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New beers that hit the market last week.

UK craft breweries collaborate to make it easy to buy them a beer.

Sobering results from a survey of Independent UK breweries.

LATEST RELEASES

SHOW SUPPORT FOR NHS STAFF

BREWERS CORNER

ISSUE NINE APRIL 20th 2020

What's Up?

How is everyone? Strange times indeed as we enter our fourth week of

‘lock-down’ and visiting our favourite pub or taproom now seems like a

distant memory.

Not quite so many new craft beer releases this week which is

understandable as many brewers are sticking to their core range.

The good news is that most craft beer retailers and brewery online shops

seem to be extremely busy and most are posting notices on their website indicating delays in despatch due to the large number of

online orders. It seems that craft beer lovers are indeed doing their bit in continuing to enjoy fabulous beer in their own home. Many

are linking up with their drinking buddies via video links and sharing beers with each other virtually!

Once again, our Newsletter is packed with FREE adverts from breweries that have reached out to us. Buying directly from the brewery

is a huge boost to their bottom line. Now is not the time to be buying macro beers from the supermarkets! Great independent beer

needs your support to survive!

Stay safe everyone and continue to enjoy great craft beer!

LATEST CRAFT BEER RELEASES W/C 13th APRIL 2020

North Brewing Co.

Metronomic

6.5% West Coast IPA Hopped with Citra, Chinook and Columbus with a drier body and

light crisp malt bill.

Dig Brew Co.

Oh No, It’s Moon Unit

8.1% DIPA A New England style Double IPA, dry hopped with Citra & Cryo

Simcoe.

Northern Monk

Patrons Project 25.02 The Purist

7.2% DDH IPA

Single hopped beer with Strata which brings lots of passionfruit,

backed up with mango, pineapple, orange zest and honeydew melon

with underlying resinous pine character.

Track Brewing Co.

All Together

6.5% IPA All Together is a worldwide, open-ended collaboration with

breweries from all over helping bring awareness & relief to the

hospitality industry. Loaded with Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo & Simcoe.

Unity Brewing Co.

Make It Wit Chu

4.6% Citrus Wit Beer A delightfully zingy citrus wit. Soft, crisp and refreshing. With added

lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit throughout the process for

maximum flavour.

Cloudwater Brewing Co.

Qué Desequilibrio De Género? (Crop Year 2019 Sabro 04 Single

Hop IPA)

6.0% IPA Top note of fresh mint followed by a rush of lime and rounded off by

smooth coconut, with pineapple notes sitting in the background.

Full-bodied and smooth, with a short, juicy finish.

Lost & Grounded Brewing

The Groove Line

5.2% Weissbier Weissbier using a base of Wheat, Vienna and Pils malts, then

hopped with a small dose of Amarillo. Pillowy and bready with a

small touch of clove with banana and orangey goodness.

Wander Beyond Brewing

Gasp

7% Milkshake IPA Fermented on 200g/l of peaches and apricots. The sweetness from

the fruits and lactose is balanced against a backdrop of citrus notes,

provided by the Chinook dry hop.

Brew By Numbers

50|American Pale Ale

5.3% Pale Ale

Aroma of ripe tropical fruits alongside flavours of fresh stone fruit

and a zesty citrus bite. This American A soft and juicy body with

perfect balance and a crisp and refreshing finish.

Polly’s Brew Co.

58 BPM

8% DIPA Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic and Azacca, charged up to 40kg in the dry

hop; this is a DIPA of insane flavour intensity – expect stone fruits,

mango, pineapple and just a hint of grapefruit throughout.\.

Northern Monk

Stars & Stripes

5.9% Porter

Peanut Butter and Jelly Porter.

Left Handed Giant Brewing Co.

Single Hop Nelson Sauvin

4.9% Pale Ale

Single hop Nelson Sauvin pale is brewed with a soft, delicate malt

base allowing for the distinct character of the hop to shine through.

White grape flavours dominate with hints of gooseberry and

passionfruit.

Drop Project Brewing

Snap

6% Fruited Sour

Cherry and Strawberry Sour. Generously topped with 20% Sour

Kriek Cherry and Strawberry puree to give that nostalgic sweet and

sour pic n mix vibe.

Salt Brewing Co.

Answer Is One

7.2% Black IPA

Chocolate notes on the nose give way to sweet honey and biscuit

malt.

Aromas of lime, pine, mango and mint hoppyness.

Dig Brew Co.

Thoughts + Prayers

8.1% Baltic Porter

A strong porter cold fermented with a subtle addition of sweet and

sour cherries.

Polly’s Brew Co.

Yearn & Fall

5.5% Pale Ale

An enormous hop bill of Citra, El Dorado, Comet and Sabro combine

to bring a bag of juicy citrus notes, along with super soft melon

rounded off with a sweet tropical explosion.

London Beer Factory

Skin Contact

5.5% Saison

Aroma of pineapple and green grape. Flavour starts off crisp like

fresh cider apples and fades into lingering vanilla and oak,

reminiscent of oaky Australian Chardonnay.

