Hummingbird (Young's)

Name: Hummingbird
Label: "Delightfully aromatic refreshing golden beer with tropical notes"
Brewery: Young's
ABV: 4.2%

Tasting notes: "Hummingbird is an exciting addition to the Young's bottle range following its popularity as a seasonal cask ale. A golden ale with a refreshing tropical hint, Hummingbird brings something a little bit different which we are sure you'll love."

Game: If you like Transformers then you should definitely get Transformers Devastation. It's a quality brawler and totally faithful to the original cartoon! It's a game that transforms into a big bucket of nostalgia. But not the type of nostalgia where you think, 'Ahh... this was actually a bit shit.'  Instead, it's the type of nostalgia where you think, 'YEAH, THIS IS ACE!'. Then you go out and re-buy all the old toys and contemplate on where you went wrong in life because you still like stuff that you should have grown out of 35 years ago.  8/10

Happy New Year!

Light Ale (Young's)

Name: Light Ale (Young's)
Label: "Light traditional beer - Here at Young's we've created a family of flavoursome beers with different styles and tastes, united by a common belief that good beer, brewed properly and with passion, can be enjoyed by all."
Brewery: Young's
ABV: 3.2%

Rating: "A light refreshing bitter with a distinctive, crisp taste. Pale amber in colour, Young's Light Ale is a clean satisfying blend of Maris Otter English malted barley and Fuggles and Goldings hops. Britain's favourite light ale."  And now my favourite too!

Game: After my earth-shattering epiphany from the last post about pre-ordering, I've discovered the PreOrderIQ website. Created by the same publishers as the splendid GamerZines (check The Elderly Gamer site for the low-down), PreOrderIQ gives us a ridiculously handy collation of upcoming games and where they can be pre-ordered at the best deals. With high-street shops slowly vanishing and surviving retailers charging in excess of £43 for a new release, it's even more tempting to turn to tax-avoiding online retail alternatives for our next gaming fix. Who needs the high street anyway... (other than pretty much everyone, obviously).