Beer of the Week (w/e 5th January 2020)

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Wittenden]

Kent:Start the year with Goacher's.


Goacher's-Crown Imperial Stout 4.5%abv:luscious black roast dry stout.
Goacher's-Special House ale (Oxney Ale) 3.8%abv: as it should be.

My BOTW-Goacher's Crown Imperial Stout.

[Mobyduck]

Some good stuff in a normally quiet pub week.

BrewDog Punk IPA
Long Man Long Blonde
Red Cat Free Fall
Red Cat Mosaic Pale
Taylors Landlord
Dark Star Hophead
Big Smoke Solaris
Thornbridge Hacksaw
Overtone V3 NEIPA Citra & Mosaic
Runaway/Squawk Bourbon Barrel Aged Blackbird Stout
Cross Bay Halo
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Northdown He-Bru IPA
Severn Double Hopped IPA
Three Castles Raspberry Porter
Hop Back GFB
Oakham JHB
Bowman Amerigo
Alfreds Winchester Pale Ale

A few beers up there but the head and shoulders BOTW is the Blackbird Stout on keg at an insensible 10.0% a.b.v. And £3.30 a third , worth every penny in The Hornet Alehouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/86369/).

[london calling]

No duff beers this week
frankins -eclipse
thirst class -hoppy go lucky
siren - undercurrent
verdant -people money space time
verdant -safety first
verdant -neal gets things done
hackney church -mosaic pale
botw
hackney church 1792 imperial stout 9.0
really enjoying imperial stouts nowadays.

[Aqualung]

A couple of local outings and my first JDW visit of the year. Don't bother with their January Sale unless you're a Doom Bore fan.

ELB Orchid Mild 3.6%
Signal Absolutely Fuggled 4.0%
Strathaven Old Mortality 4.2%
Oakham Citra 4.2%
Southwark Routemaster Red 4.2%
Signal Sticky Hoppy Pudding 4.3%
Mad Squirrel Evolve 4.5%
Brewdog Punk IPA (keg) 5.4%
ELB Imperial Stout 9.6%


The winner is the ELB Imperial Stout as tried at the Rose & Crown. It's just as good as the Dark Star one the previous week!

BOTW ELB Imperial Stout

[Mobyduck]

It clean sweep for Stouts this far.

[Bucking Fastard]

Leighton Buzzard and Croydon.

Rebellion -- Roasted Nuts
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell *
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA *
Kissingate -- Stout Extreme Jamaica *

Although the Kissingate Stout was very good,BOTW goes to Thornbridge Jaipur IPA on top form in The George. (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35541/)

Next week boating into London plus footie to provide contenders.

[Thuck Phat]

This week:

Hardy & Hansons Rocking Rudolph (see BABOTW)
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Brancaster Brewdolph*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*

The Brewdolph was suitably festive but BOTW goes to Hop Back Summer Lightening due to it's soothing effects whilst watching Saints beat Wasps.

[aleandhearty]

Very quiet this week, mostly based on a quick teatime session on New Year's Eve.

Thornbridge - Astryd.*
Totally Brewed - Papa Jangles Voodoo Stout.
North Riding - Cascade.*
Little Valley - Radical Roots.
Great Newsome - Holderness Dark.
Jolly Boys - Mango IPA. :eek: BABOTW


Easy winner was the Astryd. At the opposite end of the spectrum was the Mango IPA. Unbelievably dire.

[oldboots]

Not a bad list, short as I had several pints of most.

Brew York - Jarsa
Redwillow - Faithless 129
Roosters - Yankee
Roosters - Howl V7
Roosters - Double Assassin
Bingley - Goldilocks
Fernandes - Firebrand
Ossett - Cashmere
Distant Hills/Nomadic - Loose Nut
Five Points - Five Points Pale
Magic Rock - Salty Kiss
Nine Standards - Porter

Hard choice for BOTW between two more stouts: Roosters Howl (V7) or Distant Hills/Nomadic Loose Nut, I'll go with the collaboration simply as I could drink more without falling over Howl is 7.2% and Loose Nut only 5.5%.

BOTW Distant Hills/Nomadic - Loose Nut

[Spinko]

Magic Rock - Cannonball. This was had in their excellent Tap Room on the outskirts of Huddersfield, it's going to take a good place to beat there for my 2020 pub of the year.