Nøgne Ø
We’ve been able to secure a very limited amount of the excellent Nøgne Ø brewery range of beers from Norway. Nøgne Ø is Norway’s leading and largest supplier of bottle conditioned ale, and they produce some very special beers. The range available on our site includes their India Pale Ale, Saison, Wit, Imperial Stout and 500 Imperial IPA.
The name Nøgne Ø means “naked island”, a poetic term used by Henrik Ibsen to describe any of the countless stark, barren outcroppings that are visible in the rough sea off Norway’s southern coast. We think the name also gives a symbolic picture of what the two Norwegian home brewers did in early 2002, when they decided to found a new brewery. Their urge to share their passion for good beer was unbearable. Their vision was to bring diversity and innovation into commercial brewing of real ale. The result – Nøgne Ø.
Nøgne Ø’s subtitle – “The Uncompromising Brewery” – is a plain statement of their mission to craft ale of highest quality, personality and individuality. The alchemists realised that they could only create gold from gold – so have Nøgne. Their gold is Maris Otter; Cascade, Centenneal, Chinook and Columbus. They think Maris Otter is the best malt obtainable, hand malted barley in the traditional manner in the UK. The big C’s are full flavoured hops, grown in the USA. They only use ingredients of highest quality in order to make beers of uncompromising quality.
We only have a small amount of each beer – so get in quick to avoid disappointment. Buy Nøgne Ø beers here.
New Windsor and Eton Beers
We have two new beers from the Windsor and Eton brewery joining the ranks of the very popular Guardsman, Conqueror and Knight of the Garter; Republika and Conqueror 1075.
Republika (4.8% ABV)
Republika (4.8%) is Windsor and Eton’s first lager. It’s made with the same passion and creativity that they put into their ales. Using Saaz hops and Czech pilsner yeast and malt, they ferment for 2 weeks before ‘lagering’ for a further 6 weeks. The result is a refreshing, full flavoured pilsner lager with a balanced, rounded taste.
Conqueror 1075 (7.4% ABV)
With an original gravity of 1075 this is a stronger special edition of Conqueror not for the faint hearted. Conqueror 1075 (7.4%) is a rich and complex innovative black IPA brewed from a unique blend of five speciality malts along with Cascade and Pacific Jade whole leaf hops.
You can buy these beers from our store here.
Twitter Beer Festival
Our next Twitter Beer Festival will take place on the nights of 14th and 15th October 2011.
The idea is simple. Order our beer festival mixed case, and keep it safe until either the 14th or 15th October. From 8pm each evening we will start tasting the beers, and tweeting our thoughts. And we’d like you to do the same. Simply follow the hashtag #VBF and make sure you use that hashtag when you tweet yourself so others can see you too. And don’t forget to follow us on @alesbymail.
We will be selling these as 6 bottle, 12 bottle and 24 bottle packs so you can take part individually or with a group of friends.The first Twitter Beer Festival was a great success, and we’re sure this one will be too.
You can find out more about the Twitter Beer Festival here.
October Special Offer Cases
The elves are clearing space in the warehouse prior to the Christmas stock coming in, so they have put together some great special offer mixed cases including beers from Nobby’s, WIndsor and Eton, Kelham Island, Meantime, Pitfield, Hoggleys, Stringers and many more!
These beers have a short date on them, so should really be drunk by November/December. But in our experience they will still taste fine many months after their “best before” date.
We have three special offer cases available, great beers at a great price of £20 for 12 bottles – click here to find out more.
