North Beer Club #27 - January 2023

HELLO!

It’s 2023! We don’t know about you but we’re still getting over 2019…

How’s everyone doing out there? Did Santa bring you some jazzy socks? We hope your festivities were full of fun, laughter, and of course frothy beers!

We’re hoping we’re going to be seeing a lot more of you this year. Olly has got some big and exciting plans in motion to make the world’s best brewery subscription even better. We’ve been having you over for one or two events but we want to ramp that up! All will soon be revealed, keep an eye out on your mailboxes, our socials and the

North Beer Club Facebook Group for the details.

Your boxes are filled with delicious treats from us and our friends. We’ve got our recent collaboration with Track, a ridiculously indulgent Imperial Stout from our very good friends at Norway’s Amundsen Brewery and another Imperial Stout from local heroes, Bini Brew Co.

Dry January, more like TRY January! Enjoy folks!

North x

A TRIP TO BIRMINGHAM

Opening a taproom in Birmingham has meant we’ve been able to do some exploring and gotten to know a new city. Turns out, the people are so so lovely and there’s some great bars and pubs to visit too. Get yourself a weekend trip to Brum booked and visit these places:

NORTH TAPROOM: SNOW HILL, B4 6GH

Our first taproom outside of Leeds! The freshest beers from us, our friends and local breweries. Wine, spirits, cocktails, cider, coffee and fluffy bao and crispy gyoza from the incredible Little Bao Boy.

THE WOLF, B19 3LY

We go way back with The Wolf; Lovely people, excellent service, a great beer selection, cosy vibes and good grub. 100% recommend their toasties.

HEN AND CHICKENS, B19 3LE

Right across the road from The Wolf, a classic pub with all the decor, not the most amazing keg beer selection but three solid cask offerings and, get this, proper tasty curries. We didn’t know we needed cask and curry in our lives until we came here.

POST OFFICE VAULTS, B2 4BA

Right in between a Gregg’s and a vape shop, blink and you’ll miss it. A cosy basement bar with a great selection of cask beers, Belgian and German classics, a list of draught cider and a pool table.

TILT, B2 4TX

Nestled in the historic City Arcade featuring great beer, great coffee and LOADS of Pinball Machines.

KILDER, B5 5JG

An all star lineup of craft beer on the taps and in the fridges, natural wines, cider, spirits and cocktails. Dj’s spinning hip-hop, funk, soul and disco beats. Kitchen takeovers and pop ups from Birmingham’s finest or you can rely on next doors Original Patty men burger, wings, fries and sides.

NORTH x BIG SMOKE

Style DDH Pale Ale

ABV 4.8%

Hops Idaho7 + Zappa

London’s Big Smoke are one of our favourites from… the big smoke! We share the same values, ethics and approach to quality and consistency. We’re big fans of their incredibly drinkable pale ales so in this collaboration we’ve picked their brains on how they do it and then some!

A light malt base bears crunchy biscuit flavours and rounded sweetness for us to lay a heap of hops. Splitting the double hop dosing between the whirlpool and dry hopping, Idaho 7 and Zappa combine to bring a zingy sherbet bitterness full of pithy citrus zest. Notes of lime, pink grapefruit and clementine are upfront; backed up with bouquets of floral notes and a lasting dry finish.

A proper fresh crusher!

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS + WHEAT

TFG25 GUAVA + MANGO

Style TFG

ABV 4.5%

Hops

As voted for by you, this is a rebrew of a TFG all the way back from 2019. Our signature thick, slick and salty gose recipe comprised of a big dose of oats, ale malt, salt and a sprinkle of lactose is infused with ALL of the organic fruit puree!

There’s a special harmony in the way the sweet, zingy guava interacts with the salinity of the beers base that makes this TFG extra special. It’s a plethora of sherbety tart of sweet sappy tropical flavour and aroma. A true delight, and if we’re honest, the one we were hoping you’d vote for.

Stick it in a tiki glass with a wedge of lime, a sparkler and a straw and you’ll forget all about those January blues!

CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS + LACTOSE

FLAT MOON SOCIETY

Style Alcohol Free Peach Pale Ale ABV

0.5%

Hops Idaho7 + Bru1

Shout out to all you dry Jan soldiers or nobooze-on-weekdayers, designated drivers and people who just don’t drink alcohol! This one’s for you!

A lusciously smooth base made with pale, oats and dextrin malt provides a slightly creamy and rounded base with a touch of biscuit crunch. A generous helping of Idaho 7 and Bru 1 in the whirlpool and dry hop layers in waves of tangerine, bubblegum and strawberry with pure organic peach puree bringing heady aromas of floral jasmine and fleshy peach flavour.

Don’t consign yourself to a night of flavourless beer!

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS

TRANSMISSION

Style IPA ABV 6.9%

A beer that needs no introduction, it’s Transmission, our beloved core range IPA!

Resinous pine, pithy pink grapefruit zest and fleshy ripe pineapple combines with a soft haze of juicy stone fruits and sweet mango. Transmission is an award winning IPA and our core range headliner. A beer we’re incredibly proud of and one that stands up against the best brewing has to offer!

Hops Citra + Mosaic + Chinook + Sultana

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

NORTH x FUERST WIACEK

Style Pale ABV 5.5%

Hops Mosaic + Idaho7 + Cryo Pop + Strata

Our fifth collaboration with Berlin’s Fuerst Wiacek sees us utilise an experimental yeast strain that unlocks an abundance of new flavours. Along with a grist full of creamy oats we mashed in the beer with Cascade hops, this method enhances the WHC Lab Hop Unlock yeast’s natural ability to biotransform compounds found in malt and hops to unleash thiols, that are usually achievable by our ordinary brewing techniques. White gummy bears, grape, honey melon and passion-fruit aroma kick off this succulent Pale Ale. A whirlpool addition of Yakima Chief’s CRYO POP blend sets a base of fruit cocktail. Big doses of Mosaic, Idaho 7 and Strata unify and bring a punch of pink grapefruit, orange sorbet, cherry and fleshy pink guava all laid on a rounded and slightly sweet base with a drying sherbet finish. Be rest-assured, there is a hell of a lot packed into this Pale Ale.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS

BINI x NORTH SOUL MEETS BODY

Style Ginger Imperial Stout

ABV 10%

Hops

We were delighted when Bini reached out to us to collaborate with them on their first ever Imperial Stout!

We headed over to brew with these local heroes at the start of November, playing in their brewhouse in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

Soul Meets Body is a 10% Chocolate and Ginger Imperial Stout packed full of festive flavour to warm you up on these cold winter nights.

/ CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS

AMUNDSEN x NORTH

Style Barrel Aged Espresso Lava Cake Imperial Stout ABV 13.5%

Hops Cascade + Cryo Ekuanot + Mosaic + The Betty + Meridian + Nectaron

Another year, another birthday beer... It’s safe to say we’re excited about this series! Amundsen have gone all out to celebrate their 9th birthday. Working with close friends of the brewery, doing what they do best, and knocking out 5 extra silly stouts!

Espresso Lava Cake Imperial Pastry Stout –Ample amounts of locally roasted coffee beans and cacao nibs were added to the beer. Expect a cold brew mocha latte. Coffee and chocolate pair brilliantly in this rich, molten chocolate beer.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + OATS

TRACK x NORTH MANY WAYS

Style IPA ABV 6.5%

Hops Strata + Galaxy + Azacca Spectrum

As we prepare to open the doors of our new site in Manchester, North Taproom: Circle Square, we teamed up with our dear friends at Track, who produce of some of our favourite beers, to brew a beer together and celebrate this occasion.

We decided on a pillowy, hazy, highly hopped IPA using a combination of Strata, Galaxy and Azacca Spectrum. Grapefruit and lime on the nose, with a drying pithy grapefruit mid-palate.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

BIG SMOKE REVOLUTIONS

Style Amber Ale

ABV 5.5%

Hops Centennial + Amarillo + Simcoe + Chinook + El Dorado + Azacca + Citra + Galaxy

To celebrate Big Smoke’s 8th pass around the sun, they’ve brewed a delicous amber ale featuring 8 of their favourite hops.

Introducing; Revolutions.

Bursting with resinous pine, caramel sweetness and a light, bitter finish.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

ATTIC x NORTH EYE KNOW

Style DDH NEIPA

ABV 6.4%

Hops Centennial + Nectaron + Citra + Idaho 7

Attic welcomed us to celebrate the opening of North Taproom: Snow Hill and induction into the exploding Birmingham beer scene.

Together we turned it up to a million, double dry hopping with Nectaron, Citra & Idaho 7. The result? Lashings of mango pulp, a squeeze of lime juice and a twist of orange peel to finish.

VEGAN / CONTAINS BARLEY + WHEAT

EXCLUSIVE BEER CLUB EVENTS

SMALL BATCH BREW DAY

SAT 14 JAN / 10AM SPRINGWELL

There’s nothing that makes us happier than making a beer you guys love and rave about... so what better way of doing that then letting you all design your own beer, and then come and brew it with us on our pilot kit!

Head over to the online members area to vote on what style and strength of beer you want, with any suggestions on flavourings and adjuncts.

This will be a super limited batch just for Beer Club that we’ll pour for free at our very first AGP!

BEER CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL PARTY

FRI 24 FEB / 7PM SPRINGWELL

The very first North Beer Club AGP!

An evening of celebrating the previous year and discussing what’s to come in 2023!

Come and drink some great beer together, including free pours of the first North x North Beer Club beer and some super fresh tank pours, alongside a number of talks and Q&As about our plans for beer, bars and Beer Club in the coming year!

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!

UARY JAN

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.

At the moment, you can grab a 6 pack of the Hard Seltzer and a can of the Left Handed Giant Hazy Pale on us!

COLLAB SPOTLIGHT

BINI BREW CO

Bini Brew Co are a nano brewery based in the heart of Ilkley, with the beautiful backdrop of the Ilkley Moors, right in the centre of town. The father/son team of Nick and James, along with their friend Richard, started brewing hazy, fresh artisan craft beer in 2020, taking the changes induced by the pandemic as their moment to chase the dream of brewing full time.

James had been brewing on a home fabricated 10-litre kit, honing and fine-tuning recipes, and in 2020 they upgraded the brew kit to a 1 barrel brewhouse, producing 100 litres a batch; ten times what James had been brewing at home.

Their family cat, Bini, is the inspiration behind not just the name of the brewery but also the names of their beers. Each has a special story and personality, and a lot of love behind its creation. Bini are known for their hoppy Pales, juicy IPA’s and even a fruited sour or two, which can be sampled at your favourite bottle shops and also in their pop-up taproom, above the brewery.

www.binibrew.co

TRACK

We have known the lovely folk at Track for many years, following their growth from the 2000sq/ft arch underneath Manchester’s Piccadilly Station to where they are today. A lot has happened since the start of Track, with their team growing and finally finding a location to take their next steps in the summer of 2021. This provided them the opportunity to have a production facility and taproom all under one roof, where you can get the freshest Track brews and delicious food from the very best independent food traders. And we cannot wait to join them in Manchester!

At the start of 2023 we will be opening the doors to our North Taproom: Circle Square, which won’t just feature the freshest North beers, but also the very best craft beers that Manchester has to offer. So naturally, you will find Track pouring behind the bar and stocked in the fridges – we cannot get enough of Sonoma! And our collaboration, Many Ways, will be amongst the first of the guest beers to be on offer.

www.trackbrewing.co

AMUNDSEN BRYGGERI

Amundsen Bryggeri is an Oslo-based brewery focused on producing craft beers of the highest quality for the non-conformists out there. Their international team packs decades of combined experience and strive to work with the finest ingredients to create world class beers.

As Oslo’s largest and one of Norway’s fastest growing breweries, they have been growing since they began in 2011, with a 5hl brew pub. In 2013 they moved to their first production facility, with a modest 10hl system. The demand for their delicious beers continued to grow and

www.amundsenbrewery.com

space became tight, so in 2016 they expanded further into a brand new 3500m² brew plant, with a 42hl brew kit.

Located in the heart of Oslo, close by to Oslo City Hall, is where they continue to brew their delicious and innovative beers. One of the most prominent faces of Amundsen is their co-owner, Geoffrey van Vuuren, who was hired very early on to run the brewpub. Within a couple of years he was invited to become a co-owner and his dedication to quality has led Amundsen to greater and greater heights.