2010 Beer of the Year Preview
As things wind down over Christmas we traditionally turn our attention towards the annual BeerCast Beer of the Year Show. We tally up the scores achieved by each ale podcasted over the last twelve months, and take the four highest scoring [more on this in a moment] away to a secret location for a re-sample. […]
BeerCast #55 – Christmas Special 2010
BeerCast #55 – Merry Christmas from the BeerCast! Today our panel get in the seasonal mood with our fourth festive special – featuring six Christmas or Winter beers from around the world. Will any of them score enough to gain a place in our 2010 Beer of the Year Show? Will we get through an entire box of mince pies? Stay tuned to find out. On the extremely Christmassy panel today – Richard, Grooben, MrB and Shovels…
1. Fyne Ales Holly Daze (5.0%)
2. Anchor Our Special Ale 2010 (5.5%)
3. Odell Isolation Ale (6.1%)
4. Schlenkerla Eiche Doppelbock (8.0%)
5. Titanic Christmas Ale (7.6%)
6. Madcap Santa’s Madness (8.5%)
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Best new beers of 2010…The End of History
Our final best new British beer of 2010 needs no introduction – anyone with a passing interest in the genre will be familiar with the hoo-hah that greeted it’s launch back in July. It may be a controversial choice – there are plenty of people who don’t even consider it a beer – but anyone […]
Best new beers of 2010…Military Intelligence
Yesterday we highlighted the Kernel Brewery for their fantastic IPA C.S.C. – one of our best new beers of 2010. Evin at the Kernel is also part of the London Brewer’s Alliance – a collective of a dozen or so producers from within the city. The founder of this group also produced a standout beer […]
Best new beers of 2010…Kernel IPA C.S.C.
We’re all big fans of India Pale Ales here on the BeerCast – both the traditional British style and the uber-hopped US interpretation (and everything in between). This year we sampled a number of beers from one London-based producer that really blew us away. In particular, their strong IPA was just outstanding – and deservedly […]
Best new beers of 2010…Fyne Ales Jarl
Yesterday we went south of the border for our second best new British beer of 2010 – Thornbridge’s awesome 7.7% imperial stout Saint Petersburg. Today we come back north to bring you the third in our best of 2010 series (in order of release) – the star of June’s Scottish Real Ale Festival, a golden […]
