Food news, restaurant reviews and recipes from the Lancashire Telegraph

Harvey’s India Pale Ale

5:57pm Monday 20th May 2013

This has more fizz and bite to it and is a similar complexion to Harvey’s Blue Label.

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Durham Brewery St Cuthbert

4:32pm Monday 6th May 2013

Rich and full flavoured, worthy of St Cuthbert himself (he died 687 AD, btw).

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Review: Darwin Brewery Ghost Ale

5:30pm Monday 29th April 2013

Pours a lovely golden amber, with a thick head.

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Review: Little Valley Brewery Tod’s Blonde

4:38pm Monday 22nd April 2013

Produced in Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, this is a bright yellow blonde ale with a pleasant malty taste and a smooth bitter finish.

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Iceni Norfolk Lager

10:16am Monday 15th April 2013

Something of a rarity — an English bottle-conditioned ‘real lager’.

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Joseph Holt's Thunder Holt

3:04pm Tuesday 2nd April 2013

Beautiful ruby-red appearance and a minimal, rapidly disappearing head which exudes a pleasant aroma.

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Review: Enville Brewery Gothic Ale

5:42pm Monday 11th March 2013

This is a bottle conditioned beer and something must have gone slightly wrong — the head was too big and kept on rising — and the sour acid taste suggest a bad bottle.

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Review: Exmoor Beast Strong Ale

4:19pm Monday 4th March 2013

This is a verk dark porter style ale.

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Review: RCH Brewery Firebox Premium Bitter

4:23pm Monday 28th January 2013

Large rocky head, beneath which it is a deep amber colour.

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Review: Newquay Honey Farm Honey Beer

5:27pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

On the nose this is slightly sweet and sharp, with a hint of beeswax and touches of honey, lemon and vanilla. All in all, a pleasant surprise.

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Review: Humpty Dumpty Swallowtail

6:16pm Monday 14th January 2013

An acid taste overpowers the beer so it is hard to define what it really has to offer.

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Ridley’s Old Bob Strong Pale Ale

5:25pm Monday 7th January 2013

A premium ale at the weaker end of the scale, it tastes just how one imagines a beer should — rich and complex although quite sweet for a pale ale.

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Daleside Brewery Crack Shot

11:53am Wednesday 2nd January 2013

This claims to follow an original 17th-century recipe.

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Wagtail Best Bitter

5:19pm Thursday 27th December 2012

Pours clear and bright and appears to be well carbonated despite the short-lived head.

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Marston's Pale Ale

4:59pm Monday 17th December 2012

A light and refreshing golden Pale Ale, traditionally crafted with English hops and barley for flavour and taste.

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Review: Caledonian Burns Ale

4:51pm Sunday 2nd December 2012

The hops are well-balanced, bringing raisins and orange to a dry finish, with more hop bitterness than many Scottish ales.

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Review: Cobra Beer

5:39pm Monday 26th November 2012

An offering which will always be associated with curry houses, it has to be served ice cold and is best with hot food.

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Otter Bright

3:56pm Monday 12th November 2012

Brewed in the South West this light, refreshing offering is billed as ‘an ale for new age drinkers!’

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Ringwood Old Thumper

5:19pm Monday 5th November 2012

Old Thumper grows on you. to say there’s a hint of apples is an understatement.

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Ballard’s Wassail

5:14pm Monday 22nd October 2012

Pours a warm reddish-copper with a thick off-white head.

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