New Beers for 2008

Firstly, a new Suthwyk Ales beer to join the range. It is a lovely amber colour with a citrus aroma and a hint of honey in the aftertaste. The inclusion of 40% wheat malt in the mash has given it a slightly dryish mouth feel, although you would not call it a Wheat Beer if you were expecting the classic German or Belgian style. It’s crystal clear, and at 5% ABV in the bottle, completes our range with Skew at 4.6% and Liberation at 4.2% ABV.

We’ve named this new beer “Palmerston’s Folly” after the Forts along the top of Portsdown Hill, where we grow our barley and wheat crops.

New in stock:

Summerskills Whistle Belly Vengeance 4.7%

Whistle Belly was the19th Century name given to green beer (beer which was very fresh and not matured), when drunk the live yeast carried on fermenting in your stomach and made you "whistle".

You can rest assured that the beer is now fully matured at the brewery.

W.B.V. is a red/brown in colour with a malt and fruit taste and a malty aftertaste. It is made from Devon Malt and Worcestershire Goldings, grown by Mr. Redman of Stockton.

Coniston Old Man Ale 4.8%

Coniston Old Man is a rich classic ale ruby red in colour with a subtle yet strong fruit aroma. Full bodied and balanced with a hint of the finest Challenger hops. Old Man ale is named after the Lakeland Mountain at the foot of which sits Coniston Brewery.

Teignworthy Beachcomber 4.5%

Beachcomber is a golden brew with citrus flavours, light in palate with hints of blackcurrants. I think this beer should really be considered to be a bottled conditioned lager and I personally think it's great.

Weltons Pride n Joy 2.8%

A fantastic beer. High on taste. Low on gravity. Strong in character. Weak in confusion. This is a bottled conditioned, amber coloured beer. It has a nutty bitterness with an aromatic finish. The aromas are of mint and nettles. It tastes alot stronger than it is. A perfect thirst quencher.

Salopian Entire Butt English Porter 4.8%

Historically the term used to describe a Porter blended from a variety of ales, Entire Butt uses 14 differant malts and three hops to recreate this forgotten style of porter. The beer is black/brown with crisp white head and is distinctly vinous. It has little hop character as essentially the flavour is derived from the malts. See how many your tastebuds can identify.

Hampshire Pink Elephant 5%

Pink Elephant is distinctly differant wwith bothale malt and red wine grapes to give a surreal flavour. Don't drink to excess, otherwise you might be seeing more than one pink elephant.

South Hams Eddystone 4.8%

Brewed with distinction in the South Hams of Devonshire, this golden ale uses Cascade Hops to give it a fruity citrus aroma and taste. It is named after the famous lighthouse now rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe a painting of which is featured on the label. It could be the light of your life and therefore worth careful consideration.

Al and Martin.