Beer of the Week (w/e 10th April 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Bucking Fastard: Mordue Wheat
Wittenden: Kent Session Pale
oldboots: Tiny Rebel Stay Puft
Aqualung: Celt Experience Galaxy Equinox IPA
Mobyduck: Sadlers Boris Citrov
aleandhearty: Fernandes Mosaic
Real Ale Ray: George Wright Blonde Moment
Komakino: Ilkley Holy Cow
Thuck Phat: Blue Monkey Infinity
ROBCamra: Firebrick Trade Star

[Bucking Fastard]

Reasonable week

Elgoods -- Straw Bitter *
Belhaven -- Grand Slam
Oakham -- Inferno *
Ampthill Brewhouse -- IPA
Nobby's -- Plum Porter (keg)
Mordue -- Wheat *
Salopian -- Darwins Origin *
Titanic -- Plum Porter *

I'm always nominating Titanic Plum Porter ,so to avoid being repetative BOTW goes to Mordue Wheat ,very refreshing and in good nick in The George,Croydon.


Next week a voyage through Warwick,Knowle and Birmingham so consumption will rise and hopefully there will be several quality BOTW contenders.

[Wittenden]

Kent, and my first visit to an East Kent Micropub:
Tonbridge-Coppernob 3.8abv-Farmyard malt and a long spicy finish.Enjoyed at Bell & Jorrocks (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/15787/)
Kent-Session Pale 3.7abv-A delicious, zesty pale ale, taken at some speed at Black Dog (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81509/) My BOTW.

[oldboots]

1345

[Aqualung]

A couple of leisurely days out this week with some good beers tried :-

Holden's Black Country Mild 3.7%*
Grainstore Rutland Osprey 4.0%
Nobby's Swift Nick 4.2%
Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold 4.2%*
Adnam's Oyster Stout 4.3%*
Lymestone Stonefish Mild 4.4%
Wadworth's 6X Gold 4.5%
Oakham St Bibiana 4.5%*
Full Mash Nevermore Stout 4.6%*
Oakham Bishop's Farewell 4.6%
Enville Ginger 4.6%*
Otter Fusion 4.8%
Exmoor XPA 4.8%
Hanlon's Port Stout 4.9%*
Grainstore 1050 5.0%
Millstone True Grit 5.0%*
Bristol Beer Factory Bitter Kiwi 5.0%*
Brodie's Californian 5.0%*
Holden's Special 5.1%*
Brodie's Jamaican Stout 5.4%*
Potbelly Crazy Daze 5.5%
Celt Experience Galaxy Equinox IPA 5.6%*
Dark Star Revelation 5.7%
Brodie's Mocha Milk Stout 9.0%*


It's a straight fight between the BFf Kiwi in the Wolverhampton Great Western and the Celt Experience IPA in my local Spoons. The Celt Experience Galaxy Equinox IPA just edges it . It was freshly on in the E4 King's Ford at £2.49 and was superb. I assume it's on the current JDW guest list so it is likely to appear in a Spoons in the next three months.

BOTW Celt Experience Galaxy Equinox IPA

[Mobyduck]

A late burst in Southampton,
Darksatar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Adnams Mosaic
Triple fff Pressed Rat and Warthog
Tripple fff Altons Pride
Black Sheep Bitter
Sadlers Peaky Blinder
Sadlers Boris Citrov
Timothy Taylor Landlord
Beacons Target IPA
Piston Head Kustom Lager
Titanic Iceberg
Revisonist Irish Peated Ale
Portabello westway Pale Ale
Dancing Man Congo Driftwood
Vibrant Forest Nova Foresta
Palmers Best
Phoenix Winter ale (no idea)

Might have missed a couple ,but decent.

Sadlers Boris Citrov, an interesting concept for me but it worked.BOTW.

[aleandhearty]

Very quiet week for me.

Rat - White Rat. *
Fernandes - Mosaic.*
Roosters - Buckeye.
Liverpool Organic - Kitty Wilkinson.*

Not much in it between the Rat and Mosaic, but as I've nominated the former quite a few times, I'll give the honours to the latter.

[Real Ale Ray]

George Wright - Blonde Moment

[Komakino]

Pretty decent week with remaining pubs in Banbury and Berkhamsted successfully ticked:

Hook Norton Hooky (3.5%)
Red Squirrel Conservation Bitter (3.7%)
Tring Brock Bitter (3.7%)
3 Brewers Golden Ale (3.8%)
Jennings Queen Bee (3.8%)
Prescott Spring Season's Best (3.8%)
Ringwood Razorback (3.8%)
Tring Dragon Rapide (3.8%)
XT 4 (3.8%)
Haresfoot Sundial (4.0%)
Sharps Doom Bar (4.0%)
Tring Drop Bar (4.0%)
Adnams Southwold Bitter (4.1%)
Loose Cannon Recoil (4.2%)
XT 15 (4.5%)
Animal Chitter (4.6%)
Charles Wells Bombardier (4.7%)
Ilkley Holy Cow (4.7%) BOTW
Red Squirrel Erasmus (4.7%)
Hatherwood (Wychwood) The Purple Panther (5.0%) (bottle)
Beavertown Smog Rocket (5.4%) (can)
Beavertown Holy Cowbell India Stout (5.6%) (can)

In a week where I sampled loads of differing styles, the Holy Cow came up trumps (although I am partial to a dark beer): as tried at the impressive Red Squirrel Brewery Shop (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83247/) in Berko.

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Blue Monkey Infinity

Following on from Mr. Real Ale Ray last week. A fellow of impeccable taste.

[ROBCamra]

Firebrick Trade Star, A 4.2% hoppy amber tried several times in The Baum of course. :cheers: