1001 Beers: 16. Thornbridge Jaipur

Thornbridge Jaipur IPA From: England Brewed by: Thornbridge First brewed: 2005 ABV: 5.9% Obtained from: Beerhawk I've had a Thornbridge beer before for this blog, and I'm afraid it was not a success. I think more than anything else it was the style wot lost it; I've never been a stout fan. But I've read good … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 16. Thornbridge Jaipur →

1001 Beers: 15. Brooklyn Lager

Brooklyn Lager From: USA Brewed by: Brooklyn Brewery First brewed: 1988 ABV: 5.2% Obtained from: Beerhawk If you haven't tried it you've almost certainly seen Brooklyn Lager. You see it everywhere, and you can almost guarantee that if a pub or bar sells beer by the bottle, it'll stock Brooklyn. I must admit, this isn't … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 15. Brooklyn Lager →

1001 Beers: 14. Goose Island IPA

Goose Island IPA From: USA Brewed by: Goose Island First brewed: 1993 ABV: 5.9% Obtained from: Beerhawk I’d been looking forward to this one for some time. I’d seen and read and heard good things about it. So, it was with a sense of optimism that I went into this, with the abiding memories of … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 14. Goose Island IPA →

1001 Beers: 13. Goose Island Matilda

Matilda From: United States Brewed by: Goose Island Brewing Company First brewed: 2005 ABV: 7% Obtained from: Beerhawk Matilda by Goose Island is, at first glance, unlike any other beer I've had before. That's because it comes in a bottle ordinarily used for wine, not beer. Safe to say this Belgian Style Pale Ale was … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 13. Goose Island Matilda →

1001 Beers: 12. Anchor Steam Beer

Anchor Steam Beer From: United States Brewed by: Anchor Brewing Company First brewed: 1896 ABV: 4.9% Obtained from: Beerhawk A steam beer is apparently something that uses lager yeast but ferments at an ale temperature. Apparently all the rage many years ago, Anchor have been pumping this beer out for years to ensure it has … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 12. Anchor Steam Beer →

1001 Beers: 11. Samuel Adams Boston Lager

Samuel Adams Boston Lager From: United States Brewed by: Boston Beer Company First brewed: 1985 ABV: 4.9% Obtained from: Beerhawk Sam Adams. Another of the instantly recognisable beers that features in this project. Having heard good things in advance I went in with reasonably high expectations. The first sip starts of a path from a … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 11. Samuel Adams Boston Lager →

1001 Beers: 10. Thornbridge Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg Imperial Russian Stout From: England Brewed by: Thornbridge Brewery First brewed: 2005 ABV: 7.4% Obtained from: Beerhawk I'd never tried a stout before I picked out this beer. It already felt like it was more than about time I did so. And yet I tasted this beer with some trepidation. As a well … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 10. Thornbridge Saint Petersburg →

1001 Beers: 9. BrewDog Punk IPA

Punk IPA From: Scottish Brewed by: BrewDog First brewed: 2007 ABV: 5.6% Obtained from: Beerhawk When you read of BrewDog you read of a brewery that started with the goal of pushing the boundaries of brewing. They were rebels that didn't care for established order of things. I care little for mythologising the history of … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 9. BrewDog Punk IPA →

1001 Beers: 8. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale From: United States Brewed by: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company First Brewed: 1980 ABV: 5.6% Obtained from: Beerhawk This beer, according to my book, has a very important place in the contemporary history of beer. I try my best to ignore any kind of mythologising about the importance of the beers I … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 8. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale →

1001 Beers: 7. Arrogant Bastard Ale

Arrogant Bastard Ale From: United States Brewed by: Stone Brewing First Brewed: 1997 ABV: 7.2% Obtained from: Beerhawk The first thing I noticed upon drinking this dark coloured ale was how forceful and intense the bitterness was. The writing on the can boasts of how strong and aggressive it is in a very self-aggrandising paragraph; … Continue reading 1001 Beers: 7. Arrogant Bastard Ale →