Ale consumers are a savvy bunch.
I believe they know more about their drink and how it’s made than the consumers of any other kind of beverage, with perhaps the exception of wine.
For a beer drinker with an interest in more than lager, there is knowledge about the different styles, and the different breweries that make their favourite brew. It’s more than just brand loyalty. It’s more that someone could feel more affinity with a small craft brewery than they could with a multi-national corporation. If you like a beer from a particular brewery, then it’s inevitable that you’re going to seek out and try the other beers that they make.
That school of thinking is why the monthly Eebria Brewery Club makes so much sense. It’s a nice take on the straightforward beer subscription service. Instead, highlight one brewery, and get them to send out a dozen of their ales for you to get to know. You get to know a different brewery every month (or less frequent subscriptions are available).
Blackjack Brewery
This month features Manchester’s Blackjack Brewery. Formed in 2012 when experienced brewer Rob Hamilton saw an opportunity to set up a 4.5BBL brewhouse, and took it!
For £30, you get the 12 bottles to your door. They come direct & fresh from the brewery, who choose exactly what goes into the box. So, what did Blackjack send through?
Blackjack have a good variety of IPAs, as you’d expect. Packing a punch and big flavours, they were very satisfying! I particularly likes Mega Streak – a Double IPA with New Zealand hops. Delicious!
The Mega Streak IPA was launched exclusively via Eebria. If you subscribed, then you’d be amongst the first people in the world to try this amazing brew!
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that because a beer is pale, it’s light in flavour. Both Mosaic Light and Devil’s Bedpost have a heavy dose of hoppiness which I appreciated.
I had the Red Rye Saison in a back garden in the sun. It was a perfect match. I’m beginning to love peppery tastes in my beer, and these were well balanced recipes.
So, I’ve gone from knowing nothing about Blackjack, to tasting a dozen of their beers, learning more about what tickles my tastebuds and even meeting a few new favourites.
Next month, it will be Windswept Brewing, and the following month, another brewery for you to discover. It’s a great idea. Beer drinkers are always on the lookout for their next favourite pint. This is a brilliant way to do just that.
Giveaway
The wonderful folk at Eebria are offering one lucky randomly picked winner a box of beers for next month’s featured brewery, Windswept Brewing. To be in with a chance of winning, simply enter using the widget below before 20 September 2017 at midnight. Good luck, and come back every day for more chances of winning!
Eebria Brewery Club competition
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Joy Division
blackjack brewery
Blackjack Beer
Manchester United
Oasis
Manchester Tart
Oasis
Oasis
Oasis
Oasis
Coronation Street!
Coronation Street and Stone Roses.
Manchester Arena Benefit Concert
Manchester Tart x
Coronation Street.
manchester ship canal
Take That
Take That for me x
One of my best friends comes from Manchester, so her!
biggest tram system in the uk
my husband 🙂 xx also i have to say manchester have the best markets and craft shops x
Take That
Colin Bell
blackjack brewery and all it stands for
Coronation street
Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the British suffragette movement
Honestly has to be Coronation street i love that show!
It hasn’t made it out if Manchester but Beermoth is my all time favourite Manchester beer shop. I spend a fortune in there everytime Im in the area.
Van der Graaf Generator
Coronation Street
Oasis
Oasis
Manchester City FC.
Take That! (Don’t judge me ????)
Lynda-Jones@blueyonder.co.uk
Some amazing bands…too many to name.
Got to be take that
Definitely Oasis!
Oasis. Used to love them.
The Stone Roses
The train back to Stoke (sorry I prefer Birmingham!)
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Oasis of course
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New Order
Paul Scholes
The Smiths
Oasis
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It has to be meee!
Oasis
The old Take That
Oasis for sure!
Without the father of modern computing Alan Turing’s pioneering work at Manchester University we might not be here posting comments so his work gets my vote
The Bee Gees
Boddingtons, well originally.
Definitely oasis
Mine is Coronation street because it’s a must watch for me. Thanks for this giveaway.
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BlackJack beer
Oasis!
Oasis
Simply Red
Oasis!!
The Stone Roses
Oasis!
Oasis
New Order
Joy Division
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The smiths!
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The Stone Roses :o)
Take That! 🙂
the original take that!!! lol x
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my son say’s Man u
Oasis
definitely Oasis for me
Oasis for me
Aeroplanes, from any terminal – preferably with me on board
take that 🙂
Oasis
I’m going to go with Take That 😀
Has to be the one and only Manchester United
Coronation Street – can’t wait for an extra episode a week from now on!
Judge Rinder, well he films there
Coronation Street
joe bloggs
Take That
The Smiths
John Thaw….
My favourite things to come out of Manchester are The Stone Roses, Affleck’s Palace, and The Hacienda
Coronation street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street! and Me ????
Joy Division
My favourite thing to come out of Manchester would be the band Gomez.
Manchester United
there are so many good things that has come out of Manchester over the years including bands programmes football even good beer plus chethams the oldest public library alsothe rolls Royce
The Trafford Centre and the Airport
Manchester tart.
Corrie 🙂
LS Lowry must be one of the most famous
Take That!
Boddingtons Bitter
Coronation Street
Oasis
My three nephews
My boyfriend!
Coronation Street
So many great things from my home town! I’ll go with Coronation Street!
Joy Division!
has to be meeting a long term friend for the first time
There ability not to ‘Look Back in Anger’ which is quite commendable xx
Their ability not to ‘Look Back in Anger’ which is quite commendable xx
If you’re counting Salford as well then I’d say The Smiths.
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Coronation Street my duck
Coronation street
Oasis and of course my favourite football team lol. There’s 2 to choose from, so you can have a guess if you like 🙂
Ian McKellen
Coronation Street
The band Oasis love their music
Joy Division and New Order
Erm …me of course ha ha ha ! Does that count? Either me or chips and gravy …we can claim chips and gravy can’t we? Fab giveaway would love to be your lucky winner.
The music!
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