Spire Land of Hop & Glory

Description: Brewery: Spire / 4.5% ABV / Land of Hop & Glory is an award-winning ‘Golden Ale’ with a more-ish biscuit malt and a ... more

Spire Land of Hop & Glory ... long complex hop finish. It was Spire Brewery’s first ever brew and has quickly established itself as a firm favourite with everybody who tries it. This was confirmed at the 2006 Peterborough Beer Festival where it was awarded two Silver Medals – Silver for Best Bitter of the Festival and Silver for Best Beer from a New Brewery…. an amazing result after only four months of brewing! The musical connection (hopefully) is obvious.

Newest Review: ... BEER. ***A Bit of Background*** As I mentioned in my review for Sgt. Pepper Stout, Spire Brewery like to name their beers ... more

... on a musical theme, wherever possible. The thinking behind Land of Hop and Glory is probably therefore patently obvious! Since being first brewed only a few months ago, Land of Hop has already proved to be a popular choice amongst Real Ale drinkers (and not just ones in Derbyshire either) ~ in fact Land of Hop and Glory has recently won Silver Medals at Peterborough Beer Festival in the Best Bitter and Beers from New Breweries categories! ***Vital Stats*** Land of Hop & Glory weighs in at 4.5% ABV, putting in th...more

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Spire Land of Hop & Glory: How Shall We Extol Thee? (792 words)
by - written on 29/11/06 (Very useful, 191 readings)
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I love it when I find a really good beer. This is doubly good when that beer comes from a local brewery! So when we were introduced to a lovely hoppy beer from Spire Brewery I was more than happy to give it a try. ~~~THE BREWERY. Spire Brewery was set up by former schoolteacher and Scot’s Guard Bandsman David McLaren in spring 2006. The brewery is based on the Ireland Business Park in Staveley and is housed in two industrial bays. Inside the brewery buildings is a 10 barrel brewing plant and 6 handpumps, where brewery tours can be arranged. At the moment Spire are brewing a range of beers including Chesterfield Best Bitter (a brown premium ... Read the complete review