Beer Club Tasting Notes Jan - Dec 2022
January 2022 edition
Newtown Park - Bristol
Founded in 2020 by husband & wife team Michael & Lara, and with former Moor brewer Virginia Casadio as Head Brewer, Newtown Park are one of the newest outfits in the ever-excellent Bristol beer scene, and we’re all big fans of them here!
Infinite Horizons – IPA – 6.9%
A pillowy, oat-y body makes way for a massive dry-hop featuring Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial. Expect peachy, tropical vibes with a punchy citrus hit.
It Comes In Waves – West Coast Pale – 4.0%
Assertively bitter yet well-balanced, with a malty backbone.
Internal Monologue – Stout – 5.0%
Easy drinking yet complex stout, full of nutty and roasty flavours with hints of chocolate and coffee.
Rhythm Is Life Life Is Ryhthm – Berliner Weisse – 2.8%
A classic Berliner, hopped with Mittelfruh and packed with lemony and pineapple notes.
Born during lockdown, Hideaway are a new operation out of Worsley, Salford whose gaming-inspired beers and Akihabara-sytled cans are new to us here at the Epicurean.
Cheat Mode – Small Pale – 3.2%
Packed with Mosaic, this little table beer doesn’t skimp on stonefruit flavour!
Arcade Nights – Rye Pale – 4.7%
Crisp and spicy, this pale has plenty of juicy hop flavour from a generous dose of Galaxy, Mosaic and Citra.
Button Basher – NEIPA – 8.0%
Well rounded but still packing a punch, this NEIPA is chock-full of pineapple, grapefruit and coconut notes.
End Boss – Milk Stout – 7.4% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
Rich, smooth and complex, this stout combines caramel malts with cocoa and vanilla for a luxurious dessert experience.
One Mile End – Whitechapel & Tottenham
One Mile End first started in the White Hart in Whitechapel, and have since moved their brewing operation to North Tottenham, brewing exceptionally fine hoppy pales, stouts and farmhouse beers.
Juicy 4PM – New England Pale – 4.9%
Double-dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic and El Dorado, this supremely crushable pale is One Mile End’s flagship beer.
Salvation! – Pale Ale – 4.4%
With lots of pilsner malt, this pale is exceptionally crisp and drinkable, and packed with fruity American hops.
Dirty Cash – IPA – 6.0%
With Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo and utilising Verdant’s signature yeast strain, this is a juicy hop bomb.
Biere De Garde – Biere De Garde – 10.0%
Modelled after the traditional French style of “Keeping Beer”, this Imperial Farmhouse Ale is an aged blonde – expect sweetness, funk and boozy heat.
February 2022 edition
Based in Nottingham, Black Iris pride themselves on a producing a wide, diverse range of beers. Their fantastic beer and eye-catching, tattoo-inspired labels have made them a firm favourite here at The Epicurean.
Endless Summer – Session IPA – 4.5%
Packed with Mosaic and Simcoe, this session IPA is bursting with pineapple and grapefruit flavours
Divine Elements – IPA – 6.0%
Single-hopped with Mosaic, expect a big tropical juice-bomb, full of that signature stonefruit aroma.
Dead Man’s Hand – NEIPA – 6.5%
With a classic combo of Citra and Mosaic, this murky NEIPA is juicy, hoppy and pillowy.
Rise And Shine – Coffee Stout – 5.2% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
Brewed with coffee from the nearby Outpost Coffee roasters, this cracker of a stout is smooth, easy-drinking and full of beautiful coffee aroma.
Founded in 2014 by Stuart Hurst, Hophurst are a social enterprise Microbrewery based in Hindley, Wigan. Working with disadvantaged people and helping them re-skill and re-enter the workforce. Their beers have recently won awards such as SIBA’s Overall Champion Cask Beer Award at 2021’s North West Independent Beer Awards.
Cosmati – Pale Ale – 4.2%
A really refreshing American Pale, with flavours of blueberry, citrus and tropical fruit.
Wolf – Pale Ale – 4.0%
Using rarely seen Dragon and Wolf hops, this pale is full of floral mango and citrus flavour.
Fjord – Pale Ale – 4.5%
Brewed using Kveik yeast, Fjord is packed with pithy bitterness and fruity yeast esters.
