Beer of the Week (w/e 1st September 2019)

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Tris39]

White Horse - Stable Genius
Loose Cannon - Abingdon Bridge

Both at the excellent The Gardeners Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31724/). There were a couple of other very fine beers but at 11.45pm, I was too researched to remember them.

[Bucking Fastard]

Wolverhampton,Birmingham,Holborn,Croydon.

Salopian -- Hop Twister *
Elland -- Lucky Dip
Dancing Duck -- Abduction *
Siren -- Undercurrent
Tiny Rebel -- Amplified Double Imperial Stay Puft Marshmellow Porter * (keg)
Mallinson's -- Tripical Blonde Sesh
Kirkstall -- Dissolution IPA *
Hammerton -- N7 *
Five Points -- Citrus Pale * (>3PT)
Reunion -- Isotonic (Sporting Pale Ale) *
Oakham -- Dragon * (3PT)

Some very fine pints and in any other week those starred could have taken BOTW but the decision goes to Dancing Duck Abduction,a strong pale beer in top quality condition as should always be expected in the fabulous Great Western. (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39188/)

The Tiny Rebel Stay Puft derivative was a worthy runner up ,12.8% and £5 for a third but quite an experience.

Next week slow.

[Mobyduck]

Oh dear this is going to be difficult, two days in Bristol and one in Southampton as well as some local stuff.

Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
Flowerpots Goodens Gold*
Bristol Beer Factory Wild Ones
Bristol Beer Factory Notorious*
Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout*
Bristol Beer Factory Independence
Siren Suspended in Summer
Left Handed Giant Shifting Planes*
Quantock QPA
BrewDog Elvis Juice*
Tiny Rebel Cwtch
Sam Smiths Extra Stout
Wye Valley HPA
Moor Nor Hop
Marstons Draught Bass
Tapstone Hotwire
Taylors Knowle Spring
Revolutions Switch #15*
Twisted Oak Leveritt
Fine Tuned Freestyle
Itchen Valley Hampshire Rose
Kroenenburg :eek:
Steamtown Reefer
Parkway Crocodile Tears
Vibrant Forest Shoal*
Vibrant Forest Rubus*
Dancing Man Limes Against Humanity*

Some very ,very good beers in the list but the two absolute standouts are Revolutions Switch~ 15 in The Cornubia (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/308/) and Vibrant Forest Shoal in The Dancing Man (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83039/), both great pubs in different ways, I shall pick the Shoal as BOTW as its fresher in the mind ,taken only five hours ago, both worthy winners though.
Next week back to normality .

[Wittenden]

Surrey,Kent:

Marble-Trials #3-5%abv .A double dry hopped pale ale.Tropical fruit.A real hop salad,the qualities of the individual hop varieties couldn't really shine through.
Thornbridge Hall-Lumford-3.9%abv.Grassy hops,gentle fruit.
Surrey Hills-Shere Drop-4.2%abv.A worthy champion beer,approachable and upstanding.
Kent-FestivAle-3.9%abv.Brewed for The Milk House (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59023/) 's MilkFest.Barley straw,nettley hops.OK.
My BOTW-Surrey Hills Shere Drop.The only beer drunk this week that I'd already tried, albeit once several years ago.Taken at the excellent Surrey Oaks (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35618/)

[Thuck Phat]

Decent week by my standards:

Salopian Hop Twister*
Elland Lucky Dip
Dancing Duck Abduction*
Nene Valley Brewery Australian Pale
Buxton Axe Edge (keg)*
Burning Soul Ice Cream Pale*
Kirkstall Dissolution IPA
Oakham Mandarina Bavaria
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

It goes against the grain to choose a keg beer over an array of decent cask offers but BOTW goes to Buxton Axe Edge (keg). An outstanding IPA which I imagine would be superb on cask.

[aleandhearty]

A decent list this week, but quite a few underwhelming beers, for one reason or another.


Marstons - Old Empire.
Brakspear - Oxford Gold.
Ashover - Littlemoor Citra.
Salt - Mungo.*
Beartown - Bluebeary.
Wilde Child - Opaque Reality.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Oakham -JHB.*
Otter - Funk & Soul.
North Riding - Cascade.
Great Heck - Cascade.
Tigertops - Old Ferret.
Small World - Thunderbridge Stout.
Nomadic - Filibuster.
Stod Fold - The West.
Fernandes - Polaris.
Saltaire - No.5.

The easy winner was an old favourite, on cracking form at The Hop (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66330/), Wakefield.

[hondo]

Old Nation - B43 keg

[oldboots]

A bumper week in Yorkshire, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Oakengates.

Bad Seed - Ground Patrol
Whitby - Saltwick Nab
North Riding - US IPA
Arbor - Megs Bomb
Harbour - Antipodean
Naylors - Porter
Black Country - BFG
Salopian - Salopian Gold
Joules - Pale Ale
Slaters - Queen Bee
St Annes Brewery - Around the Wrekin
Northern Monk - Pete's Dark
Marstons - 61 Deep
Banks's - Mild
Enville - Enville Ale
Pitchfork - Double Header
Black Country - Pig on the Wall
Wye Valley - HPA
Bathams - Bitter
Sarah Hughes - Surprise
Stella Artois - Lager
Hobsons - Simcoe Chinook
Rudgate - Hop Spin
Pictish - Jester
Three Tuns - Stout
Rowton - Area 51
Tenby - Black Flag

Quite a few good ones but I'll go for old favourite Black Country Ales - Pig on the Wall

[Aqualung]

A few days in Derby but restricted to just 3 pubs gave this :-

Brunswick White Feather 3.6%
Littleover 8 O' Clock Bus 3.9%
Brunswick Triple Hop 4.0%
Bang The Elephant A pocetful O' Melons 4.0%
Castle Rock Vicky McClure 4.2%
Pentrich Green Shadows 4.5%
Quartz Heart 4.6%
Brunswick Rocket 4.7%
Acorn Janus IPA 5.0%
Falstaff Blonde 5.0%
Navigation Strawberry Creamhead 5.1%
Small World Twin Falls 5.2%
Littleover Hollow Legs 5.2%
Brewdog Punk IPA (keg) 5.4%
Castle Rock IPA v 3 (keg) 5.7%
Abstract Jungle Abstract Elephant 5.9%
Brunswick Black Sabbath 6.0%
Navigation Oh You Pretty Things 6.1%
Bad Seed Strike Zone 6.2%


There's some pretty awful fruit beers in that list but the winner is thr Bad Seed Strike Zone as tried for £3.60 (discounted) in the excellent Derby Alexandra Hotel. It's a sweet New World IPA but the best of the week.



BOTW Bad Seed Strike Zone

[Tris39]

A few days in Derby but restricted to just 3 pubs gave this :-

Castle Rock Vicky McClure 4.2%

BOTW Bad Seed Strike Zone

Drank willingly or consumed in the line of duty?

[oldboots]

Drank willingly or consumed in the line of duty?

Do we now call him "H" ? As in Haqualung.

[Aqualung]

I never watched that programme so had to do some Googling of Vicky McClure to get the context of the above!!
I was somewhat aghast that the H reference might be connected with naff nineties pop group Steps!
The beer itself was quite pleasant.