Beer of the Week (w/e 14th September 2014)

[ROBCamra]

Bucking Fastard: Marble Earl Grey IPA
Real Ale Ray: Peerless Peninsula Golden IPA
Wittenden: Tonbridge Rustic
Mobyduck: Dark Star American Pale Ale
Aqualung: Everards Terrapin Rye
london calling: Brixton Electric IPA
oldboots: Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby
hondo: Quantum I Love Galaxy
Thuck Phat: Whim Flower Power
ROBCamra: Salamander Twinkle Toes

[Bucking Fastard]

Quality ale all through a very good week.


Marston's -- New World Pale Ale
Marston's -- Pedigree
Whim -- Flower Power * (3PT)
Titanic -- Iceberg*
Titanic -- White Star *
Titanic -- Plum Porter*
Marble -- Earl Grey IPA *
Oakham -- Scarlet Macaw *
Tillingbourne -- Hop Troll *
Oakham -- Hawse Buckler *


BOTW goes to Marble Earl Grey IPA in the unlikely surroundings of The Napoli,Leek.Deceptive at 6.8%,on the second pint I got the subtle infusion of tea, this brew is certainly complex but well balanced .

Next week I will be scratching around.

[Real Ale Ray]

Peerless - Peninsula Golden IPA 5.7%

[Wittenden]

Kent and Essex:
Brentwood-Summer Virgin 4.5% abv. Approached with trepidation due to certain adverse comments about the brewery on this site.Initial burst of nettley hops,slight haze,some underlying hardness.Yet another so-so Golden.
Mighty Oak-Oscar Wilde Mild 3.7%abv.Bible black,lasting head.Liquorice and blackberries.
Tonbridge-Rustic 4%abv.Darkish, earthy best bitter.Spicy hedge fruit.Made from the unusual Kentish hop 'Epic',together with Fuggles from Alsace.
My BOTW-Tonbridge-Rustic. No pub visits on the horizon, though I might sneak a pint at the ploughing match on Saturday.

[Mobyduck]

Quite lacking in pubs and beers this week,
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Flying Monk Elmers
Wild Weather Stormbringer
Fraoch Heather Ale

APA takes it.

[Aqualung]

Not a big week for me. Apart from the London Glory they were all pretty good.

Dark Star Hophead 3.8%
Triple fff Alton's Pride 3.8%
Adnam's Topaz 4.0%
Greene King London Glory 4.0%
Tiny Rebel Cwtch 4.6%
Tillingbourne Hop Troll 4.8%
Wharfebank Ryestone Cowboy 5.0%
Dark Star Festival 5.0%
Hanlon's Stormstay 5.0%
Wild Card Queen Of Diamonds IPA 5.0%
Caledonian Barley Brown's Black IPA 5.2%
Everard's Terrapin Rye 5.5%
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA 5.9%
Greene King Abbot Reserve 6.5%

The winner is the Terrapin Rye with an honourable mention for the Tiny Rebel Cwtch. Everard's have done a great job with this one, the latest in the Spoons American series. It was in superb nick at the E4 King's Ford (£2.35).


BOTWW Everard's Terrapin Rye

[london calling]

Had some particularly drinkable beers this week
trumans -tom ditto ipa
revolutions -50 words for beer
five towns -old norrell
five towns -nameless slave
mallinsons -centennial noir
nottinghill -stout
revolutions -german film star
oakham -krackens ink
oakham -pint please
darkstar -partridge
I actually had some cracking beers looking at my list.
for quaffability
prospect -nutty slack would win it hands down
not exactly a session beer but I could drink lots of this was the Botw
Brixton -electric ipa 6.5

[oldboots]

1125

[hondo]

Quantum - I love galaxy keg

[Thuck Phat]

A good week for quality ale:
Marstons Pedigree
Whim Flower Power*
Titanic Iceberg*
Titanic White Star*
Titanic Plum Porter*
Marble Earl Grey IPA*
Nobbys Chrystal
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

Very difficult to seperate the Earl Grey IPA, Titanic beers and Flower Power which were all excellent. BOTW Whim - Flower Power in recognition of a small brewery producing a consistently tremendous beer.

[aleandhearty]

BOTW goes to Marble Earl Grey IPA in the unlikely surroundings of The Napoli,Leek.Deceptive at 6.8%,on the second pint I got the subtle infusion of tea, this brew is certainly complex but well balanced .

I've only tried the bottled version, but thought it absolutely stunning at the time, with the Earl Grey flavour really coming through. Would love to try it on draught.


Had some particularly drinkable beers this week

revolutions -50 words for beer
five towns -old norrell
five towns -nameless slave
mallinsons -centennial noir
revolutions -german film star


Bloody hell, LC! Sure you weren't in Harry's Bar, Wakefield? :)


Sadly, no beer for me this week, as I was decidedly off-colour for a few days.

[london calling]

I've only tried the bottled version, but thought it absolutely stunning at the time, with the Earl Grey flavour really coming through. Would love to try it on draught.



Bloody hell, LC! Sure you weren't in Harry's Bar, Wakefield? :)


Sadly, no beer for me this week, as I was decidedly off-colour for a few days.

Yes it was a very northern line-up. Thankfully.

[ROBCamra]

Salamander Twinkle Toes. Typical Salamander beer a light hoppy 3.8% session ale. In The Baum of course.:cheers: