Beer of the Week (w/e 17th July 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Real Ale Ray: Lytham Gold
aleandhearty: Elland 1872 Porter
Mobyduck: Dark Star Hylder Blonde
Aqualung: Roosters Red Baron
london calling: To-ol (Denmark) Mr Orange
gillhalfpint: Fallen Chew Chew
Wittenden: Tonbridge Golden Rule
Thuck Phat: Blue Monkey Fat Ape
Bucking Fastard: Summer Wine Oregon West Coast Pale Ale
ROBCamra: Rat Brewery Rat In Me Kitchen

[Real Ale Ray]

Lytham - Lytham Gold

[aleandhearty]

Very quiet week.

Fernandes - Dark Dream.
Small World - Barncliff Bitter.
Fernandes - Session IPA.*
Fernandes - Dragon's Breath.*
Elland - 1872.*
Saltaire - Cascade.

The winner was an old favourite, 1872, but the Dragon's Breath, a surprisingly good chilli infused beer, wasn't far behind.

[Mobyduck]

A decent week but a couple of beers light on the list due to ditching notes from my last Brighton trip prematurly, as one I forgot to write down at all in the Euston Tap,there comes a point when I just dont remember!
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar Hylder Blonde*
Oakham Citra*
Oakham JHB
Hop Back Groovy Mover
Bowmans Swift One
360 degrees Dampfbier#44
Brighton Bier Southcoast IPA
Longman Long Blonde
Redwillow Headless
Harveys Wild Hop
Vibrant Forest Kalidiscope*
Arbour 546*
Clouded Minds Lupoll
Surrey Hills Greensand IPA*
Truman's Rio Gold
St Austell Liquid Sunshine
London Beer Factory Eight Hop APA*
Thornbridge Kipling
Essex Street Smoke House
Hardknott Condininium*
Marstons Oyster Stout
Goddards Ale Of Wight*

BOTW Darkstar Hylder Blonde. First time this year, much better than Hophead currently is,( which I think is possibly suffering from a recipe change brought on by hop restraints?)

[Aqualung]

A busy week for me with a few days in Scotland and a visit to North Lincolnshire that included the briefest of visits to Cleethorpes (it was Carnival Day).


St Andrews Wee Blonde 3.7%
Fyne Jarl 3.8%
Strathaven Drookit Rabbit 4.0%
Black Wolf Rok IPA 4.0%
Truman's Gypsy Queen 4.2%
Conwy California 4.4%*
Mordue US Pale 4.5%
Mor-Ticia! 4.5%
Orkney Puffin 4.5%
Speyside Moray IPA 4.5%
Jaw Spinnaker 4.7%
Stonehenge Great Bustard 4.8%
Stewart Edinburgh Gold 4.9%
Williams Bros March Of The Penguins 4.8%
Kelburn Cart Blanche 5.0%
Springhead Roaring Meg 5.5%
Rooster's Red Baron 5.7%*
Black Horse Thanks PA 6.0%*
Eden Mill Shipwreck IPA 6.0%
Phoenix Wobbly Bob 6.0%
Allendale Yakima Pale 6.0%*
Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout 6.0%*
Acorn Gorlovka Imperial Stout 6.0%
Kelham Island Imperial Stout 7.0%*


I'm going for the Rooster's Red Baron, an excellent American Red which would have been £2.60 in the Scunthorpe Blue Bell JDW but was included with some food. I must admit that the presence of this and the Kelham Island Stout at this venue stopped me sniggering over a joke from my school days about the town.

On the Spoons cider front I've yet to locate the Lyme Bay Driftwood. My favourite of the week was Sheppy's Old Corby, perfect served from the fridge in the hot weather.

BOTW Rooster's Red Baron

[london calling]

A decent week but a couple of beers light on the list due to ditching notes from my last Brighton trip prematurly, as one I forgot to write down at all in the Euston Tap,there comes a point when I just dont remember!
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar Hylder Blonde*
Oakham Citra*
Oakham JHB
Hop Back Groovy Mover
Bowmans Swift One
360 degrees Dampfbier#44
Brighton Bier Southcoast IPA
Longman Long Blonde
Redwillow Headless
Harveys Wild Hop
Vibrant Forest Kalidiscope*
Arbour 546*
Clouded Minds Lupoll
Surrey Hills Greensand IPA*
Truman's Rio Gold
St Austell Liquid Sunshine
London Beer Factory Eight Hop APA*
Thornbridge Kipling
Essex Street Smoke House
Hardknott Condininium*
Marstons Oyster Stout
Goddards Ale Of Wight*

BOTW Darkstar Hylder Blonde. First time this year, much better than Hophead currently is,( which I think is possibly suffering from a recipe change brought on by hop restraints?)

Ahh so that's who brewed the 8 hop apa.Had it in the Scottish Stores last week and forgot who brewed it.

[london calling]

Had a very good bottle of Thwaites -Big Ben in a Wetherspoons but
To-ol (Denmark)-Mr Orange in the Queens Head Kings Cross was stunning

[gillhalfpint]

Fallen Chew Chew 6% which we enjoyed at Inn on the Green fest in Acocks Green Birmingham.

[Mobyduck]

Ahh so that's who brewed the 8 hop apa.Had it in the Scottish Stores last week and forgot who brewed it.
Thats exactlly where I had it last Thursday afternoon.

[Wittenden]

Kent and Canterbury
Four Candles-Pacific Gem 4.4%abv.Rich gold.Peppery nettley hops.Hop led.Light for the ABV.
Tonbridge-Golden Rule 3.5%abv. I really enjoyed this.Golden, a slight haze.Earthy,raspberries.My BOTW

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Blue Monkey Fat Ape (bottled)

[Bucking Fastard]

I needed to calm down after the previous week's blowout,so Islington it was.

Blue Monkey -- Infinity *
Blue Monkey -- Guerrilla
Wishbone -- Boiler Plate
Summer Wine -- Oregon West Coast Pale Ale *
Kinsale -- Bitter


BOTW goes to Summer Wine Oregon West Coast Pale Ale ,very good and up against some strong competition in the Craft Beer Co. ,Islington.


Next week boating down the Thames to London,and the Oxford crawl so could be a long list,again.

[ROBCamra]

Rat - Rat In Me Kitchen. Claims to be an American Style IPA, but at 4% it's not really.

That doesn't matter, it went down very well in The Baum. :cheers: