Pumpkin Porter

Bit of a challenge - a pumpkin beer. Decided to go for a Porter, so used pale,dark crystal and coffee malts with Cascade and Citra hops. Added whole pumpkin, canned pumpkin, and then spiced with ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon with some late vanilla. Came out smooth, lightly spiced and finished with a vanilla coffee flavour.

Green Hop Time

In a couple of weeks we will be picking our hops for our annual green beer . This time we have another hop variety to add to our Cascade plant - First Gold , a dwarf hop plant. Having used this hop over 10 years ago, so we know that it can deliver an orange flavour and aroma. Before picking we will be visiting Boston MA to check out what's new in beer on the East Coast.( NEPA central).
Also worth noting that Totally Tropical came runner up in the Golden ale category at Northampton Beer Festival.

Peterborough Beer Festival

Decided on our line up for PBF 19. New beer - Electric Mosaic 4.7% Marris Otter malt and triple hopped with Mosaic. Also White Rabbit 3.9 - Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops . Disco Devil 4.1% - 6 US hop varieties. Finally Hey Gringo 4.1% using Mexican limes and a nice dose  of  Tequila. CARRAMBA !

Planet Mosaic

New beer being brewed for Northampton Beer Festival in early June is Planet Mosaic. It's 4.1% and double hopped with 100% Mosaic.
Also due to supply Hey Gringo using Mexican limes and dash of tequila,and Hop Devil which won gold at last year's Festival.

Kiwi gold and Ice Cream Pale ale

Next two brews are Kiwi Gold 3.9% made with Waimea Waiti and Nelson Sauvin. Gooseberry and lime . Then Ice Cream Pale ale 4.1%. This is made with barley,oats, lactose, vanilla and Galaxy and Citra. Fruity ice cream treat. Both should appear at Leicester Beer Festival.

DJ Robot

Next new beer is DJ Robot 3.9% ,a session IPA..Around 42 IBU using Styrian Wolf, Cascade, Citra and Amerillo. Out late December  / early January.

Neapolitan Stout

Worked on the recipe for some time. It ended up with 6 malts , lactose,whole rasberries, vanilla and Waimea hops. Should turn out as full bodied fruity ice cream Stout.Released after 7th December.