Right, this one is an interloper, and it won't be the last. It did not come with my 60 beers. Instead, it was part of a prize that Helen won when we did the Dentdale Run in Cumbria at the weekend - 14.3 miles of severe Northern Hills in a northerly outpost of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Helen was fourth in her age group, which qualified her for a prize which consisted of a tee shirt and two bottles of beer. She is modelling the tee shirt in the pictures. The front, as you can see, shows the brewery's name and logo, as they were the main sponsor of the event. The back shows Ram's Bottom, which is their strong ale. Unfortunately, all you can see in the photograph is the ram's bottom and not hers.
The beer that she won is called "Clipped 'Un". Apparently, this is a traditional Dales term which refers to somebody who is moving notably fast, like a sheep that has has recently been sheared and is therefore free of its heavy wool fleece. The name was chosen to resonate with the runners who took part in the 2009 Dentdale Run, which was the 25th staging of the event. The beer was brewed to commemorate this memorable event.
It is a copper coloured ale that would be a bitter if it was on draught, well balanced and tasted quite acceptable. There are no technical details given other than it is 4% ABV and uses malted barley. Hence no details of hops used or anything like that.
If you want to know more about the Dent Brewery, they have a website at http://www.dentbrewery.co.uk/.
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