Beer of the Week (w/e 21st December 2014)

[ROBCamra]

rpadam: Larkins Porter
Bucking Fastard: Burning Sky Aurora
Mobyduck: Hopback Golden Best
Real Ale Ray: Bowland Fairy Ale of New York
Aqualung: Milton Saturnalia
Wittenden: Long Man Old Man
Thuck Phat: Burton Bridge Damson Porter
oldboots: Salopian Hollybush
london calling: Tiny Rebel One Inch Punch
ROBCamra: Seven Brothers Stout

[rpadam]

Larkins Porter, found on gravity at The Ragged Trousers (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59135/) in Tunbridge Wells.

[Bucking Fastard]

A very big week and some fine ale along the way.

Burning Sky -- Aurora*
Saltaire -- Triple Chocoholic*
Moor -- Amoor *
Moor -- Revival
Moor -- Smokey Horizyon * (Highly unusual smoked beer)
North Cotswold -- Shagweaver *
Wadsworth -- 6X
Dark Star -- Hophead *
Adnams -- Lighthouse
St Austell -- Tribute
Fullers -- Jack Frost *
Buntingford -- Silent Night
Saltaire -- No. 5 Stout *
Mighty Oak -- Snow Queen
GK -- Rockin' Rudolph :sick: (Serves me right for ordering it)


BOTW goes to Burning Sky Aurora in top form at the ever reliable Old Fountain.

Next week very limited pub opportunities ,any BOTW may be a challenge.

[Mobyduck]

A small selection this week.
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
West Berks Yule Fuel
Hopback Golden Best BOTW
Now off work for a couple of weeks so hopeing for a few more beers and pubs in the near future.

[Real Ale Ray]

Bowland - Fairy Ale of New York

[Aqualung]

Another good week for me with a day out in Cambridge :-

Windsor And Eton Knight Of The Garter 3.8%
Late Knights Hop O' The Morning 4.2%*
Brain's SA 4.2%
Lacon's Falcon 4.2%
Moorhouse's Ice Witch 4.3%
Brentwood BBC4 4.3%
Hop Stuff Fusilier 4.3%
Orkney Clootie Dumpling 4.3%
Rooster's Yankee 4.3%*
Woodforde Nelson's Revenge 4.6%*
Rudgate Rudolph's Ruin 4.6%
Milton Medusa 4.6%
Greene King Rocking Rudolph 4.7%
Lancaster Rum and Raisin 4.7%
Brewster's Ho Ho Ho 4.8%*
Portobello White 4.8%
Burton Bridge Dam Dog 5.0%*
Church End Fallen Angel 5.0%*
Caledonian Minagof IPA 5.0%
Arundel Old Scrooge 5.0%
Saffron Silent Night 5.2%
Milton Saturnalia 5.3%*
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA 5.9%*
Wadworth's Full Sail Wassail 6.0%


It was the final pint in Cambridge that wins out the Milton Saturnalia at £3.30 in the Devonshire Arms. It was so good I stopped for a second rather than attempting to fit in one more pub. It's a Xmas special apparently but I would call it a New World Pale.


BOTW Milton Saturnalia

[Wittenden]

Panic Saturday
At risk of repetition, my BOTW is Long Man-Old Man 4.3%abv: Dry,crisp,dark and wholesome.Lovely.
It could well be my BOTY. Taken at The Bull Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/15788/)

[Thuck Phat]

A small but well formed selection:
Hop Back Citra
Burton Bridge Damson Porter*
Kelham Island Fairytale of New York*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

The Bishops was excellent and slid down very easily as the Saints beat the Tigers.
BOTW Burton Bridge Damson Porter. Not as good as Titanic Plum Porter, very little is, nonetheless the best beer I've tried from this brewery by quite some distance.

[oldboots]

Darkstar - Hophead
Half Moon - Solstice
Ossett - Big Red
Heinekin - Amstel
Portobello - Star
Thornbridge - Brock
Hullet - Perry
Black Sheep - Blizen
Roosters - Yankee
Taylors - Landlord
Mallinsons - Simcoe
Salopian - Hollybush
BAD Co - Elf Juice
Tapped - English Christmas Beer (ECB)
Tapped - Roulette
Roosters - Sharikov
Two Roses - XP366
Newby Wyke - Comet
Salopian - Firkin Freezing
Rat - Borat
Rat - Bob cRATchet
St Austell - HSD
Oates - Winter Solstice
Titanic - Plum Porter

Too many seasonal specials but the BOTW Salopian - Hollybush

[london calling]

Up London mid week but not much good beer.So the
Tiny Rebel -one inch punch taken In the Express Ale House Brentford wins by a country mile. Passed the 3 pint test with flying colours.

[ROBCamra]

Seven Brothers Stout. Dark and smooth and at 5.2% there's pleanty of body unlike some extra cold keg stouts I could mention. :cheers: