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Conrad
22-03-2010, 12:39
Just for Hoppy, who is already eyeing up the potentials ;)

oldboots: Wentworth IPA (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10676#post10676)
ETA: Innis & Gunn Oak Aged bitter (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10694#post10694)
Oggwyn Trench: Salamander Gung Ho (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10702#post10702)
Hopwas: Black Hole's Milky Way (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10713#post10713)
Millay: Thornbridge Jaipur IPA (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10715#post10715)
Wittenden: Hopdaemon's Skrimshander IPA (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10730#post10730)
Conrad: Bath Ales Rare Hare (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10739#post10739)
RogerB: Cairngorm Trade Winds (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10755#post10755)
ROBCamra: Acorn Moor Porter (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10756#post10756)
trainman: Twickenham Naked Ladies (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10758#post10758)
HTM69: Hogs Back Spring Ale (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10768#post10768)
aleandhearty: Clark's "Freedom Ale" (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10771#post10771)
Rex_Rattus: Sambrook Junction (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10792#post10792)
gillhalfpint: Bushys Manx Pride (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10819#post10819)
pubsignman: Sambrook's Junction (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?1825-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-28-Mar-2010%29&p=10837#post10837)

hopwas
22-03-2010, 12:41
Just for Hoppy, who is already eyeing up the potentials ;)

:D

Here I go..

I went to Tamworth FC's clubhouse and I saw new real ale on called Tetley's Green Shot (4.5% i think) I never heard of it so I had a pint..

On my first sip, first thing I noticed is it's bitterness but not too hoppy and quite happy to drink one or two pint but not session beer for me. Slight hint of plum or something similar.

Going to Sutton Coldfield later to sample beers at Bottle of Sack, Dukes Inn and few pubs I haven't decided yet.

ROBCamra
25-03-2010, 08:14
Just for Hoppy, who is already eyeing up the potentials ;)

Had a couple of pints of Mallinsons Grand Canyon on Tuesday which was pretty good.

Very Mild Monkey from Brass Monkey didn't hit the spot for me but Spring Frenzy from Daleside was pretty good as well.

Plenty of time left yet though. :drinkup:

hopwas
25-03-2010, 10:12
Had a excellent pint of Black Hole's Milky Way which was really good. Very silky and milky. Bit like drinking alcoholic milk but without usual white colour. Only problem is their strength 6%! (at The Bole Bridge)

Adnams' Broadside at The Station, Sutton Coldfield is not too bad either but bit fullish flavour and bit too heavy for me. Nice for couple of pints.

Still tonight's dart premier league in B'ham and Barwell on Sat to come...

gillhalfpint
26-03-2010, 11:57
I found 2 beers I really liked at the Walsall festival last night.

Tirril 1823 4.1%
Bushy's Manx Pride 4.2%

Excellent festival. Bushy's probably got the edge over Tirril.

Andy Ven
26-03-2010, 18:09
I found 2 beers I really liked at the Walsall festival last night.

Tirril 1823 4.1%
Bushy's Manx Pride 4.2%

Excellent festival. Bushy's probably got the edge over Tirril.

Thanks for the tip. I hope they're on tonight - I'll keep an eye out for them

Oggwyn Trench
26-03-2010, 18:14
Apart from a couple bottles of Butty Bach not had a drink this week:(
Catching the 7pm bus to Oakengates 30+ handpulls in 3 pubs within 20 yds of each other , Problem solved:cheers::drinkup:

Oggwyn Trench
26-03-2010, 22:58
Well back from quickish trip to Oakengates , Ironbridge Founders Gold , Ironbridge Pale Ale , White Rose Gecko Beach , Salamander Gung Ho , Bobs Brewery Ostara , Abbeyvale Absolution and Lymestone Stonecutter .
Salamander Gung Ho is well in the lead despite the dodgy pumpclip , a bloke hamering a nail up his own nose :sick:

Millay
27-03-2010, 11:54
It had been a quiet week up until Thursday when I spotted Jaipur IPA at a pub near work and risked a couple at lunchtime. Back in the evening for a couple more then thought I should be sensible, so down graded to Ringwood Fortyniner. That run out after two pints and by that stage I didn't really care so had another Jaipur. Rounded it off with a mate at Euston with two pints of Pale Rider.

An excellent days drinking but I paid for it the next day.

