'build a rocket boys!' - 4.0% ABV
elbow band members sampled a range of Robinsons’ ales and shortlisted their preferred style, taste and colour of beer before deciding on a golden ale with a rich rounded body, smooth bitterness, subtle tang of malt and a fruity aroma.
elbow band members sampled a range of Robinsons’ ales and shortlisted their preferred style, taste and colour of beer before deciding on a golden ale with a rich rounded body, smooth bitterness, subtle tang of malt and a fruity aroma.
Celebrating 20 years as a band, elbow finally broke through in 2008 with the release of their triple platinum selling album ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’. Featuring the track ‘One Day Like This’ the band won a string of awards including the Mercury Prize, a Brit Award and an NME award. Their follow up album ‘build a rocket boys!’ was released in March 2011 and was accompanied by their first sold out UK arena tour.
Last summer, the band played an amazing set on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, which truly cemented their status as one of the UK’s most important bands.
Last night at Manchester Arena, Mrs Beer Blog and I had the pleasure of 2 hours in the company of elbow doing their day job, that is entertaining thousands of music lovers with their lyrical and melodic poetry.
Last summer, the band played an amazing set on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, which truly cemented their status as one of the UK’s most important bands.
Last night at Manchester Arena, Mrs Beer Blog and I had the pleasure of 2 hours in the company of elbow doing their day job, that is entertaining thousands of music lovers with their lyrical and melodic poetry.
According to the band, “All our best ideas were formed over a drink. For many bands, the pub is how you jump from the bedroom to the stage. I’d say 50 per cent of elbow’s lyrics are written on beer mats [...] we used to refer to it as the office".
A significant percentage of all profits raised by the sale of ‘build a rocket boys!’ beer goes direct to Oxfam’s famine appeal and as of this post, the figure stood at over £25,000
A significant percentage of all profits raised by the sale of ‘build a rocket boys!’ beer goes direct to Oxfam’s famine appeal and as of this post, the figure stood at over £25,000
elbow’s ale is a golden premium session bitter at 4.0% ABV, available in cask and bottle.
It's a lovely, light, quaffable ale that I would be quite happy drinking all night with ease. It's slightly malt heavy, which I prefer in a real ale, but not overly so and has a slightly sweet, almost barley finish. Really delicious and highly recommended...
Verdict: 4.5/5
It's a lovely, light, quaffable ale that I would be quite happy drinking all night with ease. It's slightly malt heavy, which I prefer in a real ale, but not overly so and has a slightly sweet, almost barley finish. Really delicious and highly recommended...
Verdict: 4.5/5