Beer of the Week (w/e 13th January 2013)

[ROBCamra]

Spinko: Thornbridge Jaipur
Mobyduck: Fullers Black Cab Stout
Oggwyn Trench: Nutbrook Mongrel
Bucking Fastard: Fullers Bengal Lancer
Real Ale Ray: Nelson Friggin in the Riggin
Aqualung: Long Man Long Blonde
london calling: Pitfield Chocinoca
hondo: Stewart Brewing Copper Cascade
oldboots: Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild
Thuck Phat: Vale King of Snow
Wittenden: Surrey Hills Shere Drop
aleandhearty: Kirkstall Three Swords
ROBCamra: Adnams Shingle Shells

[Spinko]

Thornbridge - Jaipur

Enjoyed 4 of these in the The Oast House (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/75497/) in Manchester. For once we were even abke to find a seat on the Friday night. While the new year resolutioners are making the gym horrendous at the moment, pubs are a lot nicer on Fridays!

[Mobyduck]

St Austell Proper Job
Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger
Courage Best
West Berks Mr Chubbs Lunchtime Bitter
Fullers Black Cab Stout
Plain Ales Innocence

Four vying for first place this week,
Proper Job was good but a bit near the end of the barrel,
Bishops Finger again good but not really my favourite style of beer,
The Black Cab and Innocence were both very good but totally different beer styles,( I like both).
After some deliberation I am going for,
Fullers Black Cab Stout ,the first time Iv'e tried this beer.

[Oggwyn Trench]

A few decent pints this week

Nutbrook - Responsibley
Mallinsons - Tethys
Bradfield - Belgian Blue
Banks - Sunbeam
Nutbrook - Mongrel
Green Duck - Ducks Arse
Ossett - Elizabeth Rose
Jennings - Cockle Warmer

BOTW Nutbrook - Mongrel , a lovely nutty roasty chewy brown beer :D

A close second is the Bradfield Belgian Blue , a very good moreish beer which loses points as it is Blue , well more purple to be accurate :confused:

[Bucking Fastard]

A few pints went down in and around Aylesbury,and BOTW was Fullers Bengal Lancer which sailed through the three pint test with ease in The Red Lion,Marsworth ,a very authentic village boozer.

The upcoming week looks quiet,The George in Croydon may be my only salvation.

[Real Ale Ray]

Nelson Brewery - Friggin in the Riggin

[Aqualung]

A few tried this week :-

Long Man Long Blonde 3.8%
London Fields Hackney Hopster 4.2%
Lymestone Stone Cold 4.2%
Milestone Rich Ruby 4.5%
Brodie's Citra Pale 5.0%
Welton's Wassail 6.1%
Brodie's Imperial IPA (keykeg) 11.0%

The winner has to be the Long Man Long Blonde sold at an amazing price of £1.79 in the George Hotel in Hailsham (Spoons). I don't normally try beers this weak unless it's a mild but was glad I did here as it was light tasty and extremely quaffable. It's a very pale bitter beer in a similar style to a lot of Brodie's beers. It's one more suited to a warm sunny day rather than a cold dark wet dank one in January. I hope the George gets some more Long Man beers in as I would certainly try other ones.


BOTW Long Man Long Blonde

[london calling]

euston and islington got my money this week. good pubs -above average beer and my fave was a dark one.
pitfield -chocinoca.never had a bad beer from this brewer.

[hondo]

Stewart Brewing - Copper Cascade

[oldboots]

At the risk of being boring Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild, only the pub I drank it in changed - Worksop this time.

A word to the wise don't drink three pints of it at the end of a pub crawl :eek:

[Thuck Phat]

Interesting selection this week after a day or two boating with BF around Aylesbury:
Chiltern 300's
Aylesbury Hornswoggler, Illumination Porter
Vale - King of Snow
Butcombe Bitter
Adnams Southwold
Fullers Bengal Lancer
Darkstar Hophead
Oakham Bishops Farewell

I enjoyed the Illumination Porter, Hophead and Bengal Lancer but BOTW is Vale Brewery's King of Snow. Light and drinkable at 3.9% but with plenty of flavour it's like a dialled down Gravitas. Very appropriate name today too.

[Wittenden]

One (unplanned) pub visit.
Surrey Hills-Shere Drop. Mid to pale, nettles and citrus, hedge fruit. A Surrey classic. My BOTW

[aleandhearty]

An excellent week for beer, bolstered by a visit to Leeds. This week's contenders:

WharfeBank - Slingers Gold, Tether Blonde.
Ridgeside - Jailbreak, Cascade.
Moorhouses - Black Cat.
Kirkstall - Three Swords.
Geeves - No1.
Ilkley - Lotus IPA.
Oxfordshire - Churchill.
Thornbridge - St Petersburg.
Leeds - Midnight Bell.
Bridgehouse - Porter.
Elland - Cascade Three Ways.
Hawkshead - Brodie's Prime.
Milk Street - The Usual.
Wentworth - Oatmeal Stout.
Box Steam - Dark & Handsome.
Roosters - Humble Pie.
Acorn - Winter Pale Ale.
Great Heck - Powerhouse.
Rudgate - Teiwaz.
Fernandes - Jackdaw MILD, Nelson IPA, Triple OOO.
Great Heck - Golden Bull.

Some good beers in there, but it came down to the Black Cat versus the Three Swords, both sampled in The Grove, Leeds. The latter just shaded it.

[ROBCamra]

BOTW is going to be Adnams Shingle Shells described as a scarlet festive beer.

It was a bit late for Xmas, but it tasted great in The Baum last week.

It's also a great name for an Xmas beer from a coastal brewery as well. :cheers: