The Ale Archive

The Brewery: “ Hammerpot Brewery was founded in 2005 with the aim of handcrafting authentic premium real ales. Within a year, its founder Lee Mitchell had created an award winning beer, Woodcote Bitter. Growing production to a ten barrel plant, by 2012 Lee had created the Champion Porter of Great Britain, crowned at that year’s CAMRA Winter Ales festival…… ……The ales are brewed near the tiny hamlet of Hammerpot, near Arundel, using water from the South Downs and carefully selected hops, malted barley and wheat. Production is sustainable too – from forgoing mechanisation for traditional hand bottling, through to ensuring the spent grains from production are not wasted but feed animals on the local farm.” The Beer: “A medium bodied golden ale with a fresh citrus spice hop aroma. Smooth malt sweetness balanced with a refreshing, thirst quenching finish. BRONZE Strong Beers Macclesfield Beer Festival 2009. BEER OF THE FESTIVAL, CAMRA WHITE CLIFFS FESTIVAL, 2015.” Guesting at our local it t...

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