Beer of the Week (w/e 24th April 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Bingham's Macchiato Stout
Aqualung: Hop Stuff Fusilier
Bucking Fastard: Tiny Rebel Billabong
hondo: Brew York - Brew York Brew York
Wittenden: Canterbury Ales Hallertau Blanc (bottle)
Thuck Phat: Oakham St. Bibiana
aleandhearty: Tigertops Mosaic King
Komakino: Malt the Brewery IPA
Real Ale Ray: Rock the Boat Dazzle
london calling: Brightside Manchester Magic Mild
ROBCamra: Revolutions Sweet Dreams
oldboots: West Berkshire Maggs Mild

[Mobyduck]

Wadworth Bishops Tipple
Darkstar Hophead
Binghams Twyford Tipple
Binghams Brickworks Bitter
Binghams Macchiato Stout*
Fat Cat Honey Ale
Tripple fff Altons Pride
Fullers Seafarers
Pilgrim Excalibur
Tillingbourne Bouncing Bomb
Surrey Hills Greensand IPA*
RCH Blackberry Slug
Charrington Charrington IPA*
Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger
Shepherd Neame / Hog Island No 6
Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out*
Red Cat Nine Tails*
Little Beer Corporation Little and Often*

Winner this week is Bingham's Macchiato Stout ,they are really good at stouts, a very honorable and surprising mention(on my part) goes to Charrington IPA,superb.

[Aqualung]

Wadsworth

Here comes Mr Pedant again, the brewery is and always has been Wadworth. I have to agree with you on the Bingham Stout, It's a great base brew but I haven't tried most of the variations.

[Aqualung]

Not a bad week with an unexpected visit to two local Spoons made due to the incompetence of the London Midland TOC :-

Urban Huntsman Session Amber 3.9%
ELB Pale Ale 4.0%
Marston's Pedigree New World 4.0%
Adnam's Mosaic 4.1%
Wickwar Falling Star 4.2%
Batham's Best 4.3%*
Hop Stuff Fusilier 4.3%*
Elephant School (Brentwood) Oddsnsods 4.3%*
Sadler's Peaky Blinder 4.6%*
Portobello Market Porter 4.6%*
Dartmoor Jail Ale 4.8%
Welton's Hop Burst 5.0%
Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
Adnam's Redpoint Tai Pale Ale 5.0%*
Sadler's Red IPA 5.7%*
Marston's Old Empire 5.7%*
ELB Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8%*

There are four contenders here the ELB Quadrant, Hop Stuff Fusilier, Sadler's Red IPA and the Spoons International Adnam's Redpoint Tai Pale Ale.
It's difficult to choose between these but I'm going for the Hop Stuff Fusilier as tried at the Leytonstone Walnut Tree for £2.45. To me Hop Stuff is another great London brewer that have improved no end since they started up. The Walnut Tree is also on the up beer wise as they also had the Quadrant Stout on.

BOTW Hop Stuff Fusilier

[Mobyduck]

Here comes Mr Pedant again, the brewery is and always has been Wadworth. I have to agree with you on the Bingham Stout, It's a great base brew but I haven't tried most of the variations.

Edited.

[Bucking Fastard]

A better week than I was expecting.

Greene King -- XX MILD*
Dorset Brewing -- Citrus Maximus
By the Horns -- Samba King*
Redemption -- Hopspur*
Cromarty -- Brewed Awakening *
Crwr ial -- Tail Whip
Tiny Rebel -- Billabong * (3PT)

BOTW goes to Tiny Rebel Billabong ,a great session ale on top form in the Euston Tap and a fitting end to great day.Will get another visit on May 21st :)


Next week an end month session in The Wenlock should offer some good contenders,

[hondo]

Brew York - Brew York Brew York :whistle: "I want to wake up, in a city that ..." :whistle: :o

[Wittenden]

No pub this past two weeks : on the bottled front I enjoyed a glass of Hallertau Blanc from Canterbury Ales.At 4.5% abv and citric, rather me-too, but rewarding nonetheless.

[Thuck Phat]

Small but quality selection this week:

Blue Monkey British Ape
Oakham St. Bibiana
Oakham Bishops Farewell

British Ape last week so BOTW goes to Oakham St. Bibiana. Another quality special from Oakham, pale amber and 4.5% but with their familiar citrussy bitterness.

[aleandhearty]

Vocation - Bread & Butter.*
Mallinsons - Columbus.*
Bad Co. - Communication Breakdown.
First Chop - POD.*
Tigertops - Mosaic King.*
Revolutions - A New England.
Neepsend -Stout.

East winner was the Mosaic King, another superb beer from Tigertops. Massive hop profile, but with enough malt in the background to keep it very drinkable. After saying on last week's BOTW thread that I'd be unlikely to find it locally, it was a very pleasant surprise to see it on the pumps in Harry's Bar, Wakefield.

[Komakino]

Quietish week, punctuated by a business overnighter in Warrington and a Saturday night out in Princes Risborough:

Reedley Hallows Old Laund Bitter (3.6%)
Rebellion IPA (3.7%)
St Austell Trelawny (3.8%)
Malt the Brewery Starry Nights (4.0%)
Marstons New World Pale Ale (4.0%)
Rudgate Brew No. 26 (4.1%)
Rebellion Waterloo (4.2%)
GK Marmalade on Toast (4.5%)
Malt the Brewery IPA (5.0%) BOTW

The IPA was the best of a mixed but adequate bunch, sampled at Malt's tasting bar in Prestwood, Bucks.

[Real Ale Ray]

Rock the Boat - Dazzle

[london calling]

Brightside -Manchester magic mild 5.0 in the Magpie Brentford

[ROBCamra]

Revolutions Sweet Dreams. A smooth, tasty, milk chocolate stout and at 4.5% just about the right strength.

Tried in The Baum of course. :cheers:

[Aqualung]

Revolutions Sweet Dreams. A smooth, tasty, milk chocolate stout and at 4.5% just about the right strength. :cheers:

Speak for yourself! Brodie's Jamaican at 5.4% is just right!!!! I saw a review on the Dark Side where the reviewer thought it was too bitter. What's that all about?????

[oldboots]

West Berkshire Maggs Mild drunk in Newbury.