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Ringwood Best Bitter (OG 1037, ABV 3.8%)
A well-balanced, golden brown beer. A malty and
hoppy aroma leads to a malty taste with some
sweetness. Malty and bitter finish, with some
fruit present.
Ringwood
Brewery Ltd - www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk
Ringwood, which celebrates 30 years of
brewing in 2008, was setup in 1978 by
legendary micro-brewery builder Peter
Austin. The brewery moved in 1986 to
attractive 18th-century buildings, formerly
part of the old Trunks Brewery. A new
brewhouse was commissioned at the end of
1994, and a new fermenting room completed
in 1995. Additional fermenters were
installed in 2002 along with cask-washing
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Butcombe Bitter
(OG 1047, ABV 4.7%)
Amber coloured, malty and notably bitter beer, with subtle citrus fruit
qualities. Hoppy, malty, citrus and a very slightly sulphur aroma, and a
long, dry, bitter finish with light fruit notes. Consistent and
refreshing.
Three times a finalist at The Great British Beer Festival.
Butcombe Brewery Ltd, Bristol
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www.butcombe.com
One of the most successful of the newer breweries, set up in 1978 by a former Courage Western director, Simon Whitmore, this West Country independent based in
Somerset's Mendip hills has gained a considerable reputation with its quality beers and friendly service.
Butcombe's beers contain no added sugars, colourings or preservatives.
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Fuller's London Pride (OG 1040.5, ABV 4.1%)
A smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours.
England's most sought-after session-strength premium ale.
Winner of numerous awards.
Twice awarded Champion Best Bitter at the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival
and Beer of the Year.
Fuller,
Smith and Turner, Chiswick
- www.fullers.co.uk
Fuller, Smith & Turner's Griffin
Brewery in Chiswick has stood on the same
site for more than 350 years. Messrs
Fuller, Smith & Turner formed their
partnership in 1845 and direct descendants
of the founding families are still
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Hobgoblin (ABV 5.0%)
Hobgoblin is strong in roasted malt with a moderate hoppy bitterness and slight fruity character that lasts through to the end. The ruby red coloured Hobgoblin is full-bodied and has a delicious chocolate toffee malt flavour balanced with a rounded moderate bitterness and an overall fruity character.
Wychwood Brewery, Witney, Oxfordshire - www.wychwood.co.uk
Based in Witney, Oxfordshire, at the Old Eagle Maltings and built more than 150 years ago. Wychwood Brewery hand brews around 50,000 barrels of high quality, traditional ale each year, including a range of seasonal cask and bottled ales, and are the UK's No 1 brewer of Organic Ales.
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Courage Best Bitter
(OG 1038.3, ABV 4%)
Pale brown beer with hops throughout and a bitter aftertaste.
Scottish Courage, Edinburgh
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www.scottish-newcastle.com
Scottish Courage is Britain's biggest brewing group with close to 30 per cent of the market. It joined the ranks of the global brewers in 2000 when it negotiated to buy Brasseries Kronenbourg and Alken Maes from the French group
Danone.
Scottish & Newcastle was formed in 1960, a merger between Scottish Brewers (Younger and McEwan) and Newcastle Breweries. In 1995 it bought Courage from its Australian owners,
Foster's. In 2003 Scottish Courage announced it planned to sell its entire estate of 1400 outlets in order to concentrate on brewing.
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