Sainsburys Great British Beer Hunt 2013

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  1. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Yes folks, it's that time of year again. Looking forward to the Harbour beers personally. Cool to see some decent looking breweries on it with them, Hawkshead, and Hardknott. A shame there are so many with multiple beer entries, especially with Scotland, 3 Williams beers seems a bit ridiculous.

    Also given the quality of the beers I've had from them, Batemans Black Pepper sounds like the worst thing ever.

    http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/...ports-local-brewers-in-2013-beer-competition/

    SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND
    • Barney's Brew - Hilden Brewery
    • Gonny no brew that - Wiliams Bros Brewing Co
    • The Honey Thief - Wiliams Bros Brewing Co
    • Hipsway - Wiliams Bros Brewing Co
    • Wayfarer IPA - Orkney Brewery
    NORTH
    • American Pride - Double Maxim Beer Co
    • Crafty Dan - Thwaites Brewery
    • Infra Red - Hardknott UK LTD
    • Swedish Blonde - Double Maxim Beer Co
    • Windermere Pale - Hawkshead Brewery
    WEST
    • Devon Dreamer - Hunters Brewery
    • Gower Gold - Gower brewery company ltd
    • Harbour IPA - Harbour Brewing Co
    • Harbour Porter No.6 - Harbour Brewing Co
    • Serendipity - Bird's Brewery
    EAST
    • B Bok - Batemans
    • Black Pepper Ale - Batemans
    • Reindeer Droppings - Ridgeway Brewing
    • Querkus - Ridgeway Brewing
    • Lavender Honey - WBC (T/A Wolf Brewery)
     
    #1 CwrwAmByth, May 21, 2013
  2. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    That Harbour IPA is a nice drop.
     
    #2 Aye, May 21, 2013
  3. ImperialStoat

    ImperialStoat Initiate (0) May 20, 2009 Ireland

    Does the South get nothing?
     
    #3 ImperialStoat, May 21, 2013
  4. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Wayfarer was a bit crap iirc, gonny no brew that was good on cask.
     
    #4 Hanglow, May 21, 2013
  5. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    If the Serendipity is as good as the Amnesia
    two fer Maxim? :confused:
     
    #5 EmperorBevis, May 21, 2013
  6. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Bit surprised to see this out already, given that the festival won't occur until September. It's also disappointing to see the number of duplicated breweries - it really ought to be 20 unique brewers (though at least Williams bros make good beer).

    Hardknott Infra Red - I reckon that will challenge the average supermarket drinker :slight_smile:

    And Querkus might be the first smoked beer in a UK supermarket....
     
    #6 jazzyjeff13, May 22, 2013
  7. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    Querkus won't be the first, several years back Sainsburys were selling Alaskan Smoked Porter!
     
    #7 reprob8, May 22, 2013
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  8. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Not even sure I'll bother. Good thing about living in a city is It's easier for me to get to shops with a bigger selection than beerritz than it is to get to a Sainsburys.
     
    #8 CwrwAmByth, May 22, 2013
  9. mdagnew

    mdagnew Grand Pooh-Bah (3,720) May 18, 2005 Northern Ireland
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    I also remember Sainsburys selling Rogue Smoke Ale (discounted to 99p a bottle as no one was buying it !!)
     
    #9 mdagnew, May 22, 2013
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