Beer of the Week (w/e 29th March 2015)

[ROBCamra]

aleandhearty: Revolutions Debaser
Bucking Fastard: Raw Dark Peak Stout
Aqualung: Salopian Indigenous
Mobyduck: Revolutions Debaser
london calling: Sharps Atlantic IPA
Thuck Phat: Nobby's Plum Porter
Wittenden: Turner's Indian Pale Ale
oldboots: Kirkstall 666
Real Ale Ray: Northumberland Fifty Shades of Ale
ROBCamra: Exit 33 Hop Monster

[aleandhearty]

An excellent week, not surprisingly dominated by the wander round York.

Loddon - Bamboozle.
Mallinsons - Calypso.
Moorhouses - Black Witch.*
Rudgate - Ruby Mild.
Oakham - Bishops Farewell.*
Salamander - Divine Retribution.
Bristol Beer Factory - Sorachi.
Junction 33 - Hop Monster.*
Roosters - Yankee.
Slaters - Smoked Porter.
Junction 33 - Thirst Aid.*
Half Moon - Hull Moon.
Revolutions - Debaser.*
Great Heck - Treason Stout.
Roosters - Forty One Degrees South.
Dark Star - Hophead.*
Oakham - Citra.*
Great Newsome - Hops in the Spring.
Revolutions - House of Fun.
Half Moon - Stellar Oatois.
Half Moon - Dark Masquerade.*
Wold Top - Wold Gold.
Liverpool Organic - Quokkar.
Treboom - Yorkshire Sparkle.
Little Brew - Porter.
Atom - Blonde.
Saltaire. Blonde.
Thwaites - Symphonic.
Thornbridge - Jaipur.*
Thornbridge - Ashford.
Tapped - Liberty.
Kelham Island - Hippy Chick.*
Cornish Crown - SPA.

Some very good beers amongst that lot, but in the end the Debaser just shades it from the Hop Monster.

[Bucking Fastard]

Decent enough week with a lot of travelling around,yet sad the miss out on York.

Cerne Abbas -- Ale*
Raw -- Dark Peak Stout *
Raw -- Blonde Pale Ale*
Fuzzy Duck -- Thumb Ducker (spoonerism better than the beer )
Silhill -- Old Joint Stock
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord *


BOTW goes to a very good Raw Dark Peak Stout on fine form in The Old Cross Tavern.

Boat repairs done ,so moving through Hook Norton territory next week on the way to Banbury.Wish me luck;)

[Aqualung]

Another week dominated by the Spoons fest but with a visit to the only three Holden's pubs I hadn't been to :-


Olde Swan Original 3.5%
Holden's Black Country Mild 3.7%*
Holden's Black Country Bitter 3.8%*
Banks's Devils Backbone Spider Bite 4.0%
Exmoor Fox 4.2%
Rudgate Brew 11 Milk Stout 4.2%*
Holden's Golden Glow 4.3%
Phoenix Play It Again Sam 4.3%*
Twickenham Naked Ladies 4.4%
Greene King The Tanner's Jack 4.5%
Nottingham Salsa 4.5%
Wolf Lazy Dog 4.7%
Adnam's Golden Road California Breakfast IPA 4.8%*
Acorn Sovereign IPA 5.0%
Bateman's Lincolnshire Red 5.0%
Camerons Vermillion 5.0%
Vale SPA 5.0%
Wadworth Ye Ole Admiral 5.0%*
Holden's Special 5.1%*
Everard's Townshend's JCIPA 5.5%*
Salopian Indigenous 5.5%*
Inveralmond Rascal London Porter 5.6%
Shepherd Neame Cerveceria Fort English IPA 5.8%
Welton's Churchillian 6.6%*

The winner is the Salopian Indigenous which is described as a black IPA.. A black IPA is an idea imported from the USA so this is really an experimental brew to see if it works using just British hops. I thought the taste was reasonably OK but for me it lacked the hop aroma that the New World hops provide. Despite that it was a good effort from a brewery that I rate highly.
The nearest contender was probably from a brewery that I don't rate so highly the Wadworth's Ye Ole Admiral which was a strong pale beer with a superb bitterness.


BOTW Salopian Indigenous

[Mobyduck]

A good week for beer greatly helped by the York bash,
West Berks- Mr Chubbs Lunchtime Ale
Bowmans- Swift One
Timothy Taylors- Boltmaker
Triple fff -Citra Sonic
Sharps- Atlantic
Exmoor -Gold
Darkstar- Hophead*
Darkstar- American Pale Ale*
Wells and Youngs- DNA
Aylesbury Brewhouse- New Holland*
Binghams- Macchiato Stout*
Binghams- Rakau
Miltons -Orpheus
Hopcraft -Temple Of Love*
Blacksheep- Bitter
Devils Backbone-Spiders Bite
Celt Experience -False Dawn
B&T-Bedfordshire Clanger
Anarchy-Cascade*
Roosters-Yankee
Roosters-41 Degrees South*
Rudgate-Ruby Mild*
Revolution- Debaser*
Revolution-House of Fun
Samuel Smiths-Old Brewery Bitter
Half Moon- Dark Masquerade*
Half Moon- Equinox*
Old Mill-Blonde Bombshell
Merrie City -Atlantic Hop
Leeds-Pale
Thornbridge-Kipling*
Fyne Ales-Jarl*

Several very good beers there and a difficult choice but I have to mirror Ale and Heartys choice of Revolution -Debaser The strongest beer of the day weighing in at 6% enjoyed in the very good Rook and Gaskill at the sensational price of £2.80 a pint.
Back to work on Wednesday after a week and a half off but will try to keep my levels up with a trip to London tomorrow.

[london calling]

only 2 beers this week both excellent
wells -dna £3.80
and the more excellenter BOTW
sharps -atlantic ipa £4.30

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Nobby's Plum Porter.

[Wittenden]

Kent,East Sussex

Westerham- Single Hop Herkules 4% abv Pale,not much body.Melons.
Turner's -Indian Pale Ale 5.1%abv Spicy hops,woodshavings,fruitcake.Good beer from a brewery new to me.
Old Dairy-Red Top 3.8% abv. Honourable mention for this , in polybox form, bought from the brewery door, for a family celebration on Sunday.
My BOTW-Turner's Indian Pale Ale.

[oldboots]

Kirkstall 666

[Real Ale Ray]

Northumberland - Fifty Shades of Ale

[ROBCamra]

Exit 33 Hop Monster tried in the York Tap.

Had it before , but still love it. :cheers: