LAE AND INTERESTING

With the craft beer industry booming and seeing a sales spike during lockdown, SAM WYLIE-HARRIS picks unusual brews to try

CAMDEN ON-SEA 12 x 33cl cans, 4.6% abv, £22.99, Adnams

SOUTHWOLD brewer Adnams has joined forces with Camden Town to combine the flavours of their bestselling Ghost Ship Pale Ale with Camden’s Hells Lager.

Expect light and crisp lager notes, combined with a citrusy, hoppy bite.

EASY DRINKING DETOUR PALE ALE 12 x 33cl cans, 4.5% abv, £22.24, West Berkshire Brewery

CRAMMED full of tropical fruit and citrus flavours, with a crisp, balanced bitterness to quench the thirst, it’s time to cheer for a beer!

BAUBLES OF VANITY £5.10, 44cl, 5.2%, Rebellious Goods

A COMPLEX, well-rounded west coast pale ale, brewed in the ruins of an old Norfolk priory. Soft fruit and peach come to the fore, followed by a dry, pine-needle finish. Staying true to the style, the zesty, citrus aromas are balanced well, with an underlying smooth bitterness.

FABAL, THE ARTISAN LAGER £18, case of 6, 33cl, 4% abv, Hiver

THE brand’s creator, Hannah Rhodes does things differently by using pressed, as well as malt, barley. We think you’ll love her take on this artisanal lager, which offers a delicate, apple blossom nose, grainy malty flavours and a clean, refreshingly dry finish.

TINY REBEL SHAKE DOWN MANGO VERMONT IPA £2.20, 33cl, 4.5% abv, Sainsbury’s

DELICIOUSLY fruity and hop forward, with mango adding a tangy twist to this already alluring Vermont Session IPA.

LOST IN CONTROL £6, 44cl, 8.2% abv, Rebellious Goods

A COLLABORATION between two great breweries: Pressure Drop and Howling Hops, this is a juicy, tropical pale ale bursting with flavour. Dry-hopped with four different hops, it offers intense, yet smoothdrinking fruitiness.

YEASTIE BOYS DIGITAL IPA £2.40, 33cl, 5.7%, Sainsbury’s

THIS offers a clean malt and a medley of citrus and tropical hop flavours. A delicious, classic IPA, expect a bold, bitter finish. SMASH MAIBOCK £3.60, 33cl, 6.3% abv, Rebellious Goods

CREATED by Braybrooke Beer Company on a farm in Market Harborough. The Smash was brewed in December alongside the brewery’s core range. The result is a high-alcohol lager that’s incredibly smooth and intense in flavour.