Beer…Beer….Beer…..Beer….
So. I tried “Devon Dew” from the Sumerskills Brewery… and it was goood.
I was looking forward to having a chance to sample “Guzzale”. Yes it has an unusual name, and yes buying this beer does in a way support the Plymouth branch of the RNA.
As far as the beer itself goes… its kinda Meh.
Look up “Typical Bitter” in the dictionary. You’ll find this. If you want something a little more interesting, get yourself Devon Dew instead.
– The Summerskills Brewery League Table –
1. Devon Dew
2. Guzzale
Well the beer blogging process seems to be stepping up a gear, and to celebrate we have a new domain name:
beer-blog.co.uk
So please bookmark our new address, the old one may well vanish at some point!
Last Friday, alesbymail.com had the sort of offer that was hard to pass up.
Free postage and packaging.
Doesn’t sound like much, but when it comes to shipping beer bottles… the p&p does cost a little more then a couple.. but anyway – I found myself checking out the beer crates, and came across this little brewery from Plymouth.
Well I’m starting the tour though the Summerskills collection with “Devon Dew”. The first thing that strikes me is that the bottle, talks about leaving the bottle to settle to pour a clear beer. I’m not sure how long thats needed, but I got it cloudy… but it seems that a perfectly good other option!
The cloudy version of Devon Dew tastes like an odd combination of a cloudy wheat lager, and a light ale. In that its the sort of beer suited to a hot sunny afternoon in a beer garden, just make sure you expect a little bit of a ‘yeasty’ bite, with a citrussy twist!
I’m looking forward to the rest of the set!
Dear Bays Brewery,
I hope you’re all well.
Thank you for saddling up nicely with the local branches of Sainsburys, and giving us a nice easy way of getting hold of “Devon Dumpling”. We were just wondering; Is there any particular reason why its called “Devon Dumpling”?
Its not important, its just a casual wondering.
But it would be nice, if any of you from Bays Brewery could answer this random query.
Many Thanks
The Blog o’Beer Team
If you drive from Exeter up to Crediton, and keep going until you get to the deepest darkest parts of Devon, you’ll come across an almighty fine pub called the Devonshire Dumpling.
This beer from the Bays brewery probably isn’t named after the Devonshire Dumpling, but I’m sure if it was. The owners wouldn’t complain too much.
It be a mighty fine fresh crisp beer, with a gentle hoppy over tone.
One warning. Its nice when its been chilled a little. Lovely when its cold. Stick this baby in the fridge / freezer and leave it there until its fairly cold.
If you’re in Devon, get yourself over to your local decently sized Sainsburys and pick one up.
I’m still Beer Blogging… Honest!
We’ve had PC issues over the last few weeks. We were originally told it was a probably a quick job… It wasn’t.
Well a combination of that, going to Bolton for 24 hours, and revising for an exam that STILL isn’t happening led to me not having the chance to set the laptop any where decent.
So hello. I’m back
The BBC have finally announced that Torchwood Series 4, named “Miracle Day” will start at 9PM on July 1st, BBC1.
Bit of a shame that (if weekly) this will cover Friday nights over the summer. Wouldn’t a dark moody Sci Fi be better suited to a darker time of year with less people on holiday?
I suppose theres always the iPlayer…
Best beer: Betty Stogs from Skinners. She is Beautiful.
Best beer to play with your mind: Gulden Draak
Best Breakfast: Giraffe in Exeter. Just go in and get a full English. Nice.
Best pub: Three Lords nr par in Cornwall. A Friendly local pub with actual friendly locals.
Brewery of the year: St Austell. Beers this year have just seemed to have a Cornwall feel about it.
Customer Service: Otter Brewery. Dealt with my “weird stuff in a bottle of Otter Bright issue” really well! Shame I never got to found out what it was…
