Twickenham Naked Ladies

When first brewed back the noughties this beer hit the spot so well that it quickly became Twickenham's signature brew and remains firmly the star of their line-up. Using Herkules, Celeia and Chinook hops, it's gloriously, hoppy with bold citrus, pine and floral notes with a clean bitter edge and it's easy to see why it's so popular. The name? Statues of water nymphs in the grounds of York House in Twickenham, known locally as the 'Naked Ladies', might just have provided the inspiration.

When the initial barrels starting rolling out of Twickenham Fine Ales in 2005 they were the first to be brewed in the town since 1906. On the back of their bottles you'll spot the motto Inspired by Tradition which sums up their ethos pretty well. Don't mix them up with new wave indie breweries. Mango-infused IPAs and lactose-laden imperial stouts aren't their stock-in-trade. Better to think of them as a bastion of brewing sanity in this dizzying age of anything goes.