About a month ago I decided to put my hand in my pocket and order the current quarterly mixed case from MyBreweryTap.com (mainly because The Baron made me do it…)

Here’s what turned up just a couple of days later:

Namely (from L to R):

• Box Steam Brewery Cog
• White Brewing Co Heart of Rother
• Green Room Ales Icon
• Country Life Brewery Old Appledore
• Fyne Ales Avalanche
• Bitter End Brewing Co Lakeland IPA

Those being (L to R again):

• Crown Brewery Unpronounceable IPA
• Ole Slewfoot Brewing Co Fox on the Run
• Wincle Beer Co Undertaker
• Grainstore Brewery Rutland Panther
• Williams Bros Ginger
• The Backyard Brewhouse East India Old Authentic IPA
• Thornbridge Jaipur

I’ve only supped the Jaipur so far (couldn’t resist… and even though this non-bottle-conditioned version is a pale imitation of the utterly superb draught pint, it’s still a very, very tasty beer indeed) and the other dozen bottles are resting up in the Beer Cupboard. I reckon I’m most looking forward to the Bitter End, Crown and Backyard Brewhouse beers. Could be another IPA Night on the cards before too long.

A very big thank you to Richard from MBT who included a bottle each of Thornbridge Halcyon 2009 and Thornbridge St Petersburg Imperial Stout from his sample stock. I drank those very soon after arrival and the posting notes will be following shortly…

And a quick plug: the next Mixed Brewery Case is on the website and available to order (I think I read on Twitter that it’ll be shipping this weekend if you’re a 52 Week Beer Club member) and it looks like Richard has put together another rather interesting selection…