Beer of the Week (w/e 30th March 2014)

[ROBCamra]

Real Ale Ray: Arbor Greenhorn Rising
Bucking Fastard: Burning Sky Aurora
Mobyduck: Charles Wells/Dogfish Head DNA
Wittenden: Old Dairy Spring Top
hondo: Redwillow Seamless
aleandhearty: Five Towns Monster Mash
Thuck Phat: Oakham Bishops Farewell
ROBCamra: Rat Mother Rat

[Real Ale Ray]

Arbor - Greenhorn Rising

[Bucking Fastard]

Another pretty good week.

Rudgate -- Ruby Mild
Woodforde -- Wherry
Caledonian -- Deuchars IPA
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Sam Smith's -- Old Brewery Bitter
Burning Sky -- Aurora
Burning Sky -- Plateau
Kent Brewery -- Cobnut
Grain -- Best Bitter
Moor -- Nor' Hop (unfined)
Siren Song /Wychwood -- Session IPA
Dark Star -- Revelation

BOTW goes to Burning Sky Aurora,an exceptional APA in the Holborn Whippet,and just about pint of the year so far.


Leamington,Knowle and Brum make up the next bit of boating and should deliver many contenders next week.

[Mobyduck]

Despite being hampered by a chest infection this week ,still managed some self medication,
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Cheddar Bitter Bully
Cheddar Goats Leap IPA
Charles Wells/Dogfish Head DNA BOTW, subtle yet full of flavour that stays the distance.

[Wittenden]

Kent and Norfolk:
Shepherd Neame-Early Bird 4.35abv. Hoppy, but with a metallic afternote.
Harveys-Sussex Best Bitter 4%avb.Unimpeacheable.
Adnams-Mosaic Pale ale 4.1%abv. Poor condition.Interesting tropical fruit flavours but a disassociation between hop and malt.Disappointing.
Old Dairy-Spring Top 4%abv A really good Kentish Pale Ale. Peppery hops.
Adnams-Oyster Stout 4.3%abv. A good dark'un,with that seaweedy tang that I don't often find in Adnams any more.
Woodefords-Wherry. 3.8%abv. Old school bitter-earthy biscuits.
Adnams-Southwold Bitter 3.7%abv. I often forget how much I like this;old fashioned bitter with an east coast tang.
Very close call between the Oyster Stout and the Spring Top.Old Dairy Spring Top my BOTW

[hondo]

Redwillow - Seamless

[aleandhearty]

A very quiet week, with just the four tried.

Cottage - Mittlefruh.
Copper Dragon - West Coast Pale.
Bob's - Chardonnayle.
Five Towns - Monster Mash.

Easy winner was the MM.

[Thuck Phat]

Oakham Bishops Farewell

[ROBCamra]

BOTW is going to be Rat Mother Rat tried in The Ashton Arms (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/12907/) very dark and porterish.

I had a pint of it and was most impressed and then tried a different beer that I hadn't had before.

But I couldn't leave without having another half of the Mother Rat.