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Monument Soft Bitter – TYNE BANK BREWERY
Added August 5th, 2015
Brewed with English hops, Tyne Bank Brewery’s Monument Soft Bitter is very drinkable, according to the judges. This is a winner from beginning to end – a “good chestnutty, amber colour”, floral and hoppy on the nose, clean and smooth in the mouth and a “lingering dry finish”. www.tynebankbrewery.co.uk
Show me more ▶ Watch the video reviewBanana Habanero – MR VIKKIS
Added August 5th, 2015
This handmade rich banana sweet pickle is full of fruit but lives up to its hot billing and isn’t for the faint-hearted. The texture is spot on and the combination of sweet banana and chilli leaves a “marvellous lingering heat” in the mouth. No wonder this condiment (2013’s Best Speciality from the North) is a […]
Show me more ▶ Watch the video reviewFiocco Fiocco – GREEDY LITTLE PIG
Added August 5th, 2015
Greedy Little Pig dry cures this small muscle taken from the hind leg of a pig, using sea salt and black brewer’s grain to create Fiocco. It impressed judges with its buttery texture and texture and balance “sweet, slightly smoky and complex” flavours. www.greedylittlepig.co.uk
Show me more ▶ Watch the video reviewPassion fruit & tarragon sorbet – BECKLEBERRYS
Added August 5th, 2015
It might not sound it but the flavours in this sorbet – made by the 2008 Great Taste Supreme Champion – were declared to be a “marriage made in heaven” by the judges. The bright acidity of passion fruit and the aniseed hit of tarragon all play their part to create a product that is […]
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