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Tonight at Sheffield Hatters Inn
My orders from Williams Bros and Allendale Brewery arrived to day - luckily they both use the same courier service!
From the Williamses I've replenished my stocks of Caesar Augustus, Joker IPA, Seven Giraffes and Profanity Stout. I've also gone for Paradigm Shift and what they call a "Tallboy Selection" - some half dozen of their beers in the more adventurous modern style in 50cl cans.
Kicked off this evening with a Caesar Augustus, the very refreshing Lager/IPA crossover that I first came across in the Barrels in Berwick on Tweed in 2013. Hits the spot after a bit of carpentry.
Then, having taken the precaution of putting a Wagtail in the fridge (it's been pretty warm in Sheffield today; probably not just Sheffield, I guess), it was time for a pint of bitter. Or half a litre. Very good. Well balanced, with biscuity malt and English hops (target, fuggles and goldings). Not too gassy, and an hour in the fridge had got it to just about the right temperature. Best beer of the week so far for me.
To follow up I'll have the two Allendale IPAs that I mentioned yesterday: Wanderlust and Dirty Deeds.