Badger Golden Glory
73It contains peach blossom and tastes too contrived for my liking, but I know this beer does have plenty of fans. The fruitiness would make it worth mixing and match with food.

Bartrams Captain Bill Bartram's Cherry Stout
73An interesting concoction that would be good with a creamy pudding, as long as it’s not too sweet. The samples tried were well over carbonated (almost explosive!), but hopefully this problem will no...

Bartrams Captain Bill Bartram's Damson Stout
65The bitterness, smoky notes and tart fruit don't really come together. Not as smooth or as successful as the Cherry Stout (above) from the same brewery.

Belhaven Fruit Beer
73Not the subtlest of fruit beers, but it will appeal to a certain constituency.

Black Mountain Crazy Ed's Chili Beer
65A golden beer from Arizona, with a whole green chilli in every bottle. It’s not something you’d want to drink on its own (or at all if you can’t stand the heat) but sip it with a margherita pizz...

Bridge of Allan Bramble
73A pleasant but sweet drink based around fresh blackberries but with a good mix of complementary flavours.

Bridge of Allan Red Mist
68The key ingredient (somewhat obvious) is Scottish raspberries, but it’s just too bitter.

Cains Fine Raisin Beer
65It doesn’t work for me, I’m afraid. It’s reasonably well balanced but perhaps too contrived and, ultimately, rather unexciting. Also spoiled by ‘wet paper’ oxidation notes.

Hanby Cherry Bomb
70A nicely packaged, interesting and flavoursome beer that drinks a bit lighter than its 6% ABV. Would be better if a touch sweeter, perhaps.

Meantime Raspberry Grand CRU
78This is a stronger version of the pleasant Taste the Difference Raspberry Wheat Beer that Meantime brews for Sainsbury’s. But it’s fuller, it’s sweeter and it has a better balance and a kinder f...

Williams Brothers Ebulum
78A very successful strong ruby ale that is complex but well balanced.

Williams Brothers Grozet
75A well conceived, easy-drinking ‘gooseberry and wheat ale’ that also contains the herb bog myrtle.

Williams Brothers Roisin
68A rosé-coloured beer made with tayberries, a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry. Overall, just too bitter, though.