Beer Types : Brown Ale

Maredsous 8

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Who makes it? The Duvel Moortgat Brewery. Where’s it from? The Moortgat Brewery in Belgium. What does it taste like? The fruity aroma is perhaps unsurprisingly followed by the fruity taste with a slight bitter twist at the end. What food does it go well with? Barbeque or meat stews in particular. Anything else I [...]

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Orval

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Who makes it? The Orval Brewery, a French trappist brewery in the Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval. Where is it from? The Gaume region in the far South of Belgium, nestled near the French and Luxembourg borders. What does it taste like? Nicely sour on the nose, and a little hoppier than most Trappist ales. There’s a [...]

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Bishops Finger

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Who makes it? Shepherd Neame, founded in Kent back in 1698. The family-run brewery produces a range of different beers, including Spitfire, Goldings Organic Ale and Whitstable Bay. Where’s it from? The brewery is located in Faversham, in the heart of Kent. What does it taste like? It’s a strong ale with an intense taste [...]

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Goldings Summer Hop Ale

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Who makes it? Shepherd Neame, founded in Kent back in 1698. The family-run brewery produces a range of different beers, including Spitfire, Bishops Finger and Whitstable Bay. Where’s it from? The brewery is located in Faversham, in the heart of Kent. What does it taste like? It’s a light-flavoured bitter with local Kentish malt and [...]

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1698

1698 ale

Who makes it? Shepherd Neame, founded in Kent back in – have a guess – 1698. The family-owned brewery produces a range of different beers, including Spitfire, Bishops Finger and Whitstable Bay. Where’s it from? The brewery is located in Faversham, in the heart of Kent. What does it taste like? This is a powerful [...]

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Brooklyn Brown Ale

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Brooklyn Brown Ale brewed by the Brooklyn Brewery

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