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This remarkable 5.1% beer comes from the Alloa, Scotland, independent run by the brothers Bruce and Scott Williams, best known for their Heather Ale. Seven Giraffes won the Tesco Beer Challenge in 2007 and is available in the group's stores at �1.59 for a 500ml bottle.
Williams Bros, Seven Giraffes (Scotland) 
(RP) The beer's
curious name stems from the fact that the beer is brewed using seven different malts and Scott William's daughter thought the number seven looked like a giraffe. So the brewery got a brilliant name that didn't cost them a
penny from a smart PR or marketing company. The malts in question are lager, Maris Otter pale, wheat, Vienna, pale rye, pale crystal and Munich. The hops are Cascade, First Gold, and Styrian Goldings. The beer is dry
hopped before bottling with Cascade and Styrians. Elderflowers are also added during the copper boil with hops and the beer also receives a squeeze of lemon juice, which, says Scott, enhances the hop character. The
beer has a superb aroma and palate of rich malt, elderflower and citrus fruit, with notes of chocolate, rye, coffee and tart hops. The finish is long, complex and lingering, dominated by tart citrus fruit, spicy hops, creamy malt,
light chocolate and elderflowers. Malt: high. Fruit: high. Hops: high 5.1% ABV, 50cl, �1.59, Tesco.  |  |
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