Faraway Town Launches, DEYA & Baron Drops, Last Of A Catalan Cracker!
H E L L O
C L A P T O N C R A F T
F A N S !
There's no fooling here today - it's somehow collaboration time already, and we're thrilled to launch our first of 2022 with the mighty Time & Tide! This week sees a healthy top-up from the gang, with Faraway Town hitting the taps and the fridges later today. If that wasn't enough we've got internet favourites old and new in DEYA and Baron. That's not forgetting the last of Els Bigotis Del Gat's supreme 2017 vintage, plus picks from across the shops including Gipsy Hill (available in all locations), Villages, Cloudwater, Siren, Sfera, and more. While, over on the Webshop it's an all-star lineup to say the least with the likes of Floc., Beak, and Gravity Well dropping. But, first onto this week's headliners and a bunch of hoppy heroes at that...
B R E W E R Y
O F T H E
W E E K
Well, just who else could it be? We've been singing the praises of Time & Tide non-stop of late, though it's always been for good reason! With a rising status amongst the heads, and proving time and time again to be masters of flavour to volume brewing, this week sees not only a fresh wave of Kent coast classics but also the release of our collaboration, the seriously slurpable Session IPA, Faraway Town...
A 3.8% Nelson Sauvin and Citra Session IPA bridging the gap between the hectic hoppiness of the capital and the comforting, full character of the coast, this is an all-day drinker supreme. Dry-hopped to an extortionate 17g/l (around double the usual for this style!) expect wave after wave of juicy, tropical flavour. With Nelson lending zesty, zingy white grape notes, and Citra contributing sherberty peach and passion fruit goodness, this is clean citrus sunshine in a can when we need it more than ever! Available now online and later today in-store (feel free to give your local a bell for availability), expect this to be hitting growler refill ASAP. We absolutely can't wait for you all to try it...
Though, as mentioned, that's not all! Pretentious, Moi? sees their long-awaited return to DIPA dominance, with the same dreamy hop combo as Faraway Town. With ripe, tangerine dream esters backed up by a pillowy soft body and vinous finish, it's another absolute winner. In addition, we have their latest entry into the Kraken series. An Imperial Stout that blends micro-roasted and cold brew coffee, this has wonderful, complex malty depths along with a delightful sweetness and that punchy roasted finish. Thankfully, we've also got a fresh batch of grapefruit wonder, and another Session IPA in Urban Goose. A little crisper and zippier than our joint effort, this isn't bound to last too long in the can or the glass.
And, to sweeten the deal that bit further we've got double loyalty points in-store and 10% off 6 or more online, on all Time & Tide beers including Faraway Town. Get stuck in!
B A R O N
& D E Y A
D R O P S
As promised last week we're delighted to have a super juicy doubleheader of DEYA and Baron landing across the shops this afternoon. Feast your eyes upon the full rundown below, but as always we expect these to fly, though you probably know that by now already!
👌 BARON 👌
Voodoo Doll - Silky smooth East Coast IPA w/ notes of raspberries, cherries & cream!
Finger Puppet - Fragrant & fresh Table Beer w/ a remarkably full mouthfeel.
🐊 DEYA 🐊
Hoppy Pils Simcoe - Bright dry-hopped Lager w/ candied lemon & brioche notes.
Forwarded Many Times - Chewy, punchy, passionfruit & tangerine Pale.
Invoice Me For The Microphone - Pillowy soft, yet intensely juicy New England IPA.
Magazine Cover - Crispy, crushable SIPA w/ floral, fruity Mosaic & Simcoe.
Steady Rolling Man - Arguably the finest UK Pale out there. Yeah, we said it!
S T R A I G H T
P R I O R A T
P E R F E C T I O N
Founded by Steve Colombe in Porrera, Priorat, Els Bigotis Del Del Gat is an ever-changing and utterly fascinating micro wine project. Thanks to the generosity of a good friend, Gerard Batllevell Simó, Steve has access to some incredible fruit with the area itself regarded at the highest quality level (alongside Rioja) for a wine region according to Spanish regulations. Typical of an area that produces powerful, aromatic reds thanks to its unique terroir of black slate and quartz soil coupled with a high, breezy altitude - we're both delighted and saddened to have the last of his very special 2017 vintage...
