IPA (Wadworth)

Name: IPA
Label: "Easy drinking and refreshing"
Brewery: Wadworth
ABV: 3.6%

Tasting notes: "A great balance of malt aroma & hoppiness on the palate. Wadworth IPA is the local session ale of choice favoured for its light refreshing nature."

Game: Blimey it's Eaglemoss's MEGA Predator Statue!  He's an impressive 34cm tall, amazing paintwork and detail. Only 500 worldwide, the one below being number 244 according to the certificate of authenticity. Here he's pictured next to the Eaglemoss 1/16 sized Predator just for comparison. After the photo was taken he ate the other predator so he could have the shelf to himself. That's how badass he is.

Rating: 10/10

MEGA Predator Statuette 34 cm (Predator 1987)

IPA (Belhaven)

Name: IPA
Label: "Original Scottish Craft - Golden, Fresh, Aromatic"
Brewery: Belhaven
ABV: 4.2%

Tasting notes: "India Pale Ales were first brewed in the 19th century, when the refreshing bite of beers brewed with extra hops became very popular in India. In America a century or more later, IPAs evolved into super-strong, super-hoppy beers. Our Scottish take on the style is closer to those original exports - a fine golden pale ale brewed with Fuggles, Willamette and Styrian hops to give a an aromatic nose with spicy, tropical fruit and lemon zest notes and a brisk, refreshing flavour."

Game: Today was random purchase Tuesday. After the excessive expenditure that was Elite Dangerous [yeah you're a bit shit at that game aren't you - Ed] we splashed out a whole English pound (£1) re-buying Aliens Colonial Marines. Was it *really* as bad as everyone said it was when it was first released? We can't remember much about it so the incoming review will be without any baggage or prior knowledge of what it should or should not be [it appears your memory is as bad as your gaming skills - Ed].

IPA (Cotleigh)

Name: IPA
Label: "The Somerset Craft Brewer- This label by Quantock Design, features a original illustration recently discovered in the Cotleigh archive. We believe it was produced around 1985, and are very keen to track down the mystery artist"
Brewery: Cotleigh Brewery
ABV: 4.0%

Tasting notes: "Cotleigh IPA was first created by Head Brewer Guy Baddeley and adjusted to perfection in the Brewery's 35th Anniversary year. It contains a blend of three bittering hops and a beautiful aromatic Motueka hop from New Zealand. This golden IPA is a full bodied malty beer bursting with long lasting moreish flavour."

Game: It's "Let's buy a random game" week! This weeks random game is Elite Dangerous.  Remember the original Elite (or Elite Plus) from the 80's / 90's?  Well I do and it was great but 14 year old me didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on or what I was doing.  So now after firing up Elite Dangerous I can safely confirm that old me also doesn't have the foggiest idea what is going on or what I am supposed to be doing. Graphics are good though.

Rating: 8 learning curves out of 10

IPA (Vedett)

Name: IPA
Label: "IPA, but not really from India and not really a pale ale" - fair enough
Brewery: Vedett
ABV: 5.5%

Tasting notes: "A hoppy aroma & fruity notes - scrubbing your palate with malty undertones"

Game: It's a revelation. Assassin's Creed Revelations in remastered 4K on Xbox One S!  Graphically it looks spot on, gameplay is smooth as yum and Ezio sports a sweet beard. Didn't remember much of this game from the 360 days but it's great. Finished. Now the Ezio Collection becomes a very big collect-em-up. Stabby collecting time.

Revelations rating: 9 beards of 10

IPA (Fourpure Brewing)

Name: IPA
Label: "Inspired by Oregon USA"
Brewery: Fourpure Brewing
ABV: 6.5%

Tasting notes: "Fourpure is a London based family brewery founded in 2013. Beer is our passion and our travels are what inspires us to brew. We believe craft beer should always be bold and flavourful - enjoy one of ours, kept fresh in this can."

