New World Red is a seasonal ale from the Yorkshire brewery Saltaire. It is an amber coloured relatively strong ale at 5.2%. After pouring the cask ale the thin head started to dissipate rapidly which isn’t a terribly good sign for a darker type of beer. The first impression I had was that it was a heavily malted beer, in fact it was somewhat vinous which again is not my preference (whether this was intentional or due to poor condition I’m not too sure). There are a variety of hops…

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Red Hot Poker is a seasonal ale brewed by the Tatton brewery located in Knutsford, Cheshire and we tried it at the Pied Bull Hotel in Chester over Christmas time 2012. If there is ever a beer that could be called a “Christmas” beer it’s this one. The pint pours a lovely ruby colour and weighs in at a fairly hefty 6% ABV so it’s a brew that deserves your utmost respect. I’ve tried brews from Tatton before such as the excellent Lazy Haze and in the past I’ve been…

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