Ilkley Brewery Co. Speyside Siberia (8.8%)
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin. Once upon a time a lovely young woman who happened to be a bit of a beer geek made a beer with a brewery from the dark and spooky North that happened to …...
View ArticleNøgne Ø & Brasserie Saint Germain Rhub’ IPA (6.9%)
This. Is. So. Good. It’s also very very Belgian. With its big billowing head of foam and its lovely sharp rhubarb and passion flower aroma tinged with a steely yeast, Rhub’ IPA just asks you to drink...
View ArticleBad Seed Brewery Rhubarb Ginger Sour (5.9%)
This isn’t just one of the best beers that I’ve had this year, it’s one of the best beers period. And I realise what a bold statement that is, but Bad Seed’s Rhubarb Ginger Sour is beautifully balanced...
View ArticleNorthern Monk Brew Co. Rhubarb & Rosemary Blossom IPA (7.4%)
Well now, this is really rather delightful. Pouring a deep pink tinged amber, the aroma is a big appetising bouquet of honey soaked rosemary and rhubarb. There’s a lovely rich toffee, Victoria sponge...
View ArticleThornbridge Rhubarbe De Saison (5%)
I know I’m not a fan of Thornbridge, but this is terrible. Winner of this year’s Great British Homebrew Challenge, this is a Rhubarb Saison with a watery Saison yeast and caramel aroma and the most...
View ArticleStewart Brewing They’re Coming To Get Rhu Barbra (4.5%)
Brewed in collaboration with BrewDog Castlegate, this is supposedly a Sour Pale Ale with rhubarb. It’s really rather nice, very light and refreshing, but it’s not very sour. And in this instance that’s...
View ArticleBrekeriet Beer AB Picnic Sour Ale (2.2%)
At 2.2% this is almost a soft drink and yet it feels big and boisterous and full of good things. It has been brewed with wild yeast strains and lactic acid bacteria cultures which bring a needle sharp...
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