Beer of the Week (w/e 4th September 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Siren Soundwave
Wittenden: Dark Star Hophead
Aqualung: Tryst Raj IPA
Bucking Fastard: Oakham Citra
Thuck Phat: Cloudwater DIPA v6 (keg)
Spinko: Burley St Brewhouse Brickyard
london calling: 3 Blind Mice Fags and Coffee
oldboots: Bewdley Worcestershire Way
Real Ale Ray: Titanic Plum Porter
ROBCamra: Bad Co. Love Over Gold

[Mobyduck]

Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale*
Hop Back GFB
Siren Undercurrent*
Siren Soundwave*
Big Smoke Solaris*
Adnams Mosaic*
Harbour Light Ale*
Glastonbury Pilton Pop
Marstons EPA
Southwark LPA*
Bad Seed Cascade*
Roosters Pilsnear*

BOTW Siren Soundwave

[Wittenden]

Pride of Sussex
Harveys-Sussex Best Bitter 4%abv. Served a touch cold, but otherwise unimpeacheable.Commentators on a recent Pub Curmudgeon post (Beer snobs the lot of 'em) rubbished this beer.This was outstanding in the 70s, and is one of a handful of beers that have stood the test of time, and probably improved, and together with Hophead is one of my core beers. Speaking of which...
Dark Star-Hophead 3.8%abv.First out of a new cask, and at its best.A close call, but my BOTW.Both taken at The Globe and Rainbow (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59021/)

[Aqualung]

A visit to Hook Norton found their core beers to be hopelessly overpriced and rather dull compared to recent opposition.

Hook Norton Hooky Mild 2.8%
Hook Norton Hooky 3.5%
Hook Norton Harvest Hop 3.5%
Hook Norton Hooky Gold 4.1%
Blackedge Platinum Blonde 4.4%
Hook Norton Summer Haze 4.5%
Hook Norton Old Hooky 4.6%
Derby Black Magic 4.8%*
Three Sods Leap Year 5.0%
Tryst Raj IPA 5.5%*
Franklin's North Shore IPA 5.5%*


It's a battle between the two IPAs both tried in the E17 Bell for £3.33 with CAMRA discount, although it took several pints to decide it!
I'm going for the more aggressively hopped Tryst Raj IPA from Scotland.

BOTW Tryst Raj IPA

[Bucking Fastard]

Along the banks of the Regents Canal.

Five Points -- Pale Ale (keg)
Five Points -- IPA (keg)
Birrificio Italiano -- Nigredo (keg)
Hackney -- Golden Ale
Howling Hops --East End Hefeweizen
Howling Hops -- American Brown *
Howling Hops -- West Coast IPA*
Siren Craft -- Soundwave IPA
Salopian -- Oracle
Oakham -- Citra *
Ebeltoft -- Straight Outta Boston IPA (keg)*
Salopian -- Hop Twister *
Siren Craft -- Undercurrent *
Roosters -- White Rose *
Northern Monk -- Northern Star Mocha Porter (keg) *


BOTW goes to the ever reliable Oakham Citra on great form in The Camel,Bethnal Green.

Next week scratching around for a pint.

[Thuck Phat]

Decent selection this week:

Wild Beer - Pogo APA* (keg)
Five Points - The Five Points IPA
Cloudwater - DIPA v6* (keg)
Howling Hops - Pale XX No2*
Howling Hops - West Coast Special IPA*
Siren - Soundwave
Salopian - Oracle
Oakham - Citra*
Ebeltoft - Straight Outta Boston IPA (keg)
Salopian - Hop Twister
Dark Star - APA*
Siren - Undercurrent*
Oakham - Bishops Farewell*
Titanic - Iceberg*
Everards - Old Original*

BOTW Cloudwater - DIPA v6 (keg). Having now tried a few decent and well known keg beers, I've firmly concluded that I prefer cask beer. Nonetheless, the DIPA was excellent - all tropical fruit and incredibly easy to drink at 9%. What would it be like on cask?

[Spinko]

Burley St Brewhouse - Brickyard.
Nice to be back in Yorkshire, briefly..

[london calling]

Pretty mundane beers from some good breweries leaves me with Botw
3 Blind Mice -fags and coffee 8.0 drank in the 3 johns Islington
Wellbeck Abbey -Kaiser 4.1 gets an honourable mention.

[oldboots]

Sonnet 43 - Seraphim
Thornbridge - Brother Rabbit
Acorn - Barnsley Bitter
Yorkshire Heart- Blackheart Stout
Kirkstall - Pale Ale
Kirkstall - Dissolution
Camerons - Strongarm
Springhead - Drop o' the Black Stuff
Tapped - Comet
Atom - Uncertainty Principle
Three Tuns - XXX
Otter - Amber
Bewdley - Worcestershire Way
Bewdley - Mucklows Mild
Saddlers - Peaky Blinders
Hobsons - Mild
Wye Valley - HPA


BOTW Bewdley - Worcestershire Way

[Real Ale Ray]

Titanic - Plum Porter

[ROBCamra]

Bad Co. Love Over Gold. A pleasant, blonde, 4.1% session ale tried quite a few times in The Baum. :cheers: