Saturday, 9 August 2025

beavertown laser crush 0.3% -No

Terribly wishy-washy,  probably my least favourite so far.

Jump/Ship Jackstaff IPA - Maybe


As time goes on, I'm starting to get a little more fussy about which near beers I'd want to repeat. This is a fairly plain IPA. Perhaps a little light on mouth feel. Innocuous.

Sunday, 3 August 2025

Electric Bear Unruly 0.5% -YES

Not from Dry drinker (and neither is my bloody refund yet) but accompanying lunch at the Sheep and Penguin. Looks like it might be a collaboration.
A very tasty pale with good mouth feel and balanced sweetness, accompanying the good range of bitter citrus from the hops selected.  Very much a yes. 

la Chouffe 0.4% - Yes

Surprisingly Chouffey! A little thinner, but still very good.

Saturday, 2 August 2025

Jump/Ship Steamboat Hazy Pale Ale 0.5% - Yes (just)

Mildly tropical once a little warmer than fridge temperature. Not much aroma, given the reasonable amount of up front flavour. Lemon rather than grapefruit lingers. It gets a yes but it's borderline.

Adnams Ghost Ship 0.5% - Maybe

Quite ordinary, lacking a little sugar in the palate to match the ale colour, not particularly strong hop flavours, but prefer to commercial lager for sure. 

Thursday, 31 July 2025

Maisels Weisse 0.5% - Yes

I'm very surprised to report that this completely alcohol-free beer didn't taste like some kind of energy drink, which had been my fear from previous alcohol-free wheat beers. In fact, this was a very pleasing pint to pour and had had an authentic flavour.