I know it seems like I am drinking a lot lately – but gardening and DIY is thirsty work and the weather just right for ale.

Another St Austell – this time Tribute – headlines as ‘… The South West’s favourite’. and ‘… a delicious beer that captures the essential character of Cornwall’.

I’ve not been to Cornwall yet – but if they have St Austell on tap down there it might not be a bad idea to take a drive down there one weekend !

Tribute comes in at 4.2% – so not too heavy – and is very moreish. I thought this before I read the bottle notes – which say ‘…Tribute is a moreishly drinkable beer’.

Further label notes say Tribute has ‘… delicious, full bodied malt flavours and a citrus aroma’.

Tribute is brewed with Cornish Spring water, Cornish Gold and Maris Otter, Fuggle, Willamette and Styrian Golding hops. That’s a lot of different hops.

There is certainly an orange aroma to this ale and this carried through in the taste of the ale. This ale is neither bitter nor sweet and is just so drinkable. It’s malty, fruity and hoppy – everything I love in an ale.

This is another 4+ out of 5 ale for me. I’m going to have to revise my scoring or I’ll never be able to have a top 5.