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A new Session IPA featuring some of the best new wave UK hops.
Loads of citrus and tropical fruit hop aromas and flavours from the Olicana, Jester and Harlequin plus just a hint of spicy orange from the First Gold.
Month: May 2022
Farewell John Bryan
Friday 27th May saw the retirement of our legendary Brewing Director John Bryan after 27 years at Oakham Ales.
A hugely influential figure in UK brewing, John was the first UK brewer to travel to the USA to select hops direct from the growers, most famously in 2009 discovering a remarkable new hop variety – Citra!
John’s brewing intuition and knowledge have been inestimably important to Oakham’s development but he leaves the brewery in the very safe hands of newly appointed Head Brewer Mark Tetlow, Lead Brewer Ed Sharman, Quality Brewer Stewart Poulter and the rest of the brewing team.
And John won’t be stepping away completely – he remains a partner in the business and intends to continue with those annual hop sourcing visits to the USA for at least the next couple of harvests.
How did John sign off?
Well suitably enough for a man who has spent so much time flying in the face of brewing tradition, John took to the skies in a Spitfire recently and could be seen looping the loop above Cambridgeshire.
And of course completing a perfect barrel roll!
Kaizen Wins at Rail Ale!
Named after the Japanese term meaning “change for the better” or “continuous improvement.”
Kaizen features 4 great New World hop varieties on a complex base of 5 different malts.
Naturally slightly hazy.
Cask Aged Kaizen is now sold out but the beer is still available in Unfiltered Cans and Kegs.
Click here for more info on Kaizen Keg.
Would Be Kings
First brewed in 2020, Would Be Kings sold out so quickly (despite being launched in a locked down country) that we’ve brewed a new batch!
Available from 16 May.
