The Beer Academy has created a range of themed tasting events for Topsail. A fun or challenging one hour beer tasting with the Beer Academy’s highly knowledgeable and entertaining experts is a fantastic addition to your Thames cruise. Each of the following eight options takes around an hour and you would only choose one option for your event – these can be tailored to your specification. These events are best for groups of up to 40 aboard our traditional Thames Sailing Barges. For a longer, more in-depth beer tasting event try our original Beer Tasting Cruise. Extreme Beers - a selection of unusual beers which underline the great range of flavours available. Typical beers: Kasteel Kru, Innis & Gunn, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout. Drinking Down the Ages - a selection of beers to taste the evolution of beers and their styles. Typical beers: Old Ale, Standard Bitter, Porter, India Pale Ale, Czech Lager. Strong Ales - a selection of strong top fermented beers. Not for the faint hearted! Typical beers: Adnams Broadside, Robinson’s Old Tom, Fullers 1845, Westmalle Triple. Relating Brewing Materials to Beer Flavours - a selected range of beers which show the contribution of different brewing ingredients such as malt, hops, dry hop, barley. Beer from Different Countries or Regions - options include Ale Trail & World Lagers. A selection of representative beers, for example the ’Ale Trail’: Caledonian Burns Ale (Scotland), Thwaites (Lancs), Felinfoel Double Dragon (Wales), Fullers ESB (South). Team Building Options: Drinking around the World - a range of beers which show the predominant geographical styles; participants use a map of the world to plot their origin. Typical beers: Czech Lager, Northern European Lager, New world lager, UK Ale, Belgian Ale. Pairing Beers with their Flavour Profiles - each beer comes with a spider diagram flavour profile; participants match the diagram to the beer. Typical beers: New world lager, Hoppy pale bitter, Dark bitter (crystal malt), Stout. Beers which Complement Food - a selection of beer and food combinations; participants pair food and beers, such as Best Bitter with strong cheese. Prefer a land-based London venue for your event, or in addition to your cruise? Then check out our new company, Riverside Events & Venues... | 
