A pint of: Wychwood - Hobgoblin

This is Hobgoblin, brewed by Wychwood which is still doing its own thing but is owned by Marston's.

This is I confess a favourite beer of mine. It's dark amber & quite bitter. It's quite fizzy in the bottle. The draft version is much flatter & the caramel comes through much stronger than in the bottle.

The beer is 5.2%abv in bottle form & comes in a 500ml size. At the time of writing it costs £1.75 in Sainsburys .

I give it 8.5 out of 10. Purely because I prefer it on tap.

A pint of: Ginger Beard

Ginger beard is a ginger beer from the Wychwood Brewery. Clocking in at 4.2% abv if its in the 500ml bottle & slightly weaker at 4 % if you find it on tap. On the Wychwood website this beer is listed as a permanent and seasonal. It is my understanding that it can be found bottled all year around but only in cask through July.

I love its darkish amber colour and the smell of ginger is lovely. In taste I reminds me of ginger bread more than anything else, there is a baked quality to the ginger that other ginger beer alcoholic & otherwise don't have.
One of the things that appeals to me so much about this beer is its beer taste. Other ginger beers I've had I've felt are a bit alcopoppy. They taste like the non alcoholic fizzy stuff only you fall over after a few to many.
Ginger beard on the other hand still has those beer notes, it truly is a beer infused with ginger. Which I prefer.

Taste wise it's gingery followed by a warm ginger after taste and those hoppy beer notes. Its not to fiery and is very sweet. There is a slight fiz to it but it is in no way fizzy.

It can be bought from a range of places online at direct from Wychwood as well as other online retailers. My local Sainsburys doesn't stock it but my nearest Morrisons does. In general I find Morrisons very good for a large range of real ale, wines & spirits no matter what store you wonder into.

I give this beer 9/10 if your looking for an alcoholic ginger beer this is the one to drink.