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Everards Brewery Offer: Beer, Rewards, and a Taste of Something Special

If you ever needed an excuse to stock up on quality bottled ale, this fantastic offer from Everards Brewery might just be it.

To celebrate a string of recent awards across their bottled range, Everards launched a limited-time promotion: purchase two cases of the same Everards ale online, and receive a free t-shirt or polo shirt. A perfect blend of beer and branded reward for loyal fans.

Offer valid: 20th July – 19th August 2012

Not Just for Drinking: Cooking with Tiger Best Bitter

So, you’ve got a case (or two) of Tiger Best Bitter, what next?

Beyond the pint glass, Everards encouraged drinkers to get creative in the kitchen. As part of their Tiger Hero Recipe competition, they invited beer lovers to turn their ale into culinary inspiration.

The result? A standout winning dish crowned the Tiger Hero Recipe Masterchef of 2012.

Everards Tiger Beer



Everards Brewery’s Tiger Beer is a classic British bitter, celebrated for its balance, smoothness, and easy drinkability.

Amber in colour with a gentle malt backbone, it delivers subtle notes of caramel and biscuit, complemented by a light fruitiness. The finish is clean with a restrained bitterness, making it an ideal session ale, one that can be enjoyed pint after pint without overwhelming the palate.

Approachable yet characterful, Tiger Beer has become a staple choice for both seasoned real ale enthusiasts and those new to traditional British ales.

Everards Tiger Chutney

Everards Tiger Chutney takes the essence of Tiger Beer and transforms it into something entirely different, yet equally satisfying.

This rich, tangy chutney incorporates the ale’s malty sweetness and gentle bitterness, creating a deep, layered flavour profile. Typically combined with fruits, spices, and vinegar, it achieves a balance of sweetness and sharpness that enhances a wide range of foods.

Perfect alongside cheeses, cold meats, or savoury dishes, Tiger Chutney is a great example of how brewing can extend beyond the glass, bringing the character of a well-crafted beer into the kitchen.

The Winning Dish: Fillet of Beef with Tiger Beef Sauce



This recipe transforms Tiger Best Bitter into a rich, deeply flavoured sauce paired with tender fillet steak, indulgent potato pave, and a luxurious Stilton crouton. It’s hearty, refined, and unapologetically indulgent.

Ingredients

Tiger beef sauce

1×500ml bottle Tiger Best Bitter
450ml good beef stock
1 med. carrot diced
1 crushed garlic clove
1/2 stick celery diced
1/2 med. onion
1 bay leaf
1 sprig rosemary
1 sprig thyme
Butter & flour

Main dish

4 x fillet steaks cut and trimmed 8cm across x 4cm deep
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
crouton bread cut the same size as the steak, 1.5cm thick

Stilton pate

50g of good local Stilton
50g cream cheese

Potato Pave

1kg of Maris Piper potatoes
200g sweet potato
300ml double cream
1x crushed garlic
1x bay leaf
1x pinch nutmeg

Mixed Veg

Trimmed carrots
French green beans
Celery cut julienne

Instructions

To make Potato Pave (Try to cook this the day before)

  1. Gently boil the cream, add the crushed garlic, bay leaf and a pinch of nutmeg just for a few minutes, then set aside.
  2. Peel the potato, including the sweet potato, and finely slice.
  3. Get a square or oblong dish big enough for at least 4 portions, at least 4 – 5cm deep,
    Line with butter, then line with foil and butter the foil.
  4. Mix the sliced potato in the cream mixture to coat, then layer out in the dish, seasoning as the layers build with a layer of sweet potato through the middle, foil over the top, place in the oven with a heavy object to weigh down, and cook for 1 1/2 hours at 180 °C.
  5. Allow to cool, Refrigerate for 4 hours, turn out, remove foil and cut into neat portions. Set aside.

To make Tiger Beef sauce

  1. Add all ingredients to the pan ( excluding butter and flour )boil until reduced by half, and turn off the heat.
  2. Put the prepared veg on to boil
  3. Heat the frying pan with a metal handle on high heat
  4. Use olive oil direct on to steaks with seasoning, put straight into the pan 2 mins each side, then put the pan into the oven at 220 c for 10 – 15 mins, depending on rare to medium
  5. Put sliced potato in the oven as the steak is cooking to warm through.
  6. Remove the steak and put it on a plate to rest,
  7. Put the pan on low heat and use as much tiger beef mixture as required, and roll a knob of butter with flour, and then add it to the sauce to thicken.

To make croutons

  1. Mix together the Stilton and the cream cheese to a smooth mixture.
  2. Then fry bread in butter, take care not to burn

To serve the dish

  1. Set out warm plates and put a crouton on, topped with stilton pate
  2. Put a portion of potato on each plate and vegetables on the side
  3. Place the steak on the crouton, with the all-important Tiger Beef sauce over the steak to finish and enjoy!

Final Thoughts

This Everards promotion perfectly captured what makes beer culture so enjoyable: not just drinking, but sharing, experimenting, and celebrating flavour in all its forms.

From award-winning ales to inventive recipes like this Fillet of Beef with Tiger Beef Sauce, it’s a reminder that a good beer can be just as at home in the kitchen as it is in the glass.

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