Little Valley's Hebden's Wheat

"Hebden's Wheat Beer is a Belgian style Wheat Beer. The beer is light in colour with aromas of coriander and lemon. Hebden's Wheat is a natural cloudy beer with a refreshing, classic finish. The draft beer won the coverted CAMRA Silver Specialty Beer award in 2007.
"Hebden's Wheat Beer is bottle conditioned beer. Connoisseurs prize such beer as it continues to mature in the bottle and carbonates naturally. Hebden's Wheat is best enjoyed with its yeast sediment as part of the body and flavour. To serve: pour 90% of the cold beer carefully into the glass. Swirl the bottle to release the remaining yeast and pour into the glass. What a nice way to enjoy the benefits of vitamin B!"

"Organically Grown Ingredients
"Hebden's Wheat Beer is brewed with organically grown ingredients. This means it is more environmentally friendly, avoids pesticides and artificial fertiliser. All you get is natural and hand crafted beer that is brewed to the highest standards.
"Wim van der Spek - Master Brewer"

This is an interesting wheat beer, slightly bitter with floral aromas. I generally prefer the German weissbier, though.

4.5% ABV. Read more on Little Valley Brewery website.

Little Valley's Tod's Blonde

"Tod's Blonde is a Belgian style Blonde Beer. The beer is bright yellow in colour with a pleasant malty taste and a smooth finish. Tod's Blonde is a surprisingly mellow beer with a light fruity and spicy aroma. It makes an ideal change to a continental lager.
"Tod's Blonde is bottle conditioned beer. Connoisseurs prize such beer as it continues to mature in the bottle and carbonates naturally. To enjoy Tod's Blonde at its best, store the bottle upright in a cold environment for at least 24 hours. To serve: carefully decant the clear beer into a glass and stop pouring when the yeast sediment reaches the neck of the bottle."

"Organically Grown Ingredients
"Tod's Blonde is brewed with organically grown ingredients. This means it is more environmentally friendly, avoids pesticides and artificial fertiliser. All you get is natural and hand crafted beer that is brewed to the highest standards.
"Wim van der Spek - Master Brewer"

It starts almost tasteless, then reveals the very distinct fruity flavours and the bitterness lingers for a while after swallowing. Interesting.

5.0% ABV. Read more on Little Valley Brewery website.

G. Menabrea e Figli

"Birra del 150° Anniversario."

A good but not exceptional blond beer.

4.8% ABV. Read more on Birra Menabrea website.

Kasteel Cru Rosé

"Brewed with Champagne yeast in Alsace, with a hint of elderberry & elderflower, Kasteel Cru Rosé is a fine, crisp lager which delivers a sparkling taste sensation and a distinct rose like colour."

5.0% ABV. Read more on Kasteel Cru website.

Hambleton Ales' GFA

"Legend of the White Horse
"Galloping across the Hambleton Hills in the Vale of Yorkis a giant White Horse, visible 40 miles away. The mystery of where it came from, however, does not belong to ancient times.
"It was created in 1857 by a grocer, Thomas Taylor who, having made his fortune in London, wanted to leave his mark on his birthplace. So, with 30 local men and 6 tons of lime, the White Horse was scored by hand into this hard rock of the Hambleton hillside.
"At Hambleton Ales we raise a glass to the inspirational Mr Taylor whose vision has stood the test of time and whose extravagance enlivens the landscape of Yorkshire to this day. Just like Mr Taylor, Hambleton Ales leaves a lasting impression."

"A tawny ale with aromas of Cascade, Liberty and Challenger hops and speciallyprepared dark sugars providing full bodied initial sweetness giving way to pronounced fruit and hop character with a strong citrus finish. Hambleton Ales' GFA delivers the full flavour and satisfaction expected from a British ale in a gluten and wheat free formulation."

4.8% ABV. Read more on Hambleton Ales website.

River Horse's Hop-a-lot-amus

"The fable Hop-a-lot-amus is a mythical creature. The heavy hop character of this Double IPA is as subtle as a 'river horse' in your lap, but finishes as a hippo in a tutu. Enjoy!"

Good description of the beer. Hop is indeed very present. Interesting flavour, but as for the Hop Hazard, this one is too bitter.
To counterbalance bitterness, I made a cocktail with it:

• 4cL gin (I used Tanqueray)
• 2cL lemon juice
• 2cL simple syrup
• 12cL IPA (Hop-a-lot-amus)

Shake gin, lemon and sugar over ice. Strain into a tumbler glass over fresh ice. Complete with cold IPA. Garnish with a lemon slice.

I was inspired by a post by A Flowery Song who tried to substitue soda or fizzy ingredients with beer in a few classic cocktails. Mine is a variation of the Gin Fizz.

8.5% ABV. Read more on River Horse website.

River Horse's Hop Hazard

"Let's get it straight, Hop Hazard is an AMERICAN Pale Ale. That means it's balanced with hops, not buried in them. Here's to independence!"

"Balanced, not buried", my ass! This is full of hops, very bitter. The flavour is interesting but the bitterness is too strong for my taste.

6.5% ABV> Read more on River Horse website.