Sourface – Sour – 4.5%
A kettle sour using Sicilian lemons, this beer is dry, tangy, zesty and super refreshing.
Stannary Brewing - Tavistock
Formed in 2015 by a group of like-minded home-brewers, and moved to a new, larger premises in 2017. They brew a wide variety of beers, but are well known for their pales and IPAs.
Winnemucca – DDH IPA – 5.4%
Double-dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Columbus, this juicy IPA is full of citrus and super juicy.
Stannary Pale – Pale Ale – 4.0%
Stannary’s core pale is extremely crushable, clean, crisp and hoppy.
Candid Charlatan – DDH Table Beer – 3.0%
A super-sessionable DDH pale using Ahtanum, Simcoe & Mosaic for a full on citrus hit.
Darker Nights – “Roasted” Saison – 6.0%
Brewed with Abbaye yeast, this Belgian-inspired brew is rich, fruity and warming a little hint of funk.
March 2022 edition
Based on the scenic North Antrim Coast, Lacada have grown from a father & son operation to a thriving brewing co-op, consistently ranked as the top Northern Irish brewery on Untappd.
West Bay – Pale – 4.6%
Dry-hopped with Citra, this pale is full of pine and citrus flavours.
Shore – Stout – 7.0%
This export stout is given huge complexity with the addition of smoked malt and locally harvested dulse.
The Slab – Pale – 4.6%
Brewed with Vic Secret and Mosaic, this pale ale is packed with juicy tropical aromas.
Knockout Brewing – Castlereagh, Belfast
Founded in 2014, Knockout are a great addition to the Belfast beer scene, brewing modern, hop-forward beers.
Counterpunch – IPA – 5.2%
Wonderfully balanced and aromatic IPA, dry-hopped with Azzaca, Mosaic, Galaxy and Simcoe.
Uppercut – Pale – 4.5%
Single-hopped with Citra, this pale is crisp, citrussy and crushable.
Prizefighter – IPA – 4.0%
Brewed with Mosaic, Azzacca and Simcoe, a juicy, zesty IPA with bags of tropical flavour.
Farmageddon – Comber, Co. Down
Founded in 2013 by a group of like-minded home brewers, Farmageddon is a co-operative brewery specialising in extremely drinkable IPAs and great dark beers.
IPA – West Coast IPA – 5.5%
A full-on West-Coast flavour assault, with Amarillo, Simcoe and Cascade providing that old-school hop profile.
Porter – India Porter – 5.2%
Brewed using cocoa and a generous dose of Amarillo, this is a cracking little chocolate orange bomb.
Session IPA – Session IPA – 4.8%
Hopped with Mosaic and Simcoe, with plenty of wheat for body, this SIPA is extremly crushable and thirst quenching.
Mourne Mountains Brewery – Warrenpoint, Co. Down
Mourne Mountains Brewery was founded in 2015, situated in the foothills of the beautiful Mourne Mountains. Using the spectacular water from the Mournes on a traditional brewhouse, they produce some of the finest beer in Ireland.
Cliff Hanger – Pale – 4.2%
An assertively bitter West Coast Pale, dry-hopped with Chinook and Citra.
Overdue – Amber Ale – 6.3%
Brewed with crystal malts and dry hopped with Centennial and Cascade, this amber is wonderfully juicy and malty.
Parallel Lines – IPA – 6.7%
Dry-hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic, this “No-Coast” IPA is perfectly balanced and dry.
April 2022 edition
Going from keen home brewers, to nomadic brewing and now based out of a huge facility in St Werburgh's, Bristol, Wiper & True have cemented themselves as an accomplished and reliable names on the UK craft beer scene.
Wild Places – Pale – 3.9%
Hopped generously with Idaho 7, this pale is full of peach and citrus peel notes.
Amity – Table Pale – 3.5%
A smaller, extra-refreshing pale for summer with soft bitterness and beautiful floral notes.
Cherry Bomb – Sour – 4.6%
A vibrant, full-bodied sour, packed with heaps of juicy cherries.
Tall Mountains – IPA – 6.3%
Bursting with juicy citrus and stonefruit flavours, this IPA is hopped with Amarillo and Mosaic.
