stuck in my mind as I've been waiting to try beers from those particular breweries. First: Redemption Urban Dusk. Really nice, deep chestnut coloured bitter. Predominantly nutty flavour with slightly sweet caramel notes. Use of brambling hops give some dark fruit flavours to offset a lingering bitter finish. 4.6%. I really enjoyed this beer! Second: New Highland Brewery Orkney Blast. I've had the Scapa flow before and was very impressed so was looking forward to trying this one. Didn't disappoint. Pale golden ale, spicy hop and honey flavours with a good malt body.Stronger than it seems at 6.0%abv. Third:....Moor Beer Nor' Hop. Almost not fair to write about this one as it's quite possible my favourite beer but....here goes. Brewed as the counterpoint to Southern Star, this ultra-pale ale is brewed with a limited availability hop from America to impart apronounced floral and citric quality to the beer, with honey and elderflower in the nose. 4.3% abv. Delicious!!!! http://www.westcountryales.co.uk/Moor-Beer-Northern-Star