The advent of Epic Pale Ale has been a revelation for those who crave for flavour that the vast majority of mass-produced beers fail to deliver.  Epic Pale Ale is designed to pack in as much flavour as possible into each bottle; it has the equivalent of 15 hops per bottle - a mind-boggling, 3000% more than regular beers.  However, for some people this is just too much hop!  Now, Epic has introduced an 'entry-level' brew  - Epic Lager.  With ‘only’ the equivalent of six hops per bottle, the recipe for Epic Lager includes a blend of Bavarian and Moravian Pilsner malts, and two aromatic, but low bitterness American ‘Noble’ hop varieties to tone down the powerful flavour.  Brewer Luke Nicholas reckons: "If you are (an Epic) pale ale drinker it probably won't have the hop hit you are used to, but you will now have a beer to share with your friends that are scared of hops and flavour."  Our beer expert Geoff Griggs says: “Despite the reduction in hops, Epic lager is still an aromatic and flavoursome brew and it certainly gets a big thumbs-up from me.” (330 ml)  RC May 08