• Northern Monk has collaborated with Brew York and York Cocoa Works on York, a 6% ABV chocolate stout. Dark chocolate to the eye, with aromas of roasted malts, cacao, and vanilla, and with the taste of rich chocolate and hints of vanilla to finish. 

• Donmai (5.5% ABV), a koji rice lager brewed in collaboration with Minoh Beer, is fresh out of the tank at Donzoko. The koji rice lends a fluffy mouthfeel and dryness. Also new from Donzoko is Evergreen, a 5.5% ABV West Coast pale ale, and alcohol-free Big Nothing.

• Pick Up The Pieces (10% ABV) is a new triple IPA from Overtone. Inspired by the Average White Band song, it is hopped with Idaho 7, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Sabro, Sabro Cryo, Motueka, and Nelson Sub-Zero Hop Kief.

• Market Taverns has acquired the historic Crown & Anchor pub in Chiswick as its estate grows to 15. The pub is thought to be one of Chiswick’s oldest, dating back to around 1825.

• Reefs and Shore are beers celebrating Double-Barrelled’s sixth anniversary and, appropriately, both are 6% ABV. Reefs is a hazy, fruity, juicy DDH IPA. Expect tropical and stonefruit flavours, plus passionfruit, pink grapefruit, and guava notes. Shore is a California IPA bursting with  grapefruit and pine.

• Cece Forever, a 6.5% ABV hazy IPA from Left Handed Giant, pays tribute to “the greatest brewery dog anyone could ask for”. It’s hopped with Galaxy, Nelson, and Mosaic.

• Sunset (5.3% ABV) is a new American pale ale from Oakham. There are bold and forthright citrus and pine resin flavoursfrom punchy Amarillo, Simcoe, and Centennial hops.

• Tartarus have collaborated with Barney’s Beer on Glaistig, a 6% ABV IPA. Hopped with Citra Spectrum, Citra Lupomax, Galaxy T90, and Mosaic Cryo, it’s juicy and delcious with flavours of stonefruits, citrus, and mandarin.

• Round Corner have collaborated with Rooster’s on Field Day, a 5.5% ABV red rye IPA. There are aromas of citrus, tropical, and stone fruits, balanced with a spicy, bready rye malt backbone. Expect a smooth mouthfeel with a crisp finish that leaves hop bitterness and subtle rye warmth.

• A Temporary Expression of Life is a 6% ABV NEIPA from Three Hills which makes use of Cryo Sabro. It packs a big punch of lime zest, with a dash of sweet coconut.

• Attic has collaborated with Thornbridge on Dawberry Fields, a 4.6% ABV hazy pale brewed with Simcoe, Mosaic, and Centennial hops. “Think juicy tropical fruits with peach and subtle berry flavours,”say the brewers.

• Nice One Galaxy is a 5.6% ABV single-hop IPA from Electric Bear. “Passionfruit in your face, with blasts of peach and a subtle grapefruit bitterness,” says the brewer.

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