Brewery News 8

no restrictions but we’d rather you stayed at home”, trading, like many in the industry, was disappointing to say the least – but come January and the brewery had the great mysterious flip, with the normally quietest month of the year seeing brewing at full tilt and everything available selling out. So as spring now approaches, the third seasonal beer of the year appears – another new brew, featuring the experimental English hop CF247, grown by hop merchants Charles Faram in Herefordshire; hence the name, “24/7”, a 4.2% grapefruit hopped pale ale. A new cask-aged beer will be available towards the end of March called Kaizen, a Japanese term meaning “change for the better”. It’s a deep golden beer at 5.0% abv, featuring four New World hops, and for those who enjoy beers adjacent to cask beer it will be available unfiltered in both kegs and cans, so whatever your preference – just enjoy!

Dave Allett

ROCKET ALES

www.rocket-ales.com

Dave Smith is currently brewing and supplying six beers: Bloodhound, Apollo, Lunar Module, Sidewinder, Meteor, and Titan. He is also working on a recipe for a new beer that should be available in April/May. Sales were quiet earlier in the year but are now improving. Dave supplied two beers to the Ely Beer Festival – Meteor and Titan, and also beers to the “Booze On The Ouse” Beer Festival in March.

Don Rudd

TYDD STEAM

www.tyddsteam.co.uk www.xtremeales.com

The end of 2021 was a busy time for the brewery, and not just because of the festive time of year. Head brewer Martyn, knowing he was undergoing hip surgery in January, was brewing round the clock to ensure casks and bottles were filled in readiness for his recovery time. This effort paid off and their beers have been selling well – and not just in the pubs. The Elysian Beer Festival took place and plenty of Xtreme Ales were on show. The Rhubarb X Custard was gone early Saturday morning and the rest was sold by mid-afternoon.

Mark Wroe

Gorefield Beer Festival

7th – 9th JULY

With over 36 real ales, ciders & craft lagers Gin and Rum Bar Free Entry 1000+ Visitors over the past years

Inflatable fun for the children & sport races for young & old (Saturday afternoon) Live music each evening Live music playing from 3pm on the Saturday afternoon Camping also available on site

Opening times: Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri 6pm-12am, Sat 12pm-12am. Gorefield Community Hall, Wolf Lane, Gorefield PE13 4NE. For more information email: gorefieldbeerfest@hotmail.com. Or find us on Facebook