London Beer Factory

National Heroes

4% Lager

Crisp gluten-free lager. 100% of revenue from the sale of these

beers will go to support NHS hospitals.

London Beer Factory

Lifesavers

4.2% Pale Ale

An easy drinking American pale. 100% of revenue from the sale of

these beers will go to support NHS hospitals.

The Drop Project Brewing Co.

Cutback

4.6% IPA

Full flavoured session IPA fermented with Norwegian Farmhouse

Ale yeast. Hopped generously with Amarillo, Mosaic and Citra the

nose is packed with tropical, grapefruit and lemon. Full body and

well-balanced bitterness.

Polly’s Brew Co.

Bubble Dream

6.2% NEIPA

Chinook brings an old school resinous bite underlying the new

school juicebomb notes from our ever dependable pairing of Azacca

and Mosaic.

Dig Brew Co.

Jolly Days

8% Double IPA

A New England style DIPA fermented with K97 yeast and dry

hopped with Mosaic & Simcoe.

The Beer Fridge Podcast are a group of beer enthusiasts making their way

through the incredible craft beer scene. Listen to what the guys like and

dislike as they pick their beers of the week. Joined by some of the UK's

leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, it’s bringing pub banter and

craft beer straight to you.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beer-fridge-

podcast/id1423388212

or wherever else you listen to podcasts

Recent guests have included Rob from TWICB, Jonny from The Craft Beer

Channel, Drop Project and Bianca Road Brewing. Future guests will

include:

Brewers Eye Beer App

Stewart Brewing

Starting very soon, we will be launching a weekly Podcast, where

we will interview the people that are making the magic happen.

The new-breed of craft brewers are nothing less than modern-day

alchemists, and the best of them are approaching rock-star status

amongst the Craft Beer Community.

Listen-in as we go deep with these guys, exploring their

background and motivations, hopes and fears, and big

plans for the future, all whilst we share and discuss a couple of

the beers that the brewer is particularly proud of.

It will be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you

listen to podcasts. Please subscribe to ensure you don't miss an

episode.

Coming soon.... it's This Week in Craft Beer - The Podcast!

BREWERS CORNER Miscellaneous Beery Stuff

Hot on the heels of the USA Brewers Association Survey from last week, this

week SIBA published the very sobering results from a survey of 262 Small

Independent UK Breweries, which showed an average 82% drop in beer sales,

with 65% having stopped production, whilst 31% have slowed production.

54% of those surveyed believe they are not able to access any of the

Government support programmes, and an overwhelming 81% believing that

the Government are not doing enough to support the Industry.

If one were to look for a bright-side to this situation from a Craft Beer

perspective, it is highly likely that the impact, although serious, has not been quite so devastating to

Breweries who were already packaging a significant percentage of their output before the lock-down.

https://www.siba.co.uk/2020/04/17/82-drop-beer-sales-covid-19-lockdown-hits-craft-breweries-hardest/

SIBA continue to publish almost-daily emails on COVID-19 advice on their website. Here is a link to the

latest edition from Thursday 17th April, which contains the interesting advice that some local authorities

are extending the Business Rate Support to the Brewing Sector, even though it is not specifically called-out

in the legislation. It is definitely worth applying, if you haven't done so already...!

https://mailchi.mp/4d840918f037/coronavirus-update-16th-april

Meanwhile, The USA Brewers Association’s Craft Brewers Conference continues

online for the next four weeks, with lots of technical and business-related sessions

that could be of interest to UK Craft Brewers.

In total 70 industry experts will give 40 free presentations.

See the full schedule HERE and list of speakers HERE

Sessions this week include:

A Practical Approach to Refillable Kegs - Quality, Safety, and Maintenance

on Tue 21st April starting at 7pm UK time.

Finishing Processes: From Brilli(A)nt to Ha(Z)y

on Thu 23rd April starting at 7pm UK time.

BUY A PINT FOR NHS STAFF

BUY A PINT FOR NHS STAFF – Pay It Forward Scheme

If you buy the NHS a “pint” on any participating brewery’s web-shop, they'll make sure that a drink gets

into the hands of a well deserving NHS worker once we come off lockdown. They are true heroes and

deserve to be rewarded once this crisis has passed. It’s a Pay it Forward scheme that will benefit small

business as well as those that deserve our thanks.

A small group of breweries have got together to try and geographically represent the country so you can

give to the area you most want to support NHS staff in a post-pandemic world: Fyne Ales (Scotland), Wylam

(North East), Cloudwater (North West), North Brewing Co (Yorkshire), Verdant, and Left Handed Giant

(South West), Deya (West Midlands), Duration (East Anglia), Gipsy Hill (South East) and Boundary (Northern

Ireland).

CRAFT BEER PODCASTS Recommended beery listening

The Beer Fridge Podcast

The Beer Fridge Podcast are a group of beer enthusiasts making their way through the incredible craft

beer scene. Listen to what the guys like and dislike as they pick their beers of the week. Joined by some of

the UK's leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, it’s bringing pub banter and craft beer straight to

you.