A heady blend of Carignan, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon, here the vines struggle to make it through cracks in the granite rock, lending a deeply mineral edge. With smoky black fruit, leather, and tobacco notes this is deep and rewarding, though it's balanced supremely with gentle tannins creating a silky suppability for an otherwise potentially daunting effort. Ideal for further ageing, but irresistible now, there's just a handful of bottles per shop available!
M A N A G E R
P I C K S
T H I S W E E K
CHIPPY - ST JOHN'S HILL
⛰ GIPSY HILL ⛰
NEIPA - Sticky, dank, hoppy Pina Colada party of a NEIPA.
Della w/ DJ BBQ - Rustic Lager w/ layers of honey & a soft citrus bite.
Sliceworld w/ Yard Sale - Crisp Cold IPA w/ oodles of clean tropical flavour.
🗣 TASTING TODAY 5-8PM 🗣
LARA - FOREST HILL
🏘 VILLAGES 🏘
Celebrate - English Farmhouse Ale brewed for International Women's Day!
Similar Skies - Hazy Pale w/ pals Unity feat. notes of candied citrus fun.
Big Salad - Recent core range addition, NEIPA full of stone fruit succulence.
OPHIE - CLAPTON
🌊 PENTIRE 🌊
Seaward - AF Botanical Spirit, crafted from unique plants native to the Cornish coastline. Verdant & zesty!
Adrift - Original, easy-drinking blend feat. rock samphire, sage & citrus for herbaceous & fresh flavour.
🗣 TASTING TODAY 5-8.30PM 🗣
ARTHUR - BALHAM
🌦 CLOUDWATER 🌦
A Herald Of Change & Disruption - Coffee Oatmeal Porter for IWD!
Green Shoots - Experimental hop IPA w/ notes of bright guava & floral orange.
How Wonderful! - Juicy, vibrant & impeccably balanced Session Pale.
ILARIA - KENTISH TOWN
🚨 SIREN 🚨
Pompelmocello - Zippy, grapefruit Sour IPA, w/ a touch of creamy lactose.
Rational Haze - Vivid, tropical Hopfenweisse w/ Turning Point.
Turns - Luxurious Impy Stout w/ notes of vanilla, marzipan & cacao.
🗣 TASTING TODAY 5-7PM 🗣
FIONN - FINSBURY PARK
🐺 HOWLING HOPS 🐺
Pompadour Paloma Sour w/ Exale - Tangy, cocktail-inspired wonder.
House IPA - Fluffy, fruity & ridiculously moreish NEIPA. A classic.
Tropical Deluxe - Legendary, zingy super Session Pale.
JOE - WOOD STREET
🇮🇹 SFERA 🇮🇹
Rosato - Gluggable greats by the litre! In this Montepulciano think strawberries, sea spray & light herbs.
Macerato - Fresh & delicious skin-contact Verdeca w/ notes of green citrus & Mediterranean scrub.
MEL - WALTHAMSTOW
🏅 TRAPPISTES ROCHEFORT 🏅
6 - Relatively light, fruity Dubbel, malty & sweet it's a hallmark of the style!
8 - Full-bodied Trappist Ale w/ a caramel bitterness & roasted notes.
10 - Rich, nutty Belgian Ale, deeply indulgent & ideal for a special occasion.
W E B S H O P
W O N D E R S
T H I S W E E K
🌊 FLOC. 🌊
Hard Sun - Their first ever IPA in Cantenbury, a tropically saturated, hoppy wonder!
Together In Silence - Soft, fruity & seriously sluggable Session Pale.
🐦 BEAK 🐦
Nom - Chewy, quadruple hopped DIPA w/ orange puree & candied mango flavour.
Sweetspot - Zesty NEIPA, matching a full mouthfeel w/ dank drinkability.
🪐 GRAVITY WELL 🪐
Endymion - Smoothie Sour w/ raspberries, blueberries & blackcurrants.
Resonance Cascade - Sherberty Pale w/ a tropical medley of all-star hops.
Casimir Effect - Thick & juicy all-Citra NEIPA. An absolute belter.
🍒 DUCHESS DE BOURGOGNE 🍒
Cherry - Legendary Flemish Red Ale blended w/ deep, vibrant red fruit!
Cherry Chocolate - Decadent cacao & cherry infused spin on a classic.
Thanks for joining us, and we'll see you for a pint or a can of Faraway Town!