Beer of the Week (w/e 31st January 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Red Cat Scratch
rpadam: Teignworthy Imperial Russian Porter
Komakino: Peerless Pale
Wittenden: Bath Ales Forest Hare
Bucking Fastard: Windsor & Eton Tree Tops
Aqualung: Oakham Citra
Thuck Phat: Church End Stout Coffin
aleandhearty: Exit 33 Speyside Whisky Aged Stout
london calling: Stewarts Cauld Reekie
oldboots: Roosters Fruity Pale
Real Ale Ray: Bowland Hen Harrier
ROBCamra: Brass Castle Bad Kitty

[Mobyduck]

A half decent week,

Dark Star Hophead
Dark Star Hophead Dry
Twickenham Grandstand Bitter
Twickenham Sundancer
Red Cat Scratch
Triple fff Pressed Rat And Warthog
Northern Riding 484 US Experimental
Blue Stone Hammer Stone IPA
Five Towns Nahims Nemasis
Siren Craft Counting Vampires
Brains First Gold
Rad Brewski
Magic Rock Salty Kiss (keg)
Butcombes Rare Breed

Red Cat Scratch was consistently good and BOTW.

[rpadam]

Teignworthy Imperial Russian Porter - just a half, mind, as it clocks in at 10.5%...

[Komakino]

Peerless Pale (3.8%) as encountered at the Friar Penketh (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56269/) in Warrington at the ridiculously low price of £1.95 is my BOTW. Hoppy and sessionable; would have quite happily stayed for several more.

[Wittenden]

On the county border:
Bath Ales-Forest Hare 3.9%abv: A bit out of season I'd suggest, but nowt wrong:raspberries and zesty hops.
Harvey's-Sussex best Bitter 4%abv:Pretty damn fine.
On the bottled front I enjoyed All in Jim APA from Time and Tide, a new craft outfit over at Eastry in East Kent, and surprisingly for a died in the wool traditionalist , I found a (naturally conditioned ) CAN of Spratwaffler Pale Ale from the same source most acceptable.
Forest Hare,my BOTW.Taken at The Globe and Rainbow (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59021/)

[Bucking Fastard]

A much better week,some solid boozing.

Church End --Willie Brew'd *
Oldershaw -- Great Expectation
Tring -- Drop Bar *
Oldershaw -- Newton's Drop
Otley -- O3
Windsor & Eton -- Tree Tops * (3PT)
Redemption -- Big Chief
Wierd Beard -- Little Things That Kill *
Laine -- Peoples Pint IPA

BOTW goes to Windsor & Eton Tree Tops on fine form in the Queens Head,Acton Street.It's described as an African Export Stout and apparently has some african ingredients which I failed to suss.Good pint.

Next week really must move the boat on from Berko,so a final farewell there and a possible visit to Tring.

[Aqualung]

Not a big week for me :-

Cathedral Heights Asylum Black IPA 3.9%*
Orkney Ney Dragonhead 4.0%
Belhaven Burns Brown Ale 4.0%
Oakham Citra 4.2%*
Adnam's Ghost Ship 4.5%*
Truman's Attaboy 4.6%*
Milestone Honey Porter 4.7%
Greene King Abbot 5.0%
Dorset Midnight Blinder 5.0%
Arkell's Kingsdown 5.0%
Purity Saddle Black 5.1%*
Byatt's Regal Blond 5.2%

The winner is Oakham Citra in superb condition at the GBG listed Felix Holt Spoons in Nuneaton for £2.29. I think I must have caught a new cask as it had a massive hop flavour. The other two beers tried were in faultless condition as well.

BOTW Oakham Citra

[rpadam]

A much better week,some solid boozing.

Church End --Willie Brew'd *
Oldershaw -- Great Expectation
Tring -- Drop Bar *
Oldershaw -- Newton's Drop
Otley -- O3
Windsor & Eton -- Tree Tops * (3PT)
Redemption -- Big Chief
Wierd Beard -- Little Things That Kill *
Laine -- Peoples Pint IPA

BOTW goes to Windsor & Eton Tree Tops on fine form in the Queens Head,Acton Street.It's described as an African Export Stout and apparently has some african ingredients which I failed to suss.Good pint.

Next week really must move the boat on from Berko,so a final farewell there and a possible visit to Tring.
I spotted a clip for a beer named Bucking Fastard from an outfit called North Blyth (which I presume is based somewhere in the Tyneside area) at the Lord Nelson (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24260/) last week.

Unfortunately, however, the clip was also the wrong way round, so I never did find out whether it might have been a BOTW...

[Aqualung]

I spotted a clip for a beer named Bucking Fastard from an outfit called North Blyth (which I presume is based somewhere in the Tyneside area) at the Lord Nelson (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24260/) last week.


Snap! I spotted it here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35079/). Needless to say I went for a stronger option!!

[ROBCamra]

I spotted a clip for a beer named Bucking Fastard from an outfit called North Blyth

Northumberland Brewery brew a regular beer called Bucking Fastard.

I suspect if a new micro in the same area is also brewing one then legal things may well happen.

[Aqualung]

Northumberland Brewery brew a regular beer called Bucking Fastard.

I suspect if a new micro in the same area is also brewing one then legal things may well happen.

I think Northumberland and North Blyth are the same people.

[Bucking Fastard]

Northumberland Brewery brew a regular beer called Bucking Fastard.

I suspect if a new micro in the same area is also brewing one then legal things may well happen.

As long as a writ doesn't drop through my letter box,I'm relaxed.;)

[Thuck Phat]

Not a bad week:

Oakham Citra*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Church End Stout Coffin*
Gloucester Brewery Citra*
Blue Monkey The Year of the Monkey*
Blue Monkey Chimp Chim-In-Nee

All decent contenders, especially The Year of The Monkey brewed for the Chinese New Year.
BOTW Church End Stout Coffin. A classic 4.6% stout which just suited on a chilly day.

[aleandhearty]

Quietish week for me, still haven't managed a decent Sunday afternoon session yet, this year.

Five Towns - HB.*
Bird Brain - Howden Bitter.
Camerons - A-Hop-Alypse Now.*
Kelham Island - Kelham ESB.
Exit 33 - Speyside Whisky Aged Stout.*
Acorn - Hallertau Blanc IPA.*
Otley - Milk Stout.*
Exit 33 - Hop Monster.*

Quite hard to choose, this week. However, the Speyside edges it. It's a big hitting stout (7%), aged for 10 months in Speyside whisky casks. Very good indeed.

[london calling]

Northumberland Brewery brew a regular beer called Bucking Fastard.

I suspect if a new micro in the same area is also brewing one then legal things may well happen.

One and the same.New name for Northumberland.I thought I must have drank that one but apparently not but I have drank 23 Northumberland beers but none for several years now and if its up to their usual standards its best avoided.

[london calling]

Any of these three would be a worthy winner
squawk -raspberry mango ipa
alphabet-raspberry vanilla pale ale
and this one was BOTW
the superbly named
Stewarts-Cauld Reekie 6.2

[oldboots]

Roosters Fruity Pale - a trial brew from Roosters (not under the Outlaw label usually used for trials).

An excellent fruity IPA at 5.3%, everyone who tasted it would like it to become a regular.

[Real Ale Ray]

Bowland - Hen Harrier

[ROBCamra]

Brass Castle Bad Kitty. A superb 5.5% Vanilla Porter. Tried several times in The Baum.

Tastes its strength, but still goes down easily, good job it was a Saturday.:cheers: