BEER REVIEW: 308

BREWER: Thornbridge, Derbyshire, England

STYLE: Hazy IPA 

ABV: 5.5%

VESSEL: 330ml tin

DATE OF POST: 1st September 2023

 

JYMI SAY’S…

First impressions / reactions were… Errrrrr

Ah, it’s a Thornbridge brew and…

Oh it’s a collab with Brew By Numbers…

NICE!!!

Bit of a shit looking tin though…

Now. Let’s actually start with what we’re dealing with here.

Thornbridge of Derbyshire and Brew By Numbers daaaaaan in Bermondsey are both SERIOUS players in the UK craft beer scene. So it was fair to say I was expecting great things. But from the off the tin was putting me, off.

Until, like a true pro I actually started to concentrate.

This beer’s name comes from the year England was founded, 927. That is more than pretty cool. What’s more is once I got my newly prescribed binocular glasses a’top me nose I realised that the can art is actually a map of London. First class play on packaging I must say, once I got there!

Now the brew itself, I have to say, I was a little disappointed by. It’s not that this is a bad beer. I was was just expecting more.

The taste in sip is that of citrus, predominantly lemon. This taste and body once swallowed then completely vanish. Which I have to admit was both surprising and worrying. Especially as Nine Two Seven is coming in at a more than respectable 5.5% abv.

However, after what seems like an eternity, a bitterness arrives long into the aftertaste.  Which is good and I’ll be honest saved this beer.

The more I then stepped back and thought about it the more of what goes on with this brew actually seemed pretty cool…

Crisp and refreshing at first…

Drops out…

Wait

Wait

Wait…

In comes the bitterness, coupled with a dry finish.

Yeah, not bad, not bad at all.

Jymi’s Rating: 69%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

A collaboration is an exciting thing.  Not just in the beer world, of course.  When two well-known acts get together, there’s often a buzz around such an event.  We all know that on occasion, these coming togethers of well-known artists can bring great results. But, the flip side is also true.  The results can be disastrous.

Let’s be clear, both Thornbridge and Brew by Numbers know how to make beer.  Each brewery has an impressive back catalogue of very decent beers.  So, we should rightly be excited about this coming together.

Nine Two Seven is definitely not a disaster. Neither is it a flop.  And while it might not be greater than the sum of its parts, it is a decent drop.  Dominated by grapefruit, which could be a little more punchy, its main stand out feature is its refreshing quality.  

As a couple of side notes, I do rather like the London map that adorns the can.  And naming the beer after the year that England was established is quite a nice touch.  However, the overall theming of the beer doesn’t quite align all the way through.  

Still, I do reckon most folk would happily chug down a Nine Two Seven.

Sammy’s Rating: 77%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 73%

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M O B 2023