The Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA) 2011
- Knappstein Reserve Lager 5.6% citrus, lovely tropical aromas (using sauvin hops) - an Australian winery making beer from their microbrewery set up in 2006 http://www.knappsteinwines.com.au/
- Palm Royale 7.5% a beautifully smooth ale-type beer. Re-fermented in the bottle which apparently gives a pleasant dry after taste, I'd definately agree with this. Mild sweetness in flavour. http://www.palm.be/en/collection.php
From the range of Casks available to sample:
- I tried Robinson's Old Tom (small pack pictured not cask) from the cask and absolutely loved this dark strong ale full bodied kick. http://www.frederic-robinson.co.uk/beers/oldtom.html
- Thornbridge Brewery's Jaipur is an award winner for a reason. An IPA at 5.9% containing all the elements you want (citrus, honey, smooth) with that added Thornbridge quality & oomph.
- Highland Brewing Company - Island Hopping 3.9%
- Dark Side of the Moose 4.6% from the Purple Moose Brewery in North Wales had a really distinctive flavour from the roasted barley and stood out from the pack.
Beers on the wishlist - Saltaire Brewery's Triple Chocolate 4.8%, Deschutes' Jubelale 6.7%, Ise Kadoya Imperial IPA 9%, Innis & Gunn's Rum Cask Oak Aged Beer 7.4%, Freedom's Freedom Four 4%, Liberation's Liberation Blonde 3.8%, Sierra Nevada's Celebration 6.8%, Myanmar Brewery's Myanmar Beer 4.2-4.6%, Boston Beer - Samuel Adams' Triple Bock 18% and American Kriek 7%, Hitachino Nest Beer/Kiuchi Brewery's White Ale 5.5%
Hitachino nest beer
For a list of all the category winners head to Brewing Awards
