Giveaway! Assortment of ale

In which G.M. Norton drinks free beer and encourages you to do the same.

You may not be aware, dear reader, but as I have no inheritance to squander, I work the old nine to five, chained to a desk made of that pretend wood. You know the stuff, with the wood veneer masking its true shoddy self.

Three or four weeks ago (I do forget the small details sometimes), I was scampering away from work one evening after a hard day in front of the 'coal face' when I was alerted by way of vibration to an electronic message.

It was from a lovely lady at Beer52.com. If you’ve yet to be introduced, they are an Edinburgh-based company who deliver a box of eight remarkable bottles of beer from independent microbreweries to your door, once a month.

The missive in question was titled, ‘Free box of beer’ and after much scrutinising of the contents, it appeared that I was being offered alcoholic beverages completely gratis. Not one to look an alcoholic gift horse in the mouth, I accepted the offer with gusto.

Lo and behold, within a few short days I was holding a box of beer. 

So, what does one do with a free box of specially crafted brews? Well, I invited a dear chum of mine to share in the consumption of beverages.

We had enormous fun drinking the well dry, as it were. Here were our tipsy but basic thoughts on each beer in turn:

10 by Brewmeister 

Very carbonated

Super strong stuff – 10.1%

Will knock your socks off

Warning label!

Very dark

‘Nuclear charged rock beer’

India Pale Ale by St Andrews Brewing Company

Bob wishes you to enjoy

Nice and light

Enjoyable aftertaste

Fruity

Like this one

Foxy Blonde by Scottish Borders Brewery

Who doesn't enjoy a foxy blonde?

Not as nice as the last one

Very ambery

Strong but taste doesn’t last

Pale Whale by Whale Brewery

Malty

Citrusy and sweet

Lots of air

Carbonated

Black Hawk by Brewmeister

Like 10 but more head

Thick and full bodied

Chocolate and coffee

No need to eat food with this meal supplement 

Sip, don't gulp

Sanda Black IPA by Fyne Ales

Thick

Black

Sweet but bitter

Malty 

Craft Lager by Deeside Brewery

Refreshing

Full and rich

A taste of honey

Very quaffable 

Single Hop Citra by Brouwerij De Molen 

Slight smell of orange detected

Good beer

Fresh fruity taste

Light

Giveaway!

Realising that my esteemed readership may also like to benefit from free beer, I am pleased to be able to offer one lucky person the chance to win a box of eight bottled beverages. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment below and there you have it. I know it's frightfully dull but here are the competition rules.

1. The giveaway is open to residents of the United Kingdom only. Sorry, international readers!
2. You must be aged 18 or over.
3. The giveaway is open from Saturday 14 June 2014 and will close at midnight on Friday 27 June 2014.
4. After the draw, the winner will be notified sharpish and the items posted by Beer52.com as soon as possible following notification and receipt of address.
5. The giveaway will be picked at random by a completely random individual (probably me).
6. If the lucky winner has the audacity not to respond within 20 days, I reserve the right to pick a more grateful recipient.
7. I will contact the winner by electronic message detailed in the entry comment.
8. The comment must be legible and not just a collection of letters pressed at random in your excitement to win free booze.

As there can only be one winner, Beer52.com have also offered everybody £10 off your first box if you subscribe to their services. Simply use the code NORTON10. That means you’d receive eight beers for a mere 280 shillings (or £14 to the modern chap).

Bottoms up!

G.M. Norton
Protagonist of ‘Norton of Morton’

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