Beer of the Week (w/e 1st November 2015)

[ROBCamra]

Bucking Fastard: Oakham Bishops Farewell
rpadam: Three Tuns Stout
Mobyduck: Sirencraft Limoncello
Aqualung: Adnam's Sixpoint Bengali
Wittenden: Westerham Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale
aleandhearty: Roosters Baby Faced Assassin
Thuck Phat: Beer Lovers - Llop (bottled)
Real Ale Ray: Neepsend Blonde
london calling: Fountain Brewhouse Zues Clolumbus
ROBCamra: Hawkshead Hop Black

[Bucking Fastard]

Decent week

Adnams -- Wild Hop
Red Squirrel -- Hopfest
Wychwood -- Hobgoblin
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell * (3PT)
Oakham -- Citra * (3PT)
Titanic -- 7 c's *
Tring -- Moloko
Adnams -- Ghost Ship *

BOTW is a toss up between the two Oakham's but going for the Bishops Farewell on fine form in The Mansion House.

Next week based in Dorset,will be doing well to get much ale.

[rpadam]

For the right beer in the right place, the Stout in the Three Tuns Inn & Brewery in the rather remarkable little market town of Bishop's Castle.

[Mobyduck]

Not bad in the end,
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale*
Liberation Sin Bin
Wells Bombardier
Peerless Waimea*
Elland Sanctuary*
Hanlons Devon Darkness*
Tring Thunderdell
Saltaire Chocolate and Hazelnut porter*
Waen I Love Mo*
Pig and Porter Fatal Flaw*
Wylam Jakehead IPA*
Sirencraft Limoncello(keykeg)*
Greene King New Horizons IPA*

The Limoncello was fantastic, a worthy winner, but right up its jacksy so to speak was Wylam Jakehead and GK New Horizons IPA.

[Aqualung]

These should have all been Spoons Festival ales as I've not been anywhere else this week!
Sadly the Capitol in Forest Hill had run out :-

Liberation Sin Bin 3.7%
Caledonian Rare Red Rye 3.9%
Coach House Ale Of Arrows 4.0%
Shepherd Neame Red Sails 4.0%
Theakston Infallible 4.2%*
Wood's Ebony Stout 4.5%
White Horse The Tight Five 4.5%
Salopian Hop Twister 4.5%*
Everard's Two Birds Sunset Ale 4.6%*
Green Jack Rising Sun 4.8%*
Mordue Admiral 4.8%
Conwy Alt Bier 4.8%
Cotleigh Redfire 4.9%
Hook Norton Fat Head's Yakima Sun 5.0%*
Maxim John Bull Stout 5.0%
Banks & Taylor SOS 5.0%
Titanic 7 C's 5.0%
Moorhouse Pendle Witches Brew 5.1%
Kelham Island Wild Rider 5.5%
Greene King New Horizons IPA 6.0%*
Wychwood King Goblin 6.0%
Adnam's Sixpoint Bengali 6.4%*
Banks's Central City Red Racer IPA 6.5%*


The winner is the Adnam's Sixpoint Bengali as tried more than once in the E4 King's Ford at £1.95.

BOTW Adnam's Sixpoint Bengali

[Aqualung]

For the right beer in the right place, the Stout in the Three Tuns Inn & Brewery in the rather remarkable little market town of Bishop's Castle.

Did you get there by public transport?

[rpadam]

Did you get there by public transport?
Yes, but it's the back of beyond - an hour each way care of Minsterley Motors service 552/553 from Shrewsbury...

[Aqualung]

Yes, but it's the back of beyond - an hour each way care of Minsterley Motors service 552/553 from Shrewsbury...
Thanks for that. I'd come to the conclusion that it was awkward to say the least.
I've been there a few times over the years but have it marked as one that very much deserves a return visit.
The Six Bells gets the current GBG vote.

[Wittenden]

Saturday, but free of world cup and Halloween:
Westerham- Spirit of Kent XXX Pale Ale 4%abv: Best I've ever had this.Gold, slight haze.Peppery hops, orchard fruit. Used 9 varieties of Kentish grown or bred hops,but not hop of the moment, Bullion. My BOTW.

[rpadam]

Thanks for that. I'd come to the conclusion that it was awkward to say the least.
I've been there a few times over the years but have it marked as one that very much deserves a return visit.
The Six Bells gets the current GBG vote.
Yes, the Six Bells was probably the runner-up for the month, and the Castle would have won my Beer Garden of the Month nomination too. Not bad for one little town with just six pubs!

[aleandhearty]

Much better week, this week, with several old favourites taking the spoils.

Bingley - Goldy Locks.
Brass Castle - Loco.
Roosters - Baby Faced Assassin.*
Elland - 1872.*
Loch Lomond - Silkie Stout.
Tyne Bank - Single Blonde.
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror.*
Redemption - Rising Sun.
Burton Bridge - Damson Porter.
Mallinsons - Centennial.
Fernandes - Chinook.
Fernandes - Bramling Stoker.
Fernandes - Irish Stout.
Fernandes - Westgate Wobbler.*

The starred entries were all pretty good, the 1872 and BFA being particularly impressive. However, the last couple of times I've tried BFA it's been a little underwhelming, so it was a joy to taste it when it was as fresh as a daisy, with all those wonderful marmalade flavours coming through.

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Beer Lovers - Llop (bottled).

A very decent IPA from a small brewery in Mallorca, apparently there are one or two. At 5.5% and packed with hoppy flavour it makes a refreshing change from San Miguel or Cruzcampo

[Real Ale Ray]

Neepsend Brewery Sheffield - Blonde 4% Fantastic beer from a new brewery

[london calling]

The Old Fountain old st London is brewing in the basement and a superb beer was ticked.
BOTW
Fountain Brewhouse -Zues Clolumbus 3.0

[ROBCamra]

Hawkshead Hop Black. Does exactly what it says on the clip.

Black as the ace of spades, but very hoppy and at 5.6%, not to be messed with.

I messed with it quite a bit last week in The Baum. :evilgrin: