Sunday Magazine – August 25, 2019

S MAGAZINE ★ 25 AUGUST 2019 49

Jamie Goode

BEER

Our expert says cheers to beer with attitude

I

t wasn’t so long ago that beer

was just that – beer. And in

some bars, that might still be

the case, with punters happy

to stick to their regular drinks

and not look for too much

of a challenge to their taste

buds. But if you have an

inquisitive palate this is

an exciting time to be a beer

drinker. Never have we had

such variety to choose from.

So here is my selection of

seven beers with attitude –

and more flavour than you can

shake a stick at.

Jubel Urban Beer Cut

With Elderflower £1.80,

Sainsbury’s, 4% alcohol

This is a refreshing, bright and

gluten-free beer with prevailing

aromas of sweet elderflower.

It’s brimming with deliciously

exotic fruitiness with a bit

of sweetness.

Oakham Ales Double

Hopped Citra IPA £2, Marks

& Spencer, 5.9% alcohol

Aromatic with intense lemon

and grapefruit notes leading to

vivid flavours

of dried herbs

and citrus, this

beer has a

distinctive toffee

sweetness from

the malt. It is

quite rich and

mouthfilling but

this is balanced by a beautifully

zesty freshness.

Hatherwood Craft Beer Company

Hop Hunter Session IPA

99p, Lidl, 4.4% alcohol

Made with nine different hop

varieties, this is one brew that

packs quite a punch. It has

a spicy, bitter bite and although

not a heavy beer, it is full of

hoppy flavour with some earthy

notes. And with the addition of

some aromatic tropical fruit,

it’s solid stuff.

Thornbridge Pink Grapefruit

Halcyon Imperial IPA

£3, Tesco, 7.4% alcohol

Powerful grapefruit and mandarin

notes, fresh, bright citrus flavours,

tropical fruit richness and a

long, sweet finish make this an

expressive beer. It has good body

from the alcohol and is vital

and alluring, but fresh.

Bad Co West Coast Pale Ale

£1.25, Asda, 5.6% alcohol

This hoppy, earthy, slightly

tropical pale ale has an

agreeable spicy bite and a fresh

finish. It is a light brown colour

and is vibrant and refreshing.

Twisted Knots American IPA

99p, Lidl, 5.5% alcohol

A malty, toffee-flavoured beer with

some spicy depth and notes of

cream and herbs, this has plenty

of flavour with pleasant richness

and a sweet mid-palate. The

focus here is on the malt, rather

than the hops.

Plunged Orange Pale Ale

99p, Lidl, 6% alcohol

The orange character of this

beer is immediately obvious

and gives a fruity intensity with

some marmalade and savoury

hop notes on the finish. It is a

lively and distinctive tipple.

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