The nice people (former colleagues) over at Walesonline asked me to come up with a list of great Welsh beers – they were in no particular order so
Here are my Top Five from the list I have had this year – there seems to be a lot of variants on stouts/porters – and no surprise Tiny Rebel come top – 90% of their beers this year have been amazing
1) Dirty Stop Out, Tiny Rebel: A stunning smoked oat stout which rightfully was Champion Beer of Wales 2013. ABV: 5%
2) Hadouken, Tiny Rebel: A perfect example of an IPA ABV: 7.4%
3) Shining Tsar, Brains Craft: One of the many excellent ‘craft’ beers from Brains – strong but very drinkable ABV: 7.5%
4) O6 Porter, Otley: Very good porter – also look out for the excellent mOtley Brew. ABV: 6.6%
5) Boilermaker, Brains Craft: A hoppy beer matured with Penderyn whisky-infused oak chips in Penderyn casks. Great on keg or bottled. ABV: 6.5%
of course I’m sure you have had others – so feel free to list your top five in the comments 🙂