Having recently celebrated their 6th birthday, Brew York are known not only for their accomplished IPAs and Pales, but their dedication to sours and pastry stouts, cramming simply bonkers flavours into their beer!
Kairuku – Cold IPA – 6.8%
A relatively new innovation, the “Cold” IPA utilises a West Coast IPA base but with lager yeast and adds a crispness to it’s resolutely bitter and aromatic hop profile.
Blood Eagle – Fruited IPA – 5.7%
Packed with blood orange and citrus-forward US hops Columbus, Centennial and Comet, this fruited IPA is a reinvention of a competition-winning recipe from 2017.
Big Toucan – Nitro Stout – 4.8%
Brew York’s take on the classic Nitro Irish Dry Stout recipe. Expect coffee and chocolate notes with a super-soft body due to the nitrogen. Follow the pouring instructions on the can – pour hard!
Rhubarb And Custardz – Sour – 4.9% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
Based on the classic boiled sweets, this sour has tart rhubarb, with a creamy vanilla finish.
Cassels & Sons – Christchurch, New Zealand
Founded in Christchurch in 2008, Cassels & Sons have become a firm favourite at the Epicurean, with their use of native New Zealand hops and award-winning Stouts a real highlight.
NZ Pale – Pale – 5.3%
Hopped with Nectaron, Kohatu, Moutere and Wai-iti, this golden pale is jam-packed with tropical aromas.
NZ IPA – IPA – 5.7%
A full-bodied IPA with Moutere, Nectaron and Taiheke, with notes of juicy fruit and a strong malt backbone.
Brut IPA – Brut IPA – 7.5%
An oft-maligned style, this Brut IPA is a real treat. Crisp, refreshing and very dry, full of juicy hoppiness.
Double Cream – Milk Stout – 8.1% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
A real staff favourite here at the Epicurean, strong, malty and ridiculously rich and creamy.
May 2022 edition
Chapter – Sutton Weaver, Cheshire
Drawing inspiration from the literary world, Chapter are a brewery with a growing reputation. With a widely varied output ranging from Pales and IPAs to Witbier and Smoked Porter, expect to see more and more from them.
Taller Than A House – Pale – 3.9%
A soft, oaty body provides the base for citrus-forward hops to shine in this session pale.
Kandata – Pale – 4.7%
Quite an – old-school APA – think smooth caramel malt, piney notes and an assertive bitterness.
KTS – Dry-Hopped Export Kölsch – 5.3%
Amping up the strength and dry-hopping transforms this Kölsch into an altogether different beast, something more akin to an IPL or Cold IPA. A real staff favourite at the Epicurean!
Dead Man’s Fist – Smoked Porter – 5.5%
A former winner of CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Cheshire, a beech-smoked porter with black pepper.
Villages – Deptford, South London
Founded in 2016 by brothers Archie and Louis Village in Deptford, Villages are starting make it outside of London and we’re delighted to showcase them in this month’s beer club!
RODEO – Pale Ale – 4.6%
A soft, hazy Pale with just a hint of bitterness and bags of tropical fruit flavour.
RAFIKI – Session IPA – 4.3%
An amber, juicy yet still bitter session IPA, full of resinous, pithy notes.
BIG SALAD – IPA – 5.8%
A soft, full-bodied and fruity IPA, full of stonefruit flavour and tropical aromas.
NIGHT OWL – Stout – 7.5%
A rich, roasty stout conditioned on cherry wood chips for complexity.
Goodh – Indian Queens, Cornwall
Goodh are a brewery on the rise – having recently opened their taproom in Truro, they are collecting very good scores on rating sites and have appeared on the Epicurean shelves more than a few times before!
Afterloaf – Pale – 5.0%
A rich, malty pale using bread from a local brewery to complement the complex malt bill.
Falifornia – West Coast Pale – 4.7%
A proper West-Coast style pale, with an assertive bitterness and a piney, citrussy hop profile..
Joe – Coffee Stout – 7.5%
Jam-packed with coffee, chocolate and roasty notes, this stout provides a very complex experience for it’s strength.
Frambooze – Fruited Wheat Beer – 6.6%
Tart raspberries deliver real refreshment in this amped-up and dangerously drinkable wheat beer.
June 2022 edition
Starting with a tiny 1-barrel kit, Keir McAllister-Wilde’s brewery has grown incredibly in the last few years, now boasting a large, 10-barrel, 2000sqft facility where he and his team pump out exciting, tasty craft beer!
Enduring Libation – Pale – 4.4%
A Centennial and Citra dual-hopping provide familiarity and a healthy bitterness to this tropical, citrus-forward pale.
Imposter Infiltrator – Pale – 4.2%
Amarillo and Ekuanot play off each other for a pithy, fruity pale that is extremely moreish.
American Psycho – West Coast IPA – 6.6%
An all-out West Coast assault on the taste buds with bags of pine, grapefruit peel and a bracing bitterness.
Gimme S’More – Porter – 5.3% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
A delectably indulgent yet easy-drinking milk porter brewed with marshmallow, biscuit malt and cocoa.
Allendale – Allendale, Northumberland
Based near the borders of Cumbria and Durham, Allendale have been brewing traditional real ales since 2006. Recently they have been trying their hand at more modern fare, even launching their own range of Hard Seltzers in 2019.
Anvil – IPA – 5.5%
Formerly known as Allendale Pale Ale, Anvil is highly-decorated English pale packed with Galaxy for a notes of passion fruit, on a rich malty backbone.
Hop On – Session IPA – 4.7%
Hopped with Galaxy and Simcoe, this gluten-free IPA is extremely well-balanced with big tropical and citrus notes.
Last Exit – NEIPA – 5.8%
A soft, full-bodied and fruity IPA, full of stonefruit flavour and tropical aromas.
Gargoyle – Grisette – 4.8%
A spicy and complex rye Grisette, full of tart, funky character and noble hop aromas.
Originally starting in Hong Kong, Gweilo produce exotic and interesting beers inspired by the bright lights, atmosphere and flavours of their adopted home (gweilo is a friendly Cantonese term for “foreigner”).
Session IPA– Session IPA – 4.5%
A big Mosaic dry-hop gives plenty of tropical character to this immensely drinkable Session IPA.
PB&J – Pale Ale – 4.9%
Combining peanut, raspberry and vanilla with Mosaic hops might seem like a stretch, but they come together wonderfully in this dessert-style pale ale.
Tropical Lager – IPL – 4.2%
A sizeable dose of Ekuanot in the dry-hop gives this light-bodied lager notes of tropical Papaya while retaining a crisp, dry finish.
Rainbow Sherbet Sour – Fruited Sour – 4.5%
Raspberry puree and lemon zest amp up the tartness in this sour, combining for a nostalgic flavour explosion!
July 2022 edition
Pentrich Brewing Co – Pentrich, Derbyshire
Starting out as keen homebrewers, Joe & Ryan from Pentrich went all in on brewing in 2015, and have been producing a wide range of modern, exciting beers ever since.
Sample & Hold – NEIPA – 6.8%
A real juice-bomb, with bags of Mosaic and Simcoe for a full-on fruit assault.
California Cheeseburger – Pale – 5.2%
Amarillo and Mosaic provide the fruity notes in this clean, bitter American-style Pale.
Cut Your Teeth – Session IPA – 4.7%
A hazy, hoppy Session IPA full of citrus and pine aroma.
Bad Weekend – Imperial BIPA – 8.0%
A deceptively fruity and tropical dark beer, brewed for Pentrich’s 6th Birthday.
Brewing since 2011, By The Horns set out to make modern, approachable beer and brew a diverse range of styles.
Squeezer– Pale Ale – 4.5%
A hazy, soft pale liberally hopped with Citra and Mosaic and plenty of oats and wheat for a soft, pillowy base.
Das Hoff – Hopfenweisse – 5.0%
A dry-hopped Hefeweizen, with all the classic banana and clove esters backed up with a punch of New World hops.
Hopadelic – IPA – 4.3%
A wonderfully clean light bodied, jam packed full of US hops in the boil & dry hopped with Yakima Valley hops.
Panowow – Bitter – 3.8%
A “proper” English Bitter, made with all-British malt, hops and yeast.
Operating out of Leeds since 2010, Ridgeside have become firm favourites in the Leeds beer scene, not only making quality modern beer, but experimenting with different styles and flavours.
