Beer of the Week (w/e 28th June 2015)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Brewhouse And Kitchen Hotblack Desiato
Aqualung: Sadler's Hop Bomb
aleandhearty: Purity Mad Goose
Wittenden: Goacher's Special House Ale
Thack Phat: Hopcraft/Wild Weather Ales Sunday League Relegation Play-Offs
london calling: Sadler's Hop Bomb
Real Ale Ray: Almasty Amarillo Pale
Bucking Fastard: Hopcraft Party Line
ROBCamra: Bad Co. Comfortably Numb

[Mobyduck]

Darkstar - Hophead*
Darkstar- American Pale Ale
Empire - Strikes Back*
ELB - Pale Ale
Goffs - Galahad
London Fields - Hackney Hopster
Brick - Blenhim Black*
Hastings - Mosaic Pale*
Hawkshead - NZPA*
Tiny Rebel - Beat Box*
Brewhouse And Kitchen - Hotblack Desiato*
Oakham - Citra*
Plain Ales - India Plain Ale*

Some very good quality beer this week particularly in Islington on Saturday, best of all was the Brewhouse And Kitchen - Hotblack Desiato, a "Coconut Stout" enjoyed in the very good Brewhouse And Kitchen in Islington, all the beer is brewed in the pub itself and I had tasters of all their beers available on the day and all were top notch.

[Aqualung]

A very poor week for me :-

Cotleigh Uncle Sam Hop Burst 4.3%
Wadworth's Golden Perch 4.4%
Nottingham Dreadnought 4.5%
Harvey's Copperwheat Beer 4.8%
Sadler's Hop Bomb 5.0%
RCH Double Header 5.3%

The winner by a mile is the Sadler's Hop Bomb. The RCH Double Header was good but not in the same league. I got through more of this than the rest combined. It's a Spoon's guest for the next three months so worth checking out if you have one that looks after the beer.
The Cotleigh beer nearly made the BABOTW, it didn't because I couldn't be bothered to type it all out. It's about as hoppy as a tin of Coca-Cola and if it's an APA then I'm a Vulcan.
It looks like some hot weather is on the way so I will expect some beers that have been ruined by being left out in the heat.


BOTW Sadler's Hop Bomb

[aleandhearty]

Very quiet week for me, this week, with Round2 of moving my daughter's stuff back from London taking up most of the weekend. Need something a bit more cathartic, next week!

Youngs - Bitter.
Sambrooks - Archer Mild.
Purity - Mad Goose.*

Easy winner was the Mad Goose, on fine form, at the ever reliable Tabard, W4.

[Wittenden]

An OK pint of Goacher's Special House Ale 3.8%abv.

[Thuck Phat]

A good week:

Hart No 1
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Hopcraft Party Line*
Blackjack Aces High*
Hopcraft/Wild Weather Ales - Sunday League Relegation Play-Offs*
Ringwood Boondoggle
Jennings Cockerhoop*
Downton Get Carta
Blakemere Rum Porter*
Dent Kamikaze
Enville Enville Ale
Sarah Hughes Tri-Hop*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*
Bathams Bathams Best Bitter*

Some excellent beers there many of which would be BOTW in any other week.
BOTW Hopcraft/Wild Weather Ales - Sunday League Relegation Play-Offs. A daft name, used as a dig at large brewers according their website, but a fantastic 5.5% red IPA.

[london calling]

I will go along with Aqualung.Sadlers -hop bomb in Wetherspoons Hammersmith.Totally London murky but full of flavour.

[Real Ale Ray]

Almasty - Amarillo Pale 4.5%

[Bucking Fastard]

A very late submission due to a week away drinking.

Anspach & Hobday -- The IPA*
Blackjack -- Aces High IPA *
Hopcraft -- Party Line *
Siren Craft -- Mum's the Word *
Holdens -- Golden Glow
Downtown -- Get Carta *
Bru Brewery -- RUA
Blakemere -- Rum Porter *
Jennings -- Cocker Hoop *
Enville -- Ale
Sarah Hughes -- Tri Hop *
Hopback -- Summer Lightening
Batham's -- Best Bitter *

Some real quality so a very worthy BOTW was Hopcraft Party Line on top form in The Craven Arms,Birmingham

[ROBCamra]

A very late submission from me, due to forgetting. :o

Bad Co. Comfortably Numb in The Baum. Only 3.8%, but plenty of taste. :cheers: