Being a great lover of Kasteel Cru (we used to buy it by the pallet load) I was surprised to have only just found out about the rose beer.

Brought into the bar a couple of years back, the beer gave me a new found interest in beer. With its wine credentials, the beer fitted Gales like a glove.

Although using champagne yeast and being from Alsace sounds like it going to be a gimmick, the beer is still a serious drink and its production methods and sensibility can easily be tasted as a real point of interest. Light, with fine bubbles, you would hardly guess it is as alcoholic as it is. The perfect beer to start the evening and a great drink to accompany a light fish starter.