Game: So prize for Most Poorly Designed Bit of Gaming 2015 goes to Batman Arkham Knight DLC, Catwoman's Revenge. There's a battle with Riddler's robots on a floor, a large proportion of which is electrified seriously restricting movement. So it basically renders useless one of the best things about the Batman Arkham series, the fight mechanics. For example you can't do a special takedown move because it usually ends up with Catwoman sat on the electrified floor being sapped of energy while the animation plays out. Ditto for some counters where Catwoman ends the animation in a different position, usually on an electrified part of the floor. Even the evade move is not an option because she jumps quite far, usually ending up on... you guessed it, the electrified floor.  Bit moany, but so what. It's spoilt an otherwise enjoyable item of DLC.

IPA (Marstons)

Name: IPA
Label: "A smooth and floral British classic"
Brewery: Marstons
ABV: 5.8%

Rating: "Soldiers serving in India longed for a taste of home, but British beers never survived the epic sea journey. So, brewers developed super-strength India pale ale, designed to be watered down once it arrived in India. British troops didn't appear to get that message however, choosing to drink it neat instead. And although today's IPAs aren't quite so potent, they still retain the distinctive taste that helped to build an empire"

Game: Not played anything other than Titanfall for like, a month or something!  Absolutely addicted.  Almost regenerated up to Level 3, which for none Titanfall players will mean absolutely nothing of course.  Regen happens when you max out at Level 50.  So to get to regen 3 you have to max out twice. But when you regenerate you lose all your unlocked weapons and abilities, other than Titans. A bit like in Doctor Who. He loses all his wigs and scarves but can still climb into the Daleks he previously unlocked. Rating: 10/10

IPA (Tap Room Brewing Company)

Name: IPA
Label: "Bold with spicy hop notes - Full-bodied & smooth - Brewed and bottled in New York for Sainsburys"
Brewery: Tap Room Brewing Company
ABV: 6.3%

Rating: "This American IPA is a blend of 3 different hop varities which give it its characteristic bold hoppy aromas. It is smooth and full of flavour with a rich malty character, spicy notes and a long finish. Best served chilled in a glass."  This is the start of a clutch of American ales I've somehow acquired. And it's off to a good start too.

Game: The list of upcoming games for 2013 is eye-wateringly awesome. This is good news for a number of reasons, the main one being that it confirms there's life in the old dog yet. The old dog being the Xbox 360, not some random old dog. There are also negative connotations of this news however, the main one being my wallet is literally shitting itself at the prospect of vast expenditure. It's also taken exception to my recent cavalier 'f*ck you' attitude to spending during these austere times. I didn't hear the end of it when I bought my new gaming chair. Stupid wallet.

Games on my radar (yes, I literally have a radar that tracks upcoming games, what of it):

• Omerta: City of Gangsters (maybe) 
• Dead Space 3 (preordered) 
• Aliens: Colonial Marines (at last) 
• Metal Gear Solid Rising: Revengeance (not a real word) 
• Tomb Raider 
• Gears of War: Judgment (maybe if it's not too multiplayer focussed) 
• Bioshock Infinite 
• Splinter Cell: Blacklist 
• Star Trek: The Video Game ("The Video Game"? What were all the other Star Trek games then, cabbages?) 
• Grand Theft Auto V 
• Disney: Infinity Stater Pack (not really) 

Wallet is now threatening to kill me...

IPA (Marston's)

Name: IPA
Label: "Sainsbury's Tastes the Difference - Delicate, fresh nose with floral & Citrus aromas - A traditional brew with clean bitter hop flavour"
Brewery: Marston's
ABV: 5.9%

Rating: Sainsbury's tells us to literally "Tasts the difference". Just noticed the tiger on the label too - instant awesomeness right there.

Game: At the moment I have quite a few games currently on the go. In the fall of this year (sorry for the Americanism) and early next year there's going to be some mega games released that I simply HAVE to buy including but not limited to: Assassin's Creed Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, Rise of Nightmares (Kinect), Star Wars (Kinect), Silent Hill: Downpour, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I Am Alive, Jurassic Park: The Game, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Halo 4, Gears of War 3 and Far Cry 3. Lot's of colons. That's how exciting it is!

Deuchars IPA (Caledonian)

Name: Deuchars IPA
Label: "Distinctive - refreshing"
Brewery: Caledonian
ABV: 4.4%

Rating: Cask Champion Beer of Britain 2002 and BIIA, World Champion Cask Ale 2005 - enough awards already

Game: Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed II.