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It's on the bottle neck label.It's an interesting label. All the other beers seem to be Theakson's Bitter or Quencher or whatever, but they all have the Seal of the Peculier of Masham. The IPA doesn't have the logo in fact.
It's on the bottle neck label.It's an interesting label. All the other beers seem to be Theakson's Bitter or Quencher or whatever, but they all have the Seal of the Peculier of Masham. The IPA doesn't have the logo in fact.
What you describe doesn't sound like an IPAI think with something like 'Peculiar IPA' it's pretty clear what you are getting, or at least it should be.
I'd expect a Black IPA that has a moderate to high level of malt character (i.e. it isn't just coloured black by using Carafa Special) with plenty of hop flavour and aroma too.
Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but don't think the name has anything to do with that.
What you describe doesn't sound like an IPA
Everything's an IPA these days
I don't think that many supermarket shoppers well have read the BJCP style guides. Or even heard of the BJCP... Or black IPAMaybe not, but this is what the BJCP describe a Black IPA as...
I don't think that many supermarket shoppers well have read the BJCP style guides. Or even heard of the BJCP... Or black IPA
Just looking back at the label, I'm amazed they have the gall to call themselves "the original craft brewer". That's like me calling myself "the original homebrewer"
Who gives a flying frolic what BJCP say? They've nothing to do with what an English family brewery decide to call their beer.I don't think that many supermarket shoppers well have read the BJCP style guides. Or even heard of the BJCP... Or black IPA
. Beer JUDGE certification program. They don't get to define anything about beer. It's also (like a lot of other certification stuff) just a money making scheme to get people to hand over their hard earned cash in exchange for a certificate. Woop-de-woopWho gives a flying frolic what BJCP say? They've nothing to do with what an English family brewery decide to call their beer.
It's only really the brewer who decides what it should be. As I said, this is cashing in on the old peculier name, and so probably "just an IPA from Theakston"I suspect this beer is exactly what it says on the label, a "Peculier IPA". Only looking at the pictures, but it doesn't look very black to me. Is it supposed to be?
Unfortunately not my photo. OP is great, so I'm interested to try this. I suspect it'll be a nice balance between hops, sweet malt and bitterness. And offend the johnny-come-lately's, that think IPA stands for Indigenous Product of America, for not being a crushable hazy.
Not just beer. Flavoured coffee seems to be a trend around Christmas.
I love coffee. I love Christmas pudding. I don't want them both in the same cup!
Any small, independent brewery that isn't ~30% owned by Heineken?@Agentgonzo They probably are. Independent, small batch brewery. If they aren't, who is?
Sheps is a good call. I don't know about more, but the gist of the question was based around old family breweries fitting the definitions used by the "Craft" sector. For example, the likes of JW Lees and Elgoods have been invited to Indymanbeercon, a festival that sets out to promote "craft" brewing.If you accept that traditional family brewers are more "craft" than most "craft breweries"
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