White Queen : First pull

From the beer engine in the brewery cellar - looks good, tastes... interesting. Tony next door says "Ooh, yeah - I could get pissed on that!" Unfortunately, my taste buds are currently recuperating from a bad cold, so relying on Lee, Andrew, Paul & Claire (and Tony) for opinions. Colin says "Hmm... well it tastes better than it looks." Off to market with this little piggy...

The sap is rising

Brewing our version of a Belgian wheat beer today - rather experimental. This will be our spring seasonal,  name to be announced imminently - in the meantime, our marketing blurb :

"Naturally cloudy, with a fruity, spicy aroma, this is our version of a Belgian wheat beer, offering  low bitterness and low sweetness for a crisp, refreshing taste, and an intriguing whiter shade of pale in the glass."

What a wheeze this tasting note business is. Anyway, the usual spices plus one unusual one, reputedly with aphrodisiac qualities - mayhap to counter the old brewer's droop? Spring is here, the grass is ris'... Should be interesting as another brewer lamented his abject failure with this spice recently. Guesses on a postcard to..
 
Pump clip is a deviation from the regulars with the now-traditional graphical quirk - look for it on a pump handle near you in a few weeks - more to follow.

Merry Christmas

The brewery Christmas tree guarding the fresh batch of Yeti brought down by moonlight from Cumbria last night.

I'm Dreaming of a Warm Christmas

Blog hiatus due to being very busy making and selling the best beer in ... Knutsford. Tomorrow, The World!

Anyway, it has of course been a little chilly recently, giving us an opportunity to practice our engineering skills.

We have literally reverse-engineered our cooling system to turn it into a warming system : We add hot liquor to the cold liquor tank and switch off the chiller while continuing to pump the warm coolant around the rest of the system. This has worked quite nicely to warm up our "cold" room and a reluctant fermentation.

Where Can I Drink It?

You can usually find one or more of our beers on at the Regular pubs listed below; we will also try to keep the list of other locations up-to-date.

Regulars : 

Church Inn, Mobberley : Gold, Ale
Egerton Arms, Chelford : Best, Ale
Bulls Head, Mobberley : Gold
Rose & Crown, Knutsford : Gold


Others : 
Bulls Head, Smallwood :Gold

White Lion, Disley : Best
Bridge Inn, Chester : Gold

Coming Soon (delivered) :
Rose & Crown, Knutsford : Ale
Mill Hotel, Chester : Best, Ale
Helter Skelter, Frodsham : Ale, Gold
Cross Keys, Knutsford : Best
Albion, Warrington : Ale,Gold
Church Inn, Mobberley : Best
Bridge End Inn, Ruabon : Ale, Best

Previously :
Blue Bell, Halkyn : Ale
Falcon Bearer, Knutsford : Ale
Bridge Inn, Chester : ("Best went down very well", "very popular")

Commercial Hotel, Wheelock : ("lots of nice compliments")
Bhurtpore Inn, Nantwich : Ale, Best (starts Tuesday 6th July)
Bus Route 76, Denbigh : Ale, Best (Saturday 10th July)
Dog Inn, Peover (Beer Festival) : Best, Ale
Crown, Lower Peover : Ale
Cheshire Game & Angling Fair, Peover ( Sunday 15th August) : Ale, Gold

Brew day again...

Brewing the gold on Friday... just grain hops water and yeast.

We even made the news ..

Knutsford Guardian.