discovery bar Tasting programme (TBC)

Wild Beer Co. – Discover Thiols 

Thiols are compounds that are released from hops by specific yeasts and/or the addition of natural grape products during the brewing process. Thiols can contribute aromas that evoke white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling or fruits such as gooseberry, guava, grapefruit, and passionfruit.

Beers: 

Thiology
Siren Collab (name TBC)

Modern British Cider: ‘Modern British Cider’ – getting keg craft ciders onto the bar; with Gabe Cook (The Ciderologist) and The Real Al Co.

Ciders: 

Keg ‘Crafty Apple’ The Real Al Co.

Keg Conditioned ‘Ross Cider’

Anspach Hobday:

Beer: London Black  

Keg:
Billed as the true craft alternative to stouts made by the large multinational breweries. London Black is Anspach & Hobday’s session strength Nitro Porter that takes inspiration from their flagship beer, The Porter. Creamy, smooth and truly sessionable.

Cask:
Anspach & Hobday are brewing a special cask version of London Black for comparion with the kegged version. The latter is dispensed with Nitrogen gas which adds to the creamy mouthfeel of the keged version.

Bittersweet Symphony – talking about the apples at the core of cider; with Albert Johnson,

Ciders:

Keg Conditioned Ross Cider 

Bottle Conditioned Ross Cider

Siren Craft Brew – Time Hops project

Siren  have worked with various breweries in the US to create 4 Time Hops brews, beers that showcase the hops that changed the landscape of craft beer. Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Citra etc.

Beers: 

TBC

Lets Talk Bubbles – tasting how much fizz is in a Sparkling Cider; with Alison Taffs Of The Hop Inn and Hop Shop Hornchurch”

Ciders: 

Traditional Method ‘Gospel Green Cyder’ (Champagne style fizz)

Ancestral Method ‘Artistaw Cider’ (Pet Nat, gentle fizz)

Coalition – 3 Beers brewed with different yeasts & hops

Beers:

Unity Lager

Always with a Twist IPA

TOCA Social Half Time Orange

London Got Cider – East meets West in one City with London Cider Club and The Real Al Co.

Ciders: 

GiggleJuice from ‘DuckChicken Cider’, apples picked in Kent, pressed and fermented in London; 

‘Luke Cider’ Infernal Serpent, made from apples from the Western Counties – tbc

Rock Leopard Brewing Co – West Coast vs New England IPA

Beers:

Taking on The World – West Coast IPA 6.4% ABV Poly Keg (Key Keg)
Perched Beneath – 5 New England IPA % ABV (Poly keg)