Blessings From The Monks, Cloudwater Birthday Hype & Wildman Pet Nats
H E L L O
C L A P T O N C R A F T
F A N S !
Valentine's day may have been and gone, but we've got plenty of new drops for you to fall for this week! In fact you might have seen more cardboard than craft recently, but thankfully it’s all for the love of the game as we welcome in some pretty bonkers brews. This time around we have a few rather exclusive beers from Manchester's finest Cloudwater, plus fresh Verdant, a desperately needed re-up on our favourites (and yours) Time & Tide, much sought after Pet Nats from Tim Wildman and so much more! But first...
B R E W E R Y O F
T H E W E E K
N O R T H E R N M O N K
Leeds legends Northern Monk have rightly become synonymous with everything from brilliantly balanced session beers, to over-the-top pastry sours and ridiculously hoppy IPAs. Either way, we can never get enough from this riotous bunch so we're pretty pumped to receive four new beers from their exclusive Patrons Project, backed up by a couple of their latest essentials!
Up top we have two IPAs of pretty mega, juicy proportions. For the sixth beer in their much lauded Dream Lines series they've teamed up with Gothenburg greats Stigbergets to make a hype-hybrid of their smasher Heathen and the Swedes' flagship IPA New & Improved. The result is a silky-smooth, thick and creamy New England with notes of grape and gooseberry from Nelson Sauvin, backed up by citrus-laden Mosaic and Citra for a dry hop rate of a barmy 24g/l. Boombox meanwhile, sees them pair up with some pals a little closer to home, North Brewing. In continuing to showcase underrated UK hop varieties, they selected fresh Bullion, presenting aromas of dark currant and orange zest in this pungent, oat-filled IPA.
Sour supporters be warned, these next two won't hang around. Collaborating with on form Track, Purpura is a fruit sour boasting tart cherry and plum, backed up by vibrant raspberry and blueberry alongside lactose lusciousness. While, they've also recreated one of their favourite soft drinks with artist LeiMai. Here, the nostalgic Cherry Cola Sour IPA marries juicy sweet, and puckering sour cherries with a yoghurt-like mouthfeel. Add in a dash of vanilla, and this is isn't your usual vending machine refreshment heaven.
For those still hankering after more experimentation Transcendental is a funky twist on two classics. Dual-fermented with different yeast strains; a Belgian origin brings earthy, spicy herbal notes alongside a zest-packed New England strain for an ingenious brew. Finally, we implore you to try our favourite No Abv entry since Lucky Saint. Holy Faith sees the culmination of a year’s R&D that pushed traditional brewing techniques to their extreme. With flavours of lemongrass and citrus zest sitting aloft that all too difficult to produce full body this is a truly remarkable effort, and impossible to conceive at just 0.5%...
If that wasn't enough we're offering double loyalty points in store across their range! If you're yet to sign up you can join in store, or shoot us an email and we can do the rest.
C L O U D W A T E R
6 T H B ' D A Y
C E L E B R A T I O N S
We'd be hard pressed to find a brewery who's had a greater impact on the craft scene than Cloudwater. The hype rainmakers themselves have pushed the boundaries both in styles, sheer quality and in their cultural imprint, pushing equality for marginalised groups across the brewing landscape. As such we're delighted to toast their sixth(!) birthday with some rather exceptional efforts. Heading out to all shops, and online, we have *Applies Virtual Background*, plus their collab with Trillium - a take on the Boston breweries hoppy behemoth UPPERCASE, making for two truly unmissable DIPAs that are something to celebrate in their own right!
Also releasing on our webshop at midday we have two newsletter reader exclusives. A fruity, banana-bubblegum dream in Can You See My Screen?, their latest NZ Hopfenweisee hit, and incredibly limited quantities of Chubbles: II, a collaboration with The Veil that really needs no introduction... Both are 1 per person, to spread the maximum amount of juicy joy!
S O U T H
C O A S T
S U D S
We're thrilled to announce cult heroes Time & Tide are back in full force, bringing their blend of both accessible and outrageous, sluggable styles. Another bumper crop sees bestseller Spratwaffler return, alongside the crispy clean Lighthouse Lager and one of the best core-range juicefests around, Manfred. On the other end of the spectrum we have Berry Me Now, a triple fruited sour bursting with blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrants combining for a thick smoothie-esque mouthfeel and refreshingly saline finish. While the latest in a long line of crushable Session IPAs Urban Goose just screams grapefruit with fresh, grassy undertones - making for yet another smashable entry from the team offering wave after wave of flavour!
T I M W I L D M A N ' S
P E T N A T S
A R E B A C K !
Having absolutely flown out last time the Aussie's gluggable efforts are back for a good time, not a long time. A soft explosion of cherries and liquorice spice, Piggy Pop has a zesty lick of natural, herbal acidity typical of Nero d’Avola. Meanwhile, Rosé Astro Bunny is a creamy mouthful of grapefruit and peach sorbet, balanced by refreshing, sharp watermelon. If you're a sour or NEIPA drinker get to know... immediately, these might not last the weekend!
M O R E
H I G H L I G H T S
T H I S W E E K
🌱 VERDANT 🌱
(ALL LOCATIONS)
Invisible Ceiling - Crispy Pale oozing pineapple & a lil' skunky dankness.
Five A.M. - Mirror image of GOAT DIPA Allen, with Nelson the silky star.
Track & Field - A soft, peachy IPA that balances stone fruit with piney resin.
💦 PRESSURE DROP 💦
(ALL LOCATIONS)
Fashion - Never out of style, a full bodied toasty London Porter.
Tamborine Mountain - The juicy, tropical summit of DDH Pales.
🚨 SIREN 🚨
(ALL EXC. SW12)
Pastel Pils - Crisp, refreshing & expertly harmonious Lager.
Rhythm Recipe - A new hop technique is trialed in this delectable Hazy IPA.
Many Moons - Dark Cherry Sour aged in Bourbon & Port casks. Tangy & complex.
🐊 DEYA 🐊
(WEB, N4, SW12)
Astral Planes - Moreish, smooth porter with Wiper & True.
Hoppy Porter - Rich, malty, roasty & quintessentially English porter.
Steady Rolling Man - Arguably the UK's best core range NE Pale.
Into The Haze - Soft, vibrant IPA soaked in beautiful tropical fruit hop aromas.
Thanks so much for reading as always folks!
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