When everything is made to be broken.

Dearest fellow Zymurgists.

This week has been hectic, GBBF week always is.

On the one hand we have the fantastic news that Moor Beer ‘Revival’ won a Silver in the Bitter class, on the other it’s plain that CAMRA still haven’t got the hang of what these hateful young people with their training shoes and trousers de’Nimes are doing, and what business they have with Real Ale, what with their Colonial Hops, strange Continental stylings, and even beer in Kegs that they claim to be better than Old Throbbeer’s Peculiar Mild.

But seriously, why can you buy a German Lager on Keg at the GBBF, but not a pint of Lovibonds 69 IPA? It makes no sense. Maybe Jeff ought to invest in more rugger jerseys and jester hats, or get a marching band.

Anyway, I digress.

This week sees a debut for new signing Black Iris Brewery, they arrive at Liberty’s Purfleet training ground with a strong variety of beers ranging from a single hop Chinook pale ale, through to a Black IPA that is also single hopped with American hops. In-between there are American and Kiwi hopped Stout and Porter, a couple of interesting looking Reds, and a couple of nice hoppy session strength offerings. We hope you will all make them welcome.

We seem to be talking about Welsher scamps Tiny Rebel every week at the moment, but they are back for pre-season training (you liking this football shtick?) with a new Simcoe/Centennial Pale called ZOOL.

There is no Dana, only ZOOL.  (I thought that was Zuul, wasn’t ZOOL an old video game? That would make sense what with Hadouken as well. No wonder the beer choosing and Morris dancing division of CAMRA is confused, I’m puzzled as well.)

Whilst vaguely floating around the subject of Tiny Rebel, we have Hank back for those who missed him the other week, and loads of Galaxy in Billabong.

Red Willow are also back on the menu this week, with another selection of confusingly named beers ending in ‘ess’ or Roman numerals. You should know most of them already, but I do have a few Kegs of the latest ‘Faithless’ series, Gooseberry Saison and a hopped pale with loads of Amarillo, Chinook, Citra, Columbus  and Simcoe. At the high end of the IPA/DIPA spectrum, there are also a small number of Shameless and Sleepless in cask, and Ageless in Keg. Finally, one and only one keg of Witless III, a 7% Wheat with American hopping. Massive.

Lastly, back to the beginning. Moor Nor’Hop is in short supply for the next couple of weeks, so if you want it and particularly if you want it in a Keg (yeah, sorry old chap, it tastes magnificent under pressure.) then order NOW for the next fortnight. Yes, it won a badge at the big show, but we haven’t got any Revival apart from one lonely keg, and Illusion and Radiance are back in stock, as well as Bottles, Glassware and other goodies.

Have a splendid weekend.

Steve and Justin