Taking the proverbial...

Christmas seems a long time ago now, I'm already counting the shopping days until the next one (NOT!), but to mark the occasion in 2011, I was given some curiously labelled Ale in a special gift pack. For anybody who is baffled, the labelling plays on the name and the location of the Dorset Piddle Brewery.

What's slightly worrying is that two people had the same bright idea, I received two such gift packs last Xmas, but thanks anyway. Its the thought that counts...!

Now one of the things I like to do on a Tuesday is to get a little bit of interaction going with Tom Bott on Skyline Gold, that's 102.5FM if you are in the Southern Parishes area of Eastleigh. I can't do it every week unfortunately, but Tom's a good sport, he seems to appreciate the interaction and we've certainly had some fun on air over the last few months. We've probably bored his other listener witless actually...

Anyway, I contacted Tom this evening to say I'd bolted the door, taken the batteries out of the doorbell and taken the phone off the hook, ready to settle down and enjoy his show. Tom replied on air, suggesting that I settle down with my favourite tipple...

That's not a bad idea I thought, so in search of something suitable I stumbled across this Ale in my kitchen cupboard. Not exactly forgotten, but tucked away for just such an occasion.

There were five different Ales to choose from, all named along similar lines, so I picked this one, opened it up and settled down to relax.

The description on the back of the label reads;

Piddle: Full bodied Amber beer. Sweet and malty with a fruity caramel nose leading to a resinous hoppy finish with a twist of citrus. Filtered and gently carbonated.

I concluded that it was well labelled...