Beer of the Week (w/e 16th October 2016)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Longman Long Blonde
oldboots: Harrogate Horse Head Stetson
Aqualung: Oakham Green Devil IPA
Spinko: Thornbridge Jaipur
aleandhearty: North Riding NZ IPA (Motueka)
Thuck Phat: Salopian Vortex
Bucking Fastard: Aylesbury Brewhouse Co. Cellular
Wittenden: Hobson's Best Bitter
ROBCamra: Naylors Citradelic

[Mobyduck]

Minamalistic- a mid-week cold plus Laryngitis didn't help, as well as working all weekend. :moremad:
Red Cat Scratch
Hop Art Golden IPA
Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay
Fullers London Pride
Longman Long Blonde

The Scratch was good but I'll give it Longman Long Blonde Light drinking but flavoursome.

[oldboots]

Some decent beers this week especially those sampled at the Wishbone brewery in Keighley, but BOTW is Harrogate Horse Head Stetson a 5.9% IPA but with a sweet edge.

Settle - Attermire
Maxim - Northern Knight
Banks's / Ninkasi - Ninkasi
Acorn - Old Moor Porter
Reedley Hall - Monkholme Premium
Blue Bee - Hillfoot Best Bitter
Lincoln Green - The Finals Countdown
Saltaire - South Island Pale
True North - Best Bitter
Rat - NosfeRATu
Neepsend - Blonde
Bootleg Brew Co - Lawless
Thwaites - Nutty Black
First Chop - First Chop
Great Heck - Mount Hood
Ilkley - Hanging Stone
Wishbone - Pastiche
Wishbone - Gumption
Wishbone - Abyss
Wishbone - Boilerplate
Harrogate - Horse Head Stetson

[Aqualung]

This week saw the start of the Spoons Autumn beer festival but as it's the worst I've ever seen I'm not attempting to even think about trying all 30 (reduced from the previous 50).

Greenfield Silver Owl 4.0%
Ossett Vivienne May 4.1%
Phoenix Arizona 4.1%
Black Country Chain Ale 4.2%
Everard's Afro-Caribbean Hopsession 4.3%
Everard's Pitch Black 4.3%
Brains Open Casket 4.5%
Millstone Stout 4.5%
Riverhead March Haigh 4.6%
Hackney American Pale Ale 4.5%
XT 6 4.5%
Dark Star American Pale Ale 4.7%
Loddon Bamboozle 4.8%
Elephant School (Brentwood) Porter In A Storm 4.9%
Adnam's Sloe Porter 5.0%
Truman's Sampson Strong 5.8%
ELB Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8%
Oakham Green Devil IPA 6.0%
Rat Nosferatu 6.5%
Brentwood Chocwork Orange 6.5%
Greene King Old Crafty Hen 6.5%


The winner is the same as last week but this time it's the cask version as tried for £2.45 in the Stalybridge Society Rooms.

BOTW Oakham Green Devil IPA

[Spinko]

A bit of a quiet one, only Jaipur, 13 Guns and Shipyard IPA.

Thornbridge - Jaipur

[aleandhearty]

A reasonable week.

Tarn 51 - By George.
North Riding - NZ IPA (Motueka).*
Whippet - English Whippet.
Titanic - Plum Porter.*
Fernandes - Red Rye IPA.*
Raw - Independence APA.
Beer Ink - Flagship.
Dr Mortons - Non Stick.
Ossett - Spellbound.*
Rat - White Rat.*
Welbeck Abbey - Henrietta Grande.
Phoenix - Black Bee.

The NZ IPA and the Plum Porter were both on fine form, at Harry's Bar, Wakefield. However, as the latter has been nominated several times down the years, I'll give it to the former.

[Thuck Phat]

Decent week:

Batemans Texan Triple Hop
Pheasantry Dark Ale
Saltaire Blonde
Burning Sky Aurora*
Orkney Red MacGregor*
Fullers ESB *
Tring Side Pocket for a Toad*
Aylesbury Brew Company Cellular*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Salopian Vortex*

Tricky one this week with the Aurora, Red MacGregor and Cellular all worthy contenders.
BOTW Salopian Vortex. Pale, citrussy and very drinkable at 4%. Three pint test passed with ease.

[Bucking Fastard]

Decent enough week but have to agree with Aqualung,the 'spoons fest ,as experienced in The George,was very poor with some stillage ales badly out of condition,and dull festival brews.Tim needs a rethink.

Saltaire -- Blonde
Burning Sky -- Aurora *
Orkney -- MacGregor Red * (3PT)
Fullers -- ESB *
Tring -- Sidepocket for a Toad *
Aylesbury Brewhouse Co. -- Cellular * (3PT)
Adams -- Sloe Porter
Titanic -- Sea
Bent Spoke -- Braddons Bitter
Wild Beer -- Bibble


BOTW goes to Aylesbury Brewhouse Co. Cellular,a limited edition red ale on fine form in The Papermill,Apsley

Next week doesn't look clever.

[Wittenden]

Shropshire and surrounding counties:
Wye Valley:Butty Bach-4.5%abv-Undistinguished malty best bitter.
: HPA-4%abv-Pale with a bit of citrus:mellow.
Ludlow : Gold-4.2%abv-Brisk and businesslike
: Best-3.75abv-Bit hazy.Dry session bitter.
Joule's : Kolkata-5%abv- Sweet hops,pale amber, raspberries.Creamy.
Milk Street: Great Uncle John's Bootleg Beer-4.2%abv- Pale, crisp and vulpine.
Hobson's: Best Bitter-3.8%abv- I really enjoyed this:earthy hops, with a bit of toffee.Old school.My BOTW. Taken at Artisan Ales in Ludlow, which I need to enter on this site.

[ROBCamra]

Naylors Citradelic tried in the Regal Moon during the rather disappointing JDW Beer Festival.:cheers:

[trainman]

Milk Street: Great Uncle John's Bootleg Beer-4.2%abv- Pale, crisp and vulpine.

Still loving Wittenden's tasting notes, but a vulpine beer? A first?