Going in for a sip confirms those strong aromas and brings them direct to the tongue. A citrus burst with a grapefruit base zings to leave a modest bitter sweet end. As the beer descends a white lacing garnishes the side of the glass. Maori: mate (mi), mate kiatu ( death by violence ), mate tara-ā-whare ( death from natural causes ), mate whawhati tata ( sudden death ), mate koeo ( natural death ), hautapu ( by violence )

In 2008 John left his job and sold his house to start a brewery with his Uncle. Hence, Blue Monkey Brewery was born. The brewery was a storming success and has gone from strength to strength. However after five years John decided that was it, he had developed the brewery as far as he could. The PerfectDraft beer dispenser enables drinkers to enjoy fresh, chilled, bar-quality draught beer in the comfort of their own home. Vocation’s Life & Death is now available in 6L PerfectDraft kegs, with each keg pouring 10 pub-quality pints. The keg machine chills the beer to a temperature of 3°C, with all empty kegs eligible for return to receive beer credit. Greek: θάνατος (el) m ( thánatos ) Ancient: θάνατος m ( thánatos ), θανή f ( thanḗ ), τελευτή f ( teleutḗ ) ( polite ) Sweet Temptation (6.6% abv): a chocolate caramel stout collaboration beer with the giants of Brew York. This silky smooth, rich and seductive stout is impossible to resist.The Life & Death IPA available to PerfectDraft customers is the same liquid that is available in cans and on draught in the on-trade, and is brewed to the same exacting standards as all of our beers.” Consequently it’s a high scoring beast that leaves you wanting more. But beware, it’s not a puny beer, it has muscle at 6.5% Vol. Vocation Brewery Hop, Skip & Juice (5.7% abv): a tropical pale ale with heavy doses of citrussy Simcoe to get lips hopping. Dan Marsham, Community Manager at PerfectDraft UK, says: “We are really pleased to have Vocation on board with PerfectDraft and to be able to offer their flagship Life & Death to our discerning customers. Life & Death is a well-known and much loved IPA which we know will go down a storm with the PerfectDraft community.”

With Citra Incognito, Citra Cryo, Calypso and Columbus, it’s a hop extravaganza, promising some bold flavors. Vocation have gone for real complex flavors that come together to produce a very strong beer. However at 10% Vol its a one off treat to relish, because a session beer it is not. Imperial Kirsch First we have a mango pale ale that gets the taste buds dancing with some real mango for that tropical experience. It is sunshine in a glass begging for a hot day to show off its freshness. Russian: смерть (ru) f ( smertʹ ), ги́бель (ru) f ( gíbelʹ ), поги́бель (ru) f ( pogíbelʹ ), кончи́на (ru) f ( končína ) Vocation, one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing craft beer breweries, has joined up with the UK’s No. 1 online retailer of craft and speciality beer, Beer Hawk, to launch its flagship Life & Death Classic IPA in PerfectDraft format.

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Life & Death is a 6.5% abv US-style IPA with fruit-forward flavours and a dash of sharp citrus. The Citra and Mosaic hops provide a lingering bitterness set against a smooth malty base. At a modest 4.0% Vol its a session winner. A real summer pleaser that will invigorate the taste buds and satisfy the quench. In fact its a big citrus mango dream with a slight bitterness. What could be better for a BBQ or garden party? Triple Vision Smash & Grab (8% abv): a hop-bomb DIPA, crammed full of fruity tropical and citrus flavours from only the freshest, tastiest, hops. The finish is smooth, sharp and moreish. Hindi: मृत्यु (hi) m ( mrityu ), मरण (hi) m ( maraṇ ), मौत (hi) f ( maut ), मर्ग (hi) f ( marg ), मरना (hi) ( marnā ), विनाश (hi) m ( vināś ), मुर्दनी (hi) f ( murdanī ), मुर्दन m ( murdan ), अंत (hi) m ( ant ), इंतक़ाल m ( intqāl ), फ़ना f ( fanā ), कदन (hi) m ( kadan ), देहांत (hi) m ( dehānt ), शरीरांत (hi) m ( śarīrānt ), विदा (hi) f ( vidā ), कूच (hi) m ( kūc ), परलोकयात्रा f ( parlokyātrā ), प्रस्थान (hi) m ( prasthān ), अजल (hi) f ( ajal ), कजा (hi) f ( kajā ), वफात (hi) f ( vaphāt ), वफ़ात f ( vafāt ), अत्यय (hi) ( atyay ), अनुगति f ( anugti ), अवसान (hi) ( avsān ), आई (hi) ( āī ), क़ज़ा ( qazā ), गंगा-गति ( gaṅgā-gati ), ग़मी ( ġamī ), गति (hi) ( gati ), निःसरण (hi) ( niḥsaraṇ ), देह-त्याग ( deh-tyāg ), निधन (hi) ( nidhan ), निपात (hi) ( nipāt ), निमीलन (hi) ( nimīlan ), निर्ऋति ( nirŕti ), निर्वाण (hi) ( nirvāṇ ), प्रयाण (hi) ( prayāṇ ), गमन (hi) ( gaman ), प्रस्थान (hi) ( prasthān ), रवानगी (hi) ( ravāngī ), मौता ( mautā ), रेहलत ( rehlat ), फ़ौत ( faut )

