Jaipur (5.9%)
Award winning Cask Ale from Thornbridge Brewery
A citrus dominated India Pale Ale, its immediate impression is soft and smooth yet builds to a crescendo of massive hoppiness accentuated by honey. An enduring, bitter finish.
Great with a Curry !
If you come across it in any of your regular Pubs or further afield, try it and see for yourself as you wont be disappointed !
It doesn't last long in any of the Pubs I visit.
They have an even stronger one called.. Saint Petersburg @ 7.4% which I have not come across as yet, but still looking
I approve of such threads but I too am more into the thick dark variety of beer than those resembling lager brews. Still if I come across it I may be tempted to try. Having said that, alcoholic strength is not necessarily something I seek out. Just got to appeal to the palate.
Hi Ed !
Both Rowan and myself are Camra Members and are trying new Beers every week.
Would be pleased to contribute Ed, as NoMercy does with Wine of The Week !! :-))
Jaipur ...... our favourite! You can buy it bottled in Waitrose but does sell out very quickly. Try visiting the brewery In Bakewell - informative visit with a free glass at the end and tastings of some of Thornbridge's best.
We often go to the Post Office Vaults in Brum where they have a Catalogue of Continental Beers i.e Belgian, German,Czech, etc
All are served in appropriate Glasses, roughly 1/2 Pint as they are strong.
Very nice though.
Tried one a few weeks back, it was 14%.....more like a liqueur than a Beer
I too, being originally of Northern origins, prefer my browner ales - what happened to a good old fashioned "black and tan"
We have a stonking good one brewed near here called "Goshen", a small farm brewery - it's worth keeping the eyes peeled for that one here in the SW! (Don't think they venture too far - yet)