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21-10-2015, 14:53
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Now I don't often give tips for the top, but when I do pin back your lugholes and listen, as I've quite a good track record in recommendations. Think Hawkshead (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/heads-up.html), Weird Beard (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/weird-beard.html) and Buxton (http://tandlemanbeerblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/one-to-watch.html) to name but three. I don't see this latest tip in quite the same way, but if you want rather well made traditional beer, I'd give them a go. They are named above - Brewsmith - and funnily enough though, while they are in Ramsbottom which is 95%+ in my CAMRA Branch area, they are situated in the 5% that isn't. A shame that but there you go. Technically it is in East Lancashire.


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I know James the brewer a little from before the plant (10 barrels of stainless steel) was even set up and while we still reckoned they were one of "ours". I've bumped into him a few times recently, including at IMBC a couple of weeks ago and last night in the Baum where he was doing a "Meet the Brewer" and I was attending a Rochdale Beer Festival organising meeting. I've liked all the beers they have done so far - well the ones I've tasted anyway - and last night was no different. I drank the Pale, a distinct pale and bitter beer with a clean hop aroma and great drinkable bitterness. It was so good I ended up having four pints of it and only stopped when the beer ran out.A nine gone in just under three hours. I switched to the meatier and stronger Stout which had oaty smoothness and a complex coffee and liquorice taste with some light fruit notes and a bitter finish. These are cask beers and trust me, they are good. If you see some, buy the beer and see for yourself. As far as I know they don't do keg (yet) but bottles will be soon.

Have a look at the website here (http://www.brewsmithbeer.co.uk/). It all looks rather shiny. I'm due a visit and must get up there soon.

The picture above looks washed out, but since I didn't take one in the pub, it has come off the website. The beer with a CAMRA discount was a bargain £2.70

SIBA recognised Brewsmith too as they won three medals at the recent North West competition.

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