The first of the Redchurch beers – the Bethnal Pale Ale – was well received, so we’ll jump straight in with another.
Continuing the East End naming theme, the Great Eastern India Pale Ale pays homage to the Great Eastern, an historically famous iron sailing ship built in Millwall (on the Thames a couple of miles down the road from Bethnal Green). Launched in 1858, she was the largest ship ever built at the time.
Built specifically for long journeys, she was intended for travel to Australia without the need for refueling. Unfortunately damaged on her ill-fated maiden voyage, this ship never made it to Australia.
Luckily though, Redchurch’s Great Eastern IPA did!
The beer greets you with a huge tropical fruit aroma. Centennial, Chinook and Columbus hops combine with all-English caramel malts to provide a crisp but sweet malt backbone which is overtaken by the assertive bitterness. A lovely light and dry IPA, that seems uncomplicated but delicious.
Bevog's core range IPA is a really nice balance between fruity and floral hops and the solid malt body
An old-school triple dry-hopped IPA, with a solid malt body and a Belgian yeast
De Molen's annual spring time release is 'Day & Dew' - an IPA featuring a bevy of US hops and bergamot fruit
De Molen's first take on the currently trending north-east IPA
One of De Molen's Bereft Festival 2017 beers, this is a smoked Earl Grey IPA - heavy on the smoke and tea, light on the IPA!
This is a fun IPA from De Molen with extracts of vanilla, chocolate and orange
The spring seasonal offering from De Molen is technically an India Pale Lager
A beer sitting between a pale ale and an IPA, celebrating 50 years of Maris Otter malt
An old-school IPA, the gift of De Molen's brew team to John Brus for his recent marriage to partner Petra
A west coast IPA from one of California's early microbreweries
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
20% rye, 10% smoked malt with Simcoe and Cascade hops
A clean, crisp and sessional IPA from the team at Troubadour
by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)
An English-style IPA from the third generation Martin's family brewery
An IPA featuring a bevy of different hops, with a big caramel malt body
An IPA from Kees, finished with a French saison yeast for an interesting mix of beer styles
Kees' version of a NEIPA - or at least a hazy IPA - full of Citra, Mosaic and Loral hops
Pineapple, coriander and szechuan peppers plus a little lactose make for an intriguing milkshake IPA
As the label suggest, this is an IPA brewed using all French ingredients
Described as an International IPA, this beer is full of mango and citrus
An IPA which mixes the influences of both the Anglo-Saxon and US versions of this style
Our first beer from Poland's Maltgarden brewery is this DDH Hazy IPA
A super-tasty hazy IPA featuring Enigma and experimental hop HBC 630
by Browar Pinta
Pinta's first ever beer was this American style IPA named 'Hops Attack'
The classic West Coast IPA from Sierra Nevada
Uiltje's flagship IPA is a superbly balanced combination of a solid malt base and loads of American hops
A variation of the original Bird of Prey with the addition of grapefruit
An old-school IPA featuring Willamette, EKG, Columbus and Centennial hops
An American style Pale Ale made using English malts and American hops
A Berliner-Weisse with a subtle tartness and gentle citrus finish