Beer of the Week (w/e 17th September 2017)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Dark Revolution Deviant
london calling: Arbor Never A Frown
Aqualung: Kelham Island Mind Control
Bucking Fastard: Titanic Plum Porter
Thuck Phat: Blue Monkey Infinity
aleandherty: Fernandes Triple OOO
Komakino: Wantsum Fortitude
Wittenden: Kingstone's Tewdric's Tipple
ROBCamra: Raw/Pigeon Fishers Opposites Attract

[Mobyduck]

A steady week.
Hopback GFB
Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Timothy Taylor Golden Best
Timothy Taylor Landlord
Purity Pure Gold
Oakham Hanger 17
Triple fff Moondance
Tillingbourne ANOB
Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay
Great Heck Mercy
Adnams Mosaic
Bowmans Wallops Wood
Hogs Back TEA
Black Sheep Holy Grail
Salopian Treasure Trove
Dark Revolution Deviant
Northern Whisper Yammerhouse

BOTW goes to Dark Revolution Deviant

[london calling]

Just social drinking this week so mostly well known stouts and brown beers . Only new beer was BOTW
Arbor -never a frown (and yes it was golden brown and very tasty)

[Aqualung]

A trip to Scotland saw off the remaining Scottish JDWs and a day in the Wolverhampton area yesterday provided some welcome decent beer :-

Holden's Black Country Bitter 3.8%
Windswept Blonde 4.0%
Banks's Sunbeam 4.2%
Wibblers Genesis 4.2%
Fyne Ales Hurricane Jack 4.4%
Young's Special 4.5%
Orkney Dark Island 4.5%
Holden's Castle Class 4.6%
Morton Essington IPA 4.8%
Redcastle Tower IPA 4.8%
Joules Kolkata 5.0%
Banks's Sleeping Giant IPA 5.0%
Holden's Special 5.1%
Long Man Wild Man 5.2%
Backyard Penda Black IPA 5.5%
Fyne Ales Sunset Boulevard 5.6%
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA 5.9%
Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%
Wooha IPA 6.2%
Kelham Island Mind Control 6.9%


The easy winner is the Kelham Island Mind Control which was truly outstanding for £3.50 in the Wolverhampton Great Western. I've had it before but it had taken such a control over my mind that I had forgotten about it.


BOTW Kelham Island Mind Control

[Bucking Fastard]

Huntingdon and Carshalton,quality over quantity.

Oakham -- Velvet Claws *
Greene King -- IPA
Hop Back -- Summer Lightning *
Robinsons -- Trooper
Marstons -- Pedigree
Adnams -- Ghost Ship
Hart Family -- Mid Atlantic Pale *
RedWillow -- Stateless
Titanic -- Plum Porter *
Magic Rock -- High Wire *
Magic Rock -- Common Grounds *
Crouch Vale -- Yakima Gold *

The last four were consumed in The Hope (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35464/),all in superb condition and by a short head BOTW was Titanic Plum Porter,a joy to sup.


Next week looking quiet.

[Thuck Phat]

Not bad:

Oakham Hanger 17
North Cotswold Hung, Drawn 'n' Portered*
Everards Tiger*
Blue Monkey Ape Ale
Blue Monkey Infinity*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

Easy decision this week. BOTW Blue Monkey Infinity. Sublime.

[aleandhearty]

One of those rare weeks where nothing was particularly exciting.

Great Heck - Trafalgar.
Titanic - Cappuccino.
Fernandes - Black Chalice.
Ossett - Sorachi Sunset.
Roosters - High Tea.
Fernandes - Polaris.
Fernandes - Triple OOO.

If nothing else, I learnt I really don't like the flavour of Sorachi hops (a synthetic, almost bubblegum, taste). I also struggled with the Cappuccino. I'm sure I've had this before, but I don't remember it being so artificial tasting. Maybe I'm just getting my 'Bah, Humbug!' head on in plenty of time for the approaching siege of Christmas.

[Komakino]

Wantsum Fortitude (4.2%)

[Wittenden]

Pembrokeshire,Gwent:

Felinfoel-Double Dragon-4.2%abv Tried for the sake of nostalgia.Malt led and soulful.
Evan Evans-WPA-4%abv Sweetish pale ale:good condition, but not to my taste.
Evan Evans-Warrior-4.4%abv. A taster.On gravity from a cask at full tilt on the bar.Ruby ,malty best bitter.
Derby-Triple Hop-4.1%. Northern Brewer, Challenger and Goldings.Peppery,herbal hops.this pale ale selling well.
Gower-Gower Gold-4.5%abv. Zesty Golden Ale.Green leaf hops.
Coles Family-Dylan Thomas-4.8%. Dark, but not bible black.Fruity,smoaky,creamy head.Aged in wooded casks before despatch.Not really to my taste,for a lunchtime pint, but in good condition.
Harbwr Tenby-M.V.Enterprise-4%abv.Zesty.Summer fruit.Welcome pale ale.
Kingstone-Tewdric's Tipple Ale-3.8% abv-Zesty.Sturdy session bitter.Herbal hops.

All these beers were new to me ,from new breweries, apart from Tewdric's Tipple,which was also tried last week. None of them were really outstanding,but my BOTW is Kingstone's Tewdric's Tipple.

[ROBCamra]

Raw/Pigeon Fishers Opposites Attract 4.6%. A collaboration brew between two of Chesterfields finest.

Murky and hoppy, it still went down a treat in The Baum.:cheers: