Beer of the Week (w/e 8th April 2018)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Siren Suspended In Mosaic
aleandhearty: Magic Rock Inhaler
Thuck Phat: Brasserie d'Achouffe La Chouffe
Bucking Fastard: Vibrant Forest Cydonia
Real Ale Ray: Landlocked Secret Island IPA
ROBCamra: Funky Hop Donkey Funky Lite

[Mobyduck]

Hop Back GFB
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Triple fff Pressed Rat And Warthog
Triple fff Moondance
Meantime London Pale
Dark Star Hophead
Woodefordes Wherry
Three Sods Mon Ch'erie IPA
Siren Suspended In Mosaic
Weird Beard Dark Hopfler
Weird Beard Mariana Trench
Adnams Oyster Stout

BOTW is Siren again with Suspended in Mosaic, enjoyed in The Wenlock Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23683/) this evening.

[aleandhearty]

A good week for variety, but several beers not at their best and a handful that were quite dull.

Aire Heads - Airelequin.
Brunswick Brew Co - (Engine Shed Project) Auf Wiedersehen Dave.
Little Critters - Incubator Chocolate & Raisin Stout.
Sentinel - Zf IPA.
Abbeydale - Moonshine.
Oakham - Citra.
Magic Rock - Inhaler.*
Titanic - Cappuccino Stout.
Wilde Child - Patriot Games.
Rat - Rat Attack.
Chin Chin - Take Aim.
Stancill - India.
North Riding - Mosaic.*
Tigertops - Double.
Sunbeam - Helios.
2 Roses - Nailmaker.

The Mosaic was very good, as usual, but the Inhaler was on fabulous form. Describing itself as a 'juicy pale ale', it features Amarillo, Citra, Equinox, Galaxy, Mosaic and Simcoe hops. Wonderful stuff. Sampled at The Hop (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66330/), Wakefield.

[Thuck Phat]

BOTW Brasserie d'Achouffe - La Chouffe. A tasty, pale, slightly sweet and recognisably Belgian beer in amongst a fair bit of nondescript eurofizz.

[Bucking Fastard]

Harlow,Enslow and Clerkenwell.

Mc Mullens -- Country Bitter
Mc Mullens -- AK
Box Steam -- Piston Broke
Vibrant Forest -- Cydonia *( >3PT)
Bad Seed -- Cargo IPA
Vibrant Forest -- Flying Saucer *

BOTW goes to Vibrant Forest Cydonia on top form in The Craft Beer Co. (www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/23311/).Described on the pump clip as an unfined Martian Red Ale,this 4.7%was full of big American hops and was one of the best red ales I've ever had.Beer of the year so far,not sure how much I quaffed.:o

Next week squeaky bum time at the footie which will lead to consumption before and possibly afterwards.

[london calling]

Central London provided these and not a dud amonst them
pentrich -red skies
stardust -English bitter
neptune -aiger
adnams -arabella
elb -quadrupled
brewboard -ipa
brewboard-apa
brewboard father grimes stout
fixed wheel -chain reaction
tring -American brown
oakham -Attila
inveralmond -Edinburgh pale ale
bad seed -cargo
bad seed -kiwi
oakham -attilla the winner

[Real Ale Ray]

Landlocked - Secret Island IPA in their new brewery tap Handle Bar (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/86269/)

[ROBCamra]

Funky Hop Donkey Funky Lite. Actually brewed at RAW, but whether it's just another string to their bow I don't know.

Only 3.6%, but with a very hoppy punch, tried in The Baum. :cheers: