Well, its a few weeks since I have had any of my sixty beers, but I have finally got back to them. This one comes from South Hams Brewery which is, believe it or not, in Devon.
It was, once again, not a brewer I knew. My researches have revealed that is an independent brewery situated just outside Torcross village, producing traditionally brewed, quality, real ales. Over the years it has continually won many accolades for its ales, both locally and nationally. It maintains an ethos of producing traditional cask conditioned real ales from natural ingredients. The brewery was formed in April 2004 when Sutton Brewery of Plymouth (established near to Plymouth Sutton Harbour in 1993) moved its premises to the converted dairy at Stokeley Barton Farm, near Stokenham. This has combined the expertise from this well-established brewery with a new 10-barrel plant and additional space for expansion, to meet increasing demand. Since that time the Brewery has seen an ever-increasing loyal customer base for it’s excellent award winning ales within the South Devon area and beyond. South Hams Brewery has recently released a range of bottled beers with some ales now available in a number of retail outlets, of which this is one.
It is a very acceptable ale. A dark amber colour beer, it has a fruity, citrus aroma, provided by the Cascade in the late hop. Rich in flavour, this beer defies its 3.8% a.b.v. with a surprising amount of body. It has a malty palette, with fruit undertones, which then leads to a slightly dry finish. It is bottle-conditioned.
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