The Beer Bunker

An armoured airlock window onto the world of bottled beer.

Thursday, 28 July 2011

The Rev. James (Brains)

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This Brains product is one keeled over beer, or "on the huh" as we say in Suffolk. It pours a deep clear copper , with scoops of ...
Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Island Skippers (Mersea Island)

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We don't tend to get many beers from Essex, so here's one. Mersea Island is primarily a vineyard, which also hosts weddings, cele...
Thursday, 23 June 2011

Brew Day with The Kernel

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Underneath the black bricked arches, within an Olympic stones throw of London Bridge, lives The Kernel Brewery . Packed in alongside a chees...
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Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Wild Swan (Thornbridge)

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Pours with fizzy like a run away train, creating a big foamy snow drift head. The aroma Lemon in abundance, maybe hints of vanilla. The open...
Monday, 13 June 2011

Budding (Stroud)

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An organic Pale ale it pours with the lightest carbonation I've known in a beer. It has an aroma packed with limes and citrus. The openi...
Sunday, 5 June 2011

Pilsner Urquell vs Budvar

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The term "Lager" has long been synonymous to tasteless mass produced beer in the UK, long lost from it's east European origin...
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Saturday, 28 May 2011

M&S Sussex Golden Ale (Hepworth & Co)

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A crunchy whiff of citrus in the nose, this 3.8% ale pours with minimal head. The colour is an engaging deep straw. The watchword here is re...
Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Jaipur (Thornbridge)

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Snaps open and pours with a lively but perfectly controlled fizz, a glorious foamy head. The aroma is all conquering, a big tropical fruit b...
Monday, 16 May 2011

Bunker Summit No. 4

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Last week saw the fourth Bunker Summit, myself and Ed meeting at Bunker Station Two with summit veteran Glenn . It ran in the usual format, ...
Monday, 9 May 2011

Old Timer (Wadworth)

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This is the winter strong offering from Wadworth . Sideboard-brown with a filmy head, a whoosh of malt greets the nose on it's way into ...
Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Mild (St Peter)

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You don't see many milds these days. Once a ubiquitous ale class in working clubs and pubs, it was the traditional epitome of a fresh yo...
Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Cock o'the Walk (Williams Brothers)

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Snaps open, not BC, but perfect fizz, it pours an amazing Crimson red. No big hops in the nose just its gentle grassy freshness. The malt bu...
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