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• Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Northern Monk has released Heathen Heartbreak, a 7.2% ABV hazy red IPA. “We’ve tweaked the malt bill of our classic NEIPA to turn it into a hazy red IPA, with added caramel and red berry notes,” says the brewer. It’s hopped with Chinook, Citra, Columbus, and Mosaic.
• Brew York has launched a new series of beers, Duality, which sees two hop varieties combined. First out of the gates are Mosaic and Citra, together in a 4.6% ABV brew. “Expect bursts of juicy mango and papaya from Mosaic, perfectly balanced with zesty lime and grapefruit from Citra,” says the brewer.
• Nova Lode is a new alcohol-free (0.5% ABV) pale from Stannary. Inspired by tin miners’ relentless pursuit of hidden treasures, it’s hopped with Citra and Citra Spectrum for a vibrant taste and a crisp finish. It’s gluten free and vegan.
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• Junkyard (4% ABV) is a new British-hopped pale from Oakham. “The spicy, aromatic, blackcurrant and lemon notes of Bramling Cross work brilliantly with the intense tropical and citrus flavours and complex bitterness of Jester and Olicana,” says the brewer.
• Hammerton’s annual brew of Día De Los Muertos Mexican cake stout is here. The 5.8% ABV brew has aromas of chocolate, caramel, and vanilla, balanced by a light roasted character from dark malts, and a nice level of spice and heat from brewing with Ancho Grande chillies.
• Shepherd Neame has unveiled a £300,000 transformation of its Guildford riverside pub, The Britannia. There is a new bar, which features an extensive selection of Shepherd Neame’s award-winning beers, including Hürlimann continental lager, which it brews under licence, served from a bespoke ceramic Bavarian-style font.
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• Black Forest is a 4.9% ABV porter from Vibrant Forest. “Expect rich roasted notes of coffee and chocolate along the way, with a perfectly balanced bitterness waiting at the trail’s end,” says the brewer.
• Theakston’s Six Nations special is aka (4.2% ABV), a medium-bodied red ale whose name pubs on the New Zealand national side’s famous traditional war dance. It offers rich malt sweetness balanced by the gentle spiciness of rye and earthy herbal hops. It features malts from Ireland and Scotland, honey from Wales, and hops from England, France and Italy.
• NZ Pale (4.8% ABV) is the latest in Wild Horse’s Elements series. It has been brewed to showcase the elegant and complex character of New Zealand-grown hops. Expect citrus, tropical, and stonefruit flavours with complementary floral notes.
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• Tiger Bliss (5.8% ABV), from Polly’s, is one of those beers that blur the line between pale and IPA. New Zealand hops bring high juice, pink grapefruit and floral notes, backed up with tropical flavours of pineapple and passionfruit from Nectaron. Then, Nelson flavour profiles of white wine grapes, freshly crushed gooseberry, and tangerine finish things off.
• Theakston’s Six Nations special is aka (4.2% ABV), a medium-bodied red ale whose name pubs on the New Zealand national side’s famous traditional war dance. It offers rich malt sweetness balanced by the gentle spiciness of rye and earthy herbal hops. It features malts from Ireland and Scotland, honey from Wales, and hops from England, France and Italy.
• Newbarns’ IPAs are generally named after dogs owned by brewery employees, but Luna (5.5% ABV) marks a change. Luna belongs to Shaz who has been working at The Blue Blazer, in Edinburgh, for the past two years. Shaz is about to head back to her home in Australia where Luna will be waiting. The beer’s hopped with Australian variety Eclipse.
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