Best Amber Ale
Nirvana Brewery

These Lo-Nos are getting better and better. I drank Best Amber with a Stilton on the side and I almost could have been in a British pub. Of the handful of non-pale Lo-Nos that I've reviewed, this may be the closest to its classic style.

Best has a decent foam that sticks around and is a pretty enough amber. Smells are malty and biscuity and earthy, in that order. Tastes bring on the nuts initially and the hops by mid-palate... but they both stay in the background leaving the rich malt blend to do most the work. Medium-mouthed in the no-Lo style.

Nirvana gets excellent Overall Hugs for being England's first No-Lo specialist; starting some ten years ago. Wanting to please a recent teetotaller in the family, the daughter started the brewery so that others also who shouldn't drink alcohol could at least enjoy a beer. That attitude deserves Hugs. Cheers !