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ROBCamra
17-04-2013, 14:26
Bucking Fastard: Titanic Molly Brown Ale
Real Ale Ray: Little Ale Cart Spearmint
london calling: Kirkstall Generous George
oldboots: Acorn Old Moor Porter
Brewguru: Quantock Nightjar
hondo: Tennent's Lager :eek::eek::eek:
Thuck Phat: Oakham Bishops Farewell
aleandhearty: Rat Bonkers American IPA
Aqualung: Conwy Cwrw Mêl
Oggwyn Trench: Empire The Dragon
Mobyduck: Darkstar American Pale Ale
ROBCamra: Elland Pacific IPA

Bucking Fastard
21-04-2013, 14:45
Pathetic week with just three 'spoons festival ales in The George, Croydon.

Vasileostrovsky - Siberian Red
Mauldon's - Blackberry Porter
Titanic - Molly Brown Ale =BOTW ,another winner from Burslem.


Next week end of the month supping one evening in a refurbished Mc Mullens pub:eek: to be followed by Southampton Arms and possibly Pineapple,Kentish Town which should deliver several BOTW contenders.

Real Ale Ray
21-04-2013, 14:53
Little Ale Cart - Spearmint

london calling
21-04-2013, 16:23
Bristol -acer
Stroud -organic
Orkney -ipa
redemption -urban dusk
could all have been the winner this week but
Kirkstall -generous george 6.0 was impressive.

oldboots
21-04-2013, 16:52
Only one very short session at the pub this week due to work so BOTW and actually well deserved is

Acorn Old Moor Porter

Brewguru
21-04-2013, 19:34
Thursday and Friday both spent at Tuckers Maltings beer festival with ensuing carnage.

from th remains of my programme I'll nominate
Quantock Nightjar 3.9%
packed with flavour and well balanced NZ hops. Defo a 3 pinter.

Honorable mentions to
Milk Street Mermaid
Yeovil Stout Hearted
Quantock Wills Neck
Bristol Beer Factory Acer

plus others too many to mention hic!:nishelypished:

hondo
22-04-2013, 07:44
just 1 pint consumed this week so it has to be Tennent's lager

Thuck Phat
22-04-2013, 10:40
Just one beer this week: BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell.

aleandhearty
22-04-2013, 11:55
Decent week for me variety wise, but many of the Wetherspoon's festival beers were rather ho-hum. Tried this week:

Marstons - PacificGem.
Elgoods - Spring Gold.
Woods - Twist Grip.
Hilden - No.4.
Everards - Malty Tasker.
Batemans - Mocha.
Fernandes - Jackdaw MILD.
Fernandes - Nightjar.
Fernandes - Great Northern.
Rat - Black Rat.
Ilkley - Black.
Devil's Backbone - American Amber.
Vasileostrovsky - Siberian Red.
O'Hanlons - Red Ale.
Rat - Bonkers American IPA.
Dark Star - Art of Darkness.
Downton - Rye Smile.
Rat - Dirty Rat.

With honorable mentions for the Siberian Red and Art Of Darkness, the clear winner was the Bonkers IPA, an apparent experimental brew from Rat. Wonderful tropical fruit nose, with a smooth but intense hoppy mouthfeel. Even at 6.5%, it absolutely slid down.*

*Will, you would have absolutely hated it! :D

Aqualung
22-04-2013, 15:48
A few to choose frpm this week :-


Sharp's Doombar 4.0%
Robinson's Hoptimus 4.1%
Robinson's Unicorn Bitter 4.3%
Cottage Duchess 4.2%
Conwy Riptide 4.3%
Conwy Cwrw Mêl 4.5%
Robinson's Double Hop 4.8%
Acorn Barnsley IPA 5.0%
Hyde's Burnt Sienna 5.0%
Brodie's Mosaic Pale 5.0%
Brodie's Simcoe Pale 5.0%
East London Quadrant Stout 5.8%
Celt Experience Continental Drift 5.9%
Brodie's Caramel Salt Brown 6.0%
Wickwar Station Porter 6.0%
Brodie's Dalston Black IPA (keykeg) 7.0%


Of five possible contenders the Conwy Cwrw Mêl (aka Honey Fayre) just crosses the line in front. It easily passed the three pint test at the Ty Mawr in Llanbedr (£2.65 a pint). It's a golden beer with a honey flavour that isn't overpowering.

By coincidence the Riptide from the same brewer at the Spoons George in Wanstead was also a contender.

BOTW Conwy Cwrw Mêl

Oggwyn Trench
22-04-2013, 20:55
Only one nights drinking this week :(

Abbeydale - Now Then
Empire - The Dragon
Mallinsons - Saaz
Malvern - Black Pear
Thornbridge - Sequoia
Purple Moose - Glaslyn Ale
Salopian - Lemon Dream

BOTW Empire - The Dragon

Mobyduck
23-04-2013, 20:51
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Brains Milkwood
Brains Reverend James
Palmers Copper Ale
Butcombe Bitter
Gales HSB

Clear winner and not for the first time the ever reliable Darkstar American Pale Ale.

ROBCamra
26-04-2013, 11:40
Elland Pacific IPA tried in The Baum of course.

At 5.4% it's full of New Zealand hops and is dangerously drinkable.

My only other pub visit of the week was to The Regal Moon where the JDW festival ales were all OK, but nothing stood out at all. :cheers: