Beer of the Week (w/e 25th June 2017)

[ROBCamra]

Bucking Fastard: Salopian Oracle
aleandhearty: Tring Moongazing
Thuck Phat: Abbeydale Deception
Oggwyn Trench: Ghost Phantom IPA
Aqualung: Stewart Radical Road
Wittenden: Goacher's Fine Light Ale
Real Ale Ray: Tollgate Ashby Pale
Mobyduck: Tiny Rebel Juicy
london calling: St Austell 6 Malt Stout
ROBCamra: Tenby Barefoot

[Bucking Fastard]

A big week,PuG rail crawl and Bath

Adnams -- Ghost Ship
Salopian -- Oracle *
Salopian -- Hop Twister *
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Rowton -- Ironbridge Gold *
Georgeous Beer -- Ruby Porter
Wye Valley -- Butty Bach
Backyard -- Centennial IPA *
Bathams -- Bitter *
Hop & Stagger -- Triple Hop IPA
Titanic -- IPA
Rowton -- Area 51 *
Holdens -- Golden Glow
Fixed Wheel -- No Brake IPA (BABOTW)
New Bristol -- Little India Special Pale *
Bath Ales -- Prophecy
Marstons -- Draught Bass
Great Western -- Hambrook Pale *
Blindsman -- Maverick
Fullers -- Summer Ale
Clearwater -- Devon Darter
Flying Monk -- Birdman
Mad Squirrel -- London Porter *

BOTW goes to Salopian Oracle on perfect form in The Salopian Bar,Shrewsbury,a great way to start a long day on the ale.

Next week having a rest.

[aleandhearty]

Muirhouse - Magnum Mild.*
Morton Collins - Wintersett Gold.
Great Heck - Treasure IPA
Tring - Moongazing.*

Both the mild and the Moongazing were excellent. I don't see many Tring beers in my neck of the woods, but I was impressed with this ruby ale featuring Citra and Chinook hops.

[Thuck Phat]

Mumbles Hop Kick
XT 2 (Pale)*
Abbeydale Deception*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

A toss up between the XT2 and BOTW Abbeydale Deception. I thoroughly enjoyed the Deception which just had that bit extra depth of flavour. Both very welcome on a hot day.

[Oggwyn Trench]

A busy few days with the PuG train crawl followed by a Saturday wander around Shrewsbury :nishelypished:

Salopian - Shropshire Gold
Rowton - Bitter
Shropshire Legend - Mermaid Gold
Wye Valley - Butty Bach
Hobsons - Twisted Spire
Ghost - Phantom IPA
Mallinsons - Hopburst
Salopian - Hop Twister
Robinsons - Dizzy Blonde
Three Tuns - XXX
Holdens - Golden Glow
Salopian - Golden Thread
Salopian - Rhapsody
Salopian - Lemon Dream
Salopian - Oracle
Backyard - Antipodean
Big Bog - Spring Bog
Mallinsons - CF127
Beowulf - Chase Pale
Hop and Stagger - Pale

BOTW Ghost - Phantom IPA

[Aqualung]

A visit to the Scottish Borders and a day in West Dorset and East Devon provided this :-

Palmers Copper Ale 3.7%
Box Steam Summer Buzz 3.8%
Black Sheep Best Bitter 3.8%
Broughton Hippopotamus IPA 3.8%
Knops East Coast Pale 3.8%
Dorset Brewing Citrus Maximus 4.0%
Jennings Cumberland Ale 4.0%
Broughton Dark 'N' Cloudy 4.4%
Palmers Dorset Gold 4.5%
Knops Musselburgh Broke 4.5%
Wolf Woild Moild 4.8%
Stewart Black IPA (Bottle) 5.0%
Edinbrew Industrial 5.0%
Stewart Celtman 5.0%
Vibrant Forest Mosaic 5.0%
Palmers 200 5.0%
Kelham Island Pale Rider 5.2%
Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%
Stewart First World Problems (Bottle) 6.2%
Stewart Cauld Reekie (Bottle) 6.2%
Stewart Radical Road (Bottle) 6.4%
Stewart Radical Road (Keg) 6.4%


The winner is the Stewart Radical Road either keg or bottled. The cask in the Borders was pretty dismal all round.
It was nice to visit a couple of Palmers pubs after a gap of at least twenty five years. Although their beers are still old school they were vastly better and more diverse than I remembered.

Stewart Radical Road

[Wittenden]

Kent:Old friends are best...

Goacher's Fine Light Ale 3.7%abv. Not quite as marmaladey as perhaps it could be,but very fresh and full of the joys.Taken at Black Dog (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/81509/)

[Real Ale Ray]

Despite some great beer on the PuG Crawl, this one definitely passed the three pint test Tollgate - Ashby Pale in Tap at no 76 (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/85161/)

[Mobyduck]

Hot weather and a few days drinking Cider and Perry results in another small list.

Tiny Rebel Juicy
Purity Pure Gold
Wild Weather Betrayal
Red Squirrel Mister Squirrel
Timothy Taylor Landlord
Liberation Ale

BOTW is Tiny Rebel Juicy sank in Cobbetts (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/82200/).

[london calling]

I am getting fed up with hoppy beers.I try so many and they just don't seem to agree with my taste buds recently.Black seems to be the new hoppy for me
St Austell-6 malt stout (bottle) from M&S was BOTW

[Aqualung]

I am getting fed up with hoppy beers.I try so many and they just don't seem to agree with my taste buds recently.Black seems to be the new hoppy for me
St Austell-6 malt stout (bottle) from M&S was BOTW

Have you tried their Proper Black from Tesco? I've been going to ASDA for beer since they stopped the multi-buy offers. It's two quid a bottle but as soon as they bring back four for six quid then I'll be back on it. I'm sure Tesco must have noticed that since they stopped the multi-buys the Bishops Finger and Hobgoblin at £1.25 keep selling out while everything else is not moving.

[london calling]

Have you tried their Proper Black from Tesco? I've been going to ASDA for beer since they stopped the multi-buy offers. It's two quid a bottle but as soon as they bring back four for six quid then I'll be back on it. I'm sure Tesco must have noticed that since they stopped the multi-buys the Bishops Finger and Hobgoblin at £1.25 keep selling out while everything else is not moving.

I have tried it on cask and a good beer.Often shop in Tesco,s but haven't noticed the bottled version. Probably thought it was Proper Job.

[ROBCamra]

Tenby Barefoot 4.7% a first beer for me from this brewery.

Very drinkable for 4.7% tasting more like a 3.8% er, in The Baum of course. :cheers: