Spire Britannia Cream Ale

Description: Brewery: Spire / 6.4% ABV / Britannia Cream Ale is a new interpretation of IPA with a German hoppy twist. Stronger than ... more

Spire Britannia Cream Ale ... most and full of character, we have been told by many devotees that it is “deceptively drinkable!”. It was first brewed as a Special for the Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival in May 2006….named after the locomotive that the beers are set against, it was an instant hit and became one of the brewery’s core beers. This strong IPA has a smooth malty texture with caramelised orange hop flavours coming from the liberal additions of Tettnang hops.

Newest Review: ... a pint of Sgt. Pepper Stout, Ruby Tuesday Mild, Overture and Whiter Shade of Pale. Britannia Cream Ale, however, takes its ... more

... inspiration from a steam train. The beer was first brewed for the Barrow Hill Rail Ale Festival, where Britannia was the name of the train that the beer stillage was placed against – when they saw a pub called The Britannia up for lease a while later that was just a happy coincidence! It is also good that there is also the musical connection with the song Rule Britannia! ***Vital Stats*** Britannia Cream Ale weighs in at 6.4% ABV and is brewed in the style of a strong IPA – with the addition of German Tettnang hops...more

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Spire Britannia Cream Ale: RULE BRITANNIA! (1048 words)
by - written on 17/09/07 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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I like trying new beers! That goes without saying…but, more importantly I like trying beers from local breweries. This is not always as easy as it sounds – most local pubs are tied to national breweries or pub companies and are often not allowed to stock locally produced products. So, when a new local free house opened – with a free rein to stock whatever beers it chooses – I was really pleased. This new pub was also leased by the people who run one of my local breweries, so there was also the chance to regularly get some of their beers. So, we duly got the bus over to see what was on offer over the Bank Holiday weekend. This is when we came to be drinking ... Read the complete review

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