Crouch Vale - Seasonal Beers - Updated 20/05/10

THE SEASONAL BEERS OFFERING IS SUBJECT TO RAPID CHANGE WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO INGREDIENT AVAILABILITY ISSUES AND STRANGE BREWERS' WHIMS.

Click on the images for full size versions - good for emergency pumpclips!

Hurricane
ABV 4.2%

January 2010

English Pioneer hops feature - burnished gold in colour

 

Snowdrop
ABV 4.2%

February 2010

Pale brown, crisp, dry and full-bodied.

 

Sladek

ABV 4.1%

March 2010

Pale golden, refreshing beer with awesome Czech 'Sladek' hops providing a long, juicy bitter finish.

Sovereign
ABV 4.2%
April 2010

Burnished gold in colour, full but subtle English hop presence.

The Golden Duck

ABV 3.8%
May & June 2010

A grand and tasty golden session beer. Just perfect.

Apollo
ABV 4.3%

May 2010

Pale amber, insanely hoppy beer made with US 'Apollo' hops from Oregon with 19.5% alpha acid. Hopheads only!

Sonnet

4.1%

June 2010

Another new hop variety to the fore. 

Pale gold beer with 'Sonnet' aroma hops, from the farm in Oregon that provides the Amarillo variety. Sonnet is a Saaz variant with Goldings characteristics, so expect high floral aroma and soft bitterness.

Summer Breeze
ABV 4.2%

July & August 2010

Featuring classic Challenger hop character and best quality East Anglian barley.

Summit

4.3%

August 2010

Exciting new beer for us, featuring Summit hops from the USA. Nice high alpha acid again, should be a fruity prospect!

To be confirmed

September 2010

Wild Hop

ABV 4.2%

October 2010

We'll see...

November 2010

That would be telling...

December 2010

Santa's Revenge

ABV 5.0%

December 2010

Famous, festive and dangerous pale ale. Most agreeable!