An amber coloured, special bitter with a distinctive fruity hop character, and lasting bittersweet finish

Malt: Pale / Crystal / Chocolate
Hop: Fuggles / Goldings / Amarillo

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): Tasting Tonight

American Pale Ale 4.2 % ABV

Burghfield Santas teamed up with Reading Amateur Brewers and Elusive Brewing to produce a special beer for Burghfest.

Congratulations to Ken Baker for the winning recipe and to two of The Regulars who helped(?) brew it.

This American Pale Ale is packed with enough hops to blow the mohawk off your head.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4 / 5)

HOPS: Idaho 7, Citra, Cryo Ekuanot

Still an all-time favourite of The Regulars!

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (5 / 5)

Pale Ale 4.2% ABV
Malt: Maris Otter Pale Ale, T50 Crystal
Hops: Citra and Cascade

A straw coloured pale ale with a bright citrusy hop aroma.

For every pint sold, Rebellion are donating 10p to the Disasters & Emergency Committee’s Ukrainian Humanitarian Appeal, so this is a great opportunity for the Harper Arms members to use their skills for the benefit of others.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3.5 / 5)

Oregon Trail is a classically-styled West Coast IPA. Simcoe, Chinook and Columbus hops combine to deliver a resinous profile with a citrus undertone. The bitterness help to balance the light caramel flavours of the malts.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4.5 / 5)

New England IPA 6.3% ABV

This unfined pale packs the fruity flavours like your morning fruit juice. Double dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic, Nelson and Simcoe.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3.8 / 5)

Brewmeister Snake Venom is currently recognised as the strongest beer in the World. It is brewed in Moray from smoked, peated malt using two varieties of yeast, one beer and one Champagne. Like other ultra high strength beers it is frozen several times after the fermentation process, and the ice crystals removed. This concentrates the alcohol, flavour, and body of the beer as water is removed each time. The beer is then fortified with alcohol to increase the strength further.

The result is a powerful, viscous, intensely flavoured beer that should be treated more like a spirit with regards to its consumption. There is no carbonation as the liquid is too thick to hold carbon dioxide bubbles.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (0.3 / 5)

Now on its 25th edition, 2021 is a landmark year for Vintage Ale. At its heart, Pale Ale and Caragold malts combine with DRC®(Double Roasted Crystal), to deliver a toffee and raisin sweetness. Turning to hops, we’re showcasing younger UK varieties for their luscious fruitiness. Endeavour brings plummy tones, while Olicana® and the yet unnamed experimental hop CF182 add tropical and orange notes. All complemented, as ever, by the zesty marmalade character of our famous Fuller’s yeast.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4 / 5)

India Pale Ale 5.1% ABV

This is WBB’s full-bodied New World hopped jaw-dropper of an IPA with full on tropical fruit flavours, mouth-watering bitterness and a rich, earthy finish.

It was even better this time out and so we have upgraded the rating.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (4.3 / 5)

This beer is blended to bring out the very best of traditional British malt and hop flavours. The raised malt profile unlocks notes of roasted caramel, which mingle with classic hop aromas.

Harper Arms Rating (5=Tribute, 1=Carling): (3.5 / 5)