It's Out There

The first sup of Bowman Ales in a Pub
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The first barrel of Bowman Ales was delivered to the Hampshire Bowman yesterday and was consumed today by a small band of privileged people (me amongst them). It was the beer on limited release, "Test Tipple". It was crystal clear and amber in colour (take a look at the picture, it doesn't lie), a slightly bitter front which seems to disappear as you get past the first swallow or two, plenty of flavour in the back, but Martin has already described this beer in more eloquent terms in the previous blog. As a layman, I can only say, it was a great beer to drink. The guys took the brave decision to wait until the beer was ready, rather than rush it out for New Year's Eve. It must have been good because seventy-two pints of it were consumed in three hours or less. A second barrel is up and settling as I write this. So people tonight will get to drink it. Ray and Martin already knew this wasn't the beer they would release as one of their standard offerings, but thought it was good enough to drink, and they were not wrong. A beer for people who like their bitter, bitter. It was well worth the wait, and brew number two (out next week?) promises to be even better. Can't wait. Test Tipple will find its way into three or four pubs, keep an eye on the Beer Finder page and be sure to drink some. A nice start to 2007, great job chaps!