Hyde & Wilde – American Style IPA
Hyde and Wilde is “Sainsbury’s own craft brewery” but its actually brewed by Marston’s exclusively for Sainsbury’s.
This one is the American Style IPA with a blend of barley and wheat, as well as Citra and Summit hops. According to Sainsburys …
Yee-Haw! Let’s thank the Yanks for their bold, citrusy hops! With a blast of grapefruit and a hit of gooseberry, this beer rocks!
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3.3 / 5)
Andwell’s Resolute
Taking its name from a town within the high Arctic, despite its cool name this is the sort of bitter that you’ll easily warm to.
Andwell’s Best Bitter combines the finest malt and hops to produce a well balanced malty and hoppy flavour with a light amber colour.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3 / 5)
Rebellion – Dive Bomb
Dive Bomb is a Golden Ale with a pronounced hop aroma. Mosaic, Nelson Sauvin, Azacca and Citra all vie for your attention, layering on flavours of Citrus and tropical fruits.
Malt: Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal
Hops: Mosiac. Nelson Sauvin, Azacca, Citra
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4 / 5)
UPDATE: Morland – Old Speckled Hen
A high proportion of crystal malt in Old Speckled Hen provides the key toffee/caramel flavour. The yeast used to ferment the beer provides the other key character – estery or banana/pear drop. This estery note provides the fruity and refreshing balance. The hops used add a palate cleansing herbal note and very slight orange citrus. A very malty, full bodied and warming ale.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3 / 5)
Zero Degrees – Downtown
Zero Degrees take on making a great American Pale Ale. British & German malts meet sexy American hops and their first brew!
Fruity is the first word that comes to mind – mainly tangerine, grapefruit and melon. Then you notice the pleasant, full bodiness of it and how easy it is to drink. ABV 4.6%.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4 / 5)
UPDATE: Siren Craft Brew – Soundwave
A 5.6% west coast IPA: golden, immensely hoppy and alive with grapefruit, peach and mango flavours.
Soundwave carries her drinker to the west coast, to the golden shores of California where craft ale is nectar. She is the driest of Siren’s ales – full with flavour but subtle with bitterness.
Her resinous finish will pull you off balance.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4.5 / 5)
Devil’s Backbone America IPA by Marstons
American IPA is the first Devil’s Backbone beer to be sold outside of the United States. The beer is an original Devil’s Backbone recipe showcasing American hops and brewed especially for the English palate. It’s a mix of English (East Kent Goldings and Admiral) and American hops added late in the process with a single-infusion mash of Pale Ale malt.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3 / 5)
Ossett Brewery – Yorkshire Blonde
Yorkshire Blonde is a mellow, lager coloured ale. Full-bodied and low in bitterness, there is a delicate malty sweetness on the palate. The fruity hop aroma results from a generous late addition of Mount Hood hops.Our biggest selling beer, Yorkshire Blonde is a mellow, lager coloured ale.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (1.8 / 5)
Rebellion – Gold
A rich golden ale with an intensely hoppy aroma. We’ve crammed the hop back with as much American Mosaic hops as we could. This gives the beer a huge aroma of tropical fruits, citrus fruits and red berry. We’ve kept the bitterness relatively low despite the huge dose of late hops, so Gold retains its drinkability and balance. A truly contemporary golden ale.
Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4 / 5)