You Can Be A Robot Too– Table Beer – 3.0%
A Talus and Idaho 7 make this “small beer” punch way above it’s weight.
Hold Fast: Moutere – Session IPA – 4.0%
A single hop SIPA with New Zealand Moutere hops. Expect notes of white grape, passion fruit and peach.
Equator: Mango And Pineapple – Fruited IPA – 5.6%
Mango and Pineapple pulp up the tropical vibes on this juicy IPA.
Crumb Luck – Fruited Sour – 5.5% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
Raspberry, Apple and Bramble crumble sour. Dessert in a glass.
August 2022 edition
Founded in 1996 in the city’s Antique Quarter, Abbeydale have become a true Sheffield institution. Known for their fantastic cask beer, bold IPAs, rich stouts and mixed-ferm “Funk Dungeon” series, they provide for all tastes.
Serenity – Session IPA – 3.8%
A great little session IPA, with piney, tropical notes provided by Galaxy & Cascade hops.
Splendour – DDH Pale – 4.4%
The addition of fresh orange peel amps up the juiciness in this crushable summer sipper.
Salvation: Cappuccino – Stout – 5.5% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
A rich, creamy and complex stout with the addition of locally roasted coffee.
Funk Dungeon: Gothic Country – Saison – 5.6%
A Saison using heritage grain Plumage Archer, part aged in red wine barrels and dry-hopped with Amarillo. Bright, zesty, and subtly funky.
Making their return to Beer Club this month are Liverpool’s Twin Peaks-inspired juice merchants Black Lodge.
Start The Parade – Pale Ale – 4.2%
An extremely drinkable pale with a classic hop bill of Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe.
Welcome To Paradise – Pale Ale – 4.8%
A juicy pale hopped with Ekuanot and Columbus, with the addition of green tea and mango for a big tropical punch.
Pirates, Skulls & Bones – DIPA – 8.0%
Big, hazy bruiser of a DIPA generously hopped with Simcoe, Azacca and El Dorado.
I Know Karate, Voodoo Too – Berliner Weisse – 3.8%
A tart and sour Berliner Weisse, packed with raspberries.
Founded in 2017 by Miranda Hudson and ex-Brew By Numbers brewer Derek Bates, Duration have turned their farmhouse in West Norfolk into a haven for beer lovers who enjoyed expertly crafted pales, lagers and saisons.
Bet The Farm – Belgian Pale – 4.5%
An award-winning “continental” pale, hopped with European Tettnang and Mandarina Bavaria, and pitched with a mixed yeast strain to encourage fruity yeast esters.
Shifting Baseline – Pale Ale – 5.0%
A soft, juicy, single-hopped Mosaic pale. Expect a huge tropical mango hit.
Sail – Cellared Saison – 4.2%
Grapefruit peel and black pepper additions to this lagered Saison provide extra crispness and refreshment.
A Shared Sky – Saison – 5.0%
A beautiful dry-hopped Saison using US hops brewed in collaboration with American Farmhouse brewery Forest & Main.
September 2022 edition
S43 – Coxhoe, Co. Durham
Formerly known as Sonnet 43, S43 initially started as a cask-focused brewery. The addition of Texan Alex Rattray to the team in 2018 signalled the start of a move towards a more hop-forward, innovative craft approach, and they are now known for producing some of the most interesting beers in the North-East.
Trippin’ On Citra – DDH Pale – 5.0%
Hopped with Citra and Cryo Pop, expect loads of citrus fruits and mango notes.
Taika – NZ Pale – 5.3%
Jam-packed with New Zealand hops including Motueka, Wai-Iti, Nelson, Moutere and Sticklebract.
Brown Paper Bag – Stout – 7.1%
A silky smooth, roasty stout with zero adjuncts and fermented with English Ale Yeast.
Diamond Hands – American Barley Wine – 11.0%
Brewed in collaboration with VAUX, this barleywine is full of toffee and caramel notes, backed up with a US hop bite.
Hops And Dots – Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
Founded in 2018 by Braille teacher John Chester, Hops & Dots aim to produce modern, accessible beer with a focus on US Hops.
Fat Fingers – American Wheat Ale – 5.1%
A full-bodied and flavoursome double dry-hopped American Wheat ale.
