As anyone who has read my previous posts know, I live pretty much opposite a great little brewery bar called Beer Rebellion, run by London's Late Knights Brewery. However, I am embarrassed to say I still haven't been in. In my defence, for a couple of months they were closed while they moved their whole operation next door, but since December they've been open for business again. And it looks like they are doing well!
I can try and blame a number of things for not yet walking through their door, but whether it is work, being away or simply feeling too awkward to go and drink in there on my own, I should really have gone by now. So to make myself feel a little better, the first of my pay day treats I decided to sample was Late Knight's Old Red Eyes. A dark amber ale with hints of ruby in the colour, straight from the bottle it looks incredibly appetising.
The sticky, long-lasting head sits nicely on the top, and on the nose the emphasis is in the strong red fruit and malty aromas. I'm a big fan of red or ruby ales and this one really does not disappoint.
Drinking this beer about half 10 in the evening, it feels like one you could sit nursing for a while as you chat away in front of a roaring fire. I have no fire, so the warmth from the radiator had to do, but it's a great beer to add to a cold January night. Taste-wise, you get the sweet red fruit and malt again, with added hop, nut and subtle citrus. With lingering toffee afterwards, the beer is as full-bodied a dark amber/red ale as you'll find, and I love the fruit flavours that exist throughout the drink.
If this isn't enough reason for me to actually take that short trip across the road, I don't know what is!
I'll be back soon with another review, but tonight I'm back in central meeting some old friends from uni, and Saturday I'll no doubt be recovering from this. Then Sunday I'm managing the Super Bowl event at work, so it will be a sea of Coors and hot dogs and not understanding the rules all night for me. But I might treat myself to a pint of our current guest ale afterwards, so every cloud.
Anyway, have a good weekend all!
This post was written to the sound of: Riz MC - Halflife
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