Joey's Beer Club

We are super lucky to have the hottest brewery on the UK craft scene right now pretty much on our door step, .

This beer, Locals IPA, was our pick of last years with bold Nelson Sauvin hops (which happens to be our favourite 😉) oozing out!

Some beer is better by can, and some by keg. For us, Locals is more for the keg. That being said the fluffy and light fruity flavours where there in abundance and the 6% IPA didn’t disappoint.

Beak can do no wrong, even in the reasonably short time they have been around for, and they are producing insanely good beer. We highly recommend the full range and those who like a Porter, Pencil is particularly good 👌

Locals (in the can) - we would score this at 4/5 with it not quite hitting the heights of it on the tap (which is more the 4.7)

Cheers
Joey

*Spoiler alert* This is bloody delicious 🙌

This looked like a match made in heaven as soon as we saw the label… Kveik Black IPA 🤤

Our love for Black IPA goes back a while, having discovered it at one of our first , where were showcasing and we barely left their stand after trying it! Since then we have been looking for one that rivals it and here we go! The guys at have pulled it out the bag 👏🏼

For us, the confusion of looking at a stout and drinking an IPA is all the fun with a Black IPA and this has nailed it.

👃🏼you have the traditional aromas of the Kveik base and a hint of orange with the slightest touch of lime.

👅 this is where the party is at! Firstly silky smooth, leaving a very mild citrus flavour on the tongue. Then this hoppy explosion comes to life; the dark malts play a part in bringing together the creamy, ye**ty base, combined with the citrusy lemon and orange notes which turn into a smoky blueberry and cherry lasting flavour. It sounds like a lot going on, perhaps too much, but it pulls together perfectly (and we mean… perfectly)

This Black IPA is frankly amazing, truly fantastic! If you like the texture and look of an easy drinking, creamy stout, as well as the hoppy flavour of a citrusy Pale, here is your next beer. The JBC score for this Kveik IPA is 4.7/5 (top of the JBC leader board 🙌) The only issue we have with it is that we only bought one bottle this time.

Cheers
Joey

Well then, _& this is quite spectacular 👏🏼

First of the weekend and I hope it sets the tone. Thick on the 👃🏼 with lots of pine notes but then moves to a deep peachy flavour on the 👅. A style we have got off lately and this has given us a NEIPA boost.

Happy Friday, we hope you find a beer equal to this over the weekend 🙌 please share any you do!

Cheers
Joey

An absolutely gorgeous DDH Pale from 🙌

👃🏼fresh, almost creamy
👁straw yellow, light fluffy foam
👅slightly straw like, bitterness comes through nicely across the whole tongue, zesty citrus develops in the back of the mouth 🍋

We picked this up recently on a trip up to Northumberland and very pleased we did (even if we did pay an arm and a leg for it in a local village shop). A bit “out of season” in terms of this being a lovely sunny summer beer but who does want a DDH Pale all year round?!

Plenty of body but not sickly at all, it is certainly a beer and brewery to look out for 😉

JBC verdict is a solid 4.1/5

Cheers, Joey

📣Last call for your JBC EXCLUSIVE offer beer box... 11 craft beers, branded tasting glass delivered for just £36 (less than £3.30 per can).

Offer ends this evening so for more details and to order your box, click http://bit.ly/360JBC 🙌

Cheers
Joey

Thank you for a fantastic online tasting. Great to hear the story behind each of the beers, and it goes without saying that they all hit the mark (and some) on the taste test 🙌

If you missed the tasting but still want to try the range of 360 beers, the EXCLUSIVE JBC offer is still running via the bio link 😉 offer ends Sunday 16th May so get in quick!

Cheers
Joey

Next up is one of 360 Degree Brewing Company showcase beers in the form of a juicy and hazy NEIPA - Green Monster, 6%. The name and artwork found on the can is based on the Boston Red Sox Fenway Park home, where the "Green Monster" wall was the target of the big hits that would take the ball over 90 meters away from the home plate (our baseball knowledge is pretty limited). Headline hops include Simcoe, Galaxy and Centennial, some selection and set to be a bold beer.

👃 Heavy tropical aromas with pineapple standing out. It smells like there was no holding back on the DDH(ing) here.

👁Very hazy and straw yellow.

👅 Definitely juicy with huge tropical notes coming at you from the off. Bitterness lingers on the tongue to bring you that bitter/sweet combo which work in isolation but also pull Green Monster together to even out a well balanced NEIPA. There is a slightly earthy/pine finish once the juice goes, coming from the ever popular Galaxy hops, a great combination of flavour.

A very popular beer style currently, but we find some NEIPA's deliver more than others - and with that said Green Monster is certainly delivering a very decent beer for us. The big bold juicy notes matched with that lasting bitterness (from what we can only imagine was an onslaught of hops) give this NEIPA quite the flavour. Where it stands out for us is the use of oat and wheat, this feels like it gives the beer a great base for the main flavours to flourish. The more we try oat-based beers, the more we are enjoying them. Our only comment to push Green Monster up in the rankings would be the end flavour lingering on just a tiny bit more; the build up is great but we would like the taste to stay a second or two more to finish it perfectly. If you like your hazy juicy beers, this needs to go on the list. We are scoring Green Monster a solid 4/5.

Cheers
Joey

Don't forget, you can get hold of Green Monster as part of the JBC EXCLUSIVE 360 beer box offer; 11 beers plus tasting glass delivered to your door and access to an online tasting session for just £36, saving 21% 🙌. Just follow http://bit.ly/360JBC and order your box.

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*EXCLUSIVE BEER OFFER*
Did you like the look of Double Act - Hazy Pale last night? Get your hands of Double Act, as well as 10 other 360 Degree Brewing Company cans, and a tasting glass delivered to your door plus access to the EXCLUSIVE JBC online tasting for just £36 (saving 21%).

Just go to http://bit.ly/360JBC and order before midday of Tuesday 11th May to ensure your beers will arrive in time for the online tasting. Look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers
Joey

(Offer includes all beers in the picture plus Table Beer 🙌 see link for more details)

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The first of our beer reviews and we start off with a Hazy Pale Ale - Double Act, 4.5%. This is said to be "juicy" and "bold" which, looking at the headline hops of Citra and Equanot, gets our full attention 👀

👁 Very thick murky haze which is almost dark yellow. A decent fluffy foam which stays around for a fair bit

👃🏼 Full and fruity; peach, melon and lychee... this is a proper fruit salad

👅 Instantly you get acidity, brought out by the bitterness of the high alpha hops. However this then makes room for the sweet peach flavours from the aromas which take over the mouth (in a great way) and almost act as a palate cleanser from the initial bitterness 🤤

The bitter/sweet combo gives this beer a true balance and perhaps is the reasoning for the name "Double Act" 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️ The headline hops work hand in hand; Citra giving it a natural citrus, bitter feel, and Equanot coming in big with an easy drinking, fruity feel. We have had Double Act in cask and would say that the can delivers a bigger flavour punch 👊🏼

Starting off well, this easy drinking Hazy Pale scores a 3.8/5

Cheers,

Joey

📢 Don't forget, you can get hold of Double Act as part of the JBC EXCLUSIVE 360 beer box offer; 11 beers plus tasting glass delivered to your door as well as access to an online tasting session for just £36, saving 21% 🙌🏼. Just follow the link - http://bit.ly/360JBC - and order your box 🚚

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It's time... Our third JBC Take Over with a new (to some) brewery located smack-bang in the middle of Sussex, next to the well known Sheffield Park and Bluebell railway - 360 Degree Brewing Company.

360 Brewing Company offer a full range of cask, keg and an ever growing can list which you can get your hands on as part of an EXCLUSIVE OFFER, 360 Brewing Company will have something for everyone. From their bold "Green Monster" New England IPA to "Bluebell" Best Bitter - and not forgetting the DDH Juicy Pale "Sussex Haze", we are super excited to launch this Take Over and for you to get your hands on the range.

As part of the Take Over, we will be focusing on 360 for the next 2 weeks, bringing you 4 JBC reviews, an EXCLUSIVE beer box offer, Q&A, a competition and an online tasting session with 360 Brewing Company team, who will take you through 3 of the beers in the offer box. The offer includes 11 beers (list below) and a tasting glass delivered to your door - PLUS access to the online tasting session on Thursday 13th May - for just £36 (saving 21%).

Beer box includes:
Green Monster NIPA 6%
Mor Mist NIPA 6%
London Fog NIPA 6%
Fastback West Coast Pale 5%
2 x Sussex Haze DDH Juicy Pale 4.5%
Double Act Hazy Pale 4.5%
Session IPA 4.3%
Czech Mate DH Pilsner 5.3%
Bluebell Best Bitter 4.3%
Table Beer 2.5%

Follow the link http://bit.ly/360JBC to order your EXCLUSIVE OFFER box.

As we said, we are super excited for this Take Over and we know you will love what's coming up.

Cheers
Joey

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Joey's Beer Club Takeover - 360° Exclusive Bundle Offer | 360° Brewing Company A special offer just for Joey’s Beer Club’s Channel Takeover. Get your hands on a selection box of our cans […]

And suddenly it has been a year 🙌Over 70 craft beer reviews and countless offers, it has been a lot of fun 🥴 Highlights have to be the Take Overs with and (thank you both) and the fantastic pictures you tag us in with merch and great beer at the ready - it really brings a smile to our faces😁

We are very much looking forward to the next 12 months (hopefully more drinking out than in) and even more brewery Take Overs. *Spoiler Alert* we have the next one dropping next weekend; new brewery, new beers and a brand new EXCLUSIVE offer - keep your 👀 peeled.

Thank you for your support and keep tagging us in all your beery content 🙌

Cheers
Joey

A beer to make Good Friday even better... Our first encounter with comes in the shape of their Nelson Rye IPA - Mission - coming in at 7%.

👁 Dark amber, but poured with an unusual blush pink tint. Decent foam, and pretty still in the glass

👃🏼 Lychees, red berries, strawberry laces and pear drops. Almost sounds like a sweet shop, doesn't it?

👅 A complex taste journey; starts by bringing through the strawberry that came from the aroma, but then moves to a dry, bitter feeling on the tongue, finally developing into a darker, forest fruit flavour - with a hint of cherry in the after taste. The bitterness from the Nelson hops brings balance to the sweet flavours by adding a dryness and preventing the sugar rush that you might expect from the smell!

The rye base allows the hop profiles to play their part perfectly in this really well balanced IPA. The 7% strength is hidden extremely well in this flavoursome IPA, which could be dangerous if you got a taste for it on a sunny afternoon like today! This is a fantastic IPA that we're scoring 4.2 / 5. The only thing we'd say is that the hint of cherry at the end gives this a slight Belgian feel, which isn't our taste, but that's purely personal preference. Look forward to trying more from this brewery!

Cheers,

Joey

An extra special craft beer review today and one that takes us back a few years to 6 packs for £5 from Unwins off licence (remember them?!) and drinking in the park… deja vu, don’t you think?.

The iconic Original Lager comes in at a sessionable 4% and boasts 100% British barley, and is described as “perfectly balanced with a great refreshing taste”... let’s see about that claim.

👁 A crystal clear glass full of bubbles, this is a lively number and odd to see in a glass rather than out of a can at the park. Overall a light amber fizzy liquid with a decent foam.

👃 yup, just as we remember, punchy malt with a bit of a tinnie aroma

👅 On to the best bit, as we move the JBC glass (of course) closer to the mouth; we can hear the bubbles and with the initial gulp, well - it’s keeping us in suspense alright. 3 seconds go by and we finally get a hint of barley and a whole lot of fizz finishing with that nostalgic, slightly tinnie aftertaste.

“Perfectly balanced with a great refreshing taste” - well, we suppose this is true; much like an empty seesaw is balanced, so is Carling, and it certainly wet our throat so refreshment is there. If you are looking for a punchy European lager full of flavour with a balance of malt and hop, put your can of Carling back on the shelf, this isn’t for you. We can’t really give you a time when this would be your go-to lager, but stranger things have happened over this past year, and at 4 cans for £4.20 some of our frugal fans’ ears might perk up. We are scoring this a solid 0.5/ 5 - after all, it was cold and the can didnt leak.

Cheers
Joey

Just looking at this branding gets us excited for beery days out in London again, as has grown well in recent years, and you can normally find yourself a pint throughout the day 🙌🏼🍻

Our first review of this brewery's beer and it's one of their headliners - JUPA - a 5.5% "juicy, fruity pale ale". Containing Simcoe, Citra and Mosaic hops, JUPA is said to be juicy, bold and big on tropical flavours... 🍍🥭

👁 Ever so slight haze and quite big on the fizz (you can hear it in the glass)
👃🏼 As the can suggests, very tropical, big on pineapple with a hint of papaya to get the senses going. The Simcoe and Citra combination working together to deliver the fruitiness
👅 First thoughts are that the aromas don't develop into the taste as much as we had hoped. There is an initial burst of pineapple, but this soon moves aside and is taken over by more of a nod towards a Czech lager. It feels that the Citra/Simcoe are all aromatic and it is Mosaic that delvers the main flavour.

This isn't the first time we have tried JUPA but it is in can. When drinking from keg we have been treated to the big fruity notes that the can suggests, but, for some reason, they haven't come through in this one. If the can states juicy, we want juicy, and not just on the nose. We know this is a great beer (on keg at least) but on this particular occasion it hasn't delivered what we were hoping for and score it appropriately at 2.8/5. We will be trying another can and will update if this was a glitch...

Cheers,
Joey

Sun dropping and TGIF 🙌 seems appropriate to crack open this colourful chap. One of the best sellers, now in its more grown up 440ml can. Wilde is a fruity 4.4% East Coast Pale Ale which balances its flavours well; a number of tropical fruits from pineapple to mango, whilst being light enough not to be sickly at all.

These new 440ml cans are part of the EXCLUSIVE offer, 12 cans delivered with access to an online tasting session for just £28. Follow the link in the bio and use “JBCtasting” at the checkout to save up to £9.50.

Cheers
Joey

Digging into the first of the new Bedlam Brewery 'tall can' range, and we have picked out the Pilsner 180 - a crisp premium lager that has been cold-condition aged for 6 months, giving it a truly refreshing and powerful flavour. Those who have tried the original Pilsner will not want to waste any time to get hold of this extra special limited edition version. Coming in at 4.2%, we are super excited for the sun to start shining and crack one of these open by the BBQ 🤤☀️

The review is coming soon, but in the meantime (and more importantly) you can listen to Bedlam's Head Brewer taking you through the beer during the EXCLUSIVE online beer tasting next Thursday (details below). Use the JBC offer code and secure your space on the tasting, to hear exactly how the magic has happened with Pilsner 180 💫

Pilsner 180 is part of the latest EXCLUSIVE JBC offer bringing you three brand new beers in one 12x 440ml can box, delivered to your door. PLUS this deal gives you access to a JBC online tasting session taking place on Thursday 25th March for just £28. That is a saving of up to £9.50 and is only available via Joey's Beer Club. Go to http://bit.ly/3eQ11ZG and use code "JBCtasting". Order before Monday to ensure delivery ahead of the online tasting session.

Cheers,
Joey

Brand new beers and a brand new JBC EXCLUSIVE offer 🙌

Alongside the launch of three new Bedlam Brewery beers, we are excited to bring you an EXCLUSIVE offer... 12 x 440ml tall cans (4 of each beer) delivered to your door AND access to a JBC online tasting with Bedlam Head Brewer and Head of Sales for just £28 with the offer code.

The new range includes:
Oater Space, Oat Pale Ale
Pilsner 180, a crisp premium pilsner
Wilde, East Coast Pale Ale (a fan favorite that has been re-canned into 440ml)

Order your brand new beer box by following link http://bit.ly/3eQ11ZG and using code "JBCtasting". Get your orders in by Monday to guarantee delivery in time for the tasting (Thursday 25th March)

Cheers
Joey

To prove that we practice what we preach, we treated ourselves to a range of the “Fresh Drop” cans from 👏🏻 We love their beer from the tap when we visit , so seeing that we could get hold of this whilst the pubs are shut, was a dream 🙏 The beers are poured and canned at the brewery so come super fresh! Cans come in packs of 3 (1320ml) and prices range from £6-£7.50 (very decent value).

We went for:
First Tracks, 3.2% Pale
Stout For Now, 5% breakfast stout
Beyond The Surface, 6.5% DDH IPA
Between The Lines, 8.5% DIPA

All four were stunning; from the fruity low ABV First Tracks, to the heavy hitting Between The Lines DIPA 🥊 Our pick was Fresh Tracks as it delivered absolutely everything we wanted with its juicy, passion fruit aroma and heavily hoppy, citrus flavour - mega flavours from such a low ABV pale.

We aren't sure how long this will be available from their web-store, but highly recommend giving it a try. 5/5 for the idea and not far off that for the taste of this fine beer range 🙌

Cheers,
Joey

- Tarrant Street, Table Beer, 3.4%
A style of beer that is becoming ever more popular. Long gone are the days where it was only coming from , a number of breweries are now adding this style to their range.

👁 Light and very hazy with a good lasting foam

👃🏼 Extremely floral and almost NEIPA like in the aroma

👅 Hard hitting with a juicy burst and super light, but the big floral notes from the aroma come through in the flavour. Again, it smells like an NEIPA and carries that through in the taste; Tarrant Street is packing huge levels of hops and massive flavour as a result.

This is up there for us as a big player in the sub 4% beer category. The amount of flavour that comes from a decent table beer is always a huge nod to the genius that brews it 👏🏻 It does remind us more of a NEIPA but either way, it is bloody lovely. We hold Sonoma as the pinnacle of sub 4% beer (and craft beer to be honest!) but Tarrant Street is nipping at the heels with a massivly impressive 4.3/5. Supping on this on a warm day at the beach - the dream! 🙌🏼

We have been really impressed with the couple of beers from Arundel Brewery that we've tried and luckily may have more to come!

