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

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Mobyduck]

Some good stuff this past week,

Acorn Mystic IPA
Cross Bay The Blonde Sunset
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Deeply Vale DV8
Rat White Rat
Bedlam Benchmark
St Austell Tribute
Burning Sky Plateau
Burning Sky Porter
Salopian Sessionista
Track Sonoma
Mikkler No Cow On The Ice
White Horse Village Idiot
Hop Kettle Do You Come Here Often
Three Castles Rare Gold
Three Brothers NEIPA
Goffs Black Knight

Mostly good but the standout and BOTW is the Burning Sky Porter taken in The Nags Head. (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1691/)

[Wittenden]

Kent,Surrey.

Iron Pier-Perry Street Pale:3.7%abv.Aneamic-looking as my neighbouring quaffer said,but some good spicy and muted lemon flavours.
Surrey Hills-Ranmore Ale:Pale gold,grapefruit.Assertive,metallic finish.

My BOTW-Iron Pier Perry Street Pale,taken,unsurprisingly at Larkins' Alehouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/85780/)

Next week, a visit to The Ram Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/11012/) has the potential for some Burningsky beers.

[Thuck Phat]

Quiet week with three quality stalwarts:

Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*

All on good form but BOTW Hop Back Summer Lightening just shades it.

[oldboots]

Two piss-ups in breweries this week followed by a crawl of the northern part of Leeds city centre,

Toolmakers - Lynch Pin
Toolmakers - Black Edge
Toolmakers - Slide Hammer
Thornbridge - Green Mountain (keykeg)
Nethergate - Umble
Bad Seed - Cake Hole
Nomadic - Sister Dris
Nomadic - Ivor
Five Points - Railway Porter
Red Willow - Breakfast Stout
Brewdog - Tsar Struck (keg)
Nightjar - Big fish little fish
De Molen - Gekken & Dwazen BA (Bottle)


Other than the De Molen which was also the most expensive beer of the week the draught BOTW is Toolmakers - Lynch Pin almost a classic bitter.

[Bucking Fastard]

Hertford,Gospel Oak,Potters Bar and Mugswell.

Exeter -- Falls Over
Adnams -- Mosaic Pale (keg)
Howling Hops -- Pale XX * (3PT)
Marble -- Pint *
Five Points -- XPA *
Kelham Island -- Pale Rider *
Surrey Hills -- Shere Drop *

A very good run of some top quality ale ,so a difficult choice with BOTW going to Surrey Hills Shere Drop ,NBSS 4.5 in The Well House Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35502/).I can now see how this ale got to be CAMRA CBOB when this well presented.

Next week footie will be the main provider.

[Spinko]

Brass Castle - Sunshine. Three of these in Stockton's Golden Smog..

[Aqualung]

I went for a Sunday Roast in the local Bell yesterday and managed to sneak in a couple of pints afterwards :-


Burton Bridge Mild 4.0%
Kent Black Gold 4.0%

Both were excellent and discounted to £3.60. The Burton Bridge is a proper mild, maybe a bit strong for the purist. The Black Gold isn't a mild. I suspect it's a golden ale with burnt malt added to give it the colour. It was more refreshing than the mild so wins it.


BOTW Kent Black Gold