Armada Ale
Dry-hopped. A golden ale with a vibrant hop tone and a dry finish. Robust, refreshing and still a port of call in any beer-drinker’s voyage of discovery.
AWARDS
BBI 2023: Diploma | IBC 2022: Bronze | BBI 2018: Diploma | IBC 2017: Bronze | 'Beauty of Hops', 2004: Winner | GBBF 1999: Silver Medal | GBBF 1990, Pale Ale: Gold
ORIGIN
Armada Ale was one of the first new ‘Golden Ales’ that emerged in the 1980s. Originally commissioned by the National Maritime Museum, for their quartercentenary celebrations of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
ABOUT
Armada Ale has a pronounced yet balanced hop character, derived from Fuggle and Golding hops.
IN THE SHOP
Armada Ale is available throughout the year in our Brewery Shop in 500ml bottles.
Food Pairing
Armada food pairings: Asparagus quiche, Pesto pasta with chicken, Lemon Drizzle cake
The beer has floral, herbal and biscuit flavours. Both the quiche and the pasta have a herbal character and are also wheat based which complements the malty biscuit character of the beer. The beer’s biscuit character can also mirrored in the sponge of the cake.
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