Beers from Pitfield Brewery and Marble Beers
Did you know, Sound Bites has an organic off licence – and some hidden real-ale gems?
Organic brewers are not common, but, like organic growers, are almost exclusively passionate, dedicated and principled individuals. And there is an extensive range from two of the best in Sound Bites – as well as other interesting if quirky surprises.
Pitfield Brewery – formerly of Hoxton in the East End of London, now relocated to the Essex /
Suffolk border, is the original UK organic brewery. Pitfield “Dark Star” was UK champion ale as
long ago as 1987 – and Martin Kemp has been turning out classic beers, some brewed to historical
recipes ever since. Sound Bites stocks almost the complete range of Pitfield bottle-conditioned
organic beers: East Kent Goldings (4.2%), Eco Warrior (4.5%), St.George’s Ale (4.3%) – the latest
incarnation of Pitfield’s Dark Star, 1850 London Porter (5%), 1837 I.P.A. (7%) and the staggering
1792 Imperial Stout (9.3%). There might even be a bottle of the very special 10% Stock Ale left
from Christmas – one to lay down.
Manchester Marble beers are comparatively young. The brewery converted to full Soil Association organic status in 2000, earning Vegan Society approval too as they ditched all fishy additions to the brew. It was only last year that they started to bottle their superb cask ales, tweaking recipes to suit bottle-conditioned demands. “Ginger Marble”, featured at the Derby Winter festival in its 4.5% cask form, is “Ginger 6” at 6% in bottles – the definitive ginger beer! Lagonda I.P.A (5%) and Chocolate Marble (5.5%) – in superb cask form at the Babington Arms Marble weekend – are the other beers currently available at Sound Bites. An E.S.B. style “Tawny Ale” (5.7%) is eagerly awaited, after its 2 months of dry-hopping, in April. Marble brewer, James Campbell, is a perfectionist in the trade – one of the younger generation of master brewers, and one of the best.
There is more. You will also find Lincolnshire/ Yorkshire brewed organic fruit beers – Cherry Ale and Strawberry Ale (5.1%) – intriguing Belgian-style creations from Sam Smiths fiercely independent Tadcaster brewery. For cider/ perry drinkers there is also a range from Herefordshire organic cidery, Dunkertons: Black Fox cider (7%), Dry cider (7%) and their delightful Perry (7.5%). It’s not scrumpy, but they are true craft-brewed products.
Come in to check out some “real ale in a bottle” you won’t find anywhere else in Derby!
Organic Blue Men's Bodycare
Men like to be pampered too, which is why Sound Bites has sourced an award winning range of bodycare products
that are just for men. Now on the shelves we have four products : bath soak, shower scrub, hair & body wash and
body lotion. These great products contain organic essential oils and the bath soak and shower scrub are based
on organic neem, a plant with natural anti-bacterial properties. The Bath soak, hair & body wash, and shower
scrub are £3.99 for 250ml; the body lotion is £4.99. A full list of ingredients can be found on the
Organic Blue website.
Winner of the Beauty Award, Natural Health 2007.
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