The Ale Archive

What they say :” Golden, caramel, fruity…. An American style IPA. Straw coloured with tropical fruit and pine notes” The first ‘new’ beer I found on our trawl around some of Birmingham's Pubs, sorry, research venues. The Hadley in the name is Tony Hadley – yes, he of Spandau Ballet fame whose own micro brewery  works with the Great Yorkshire Brewery where the beer is produced on the North Yorkshire Moors. Not my favourite style of beer but the surroundings were convivial and the company good. 5 % A.B.V. The Shakespeare Inn , Summer Row,  Birmingham, October 2016  

What they say: “Pale amber bitter. Fresh floral hop notes, spicy orange, crisp grapefruit and a hint of caramel. “ Well, it’s been a while since the last addition to the archive. I haven’t been out much and the usual post holiday diet has started (again) meaning that ‘research’ activities have been somewhat curtailed. You would be right in thinking that this wasn’t really for me but it was pleasant enough at at 4.6% A.B.V was quite full bodied - and brewed just a few miles away too near Arundel. The Thomas a Becket , Worthing, West Sussex. September 2016