Brewery Visit

Three Colten Care homes in Dorset have been putting their very own brewed beer to the taste test.

During the summer, residents from all of Colten’s 21 homes were invited to take part in a beer tasting session with beers from the local brewer Southbourne Ales. The aim to was to collectively choose a great tasting beer that would become ‘The Colten Beer’. Three beers were sampled and scored for taste and appearance and residents then suggested names go with each one. We won with our suggested Name Residents revenge and it is now proudly stocked at Amberwood House for our residents to enjoy. Jim and Len had a great visit to the brewery to celebrate our win. Jim said I was very interested to learn about the history of beer and brewing. Jennifer is a very good host and of course the tasting of our Residents’ Revenge was a highlight!” We finished off our day with fish and chips on the seafront and an afternoon nap.