{"id":7381,"date":"2013-05-25T22:51:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T22:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=7381"},"modified":"2013-05-25T22:51:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T22:51:13","slug":"an-ale-festival-at-the-white-horse-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/beer\/an-ale-festival-at-the-white-horse-2","title":{"rendered":"An ale festival at the White Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The country pub. It’s\u00a0uniquely English.<\/p>\n

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Popped down to the White Horse at Hedgerley today where an ale festival was underway. Together with brothers in law William and Dominic, I supped several different ales in the warm spring sunshine.<\/p>\n

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This is a pub that cares about cask ale, and knows how to keep it in good condition. We tried a number of different ales. First, Moongazer from Tring Brewery<\/a>. This is a deep coloured ale with lovely sweet flavours and a bit of hoppiness. Great balance. Second, a pale beer called Pictish Lambzilla<\/a>. This is fresh, light, bright, fruity and hoppy. Easy to drink, but could have done with just a touch more complexity?<\/p>\n

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These three beers were lovely. The Coco du Mer from Wood Street Brewery<\/a> is a porter style, all dark and chocolatey with some malt and a touch of savoury bitterness. I liked it; the others didn’t. Kennedy’s Carouse, from Holden<\/a>, is pretty special: an unusual herbal ale with some apple notes. Distinctive and lively. And finally, the Epicurion from Mallinsons<\/a> was one of the stand-outs: this is pale yellow in colour and has amazing bright lemony fruit. Citrussy and fine with nice complexity, and a lot of drinkability.<\/p>\n

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