I'm off for a beer shortly but there'll have to be something really special to beat the Jaipur IPA.

hopwas
27-03-2010, 14:44
Just one more possible BOTW this week..

Stadler's Staggered Badger (4.9%) Very sharp and hoppy but pleasant finish. Had it in Bole Bridge.

Black Hole's Milky Way looking like BOTW at the moment. I am off to Bole Bridge soon to see if they install new real ales.

oldboots
27-03-2010, 20:44
I'm off for a beer shortly but there'll have to be something really special to beat the Jaipur IPA.

It will need to be very very good to beat Jaipur, I've just had a bottle and it continues to impress even though I've moved on to Westmalle at 9.5%.

My BOTW this week is going to be Wentworth WPA, a fine South Yorkshire hoppy ale served to me by a sexy Barnsley lass on Tuesday in a super village pub, ain't life grand?

ETA
28-03-2010, 08:08
I've been abroad most of this week, but I did manage to get to the Cardinal in Stavanger, one of the best pubs in Europe in my opinion. It's more English than a lot of pubs in England, even down to the dartboard and has about 100 (I didn't bother to count) British beers (bottled, of course). So, my BOTW is Innis & Gunn Oak Aged bitter from a bottle (saw off a few of those on Wednesday).

Oggwyn Trench
28-03-2010, 10:28
Tried a few more last night ,Broughs pale ale ,Titanic Steerage , Ironbridge 1779 , Goffs Mordred , Backyard Brewhouse Nipin. This weeks winner is Salamander Gung Ho , i am getting seriously impressed by this brewery , have liked everything i have tried by them so far :drinkup:

hopwas
28-03-2010, 11:43
My BOTW goes to...

Black Hole's Milky Way

Millay
28-03-2010, 12:57
I'm off for a beer shortly but there'll have to be something really special to beat the Jaipur IPA.
As I suspected, there was nothing to beat it so this week my BotW is Thornbridge Jaipur IPA :cheers:

Wittenden
28-03-2010, 19:48
An East Kent double, between Hopdaemon's Skrimshander IPA and Shep's Eary Bird. The Early Bird is wonderfully springlike and spicy, but on the whole I preferred the Skrim with its extra depth of graineyness from the malt.

Conrad
28-03-2010, 22:30
Not too much for me this week, but I had a nice Rare Hare with my lunch at the pub today.

Millay
28-03-2010, 22:50
Not too much for me this week, but I had a nice Rare Hare with my lunch at the pub today.

I thought that was the start of a 'Waiter, waiter there's a hair in my soup" joke :D

RogerB
28-03-2010, 23:47
Not the greatest beer week. The Brewster Ice Queen I had tonight in the Paper Moon, Dartford was quite good and White's Hoppy Easter in the Market Porter at London Bridge deserves a mention but I think I will stick with the Cairngorm, Trade Winds as my BotW at the Rake at London Bridge.

ROBCamra
29-03-2010, 08:03
Not too much for me this week, but I had a nice Rare Hare with my lunch at the pub today.

A couple of years ago whilst out and about in Bristle we called in a Bath Ales pub selling this very beer. Ms CAMRA suggested that I should order it in my full blown Lancashire accent without any attempt at the posh Baaaath pronunciation.

"A pint of Rur Ur please" was the result, as was a blank look from the barmaid. :p

This weeks BOTW is going to be Acorn Moor Porter. I've always liked this beer and it was on top form in the Regal Moon on Saturday.

trainman
29-03-2010, 09:10
Another week of relative abstinence for me :eek:, but a mid-week errand found me near Croydon's George and, like a few others this week, I found myself on the Jaipur. That though, was quickly reminding me that I shouldn't yet be on the lash, so I'll give botw to Twickenham Naked Ladies. All of 'em.

Maldenman
29-03-2010, 09:40
I'm yet to track down the Jaipur. I know its on Nicholson's Spring list, and I looked in a couple on Saturday but to no avail. I had a pint of Thornbridge Kipling a while ago in The Falcon (Clapham Junction for those unfamiliar), and I wasn't too sure, it had a strange aftertaste.

RogerB
29-03-2010, 09:54
I'm yet to track down the Jaipur. I know its on Nicholson's Spring list, and I looked in a couple on Saturday but to no avail. I had a pint of Thornbridge Kipling a while ago in The Falcon (Clapham Junction for those unfamiliar), and I wasn't too sure, it had a strange aftertaste.

