Beer of the Week (w/e 5th April 2015)

[ROBCamra]

hondo: Fallen Odyssey
ROBCamra: Hand Drawn Monkey Smaller
Mobyduck: St Peters Old Style Porter
Aqualung: Brick Blenheim Black
Bucking Fastard: Salopian Darwin's Origin
london calling: Hawkshead Hop Black IPA
Wittenden: Tonbridge Union Pale
oldboots: Kirkstall 666 Islay Whisky Cask Aged
aleandhearty: Five Towns Monster Mash
Real Ale Ray: Kirkstall Three Swords
Thuck Phat: Leffe Blonde

[hondo]

Fallen Brewing - Odyssey

[ROBCamra]

Early submission as next weeks BOTW will be Estrella unless I'm very lucky. :(

Hand Drawn Monkey Smaller. Only 2.8% but still a hop monster.

Hadn't had it since they did a Meet The Brewer for us last year.

It's still great, tried in The Baun of course. :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

Another decent week greatly helped by Mondays London trip.
Darkstar- Hophead 3.8%
Darkstar- American Pale Ale 4.7%*
Well's- DNA 4.5%
Plain Ales -Inspiration 4.0%
Signature Brew- Signature Pale 4.1%
Crouch Vale - Yakima Gold 4.3%
Anarchy- Urban Assassin 5.0%*
Sambrookes - Jugged Hare 4.2%
Magic Rock - Ringmaster 3.8%*
Crate -Golden Ale 3.8%*
St Peters- Old Style Porter 5.1%*
Brains -SA 4.2%
Wharfbank - Tether Blonde 4.1%*
Adnams- Ghost Ship 4.5%
Gales - Spring Sprinter 4.0%
Big Smoke - Underworld 5.0%*
Meantime- London Pale Ale 4.3%*
Surrey Hills- Ranmore Ale 3.8%*
Surrey Hills - Guilt Complex 4.6%*
Fullers - Olivers Island 3.8%
Fullers - Wild River 4.5%
Cottage - Norman Conquest 4.7%
Hopback- Golden Best 3.5%
Tring - Tea Kettle Stout 4.7%*
Front Row- 99 4.8%
BOTW is St Peters- Old Style Porter an exceptionaly good pint enjoyed in the Jerusalem Tavern, pushed quite hard though by Big Smoke's Underworld.

[Aqualung]

Not a very busy week for me :-

Milestone Classic Dark Mild 4.0%*
Evan Evans Golden Hop 4.2%
Truman's Budburst 4.2%
Hook Norton Mountain Goat Hightail Ale 4.5%
ELB Nightwatchman 4.5%*
Wild Card King Of Hearts 4.5%*
Hook Norton Inspired 4.7%
Hilden Nansen Street 4.8%
Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
Wild Card Queen Of Diamonds 5.0%
Brick Blenheim Black 5.1%*
Canopy Brockwell IPA 5.6%*
Brodie's Leytonstone Stout 6.0%
Brodie's Hackney Red IPA 6.1%*

The surprise of the week was coming across a decent beer from the Milestone brewery. I thought their Classic Dark Mild was as good as any. The winner is the Brick Blenheim Black, a first time brewery for me tried at the Wild Card Brewery Tap. It's a fairly typical Black IPA.


BOTW Brick Blenheim Black

[Bucking Fastard]

A modest week but good to be boating again.

Black Sheep Brewery -- Golden Sheep
Salopian -- Darwin's Origin *
Salopian -- Shropshire Gold

BOTW goes to Salopian Darwin's Origin,very well kept in The Bell Inn,Lower Heyford


Next week footie and then a long boating weekend heading north ,Banbury,Southam and Rugby all on the radar.

[london calling]

Lots of very good beers this week inc
fyne -fyne state
hawkshead -black and tan
hopcraft -straight to the light
hopcraft -temple of love
pilot -mochaccino
naked -indecent exposure
clouded minds -elisir
but head and shoulders above these good beers was
BOTW
Hawkshead -hop black ipa.

[Wittenden]

Easter Saturday:
Tonbridge-Union Pale 4.7%abv: Twitter said that this would be on:it was indeed.A bit different from the lovely earthy beers that I associate with this brewery.Good all the same: marmalade,decent malt base.Very drinkable.
Old Dairy-Spring Top 4%abv:Pale,lemons and pepper.
My BOTW-Tonbridge Union Pale, an American Pale Ale. Both taken at The Milk House (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59023/)

[oldboots]

An interesting range of beers this week helped along by an Easter beer festival at a local pub and the outstanding Woodfest at the Junction/Horse & Jockey*, Castleford where my BOTW was sipped rather than supped. No-one actually knows how strong it was either, I'm also not sure if the Centurion's Ghost was from wood or metal as the Duck & Drake had both available for a comparative tasting the next day.

Woodforde Wherry
Rat Ratweiller
Durham Jaded Muse
Three Kings Hale Ale
Maxim Double Maxim
Oates APA
Elland Rudimentary
Maxim Maximus
Kirkstall 666 French wine cask aged
Kirkstall 666 Islay whisky cask aged
Kirkstall 666 Bourbon cask aged
Elland 1872 (12 month aged)
York Centurions Ghost
Brewsmith Oatmeal Stout
Thornbridge Jaipur
York Galaxy
Roosters Blind Jack
Kirkstall Dissolution IPA


BOTW Kirkstall 666 Islay Whisky cask aged

*Neil who owns the Junction has bought the pub next door and it was specially open for Woodfest, it will shut again and may become his brewery.

[aleandhearty]

Back to earth with a bump, this week, after the excesses of York. Nothing really outstanding on the beer front.

Mallinsons - Amarillo.
Roosters - Azacca.
Cornish Crown - Causeway.
Bridestones - American PA.
Salamander - Sideways Glance.
Five Towns - Monster Mash.
Arundel - Springtide.
Salamander - Drag Racer.

[aleandhearty]

...and the outstanding Woodfest at the Junction/Horse & Jockey*...

*Neil who owns the Junction has bought the pub next door and it was specially open for Woodfest, it will shut again and may become his brewery.

Interesting, indeed. That reminds me, I haven't had an e-letter from Wakefield CAMRA for weeks. Must chase that up.

[trainman]

I haven't had an e-letter from Wakefield CAMRA for weeks.
Why did I read that as 'e-by-gum-letter'..?
.

[aleandhearty]

Why did I read that as 'e-by-gum-letter'..?
.

:D Now then. Less of your Manc mischief.

[Real Ale Ray]

Kirkstall - Three Swords

[Mobyduck]

:D Now then. Less of your Manc mischief.

:D:ninja:

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Leffe

[rpadam]

BOTW Leffe
But which one? Blonde, Brown, Tripel, Royale, Ruby, Radieuse, Rituel 9°, Nectar or Christmas?

[Thuck Phat]

But which one? Blonde, Brown, Tripel, Royale, Ruby, Radieuse, Rituel 9°, Nectar or Christmas?

Good question. It was offered as the only alternative to eurofizz and no further information was available or given. It was though much appreciated at the time hence botw. I'd guess it was Blonde.