North Beer Club #29 - March 2023

NORTH BEER CLUB

HELLO!

Welcome to this month’s Beer Club boxes. We have some old favourites returning alongside some very exciting new collabs.

First up (because this is the beer that I look forward to every single rhubarb season) we have Volta. Long term friends of North will be familiar with this Blood Orange and Rhubarb sour, but they won’t have seen its new look before! Volta has levelled up to a 440ml can and had a makeover courtesy of James at Refold. Would you look at our baby all grown up!!

Elsewhere we have both a collab and a guest beer from our friends at Left Handed Giant in Bristol. We’ve been firm friends with Left Handed Giant since day dot and they are some of the friendliest people in beer! We can’t wait

for you to let us know what you think of the crispy West Coast Pils!

Field Recordings make their fourth release this month with Green Tomadachi. This Matcha IPA is inspired by a specialist practise in Japanese bars where the bartender will mix a little matcha powder into your beer to give you a caffeine hit. Seb keeps coming up with really interesting concepts for his Field Recordings beers ranging from barrel ageing to brewing with unusual ingredients.

And last but not least thank you to all those who came to our event at Springwell in February. It was brilliant to see you all and chat all things beer club.

Thanks,

Love North xx

ANNUAL GENERAL PARTY

The last Friday of February saw us clear space in Head Office to share some beers with all you lovely Beer Club lot! Casks of the very first North x North Beer Club small batch beer, our 8% Toasted Pecan Stout, was pouring all evening and went down a real treat. The beer’s rich, sweet and nutty body made it drink well under it’s ABV and we made a very valiant collective attempt to finish off the liquid. The final remaining untapped cask that didn’t get drunk may have to be put to sleep on something interesting for a future event…

We then discussed the past year for North with John, as well as what’s upcoming for the Beer Club. Head Brewer Seb then talked us through the upcoming releases that feature in this box as we tasted cans fresh off the

line. James of Refold fame then took us through his fascinating process of label design for these beers as well as collaborative labels, detailing how assets from other breweries such as logos and motifs are deconstructed and built back up. This turned attention to material we could collect from Beer Club to begin the process of a proper collaborative beer at a much larger scale than our Small Batch ideas, but more on this to come!

Thanks so much to all those who came down, and also those who stayed for stout-fueled Street Fighter and beer pong with North x Cloudwater West Coast Pils (not your average beer pong juice). We had an absolute blast, loved hearing your ideas and sharing beers with you, and can’t wait for the next one!

IN THIS MONTH’S BOXES

GOLD SUBSCRIPTION

SILVER SUBSCRIPTION

VOLTA

Style Kettle Sour

ABV 4.1%

Hops -

We first brewed Volta in 2017 as we took baby steps into the world of sours! Volta is a 4.1% kettle sour with plenty of wheat, fresh rhubarb, blood orange purée and fresh orange zest! We now brew it seasonally anticipating the rhubarb harvest each winter.

Fun Volta fact: West Yorkshire is home to the Rhubarb Triangle; a nine-square-mile area between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell where fuchsia pink rhubarb is picked by candlelight between January and March each year. The rhubarb used in Volta is sourced from E. Oldroyd & Sons in Rothwell who have harvested rhubarb using this method for five generations.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT + OATS

FIELD RECORDINGS GREEN TOMODACHI

Style Matcha IPA

ABV 6.0%

Hops Idaho 7 + Citra + Talus + Tettnanger

A simple and pale malt base with oats and wheat, made to be smooth and low colour, just like the latte you may have found matcha in. Within the mash we added whole cone Saaz hops. Later in the brewing process, the thiols released from this method of hopping are going to be working with the yeast, singing bright and loud with all of their lemony, lemony and herby notes. Idaho 7, Citrus and Talus hops added during active and post fermentation calls back to the trodden IPA path we’re all familiar with but to further weave together the characteristics of Matcha, utilising the combinations tropical flavours, leaning towards citrus and creamy flavours, more lime, more coconut, some familiar tropical flavours. We added the matcha on the cold side to avoid extracting too much bitterness and more of its vibrant fruity flavours that work so well with the abundance of tropical fruit flavours found in a NEIPA.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAR + OATS

DREAM CYCLE

Style Oatmeal Stout

ABV 4.4%

Hops Chinook + HBC472

Made using a fine spread of the choicest malts and a generous helping of oats to create smooth and roasty Oatmeal Stout. Additions of Centennial and experimental hop HBC472 blend to affirm a satisfying bitterness and subtle zesty fruit character.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS + RYE

NORTH x THE ORIELLES

Style Pale Ale

ABV 4.6%

Hops Idaho7 t90 + Eclipse t90 + Citra t90

We love music and we love beer. So when we got the chance to brew a beer for one of our favourite bands to come from Yorkshire, we couldn’t say no. Launching at venues across the UK alongside The Orielles upcoming ‘Tableau’ tour, this Pale Ale is a super soft and delicate splendour of fresh flavour. Citra provides a strong stone fruit backbone, whilst Idaho 7 and Eclipse bring a range of citrus zest flavour.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

NORTH x LEFT HANDED GIANT

Style West Coast Pilsner

ABV 5.8%

Hops Centennial t90 + Mittelfruh t90 + Citra t90 + Amarillo t90 + Amarillo Cryo

It’s been far too long since we brewed with our friends at Left Handed Giant, four years in fact. A lot has changed since then, we’ve moved into Springwell and LHG have opened their beautiful brew pub in Bristol. One of our favourite beers to come from their brewpub is their West Coast Pils. Everyone loves a Pilsner and so the saying goes, the West Coast is the best coast! So here we’re combining our Springwell Pils recipe with their West Coast Pils recipe. Dusted with Centennial, Mittelfruh, Citra, Amarillo, Amarillo Cryo, its light, its bright, its zesty, its crisp, it’s got a touch of bitterness and it is absolutely delightful!

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY

NORTH x THE SQUARE BALL

Style California Pale Ale

ABV 4.5%

Hops Citra + Mosaic + Cascade + Chinook

Brewed in collaboration with The Square Ball, the Leeds United fanzine and podcast, to celebrate our home team, Leeds United! Citra, Mosaic, Cascade and Chinook hops bring a refreshing and sessionable balance of sweet tropical fruit and crisp bitterness that keeps us sipping on together.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

INVISIBLE CITIES

Style Hazy IPA

ABV 6.7%

Hops Talus + Citra + Mosaic

Made using a fine crush of extra pale malt and oats, it’s soft, smooth and loaded with Talus, Citra and Mosaic hops. It’s a bounty of coconut cream, lime, succulent pineapple and juicy orange that swirl into a laid back delight of tropical punch.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY

LEFT HANDED GIANT

100% ENTERTAINMENT

Style IPA

ABV 6.4%

Hops Simcoe + Citra + Nelson Sauvin

An inviting bright peachy colour leads to a creamy mouthfeel, with ripe pineapple and citrus on the nose, backed up with loads of indulgent stone fruit richness. Nelson is the star of the show meaning it all finishes with a light grassy bitterness that lasts for ages.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT + OATS

MEMBERS’ AREA

DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP CARD

In the North Beer Club Members area, you can now access your digital membership card. This will be renewed each month for you to get (wait for it…) 10% off ALL purchases across ALL North venues!

FREE BEER!

Sometimes beers reach their expiry date before we’ve sold all the cases. These beers have been kept refrigerated since packaging so are still tasting great, but we won’t continue to sell them if they’re not at their absolute freshest.

These cases will be added to the Members Dashboard for you to add to your order for free.

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This month’s Beer Club boxes include a Field Recordings glass for you to use while you enjoy your Green Tomadachi! Cheers!

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