#IPAday – It’s International IPA Day!

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It’s International IPA Day! And to celebrate in style, Just Beer is taking part in Newark CAMRA’s 1st IPA Trail. Expect an eclectic selection of IPA styles at Just Beer – three on the bar at all times during the Trail, which runs from today through to Sunday 4th (stocks permitting!). To kick off today, we will be featuring a North Riding/Revolutions collaboration brew, Punch the Clock. Brewed at the North Riding Hotel in Scarborough, this 7.8% is an American …

IPA Day – What is IPA?

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Gearing up for International IPA day on August 1st and, in particular, the first ever Newark CAMRA IPA Trail which runs from August 1st-4th, it has been surprising how many people have asked the question ‘What is IPA?’ There have been many, many thousands of words written about this classic beer style over the years and we’re not about to cover the subject here, but this Wiki article will give you a good backgound history of the style. It is …

IPA Trail list finalised.

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Just Beer’s list for the upcoming Newark CAMRA IPA Trail has been finalised and is as follows: Brewhouse & Kitchen (Portsmouth) – Black Swan Black IPA 5.7% Double Top (Worksop) – IPA 5.5% Geeves (Barnsley) – Fully Laden IPA 6% Hamelsworde (Hemsworth) – Cherokee American IPA 6% North Riding/Revolutions collaboration (Scarborough) – Punch the Clock Double IPA 7.8% Maypole (Eakring) – Red Eye Red IPA 5.2% Three IPAs will be on the bar throughout the trail, stocks permitting. Hope you …

Iron Maiden Night 2nd July.

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To celebrate the launch of Robinson’s The Trooper, the new 4.8% beer brewed with Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson, we will be holding a special Iron Maiden evening on Tuesday 2nd July from 7pm. Denims, leathers and t-shirts are obligatory and we’ll be playing toe-tapping top tunes from London’s top hairy metal combo all night. We have two casks of the Trooper for your enjoyment. After our recent Beer Belles afternoon when the girls quaffed nine gallons of Lincoln Green ‘Go …

Yay! BeerMuda Triangle fest underway.

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This year’s BeerMuda Triangle beer festival is now underway! Just Beer’s starting menu can be downloaded as a tick list here and tasting notes here.  We are open 11-11 today (Thursday), 11-midnight Friday & Saturday and noon-10pm on Sunday. We have ordered extra pork pies for you and also had souvenir limited edition BeerMuda Triangle beer festival T-shirts printed for the occasion, available for sale over the weekend. We look forward to seeing you all over the festival weekend. Cheers …

Get lost in the BeerMuda Triangle at Just Beer!

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OK Beerheads, here’s the final starting list for the Just Beer leg of the upcoming BeerMuda Triangle Beer Festival, which starts this Thursday 24th through to 27th January. ●AUSTENDYKE (Weston Hills, Lincs: 2012) ► Long Lane 4.0% No notes. ●BEXAR COUNTY (Peterborough, Cambs: 2012) ► Black Gold 6.5% Unfined!! So freakin’ new, we don’t have any notes! ► San Jacinto 6.5% So freakin’ new, we don’t have any notes! ●CLARENCE & FREDERICK (Croydon, London: 2012) ► Smoked Red 5.1% Rather …

Don’t forget International IPADay!

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Tomorrow sees the second ever International IPAday and you can be assured we will have a good choice at Just Beer! From tomorrow we will be serving: Sadler’s (Windsor Castle Brewery) from Stourbridge, West Mids, Red IPA at 5.7%, described as “Grapefruit, pine and toffee in the aroma. Hoppy and sweet taste with a fairly strong bitterness and notes of pine, grapefruit and peach.” From Stringer’s in Ulverston, Cumbria, we have Paint It Black IPA at a mere 5.5% which …