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Earth Ale. Ale from the earth. It’s no more complex than that, really.
Each year, we forage wild ingredients from the glorious countryside and craggy coastlines of the South of England, and infuse them in a natural brewing process to create seasonal limited-batch recipes.
We bring back all things weird and wonderful, from dandelion root and pine sap, to lemon verbena and hogweed. Not everything works of course, but as a Michelin-trained chef, Earth Ale founder - Alex Lewis - has learned to trust his nose and palette. It also explains why our beers can be paired perfectly with food, and why a strong motivation behind our brewing is the dining experience.
After spending a few years brewing at the old Chocolate Factory in North London, which has sadly now been demolished, we’re thrilled to have found a new brewery home at the beautiful Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. Although they sadly no longer make wine, a passion for creating quality products is built into their walls - a legacy we plan to continue.
Each year, we forage wild ingredients from the glorious countryside and craggy coastlines of the South of England, and infuse them in a natural brewing process to create seasonal limited-batch recipes.
We bring back all things weird and wonderful, from dandelion root and pine sap, to lemon verbena and hogweed. Not everything works of course, but as a Michelin-trained chef, Earth Ale founder - Alex Lewis - has learned to trust his nose and palette. It also explains why our beers can be paired perfectly with food, and why a strong motivation behind our brewing is the dining experience.
After spending a few years brewing at the old Chocolate Factory in North London, which has sadly now been demolished, we’re thrilled to have found a new brewery home at the beautiful Bothy Vineyard in Oxfordshire. Although they sadly no longer make wine, a passion for creating quality products is built into their walls - a legacy we plan to continue.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Leightons place 21/03/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. Hazy golden orange coloured pour with a lasting big frothy off white white head. Aroma is spicy hop, dirty bready grains, wet hop, little veg, wood. Flavour is composed of wheaty, spicy hop, banana bread, hint of spicy hop, pepper, grassy. Palate is frothy, airy carbonation, spicy finish. Semi drying finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2016
at 16:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Dirty D. It pours cloudy pale orange with a medium white head. The aroma is earthy, bready, spicy, cereal, minerals and grain. The taste is crisp, banana, cereal, grain, dull spice, straw, minerals, grassy and earth with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Not so spicy. Simple, but not overall that grate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2016
at 15:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Daniel. Pours unclear gold with a creamy white head. Strong herbal aroma, some bready wheat, yeast. Light to medium sweet with some sugary wheat, dried banana, pale bread, light bitter hay. Light bodied with average carbonation and creamy texture. Sugary finish, with more wheat bread, vague spices, faint pine. Fairly tasty, novel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2016
at 15:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Bespin, thanks to Danny, 21/03/16. Hazed orange with a decent off Whit covering. Nose grain, clove, citric rind, light herbals, candle wax. Taste comprises juicy citric peel, earthy, sweet jam, straw, apricot tingle, hint of bread, clove, herbals. Adequate for style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2016
at 15:27