A micro brewery that’s no longer micro. Very well marketed, bottles and cans available in many outlets across the UK. Not bad, but there’s better out there and their pricing is rather ambitious in my opinion.
Back in the 1970’s, brewing in the UK had been taken over by multinationals and the results were poor quality, homogenised beers. Enter the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA - https://shop1.camra.org.uk ), a group of like minded individuals intent on promoting the best of traditional British brewing. A roaring success. There are a plethora of breweries across the UK, large and small, producing a huge variety of regional beers and ales. Within five miles of my house in rural Dorset, there are four brewers - Hall and Woodhouse (est. 1777), Ringwood Brewery and two excellent micro breweries in Wimborne Minster and Sixpenny Handley.
IPA is popular in the UK, of course and there are heavily hopped brews strongly influenced by US West Coast brewing. With a vast choice of stouts, porters, pale ale, light ales and best bitters available the competition is strong though!
Many pubs in the UK are owned by a brewery and serve their own range, with occasional “guest” beers. There are also “free houses” - independently owned, who sell what ever takes their fancy, such as my local - https://thedroversinn.info/ A pint of Sixpenny Handley Best Bitter served here is exceptional, and I can get a decent 80/- beer, albeit brewed in Cornwall!
You might get the impression I enjoy the odd pint! Don’t even get me started on cider!!
Last edited by StevieR; 21st September 19 at 02:12 AM.
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