Staying Open! Drop Project Exclusive, Wild Card Wonders & Insane Web Drop
The choruses of "here we go again" might have started but we've got a home run of brilliant new brews to help keep you sane! We're incredibly grateful for everyone visiting and shopping with us at this precarious time and we're thrilled too to carry on supporting the breweries and producers we love. On that note we'll be launching an exclusive from our Brewery Of The Week, Drop Project, plus a trio of juicy Wild Card specials, and some Signature slammers. Not forgetting, a web debut from the oft-requested Alpha Delta alongside first dibs on a handful of bottles from lambic legends, Cantillon, plus an insane lineup of Verdant, Siren and Vault City.
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Some housekeeping up top, following the guidelines announced by the government we'll still be slinging beers from all the usual spots, with our shops remaining open Mon - Thursday & Sunday 12-8pm, with extended hours Friday & Saturday 11-9pm. If you can't make it in store we've also got our handy Webshop offering Next Day delivery Mon-Thur with free shipping over £50, including a bumper crop going up this week - so make sure to read right until the end...
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A lean team composed of just three full time members, Drop Project have gained real traction, fast. Despite launching just over a year ago they've quickly proved they can go toe-to-toe with far more established (and hyped) breweries. Setting up shop in Crystal Palace, around the corner from our Forest Hill location, a string of belters beginning last October including mainstays like Shifty and Haakon; along with intriguing specials which broke the often too homogenous juice-mould caught us completely off guard.
And, this week we've only gone and nabbed a super exclusive for CC - Straight Up - a hazy Simcoe IPA boasting notes of tangerine-filled pine with a floral, refreshing backbone. Canned this week (and with some extensive Q&A on our part) this is as fresh, and as delightful as they come. Alongside we also have three of their latest releases, including Baked, a vegan pastry stout full of light liquid cacao fun and roasty goodness. Providing some much needed drinkability New England Session Pale Crush exudes oily tangerine and mango flavours with a full mouthfeel, but crisp finish for that indescribable one more quality. Finally, their Coffee Bitter collab with Exale, Lava, puts a fantastic twist on the traditional ESB, with a cold brew blend utilised for rich roasty burnt sugar, coupled with a malty backbone, and finishing with a beautifully bitter bite.
Not only are there double loyalty points on their latest and greatest, but we're also offering a mega Drop Project care package to win in at each of our locations featuring six mixed cans, a sticker pack, a t-shirt, glassware and a beautiful print. Just make sure you're in our loyalty club, and buy as many bevs as you see fit to support the gang (i.e. a lot) and we'll do the rest!
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Wild Card have really come into their own of late, with their last bunch of pales flying off the shelves (and out the fridges), so why not double down on the hoppy fruit factor? The first of their latest batch, Deep Breath, is a DDH IPA with bold pineapple, and grapefruit notes alongside a comforting, robust malty base, while Against The Dark dials up the dank with a creamy body balanced out by punchy bitterness. Finally, The Citadel is a swinging for the fences Sabro DIPA with vibrant orange peel and passionfruit tastiness - file in the totally tropical category.
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It's no secret we're Signature stans, awarding them brewery of the week just last month, but after giving them a little time to breath from our rampant enthusiasm we're delighted once more to welcome some new beers from the E17 clan into the fold! A duo of super sours lead the way with the hazy Polyphonic Peach delivering a vivid spectrum of peach power, with honey and grape aromas in support. The uber popular, Pink Vinyl, returns with clean, saline fruity joy. Here, black cherry and raspberry flavours meld with a hit of hibiscus for an utterly quenching effort. Of course - fridge fillers like Roadie and Studio Lager are back in numbers alongside mega Micro IPA Unplugged to complete a pretty impressive line-up if we do say so ourselves...
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🇧🇪 CANTILLON 🇧🇪
Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio - Arguably the quintessential straight lambic.
Rose De Gambrinus - Fragrant, fruity & jam-packed full of acidic Raspberry perfection.
Nath 2020 - Extremely rare rhubarb lambic, tangy & elegantly evolving.
🔥 ALPHA DELTA 🔥
Metis - Sublime Sour IPA with gooseberry-laden Nelson & limey Motueka hops.
Keres - Thick fruity hop soup-ish TIPA, with incredibly concealed booze.
Tartarus - Smoked Imperial Stout collab w/ North makes for unmissable decadence.
🌱 VERDANT 🌱
300 Laps Of Your Garden - Tangy, watermelon-esque Session Pale winner.
Combined Whimsy - Crisp, refreshing Pale, designed for repeat visits.
Headband - Candied orange & pineapple dominate in a Verdant all-time classic.
🍎 VAULT CITY 🍎
Apple Maple Pecan Sour - Crisp apple bite, sweet maple syrup & a dusting of nutty pecan!
Cherry Skies - Sweet cherries & smooth vanilla combine for beautiful tart balance.
🚨 SIREN 🚨
Fireside - Heart & head-warming molasses-filled smoky Imperial Stout.
Moonlight Beams - Imperial Lager w/ Oak for scaled-up, clean, Helles heaven.
There's always more fun to be had in all six stores and online, so be sure to take a look!