I spent a few days in North Wales this week giving me a chance to visit a Robinson's tied house. On returning I checked the Robinson's web site to confirm that their Double Hop is 5% ABV, and was surprised to find it was only 4.8%. I then checked the 2013 GBG where it was 5% meaning that it has definitely been watered down.

I tried Googling the beer to see if there had been any announcements or exposure of this and found nothing.

This is such a shame as Robinson's has always been my favourite of the four Manchester regional independents and they seem finally to be taking their seasonal beers seriously as their Hoptimus is a very strong contender for BOTW. Ones I've tried before (Young Tom sticks in my mind) have been insipid boring affairs, making good contenders for BABOTW.