Toffee Apple Cider (Brothers)

Name: Toffee Apple Cider
Label: "An acquired taste but then so is freezing rain in your face and evenings that start at 4.30pm. The Brothers"
Brewery: Brothers
ABV: 4.0%

Rating: I acquired the taste instantly for drinking this. It's amazing and I don't even really like cider. That's why I drink ale. But this is amazing.

Game: I have mostly been playing Alice: The Madness Returns and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. I always forget what the Forgotten Sands is called and call it the Sands of Time instead. I must remember that it's Forgetten and that it still contains Sand but no Time, even though in the game you can tamper with time when you screw up. All very confusing... great game though! 7/10

Southwold Bitter (Adnams)

Name: Southwold Bitter
Label: "Southwold Jack is one of Adnams' oldest & most loyal figureheads, that's why we've chosen him to be the icon for one of our most famous beers."
Brewery: Adnams
ABV: 4.1%

Rating: Understated on the label with regards to ingredients, but this beer makes a cracking pint so say I.

Game: I saw a trailer for Deadly Premonition ages ago and it looked like crap. I heard some quite good things about it so I thought I'd give it a go.  It looks like crap. Why does it looks so rubbishy last gen? Anyway the actual game is a surreal, quirky, survival horror, murder mystery.  Think Twin Peaks meets L.A. Noire meets Silent Hill but with the aforementioned shit graphics.  It's absolutely brilliant though! At the moment I'm giving it 8 out of 10.

Miss America (Batemans)

Name: Miss America
Label: "Celebrating American Independence - Just as you'd expect, Miss America is a full, well rounded, robust beer, bigger and better than the rest!"
Brewery: Batemans
ABV: 4.1%

Rating: Aswell as the portly looking lady on the front the label also says, "Goes great with Hamburgers... lots of them!"

Game: Getting fit sucks. It's too much like hard work and it's as boring as shit. So how great is UFC Personal Trainer? It's a game and it's exercise, all on the same disc. Overall, it's excellent. Full of absolutely knackering exercise routines but still suitable for all abilities. Light exercise or get your ass kicked exercise, it's up to you. My only quibble so far is it's frozen up a couple of times, which is a bit soul destroying when you're forty minutes into a high impact strength training routine and you've lost all your progress. Also, it doesn't register my push ups very well. Push ups are hard. Recognise the push up damn it, so I just have to do sixty rather than one hundred and twenty!!

Cocker Hoop (Jennings)

Name: Cocker Hoop
Label: "An unashamedly cocky golden pale ale"
Brewery: Jennings
ABV: 4.2%

Rating: Cocker hoop means in very high spirits or boastful apparently. Which is infinitely better than being a cocky little shit.

Game: A couple of games absolutely sped through in the past week were HAWX 2 and Medal of Honor. Both short and sweet. I couldn't be bothered with the MoH Tier 1 stuff or multiplayer. Not. Arsed. I give them both 7.5 / 10. Thats the definitive review for both of them. You don't need to read about them anywhere else. Thanks.

Old Dan (Thwaites)

Name: Old Dan
Label: "Bottle conditioned - a delicious mellow beer with chestnut hues and smooth finish"
Brewery: Thwaites
ABV: 7.4%

Rating: What a teeny little bottle. I know its strong but why the small bottle? Soon they'll be selling beer in thimbles for three quid a pop.

Game: Another game I got around the same time as Shadows of the Damned is Alice: The Madness Returns. If your looking for an epic platformer then get this. It does get slightly repetitive but its still great.  Alice in Wonderland was never something I've ever been interested in previously, I barely know the story, but this is a good messed up version. Did Alice's parents burn to death in a fire? Bring it.

Brewer's Dark (J. W. Lees)

Name: Brewer's Dark
Label: "Award winning dark ale smooth and light with a rich malty flavour"
Brewery: J. W. Lees
ABV: 3.2%

Rating: Smooth, well-rounded and light to drink.

Game: Well Child of Eden didn't last long in my collection. Got it traded for Shadows of the Damned. Shadows is unusual, it could be quite scary - its obvious a lot of effort has gone in to creating creepy and atmospheric renditions of Hell with fantastic sound and music. And yet strangely this is purposely spoilt with excessive cock jokes and a lead character that comes across overly confident and obnoxious. Shame really.

Kiss Me Kate (Castle Rock)

Name: Kiss Me Kate
Label: "Celebrating the Marriage of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton - Fortified with flavour - Championship winner"
Brewery: Castle Rock
ABV: 5.0%

Rating: Ok I can say I did my bit to celebrate the Royal Wedding, albeit three months later and by drinking beer. Here's to our future QILF.

Game: The big release this week was Child of Eden. I raised the funds for more games by trading in the Wii so thought it only right to use the proceeds to buy Kinect games. At first when I was playing Child of Eden I was like, WTF?? I paid how much for this? Rubbish graphics, rubbish townie music and only five levels??  However after a while it becomes completely absorbing and mesmerising. I never played Rez so this is a whole new experience unlike any other.

Boondoggle (Ringwood)

Name: Boondoggle
Label: "Blonde Ale - A deliciously fruity blonde beer"
Brewery: Ringwood Brewery
ABV: 5.0%

Rating: "Down here in the New Forest we call carefree lazy days "Boondoggle days"". This makes me want to go and live in the New Forest with lots of beer. And an xbox of course. And a 50 inch telly...

Game: Finished L.A. Noire. I <3 L.A. Noire. Definitely getting DLC for this game and going to replay it through again starting from tomorrow. This is definitely one of this console-generations defining moments. For some reason I've also got loads of other games on the go at the moment. L.A. Noire, Dragon Age 2, Mortal Kombat, Fallout: New Vegas, Bayonetta and several Kinect games! Busy, busy...

The Original Butcombe Bitter (Butcombe)

Name: The Original Butcombe Bitter
Label: "Butcombe's only beer for the Brewery's first 20 years, and now bottled to celebrate winning the Silver Medal at the Great British Beer Festival 2009."
Brewery: Butcombe Brewery
ABV: 4.5%

Rating: Excellent beer, I can see why it's the West Country's favourite. Made with 100% best Maris Otter Malt with a blend of (never divulged) traditional English Hop varieties.  AND I've managed not to mention anything about butts or combs.

Game: I thought Dragon Age 2 was coming to an end. But no! It appears I've just moved on to a new chapter. I'm loving it at the moment, so much so I'm even thinking of parting with cash to buy DLC!  One minor downside, trying to defeat the Arishok meant having to lower the difficulty level to a less manly "Casual" setting.

Hopping Hare (Badger)

Name: Hopping Hare
Label: "Since 1777 - Refreshingly hoppy - Thrice hopped"
Brewery: Badger
ABV: 4.4%

Rating: "It is a terrific match with roast lamb and spicy Thai dishes" it says on the back, I bet it's a good match with actual hare as well. Does anyone eat hare?

Game: Ordered back in January, L.A. Noire has finally landed. Homicide detectivity (new word) never looked so good!  The game really does need to be seen to be believed. The level of realism and storytelling makes the whole experience considerably more immersive than your average triple A blockbuster. And like a great book it's so, so difficult to put down.  Gaming has turned a corner again it seems and it's so exciting I'm getting car sick.