Chapel Down - What's Happening

Chapel Down Wines are delighted to announce the launch of their complete range of three beers. Curious Brew is a range of three beers that are a fusion of brewing and wine-making techniques. Drawing on both beer know-how and winemaking expertise, we believe this range of three beers offers the discerning beer drinker a unique experience. Well-balanced, carefully considered and patiently brewed, Curious Brew represents the best of English brewing.

Curious Brew Brut - "Putting real fizz into beer"

Curious Brew Brut is a truly premium brewed lager beer. Brewed using highest quality East Anglian Malt and Cascade and Saaz hops, the beer undergoes a secondary fermentation using specially selected sparkling wine yeast. This process adds complexity, body, aroma and a soft finish on the palate not found in other premium lagers. A much longer brewing cycle gives this beer a dry distinctiveness and quality unmatched in other lager beers. When serving Curious Brew Brut we recommend a fluted glass to preserve the delicate bubbles in this exceptional beer.

Curious Brew Cobb IPA - "A hymn to the hop"

Cobb is a Kentish hop variety that is well-known for its aromatic qualities. Once widely planted it is now increasingly rare. For this ale our winemaker has selected to use only this single variety of hops in order to capture and preserve its particular characteristics. The beer is hopped at four different stages of the brewing process to get the full spectrum of aroma and flavour available from this noble hop variety. Cobb IPA is best served in a tapered, schooner style of glass, which helps concentrate the aromas so that you can appreciate the beer on the nose as well as the palate.

Curious Brew Admiral Porter - "Oak-matured black magic"

This rich, dark Porter has been brewed using crystal, chocolate, black and amber malts from floor malted Sussex barley. The 'bittering' hop is the Sussex grown Admiral, which gives the beer its name. The winemaker's twist is to ferment and condition the beer with oak, giving a delicate balance of sweetness and bitterness, full depth of flavour and creamy vanilla notes. The ideal glass for appreciating the Admiral Porter at its best is a low goblet. As the porter is bottle-conditioned it does produce a sustained, coffee-coloured head which this wide-topped but slightly tapered glass helps to retain.

All three beers retail for £1.49 a bottle or £29.99 for a case of 24 and can be ordered on line in the shop section of our website or by calling the sales office on 01580 763033.

Resolve to treat yourself or a loved one in 2007

Stay at the elegant Hythe Imperial a 4 star hotel overlooking the sea and take advantage of the 2 night Chapel Down wine and food indulgence package.

Enjoy a luxurious break at the Hythe Imperial in combination with a day of indulgence at the award winning Chapel Down Winery in Kent.

Includes the following:

• 2 nights bed & full English breakfast at the Hythe Imperial located on the seafront.
• 3 course evening meal in the Hythe Imperial award winning restaurant on both nights
• Full use of Reflections Leisure at The Hythe Imperial
• 2 Course lunch at Chapel Down Winery and a selected Bistro menu accompanied by a glass of English wine
• Guided tour through the vineyards, state of the art winery and return to the shop for a wine tasting
• On departure you will be presented with a bottle of Chapel Down wine as a memento of your day
• £210.00 per person

Subject to availability, please make your booking by calling The Hythe Imperial on 01303 267441 and mention the ‘wine package’.

If you would like to arrange this or a similar group package please contact Ann-Marie Holland, Conference Coordinator for further details at Chapel Down on 01580 763 033.