There seems to be a lot of Thornbridge flying around at the moment - I had the Lord Marples for breakfast yesterday - wasn't particularly palateable and also had the Kipling quite recently. I've had Jaipur a couple of times (but not recently) and can't get on with it. I am the same with Fuller's new Bengal Lancer which from my memories of the Jaipur is a similar pint.

HTM69
29-03-2010, 11:15
Lat weeks offerings, spread over two days:

Hop Deamon Incubus x 1
Hogs Back, Spring Ale x 1
Whitsable Brewery, Oyster Stout x 1
Whitstable Brewery, Winkle Pickerx 1
Two Ciders (cannot recall names or breweries) x 2
Ringwood Best Bitter x 3
Landlord x 1
Deuchars IPA X 1
Tyskie (Bottle) x 1
San Miguel (Bottle) x 1
Vodka & Coke x 3

BOTW: Hogs Back Spring Ale

aleandhearty
29-03-2010, 11:17
but I think I will stick with the Cairngorm, Trade Winds as my BotW

Undoubtedly, a fabulous beer. The first time I tasted it, I'd just done a ten mile walk in the Scottish Highlands. You can imagine how good it was.


A couple of years ago whilst out and about in Bristle we called in a Bath Ales pub selling this very beer. Ms CAMRA suggested that I should order it in my full blown Lancashire accent without any attempt at the posh Baaaath pronunciation.

"A pint of Rur Ur please" was the result, as was a blank look from the barmaid.

:D I'd have paid good money to see that. (We can barely understand you on the proper side of the Pennines, so what chance do they have in Brizzle?) :)

aleandhearty
29-03-2010, 11:34
After voicing my indifference to Clark's beers on another thread, I'm quite surprised to be nominating one as my BOTW.Clark's 'Freedom Ale' is a beer with a subtle smoky, peaty taste, doffing its cap at Laphroiag malt whisky. I know many disliked Hilden 'Gael Rua', but as I've not tasted it I can't compare the two. However, I suspect Freedom is a much more subtle affair, although probably still distinctive enough to be a 'Marmite' beer. Not for everyone, I'm sure, but I really enjoyed it.

Conrad
29-03-2010, 11:36
A couple of years ago whilst out and about in Bristle we called in a Bath Ales pub selling this very beer. Ms CAMRA suggested that I should order it in my full blown Lancashire accent without any attempt at the posh Baaaath pronunciation.

"A pint of Rur Ur please" was the result, as was a blank look from the barmaid. :p
You're lucky she didn't slap you, proposing something like that to a complete stranger:eek:

RogerB
29-03-2010, 11:38
Two Ciders (cannot recall names or breweries) x 2


Big Tree Cider - Appley Ever After (5.1%) & Fruity Beauty (??%)

HTM69
29-03-2010, 13:41
Big Tree Cider - Appley Ever After (5.1%) & Fruity Beauty (??%)

Cheers Roger - very nice they were, too.

According to the site - http://www.cclweb.co.uk/cider/ciders.htm - there are a few different flavours of he 'Fruity Beauty', but no strength is shown! Fairly certain it was 5%, actually.

Rex_Rattus
29-03-2010, 14:11
I know it's been around for some while, but last week I encountered Sambrook Junction for the first time in a pub in Wandsworth. I thought it was a superb pint, with a much fuller flavour than Sambrook's other offering, Wandle, and is my BOTW. Not surprising as it's a 4.5% ale compared to Wandle's 3.8%. Mind you it didn't have a lot of competition for my BOTW - apart from usual suspects, I managed Wychwood's Paddy's Tout; Grainstore Trible B; Sharp's Cornish Coaster; Brain's SA; and Downton Quadhop.

gillhalfpint
29-03-2010, 18:34
My BOTW was Bushys Manx Pride that I had at Walsall fest.

Pubsignman
30-03-2010, 00:02
This week was a massive improvement on last week's dismal effort. Brewster's Bellona would have probably won most other weeks - a fine malty bitter that I picked up in the Market Porter last night.

However, I'm going to go with Sambrook's Junction which I'd been keeping an eye out for for some time and finally found in the Harp, Covent Garden. As Rex mentioned, it's an improvement on the Wandle (although I quite like that too) and I've got hopes for more to come from them in the future.

Eddie86
30-03-2010, 14:38
So far it's got to go to Snecklifter. It's just so smooth, you can't possibly just have one, as I proved quite spectacularly last night :D