Cheers,

Joey

The first review from a brewery that we have a lot of time for, having had some great visits to their tap room on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. and their canned Best Bitter - "The Ordinary Bitter", 3.7%

👁 Dark amber and not what you would expect from your normal "brown beer" style

👃🏼True to the beer style, it's malty and sweet with a hint of orange and red berries

👅 A pretty sweet caramel flavour with a note of spice to finish. There is a biscuit-like lasting aftertaste to this that again comes directly from the malts. A very traditional beer style in a can... not something you see a lot of and we aren't really sure on it. We aren't certain that the beer needs the carbonation, and we would rather have this from the bottle or straight from the cask.

Overall, we don't feel that the beer suits the canned format. We may not be thinking outside the box, but Best Bitters in cans - not for us 🙅🏻‍♂️ The Ordinary Bitter is true to its style with the caramel flavours taking control, but the slightly spiced notes were great and would maybe have developed at a slightly warmer temperature. As the name suggests, we think this is pretty ordinary, and score it at 2.8/5.

NEVERTHELESS, we have sampled a number of beers from Anspach and Hobday and have been impressed with them; the IPA and the Pale in particular. So, don't be put off from trying them - infact, we encourage you to give them a go, as they are currently offering 15% off on their online shop with code "STOCKPILE".

Cheers,

Joey

The last of our Thornbridge Brewery Beer Club box and we are finishing big with Necessary Evil. This whopping 13% stout has been resting nicely in bourbon barrels for 8 months, and it promises to deliver some serious flavour. We will put our hands up and admit that we wouldn't normally go for this style, but that is the joy of a Beer Club box, taking us out of our comfort zone.

👁 Jet black (as you would expect) but a lot more lively than we expected. Bubbly foam which disappears after 30 seconds or so

👃🏼 The sweet bourbon aromas come through instantly, hitting us as soon as the cap came off! After the strong bourbon, a rich chocolate smell takes over.

👅 The aromas come through in the taste with big bourbon and chocolate notes taking over the mouth. There is a slight hint of vanilla but this is very much in the background and overpowered by the bourbon. The way the flavours work is interesting, as the bourbon and chocolate work individually by popping up and taking over your taste buds one at a time.

Firstly lets just say, this was a seriously specialist beer to finish on. We would never pick it up ourselves but we can 100% appreciate why it is in the box, which really has delivered some outstanding beers to try. Necessary Evil has picked up flavour from every second of being in the bourbon barrels. For us, the chocolate worked really really in complimenting the bourbon and without it, it would have been far too overpowering as a stout. Super specialist but we'd recommended it to anyone who likes bourbon and chocolate (and of course stout) in isolation as we think you might like this! Very unusual but we like that every so often and score Necessary Evil a 4.1/5.

Overall the Thornbridge Beer Club box has been fantastic and we are so pleased that you get 2X (of most), which is something that most beer subscriptions do not offer. We highly recommend giving it a go for a month... What is the worst that can happen 😉

Cheers
Joey

Here is one for those on a Gluten Free diet - AM:PM, a 4.5% Session IPA from Thornbridge Brewery Beer Club box. This beer has been part of the core range for a while now and is available in cask, keg and bottle, of which we have tried the latter two before. When it comes to gluten free beers, we find it is like trying to find a good alcohol free beer about 5 years ago - few and far between.

👁 Light amber colour with an equally light foam

👃🏼 Strong aroma of mango and (those who remember) Tutti Frutti sweets. The label states pineapple, tangerine, guava and passion fruit and it certainly delivers that in the smell

👅 This session IPA starts off slightly bitter and a bit sharp, but then develops a crisp, biscuit malt flavour which continues throughout. This has a slight lager feel to it thanks to the fizz in the mouth and the sharpness.

From the description, we were expecting a super fruity IPA but the fruits stay mainly in the aromas. AM:PM (for us) is a decent everyday session IPA; nothing out of the ordinary but doing its job, which is no disrespect to the beer at all. If you are looking for a big punchy juicy IPA, it isn't that, but nevertheless it offers its own biscuit malt flavours that might offer a mainstream larger convert exactly what they want - and of course, it's GF 🙌🏼

Overall, as we say, we think it is an everyday beer, but we all need them and for that, we are scoring AM:PM a 3.3/5.

Cheers,

Joey