Stone grinds on stone high above the sleeping city, sending a cascade of dust and grit down to the cathedral square below. The gentle glow of a full moon casts a menagerie of silhouettes across the grand steps in a disquieting tangle of horns, fangs, wings and tails. Shadowed by the gallery of grotesques atop the walls, a grey and sullen figure moves with inexorable purpose. With a crunch and a burst of feathers an unsuspecting wren is the Gargoyle’s latest victim, but it moves on, unsatisfied, seeking more substantial fare.

This classically inspired West Coast IPA is reminiscent of a time when malt mattered and a bitter backbone was the key indicator of the style that turbo charged the craft beer revolution. Our interpretation uses traditional Cascade, Amarillo and Columbus hops to deliver a rounded flavour profile replete with grapefruit marmalade, pine and turkish delight. This traditional hop load gives the beer a smooth yet assertive and lingering bitterness which is backed up by a judicious touch of crystal and caramel malts to support with just the right amount of sweetness and body.