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Conrad
26-07-2010, 22:00
Certainly beer garden weather at the moment, anything but being indoors.

Bucking Fastard: Sharps Doom Bar (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17215#post17215)
gillhalfpint: Driftwood Alfie's Revenge (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17244#post17244)
Oggwyn Trench: Rudgate Special (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17252#post17252)
oldboots: Shipyard Independence (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17315#post17315)
ROBCamra: Shipyard Independence (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17317#post17317)
trainman: Redemption Beers, Pale Ale (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17319#post17319)
Alesonly: Bear Ass (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17322#post17322)
Millay: Brewdog 5am Saint (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17325#post17325)
RogerB: Skinners Betty Stoggs (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17341#post17341)
ETA: Hopback Summer Lightning (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17347#post17347)
pubsignman: Westerhams 1965 Special Bitter (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17351#post17351)
Al 10000: Whim Hartington (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17368#post17368)
HTM69: Doom Bar (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17380#post17380)
runningdog:Abbott's Special Reserve (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3213-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-1-August-2010%29&p=17447#post17447)

Bucking Fastard
30-07-2010, 11:15
An early nomination from me as I wont be able to access the worldwide interweb for the next week.After a poor week's drinking sadly interupted by work,the only notable beer was Sharp's Doom Bar in The Old Barge,Hertford so by default my BOTW.

Next week exploring the waterways and pubs around Rugeley,Polesworth,Coventry and possibly Rugby so should be armed with a better BOTW next time out .

Conrad
30-07-2010, 12:37
Doom Bar really does get around these days.

Hope you have a good break!

gillhalfpint
31-07-2010, 09:24
I must put down Driftwood Alfie's Revenge 6.5% that I enjoyed at the Lizard 2000 Helston beer festival yesterday. It was fantastic for flavour, and went down very well.

Oggwyn Trench
31-07-2010, 10:24
Only 3 guests on in the Station last night (there are 6 abbeydale going on today) Bazens Summer Ale , Purbeck IPA and Rudgate Special , a quick visit to the Fighting Cocks , Oakhams Citra was cut short by the Fire Alarm going off so a quick dash across the road to the Crown and a Beowulf Folded Cross , dont think i will get to the pub tonight so BOTW is Rudgate Special

oldboots
01-08-2010, 17:47
Only managed to get to the pub yesterday but what a range to choose from in York. I read about this beer on Tandlemans Blog (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3252-Tandleman-s-Beer-Blog-Hopping-Mad), and when I saw it in a pub I had to try it and guess what he was spot on. So my BOTW is going to be Shipyard Independence

ROBCamra
01-08-2010, 18:00
Only managed to get to the pub yesterday but what a range to choose from in York. I read about this beer on Tandlemans Blog (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?3252-Tandleman-s-Beer-Blog-Hopping-Mad), and when I saw it in a pub I had to try it and guess what he was spot on. So my BOTW is going to be Shipyard Independence

The picture on Tandlemans blog was taken in the Baum.

I had 3 pints of it on Tuesday so Shipyard Independence is also my BOTW.

trainman
01-08-2010, 18:22
I was pleasantly surprised by The Garden Ladder's mini fest ystdy, 4 Brodie's on stillage, 2 Redemption & a.n.other on HP. I was equally surprised at the quality of the Redemption beers, their Pale Ale can have my botw.

Alesonly
01-08-2010, 19:32
This weeks Beer of the week from me is
from Beartown Brewery and its called Bear Ass 4.0%

Millay
01-08-2010, 21:17
There were four Brewdog beers on at the Bree Louise Euston earlier this week.

Trashy Blond 4.1%
5am Saint 5%
Punk IPA 6%
Paradox 10%

Tried them all and my BoTW goes to Brewdog 5am Saint

RogerB
02-08-2010, 10:19
It's been diversity over numbers this week - I managed to get a couple of ales in from a couple of Kent breweries new to me - Larkins and Tunbridge Wells (Traditional and Royal respectively). Decent enough but not BotW material though. Will stump for Skinners Betty Stoggs for this week's BotW which has become a regular in my local Ivy Leaf.

ETA
02-08-2010, 11:53
Also a less-than-briliiant week for me beer-wise whilst out and about, so my nomination is the good, safe Hopback Summer Lightning in my local - very refreshing and welcoming it was too.

Pubsignman
02-08-2010, 12:21
BOTW goes to Westerham 1965 Special Bitter, which was head and shoulders above everything else I had this week.

This is the third Westerham beer I've nominated in as many months - they're rapidly becoming a firm favourtie. Is anyone else a fan?

Al 10000
02-08-2010, 15:54
My beer of the week is Whim Hartington best bitter i tried it in about 6 different pubs on Saturday and they all tasted very nice and very bitter just how i like a beer to be.

Wittenden
02-08-2010, 21:06
BOTW goes to Westerham 1965 Special Bitter, which was head and shoulders above everything else I had this week.

This is the third Westerham beer I've nominated in as many months - they're rapidly becoming a firm favourtie. Is anyone else a fan?

Yes-I like 'em. They're fairly frequently available in this part of Kent. I had an excelllent couple of pints of Grasshopper at the Star and Eagle in Goudhurst recently. Our local ploughing match had a beer tent with at least six different Westerham beers on gravity last year:I rather hope that the excercise will be repeated this time. Moderation will apply, of course, as I'll be working.
I'm also very fond of the beer they brew for the National Trust-Viceroy IPA. I don't think its available on draught, but the bottles are fine. Try not to buy it at a NT shop, as they certainly know how to charge.
Early drinker, who posts on the other channel, and who must live near me, doesn't like Westerham beers.Each to his own, I suppose, but I generally trust his reviews.

HTM69
02-08-2010, 21:34
Not a fantastic end to the month drink-wise, with just a mixture of bottled beers, vodka-and-coke's and the 6 pints to round things off yesterday evening.

Nelson Pieces Of Eight [Bottle-conditioned] x 1
Nelson Powder Monkey [Bottle-conditioned] x 1
London Pride [Bottle] x 1
Wychwood Hobgoblin [Bottle] x 1
Courage Directors Bitter [Bottle] x 1
Red Stripe [Can] x 4
Sol [Bottle] x 1
Corona [Bottle] x 2
Vodka & Coke [Single Measure] x 5
Cottage Brewery The Panther x 1
Bath Ales Gem x 1
Sharp's Doom Bar x 4

BOTW: Thank the Lord for Doom Bar!

RogerB
04-08-2010, 09:26
This is the third Westerham beer I've nominated in as many months - they're rapidly becoming a firm favourtie. Is anyone else a fan?

I have had several good Westerham beers.One of my locals has had British Bulldog as a regular ale for the past 2 or 3 months and last night I tried Grasshopper with my 'Spoons mixed grill. An early candidate for BotW.

runningdog
04-08-2010, 17:54
Abbott's Special Reserve wins again, although, between barrells at the Nightjar I really did enjoy Cottage Brewery's Deltic Diesel. :whistle::whistle:
Not my sort of loco at all, but the beer was pretty good:cheers::cheers::drinkup: