Peak Ales Swift Nick

Description: ABV: 3.8%.

Newest Review: ... ABV). They also produce occasional and seasonal beers that a worth a try. Peak beers can be found at selected pubs in ... more

... Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, as well as at Beer Festivals nationwide. The bottled beers can be found in the Chatsworth Farm shop. ~~~THE BEER. ***A Bit of Background*** Swift Nick is actually named after a famous outlaw and you will see a picture of a highwayman on a horse on the pump clip for the beer. John “Swift Nick” Nevison lived from 1639 to 1684 and was apparently an associate of the infamous Dick Turpin. It is said he got his name from the fast ride he made from London to York to get an alibi to escape...more

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Peak Ales Swift Nick: A Swift Pint! (1048 words)
by - written on 10/08/06 (Very useful, 135 readings)
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As anyone who has read my beer reviews will know by now I am a big fan of supporting my local breweries. I live in Derbyshire and until recent times local breweries were a bit thin on the ground. In the past couple of years there has been a positive boom in the amount of brewers who have set up around where I live. These include Thornbridge Hall, Spire and, the subject of this review, Peak Ales. Not being one to stem their creative flow I have made it my selfless task to taste as many local beers as I can. This is how I came to be sitting in the Arkwright Arms one Thursday evening doing a beer tasting of Peak Ales Swift Nick! ~~~THE ... Read the complete review