It pours a slight hazy golden orange settling with an ample foamy covering. The head does dwindle slightly but maintains enough to keep a lid on things. The lively aroma sings a fruity song with hints of grapefruit, mango and a pine. In fact you can almost taste it before you taste it. Afterward, realizing how much he missed brewing, he started again. He just knew it was a vocation and any beer lover would thank him for that. Life And Death is a great IPA, hoppy, with a citrus body and a subtle bitter ending, not to be missed. Persian: مُوْت‎ (fa) ( mowt ), مَرْگ‎ (fa) ( marg ), وَفات‎ (fa) ( vafât ), دَرْگُذَشْت‎ (fa) ( dargozašt ) Heart & Soul (4.4% abv): a session IPA with an intense fruit-salad character that comes from generous additions of US West Coast hops. Notes of passionfruit, gooseberry, pineapple and mango. Latin: mors (la) f, nex (la) f, exitium n, quietus m, letum (la) n, finis (la) m or f, obitus m, funus (la) n

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Roll with It: (5.2% abv): with super juice hops and a pillowy soft mouthfeel, this DDH Pale Ale is hazy, hoppy and dangerously drinkable. John and his kitchen produced some great beer, well that’s what his friends said. Next came a decision, and we can all agree it has proved to be the right one. The job ditched, the house sold and along came a Blue Monkey. Hebden Lager (5% abv): in our little town of eccentrics and artisans we like to create the unexpected and unrivalled. This clean, crisp and refreshing lager is no exception.

Divide & Conquer (5% abv): a fearlessly hop forward New England Pale Ale with notes of pineapple, passionfruit and pine for an uncompromising juiciness and a haze that won’t quit. Pride & Joy (5.3% abv): a classic, American-style pale ale which is crisp, very hoppy and aromatic. Flavours and aromas of mango, citrus, earthy pine, tropical fruit and blueberry. Sanskrit: मृत्यु (sa) m ( mṛtyú ), मरण (sa) n ( maraṇa ), निर्वाण (sa) n ( nirvāṇa ), मार (sa) m ( māra ), मोक्ष (sa) m ( mokṣa ), अन्त (sa) m ( anta ), काल (sa) m ( kāla ), मृत (sa) m ( mṛta ), अभाव (sa) m ( abhāva ) East & West: a collaboration between Gweilo and Vocation, East & West Pale Ale is a soft, hazy beer imparts notes of ripe papaya, guava and pineapple, leading into a dank flavour profile on the finish.

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Arabic: مَوْت‎ (ar) m ( mawt ), وَفَاة‎ f ( wafāh ), هَلَاك‎ m ( halāk ), مَنِيَّة‎ f ( maniyya ), حِمَام‎ (ar) m ( ḥimām ) ( literary or poetic ) Egyptian Arabic: موت‎ m ( mōt ) Gulf Arabic: موت‎ m ( mōt ), وفاة‎ f ( wafāt ) South Levantine Arabic: موت‎ m ( mōt ) John Hadingham, Sales Director at Vocation Brewery, says: “We are thrilled that our flagship beer, Life & Death, is now available for customers to drink on draught at home via Beer Hawk’s PerfectDraft beer dispensers. It’s always been our mission to make our genuine craft beers available to everyone, for all occasions, and this enables us to reach a new audience. PerfectDraft has a growing customer base and we are delighted to be able to offer them a world-class IPA which they can enjoy in the comfort of their own homes. Cantonese: 死亡 ( sei 2 mong 4 ) Hakka: 死亡 ( sí-mòng ) Mandarin: 死亡 (zh) ( sǐwáng ) Min Nan: 死亡 (zh-min-nan) ( sí-bông ) Wu: 死亡 The experience gained from his first brewery has proved valuable and seen Vocation grow considerably. In fact they are even in the Asian market through a partnership with Gweilo Beers based in Hong Kong. Bengali: মৃত্যু (bn) ( mrittu ), ইন্তেকাল (bn) ( intekal ), ওফাত (bn) ( ōphat ), মরণ (bn) ( moron )