Rhythm and Brews

The craft beer and music pairing podcast. In each episode they match four interesting beers with music

as a way of helping to enhance flavours using your years. It’s a bit like pairing wine with food, but with a

much higher level of audio satisfaction. Featuring great guests from the UK and international beer

scenes, they taste, debate and discover great beer alongside great music.

UK Craft Beer Stories

Stories, insights and lessons from the incredible people behind the UK’s craft beer industry. Andy

Thorburn hosts a series of deep-dive interviews with various guests from the craft beer community.

Triple Hopped

A fortnightly podcast dedicated to their love of the craft beer scene.

Men Beerhaving Badly

Leicestershire-based podcast on all things craft beer!

We Made A Beer

We Made a Beer is a podcast by two beer novices, learning about beer by brewing it, drinking it and

chatting to the experts about it. In each episode they brew a new style of beer (with varying levels of

success) and get insights and recommendations from some of the UK's most exciting brewers, publicans

and beer experts.

Let’s Drink with Formal Shark A humorous show reviewing real ale and craft beer with pub like banter.

Beernomicon Beernomicon is a podcast hosted by Ross and Tom, shit talking the finer points of beer. Based outta the

North of England.

The Jamil Show

The Jamil Show is the world's first radio program dedicated to brewing classic styles of beer. Each week

award winning homebrewer and author Jamil Zainasheff, along with co-host Jon Plise, covers a specific

beer style and how to brew it at home. From recipe design to fermentation techniques, The Jamil Show

covers everything you need to know to brew classic styles.

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HonestBrew

Online Shop & Beer Club

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Free delivery on orders over £50

Standard shipping £4.99

RAD Beer

Online Shop

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Free delivery on orders over £70

Standard shipping £5.50

Beerwulf

Online Shop & Beer Club

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Full cases delivered free

Standard shipping £8.95

Beer Hawk

Online Shop and Beer Club

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Beers of Europe

Online Shop

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Free delivery on orders over £60

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Mikkeller Web Shop

Online Shop & Beer Club

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Free delivery on orders over 800 DKK

Standard shipping 90 DKK

Beer Merchants

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EeBria

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Brew Cavern

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Hop, Burns & Black

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Left Field Beer

Online Shop and Beer Club

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Flavourly

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Cloudwater Brewery Shop

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Deya Brewery Shop

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Free beers drop Friday 12pm

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Track Brewery Shop

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Wander Beyond Brewery Shop

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North Brewing Co.

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KNOW YOUR HOPS Quick Guide to Hop Characteristics

We all love our hoppy beers and probably can name some of our favourite hops. This rough and ready guide

lets you know the aroma and taste characteristics of common hops used in our favourite craft beers.

AMARILLO

Flowery, citrus, more orangey than grapefruit.

AZACCA

Spicy, tropical fruits, mango, pineapple and some pine notes.

CALYPSO

Fruity with notes of pear and apple.

CASCADE

Floral, spicy and citrus with balanced bitterness.

CASHMERE

Intense fruit, Peach, melon, lemon and lime with secondary notes of coconut, lemongrass, candy, and

herbs.

CENTENNIAL

Strong floral, citrus and grapefruit tones.

CHINOOK

Grapefruit, pine and spice.

CITRA

Citrus, grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit and lychee.

COLUMBUS

Black pepper, liquorice, curry and subtle citrus.

EL DORADO

Pear, watermelon, candy and stone fruit notes and sometimes fresh-cut grass.

EQUINOX (HBC 366)

Citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper.

FUGGLES (UK)

Delicate and pleasant mint, grass and floral tone.

GALAXY

Strong passionfruit and bright citrus.

GOLDING

Sweet floral.

HUELL MELON

Honeymoon melon and strawberry.

IDAHO 7

Tropical fruit (apricot, papaya) and citrus (orange, red grapefruit) with strong notes of pine resin and hints

of black tea.

MOSAIC

Blueberry, papaya , tangerine, rose blossoms, and bubble gum.

MOTUEKA

Fresh lemon and lime tones with background hints of tropical fruit.

NELSON SAUVIN

White grape and gooseberry.

PALISADE

Apricot, grass and floral notes.

RAKAU

Stone fruit, especially apricot, fig apricot with some resinous pine notes.

SAAZ (US)

Earthy, with mild spice

SIMCOE

Passion fruit, pine, berry and earthy characteristics.

SOUTHERN CROSS

Citrus and tropical fruit with hints of lemon zest, lime, pine and spice.

SOVEREIGN

Strong fruit bowl flavours with mild floral, grassy, herbal and mint notes.

WAIMEA

Strong pine and citrus notes; intense tangerine.

WAKATU

Soft floral notes and zested lime.

ZENITH

Hoppy citrus notes.

ZEUS

Pungent, black pepper, liquorice, and curry.