Resolution: Pool Party – NZ DIPA – 8.5%
West Coast DIPA using New Zealand’s “The Bruce” hop blend. Expect lots of aromatic citrus peel and tropical fruit.
Don’t Know Yet – Pale Ale – 4.8%
A “trans-Pacific” English-style IPA, fusing the best of US and New Zealand hops.
A Great Asset To My Life Experience… I’d Say – Belgian Dubbel – 7.4%
A big, bold Belgian Dubbel brewed with Leeds-based dark beer experts Tartarus.
Howling Hops – Hackney Wick, London
Founded in the basement of the Cock Tavern in Hackney, Howling Hops eventually expanded to their current site in Hackney Wick, where you can drink their fantastic beer direct from tank. Perennial favourites of the staff here at the Epicurean.
Tropical Deluxe – Pale Ale – 3.8%
A soft, hazy and extremely crushable pale ale featuring Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe
Hauketo – Kveik Pale – 4.8%
Brewed in collaboration with crazy Norwegians Amundsen, this is a piney, dank and tropical DDH Pale.
House IPA – NEIPA – 6.9%
Chock-full of mango and pineapple flavours, with a soft, pillowy base.
Crisp Flaxen – Sour – 4.6%
A fruit cobbler-inspired sour with Damson, Pear and Quince.
October 2022 edition
The newest venture from ex-Marble Head Brewer and Cloudwater co-founder James Campbell. Brewing out of Track’s old unit in Piccadilly, Sureshot are fast becoming a massive name of the highly competitve Manchester beer scene.
Duck And How To Make Them Pay – NEIPA – 6.5%
Brewed with us for our joint debut at this year’s Indy Man Beer Con! Packed full of Nelson, Citra and Mosaic, for a massive tropical fruit hit.
Milson – NE Pale Ale – 5.2%
A full-bodied, fruity New England Pale, full of Citra, Galaxy & Mosaic.
My Old Man’s a Chimney Sweep – Stout – 5.6%
A classic London dry stout with a complex malt bill for a beauƟfully layered flavour.
Heavens To Murgatroyd! – NE DIPA – 8.0%
A big bruiser of a DIPA, with big citrus and pine flavour from Citra and Cryo Simcoe.
Returning to Beer Club this month, Thirst Class are still pumping out incredibly drinkable beers from their site in Stockport and are still huge favourites here at The Epicurean.
Haze Craze – NE Pale Ale – 5.2%
A DDH Pale hopped with Amarillo, Citra, and a massive Ekuanot dry-hop.
Pale Ale Sabro – Pale Ale – 5.5%
A single hop Pale brewed with award-winning home brewer Gregory McCormick. Full of tropical, coconutty Sabro!.
Ch-Ch-Ch Cherry Bomb – Fruit Sour – 4.4%
A thirst-quenching sour packed with a veritable boatload of cherries.
Trial By Combat – Pale Ale – 4.2%
Brewed with Nottingham Sludge Metal band Tigguo Cobauc, this is a traditional pale, bitter yet balanced.
Big Smoke Brew Co. – Esher, London
Starting in a 500 sq ft. space in The Antelope pub in Surbiton, Big Smoke recently saw massive expansion, and now not only boasts a huge, 3.5M pints per year brewhouse but also a string of 13 pubs across London and the South East.
Fruju – NE Pale – 4.9%
A full, fruity hazy pale with plenty of oats in the grist for texture and a generous dry-hop.
Cold Spark – Pale Ale – 3.6%
A Citra single-hopped pale, with a bite and body that belies it’s low ABV.
Festbier – Märzen – 5.5%
Big smoke’s take on a traditional German Oktoberfestbier – pale, sweet and crisp.
Medicine Man – IPA – 6.0%
Big Smoke’s flagship IPA – brewed with extra pale malt, balanced with an assertive bitterness.
November 2022 edition
Farm Yard Brew Co. – Cockerham, Lancashire
Operating out of owner Steve Holmes’s family farm in rural Lancashire, Farm Yard weathered lockdown to emerge as one of the North’s fastest growing breweries, and are impressing us at The Epicurean with their fantastic IPA’s sours and stouts!
Chaff – NE SIPA – 4.7%
Low bitterness, full bodied pale with bags of stonefruit and citrus aroma.
