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SUMMER BEER and in Livi it's easy

Advantages: A stunning-looking beer
Disadvantages: Seems to be lacking in character

Did you know it's a holiday in Scotland today (19th July)? Thought not. We have a strange system of Public holidays in this part of the world. A fortnight ago, it was Edinburgh Trades Monday - today is Glasgow Fair Monday. We have holidays on differen ...

proxam 19.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Anchor Summer Beer

Hot town, Summer in the city - I need a beer

Advantages: Pleasant, quite light, Celtic style wheat beer from the West Coast
Disadvantages: None really

I’m off to the West Coast again. Of course the brewing industry over the Atlantic does tend to polarise into the vast mega-conglomerates (Budweiser, Miller etc) on the one hand and the smaller specialist microbrewers whose output you are unlikely to hear ...

Newfloridian 22.08.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Anchor Summer Beer

When the Temperature's Rising...

Advantages: OK, a decent thirst-quencher
Disadvantages: Could, and should, be much better

Howling winds, torrential rain and almost warm enough to take off the thermal underwear. Yes it's summer in chilly Jocko-land. Still, we're a hardy bunch. So let's kid on we're sitting at a pavement cafe, using the sunshade as a sunshade and not a brolly, ...

proxam 29.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Belhaven Wheat Beer

Wheat by name, wheat by nature

Advantages: It's Scottish
Disadvantages: very mediocre in taste and smell

Recently I have been supping a variety of English beers. However I have bought a couple of my own native Scottish ales to sample. For many beers from Scotia means Tenants Super Strength lager and McEwen’s Export. Believe it or not Scotland has some qualit ...

duskmaiden 20.03.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Belhaven Wheat Beer

Queen of Norway

Advantages: Refreshing
Disadvantages: Dominating citric flavour

Summertime is traditionally when the refreshing thirst-quenching properties of wheat beers come into their own. This year in Scotland, we had summer from 23-25th June which didn't exactly leave a lot of time for sampling some but, luckily for you, I had t ...

proxam 27.07.2003 · Read full review
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