Rugby tends to unite two of Wales’ greatest treasures; real ale and rugby. Whether you’ve worked up a thirst by playing or just watching the game, there’s really no finer way to find refreshment.
There’s long been an association with rugby and beer. Wales’ largest Brewery Brains was official shirt sponsor during Wales’ first Grand Slam for 27 years and nicely sidestepped a French ban on advertising alcohol for the clash in Paris by swapping the Brains logo on the front of the shirt for that equally prized rugby attribute: “Brawn”.
During this year’s 6 Nations,Wales Ales will be highlighting the best rugby inspired beers as Wales hopes to emulate the Grand Slam glory of 2005. To kick us off we have a beer from Dog’s Window Brewery who operate out of a small unit in Bridgend. Proving small is mighty they are one of the highest rated breweries on popular beer scoring app Untappd.
DOG’S WINDOW – JUST THROW IT – 5.1% abv
Here’s a real collector’s item. To go with our rugby theme we’ve commissioned Dog’s Window to give us an Exclusive label, similar to the one we did with ‘Drop it’ for the Lions tour last year. This gorgeous hazy IPA packs a punch at 5.1%. Up front this beer has tropical fruits including mango chunks and peach. Low bitterness. It finishes smooth and juicy with a lingering note of lime peel and stone fruit. The Munich malt provides just enough of a subtle, bready backbone to support the heavy dry-hop. Hops used – Citra, Amarillo, Nectaron.
Included in our Rugby Ready 12 Pack and the Welsh Beer ‘Gold’ Club.Wales Ales is an online beer retailer specialising in Welsh Breweries. Readers of the Llanelli Standard can receive 5% off when they use discount code standard5 at the check out www.walesales.com
Lee Ralph