Sheaf – Pale Ale – 4.1%
A well-balanced, tropical pale with a nice bitterness – super crushable!
A Rose Between – West Coast IPA – 6.3%
A real old-school West Coast IPA, with lots of bitterness and aroma from the Chinook & Centennial hop bill.
Breezy Gose It – Triple Fruited Gose – 4.0%
A lighter-bodied triple-fruited gose, with cranberry, lime and pineapple.
Cloak & Dagger – Brighton
Owned and run by three friends in Brighton, Cloak & Dagger have been growing steadily due to their fantastic beer and amazing design.
Komodo Bozo – SIPA – 4.2%
A sessionable, fruity session IPA, hopped with a veritable boatload of Mosaic.
Routes To Pluto – DDH Pale Ale – 5.5%
Super juicy DDH pale with Citra, Ekuanot, El Dorado, Mosaic & Chinook.
Hero Hop Series: Simcoe – IPA – 4.5%
A single-hopped IPA, loaded with grapefruity Simcoe.
Lickery Kisses – Cherry Sour – 4.5%
Packed with sweet and sour cherries, a deliciously refreshing sour.
Brockley Brewery – Lewisham, London
Brewing out of South East London, Brockley Brewery was started by seven friends who wanted to run an ethical,
collaborative local business. The brewery runs on 100% renewable energy and supports various charities, including Shelter, Help Refugees, Cancer Research and Marie Curie.
Pale Ale – Pale Ale – 4.1%
A fruity Brittsh-style pale, balanced and bitter.
Idaho 7 Pale – Pale Ale – 4.3%
An Idaho 7 single-hopped pale, with all the characteristic mango and grapefruit flavour.
Altbier – Altbier – 4.5%
A sweet, malt-forward and copper-coloured lager brewed in the Düsseldorf tradition.
Porter – Porter – 4.3%
A rich, smooth and chocolatey English-style porter.
December 2022 edition
Making their return to Beer Club this month are Mancunian heavyweights Cloudwater. Now the elder statesmen of the Manchester beer scene, Cloudwater continue to push the envelope with their beers and are going from strength to strength.
Happy Christmas – Pale Ale – 3.5%
Cloudwater’s core session pale, given a holiday twist with the addition of cranberry & orange.
Super Happy Christmas – Pale Ale – 4.1%
Super Happy is given a festive makeover with orange and pine added to really make the hops shine.
Ho-Ho-Ho-Hazelnut – Brown Ale – 6.3%
A festive brown ale with hazelnut extract (so safe for those with allergies).
Kold IPA – Cold IPA – 4.0%
Brewed in collaboration with Berlin’s Fuerst Wiacek, this is a “Cold IPA” - brewed using lager yeast to let the hop flavour shine through.
A real staff favourite at the Epicurean! Pomona are really smashing it at the moment, with their inventive flavour combinations, incredibly well-made beer, and fun pop-culture references.
Clarky Cat – DDH Pale – 5.5%
A stunning pale, brewed with Citra, Strata and Mosaic for all the tropical vibes.
Phaedra – Pale Ale – 5.3%
Pomona’s core pale, infinitely drinkable and moreish.
Put Down Cello, Take Bongos – Fruited IPA – 6.5%
A fruited sour IPA with tea brewed with us for our debut at this years Indy Man Beer Con.
Letter 23 – Fruited Sour – 5.0%
A delicious strawberry sour, packed with fruit on top of a creamy body.
After being forced to take a career break, Paul Gibson decided to combine his passions of travel, brewing beer and classic VW campervans and started Campervan Brewery in early 2017. Initially brewing in his garage and selling out of a converted camper, he has now upgraded to a dedicated 120HL brewery and tap room.
Leith Juice – Pale Ale – 4.7%
Full of juicy hops and with the added kick of orange zest, a real taste of “Sunshine On Leith”!
Hoppy Botanist – Fruited Pale Ale – 3.8% (CONTAINS LACTOSE)
A rich, fruity pale ale brewed with rhubarb, oats and vanilla pods.
Mimosa – Berliner Weisse – 4.7%
A Mango and Lime Berliner Weisse, with lots of fruit flavour and a lemony acidity.
Leith Porter – Porter – 5.0%
A rich and creamy porter, with notes of chocolate and coffee.