Tasting round-up

Coastal Summer Gold (3.7%) is the archetypal modern, golden, session bitter, lovely and refreshing and with a good citrussy hop — yet another new brew from the naturally talented Alan Hinde, based at Redruth. Woodlands IPA (4.3%) is well worth seeking out, being true to the IPA style, yet having a lower ABV than the usual proper examples (such as Marston's Old Empire, 5.7%, of which there is a cask in the Star cellar — excellent!). The beer dried out nicely towards the end of the cask. Carlow's Molings Red (4.3%) proved very popular, although it was a little too malty for my taste. Great example of a good Irish beer that isn't you-know-what, though.