REVIEW: Directors

Beer - Directors
Brewery -Well's and Young's
Strength - 4.8%
Type - Bitter

Incredibly crisp for an English bitter, it has a fruity, hop aroma to it. It's medium to full in body, and has a great smooth texture. It has a slightly nutty taste to it, with a bready malt tone, which is unique for a bitter.
It has a lot of character and is nicely complex, but not too much so.
The aftertaste is earthy and bitter, but doesn't linger much.



                                                                       GDBS - 7

                                                                      

REVIEW: Bengal Lancer

Beer - Bengal Lancer
Brewery - Fullers
Strength - 5.3% ABV
Type - Pale Ale

A great hoppy flavour hits your taste buds right from the start, and doesn't leave you. It's got a medium body and has that smoothness to it like most of Fullers selection. With notes of fruit, and bitter it's a well rounded ale that will suit many tastes.
It's got quite a creamy texture which suites the flavour well, and is a great thirst quencher.

Not quite as citrusy as most IPA's, and has a less distinctive taste, but overall a good Ale.

A Look Back in Time
The Bengal Lancers were a British/Anglo-Indian cavalry collective in the British army in the 1860's, who fought not just in British-India but also in the first and second Afghan Wars, and even took part in putting down the Boxer Rebellion! 



                                                                       GDBS - 8

                                                                

REVIEW : 5 AM Saint

Beer - 5 AM Saint

Brewery - Brewdog (Scotland)

Strength - 5% ABV

Type - Amber Ale

Really hoppy fruity red ale, incredibly enjoyable and smooth on the palate, unlike many Brewdog beers designed for the sharper tastes of more discerning beer lovers. The beer itself is fairly strong to the taste, but it doesn't fight you on the way down. The first thing you'll notice on the tongue is the very hoppy flavour that Brewdog popularises, but seconds later you'll taste a very fruity flavour, much like a wine, hinting towards the hidden strength of this beer.

Would be very pleasant with a simple lunchtime sandwich, thanks to it's bouquet of hops. I'd have thought a rye bread sandwich filled with gammon and cheese, with a small amount of salad on the side would be fantastic.

GDBS - 7

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