I have be given two bottles of Little Creatures bottle conditioned pale ale. Brewed by the Little Creatures Brewery, Freemantle, Australia. It has an ABV of 5.2% and is imported by Alliance Wine, Reith, Ayrshire.
It is rather nice, fruity/flowery? Has anybody come across this brew before?
Sainsburys were selling it before Xmas, I assume they still are. I've got one in the cupboard, on the recommendation of people in this group. I might have it now.
Not that many bottled real ales yet (although they do carry a few) but Sainsbury seems to have upped the quality and range of its beers dramatically over the last 3 months. I used to pass the beer section without too many temptations, but sadly for my wallet this in so longer the case. They had little creatures at 30p per bottle off this week and last.
When you have 3 stubbies of Rogers (Little Creatures Brewing Co in Fremantle) under your belt, mere details like time & date become less important.
I understand the Rogers Beer is not available in the UK, only their Pale Ale.
A little while later I was testing some Bluetongue Premium Lager. Very nice and apparently it's won several awards here in Australia.
Where is it bottled? I'm assuming they send it to the UK in bulk aluminium kegs and repack it over there.
I'll be in the UK early May but don't expect too much sunburn then.
Will be in Felixstowe,Suffolk, for several days unloading a shipment of Aussie motorcycles - we're off to the TT of course, and am wondering which are the best outlets there for real ales.
I will however be testing plenty of different beers to make sure it's all OK for you guys to be drinking. The beers I will be concentrating on are some of Bushy's Ales several differnt labels on the Isle of Man. Tried some of theirs last year and was most impressed.
Try the Shore Hotel, Old Laxey, Laxey. Did produce its own beer: Old Bosun Bitter. If you are in or near Ramsey in the North of the Island, try the Trafalgar Hotel on West Quay, Ramsey - Bushy's, Cains (Liverpool) and guests.
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