Beer of the Week (w/e 22nd November 2020)

[ROBCamra]

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[rpadam]

Beer of the week is Cellar Head's (https://www.cellarheadbrewing.com/) single hop Strang's #7, with this year's version first obtained direct from the brewery (on one of those government-approved essential journeys...) and then an extra supply from a local village club with a reputation for great cask beer.

If you haven't had Strang's #7 before (and the chances are that you won't have), this is an experimental variety found by Ian Strang at his heritage hop farm on the National Trust's Scotney Castle estate located less than three miles from brewery.

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You won't find out much about this hop on the internet, but here is the story as far as it goes: A Visit to the Hop Gardens (https://www.cellarheadbrewing.com/single-post/2017/11/13/A-Visit-to-the-Hop-Gardens).

NB - The only other brewery known to have access to this variety is The Kernel, who refer to it as Finchcocks #7.

[Mobyduck]

Everything from tins except for a couple of pints of cask collected from a pub and just the one bottle.


Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout* ( Cask )
Wild Beer - Pogo
Wild Beer - Nebula
Wild Beer - Millionaire*
Northern Monk - Scafell*
Magic Rock - What Are The Odds*
BrewDog/Evil - Twin Roaster Coaster*
Elusive - Lord Nelson* ( Bottle )
Elusive - Drift
Elusive - Mephisto*
Mikkeler - Side Eyes
Beavertown - Bloody 'Ell
Guinness - Guinness

The Rudgate on cask was nice but the Magic Rock beer was excellent beaten only by the sensational Roaster Coaster BOTW

next week some more from Elusive and expecting a delivery from Siren including amongst others the Caribbean Chocolate Cake range (https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/item/471/SirenCraftBrew/All-4-CCC-Beers.html), looking forward to this despite the price.

[oldboots]

All bottles or kiddy cans:

Fruh - Kolsch
Durham - Black Bishop
Saltaire - No. 5
Rudgate - Ruby Mild
Cassels - Milk Stout
Franziskaner - Weissbier
Maisel’s - Weisse
Augustiner - Edelstoff
Roosters - Yankee
Roosters - Baby Faced Assassin
D’Ardennes - Houblon Chouffe
Orval - beer


mostly great beers but Munich wins again Augustiner - Edelstoff

[Thuck Phat]

Desperate for the pub:

Marble Berimbolo
Elusive Overdrive
Elusive/Weird Beard Lord Nelson 2020
Oakham Citra
Northern Monk Scafell NEIPA
Northern Monk Stars and Stripes
Marble Cross Collar
Thornbridge Cocoa Dream
Northern Monk New World IPA
Marble Lagonda
Brew York Juice Forsyth
Northern Monk Eternal Sunshine

All cans aside from the Citra and Cocoa Dream in bottles and all decent although I can understand the Stars and Stripes (Peanut Butter and Jelly Porter) not suiting everyone and it's one tin at a time for me.

BOTW goes to Brew York Juice Forsyth. A tropical IPA which just hit the spot when thirsty. Great name too.

[ROBCamra]

[/QUOTE]BOTW goes to Brew York Juice Forsyth. A tropical IPA which just hit the spot when thirsty. Great name too.[/QUOTE]

Good name but they might have nicked the idea from Alphabet, who have a beer called Juice Springsteen. ;)

[Komakino]

next week some more from Elusive and expecting a delivery from Siren including amongst others the Caribbean Chocolate Cake range (https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/item/471/SirenCraftBrew/All-4-CCC-Beers.html), looking forward to this despite the price.

They've been added to my shopping list when I get paid this Thursday then...

[london calling]

BOTW goes to Brew York Juice Forsyth. A tropical IPA which just hit the spot when thirsty. Great name too.[/QUOTE]

Good name but they might have nicked the idea from Alphabet, who have a beer called Juice Springsteen. ;)[/QUOTE]

Had both of them recently.Very enjoyable.

[london calling]

Everything from tins except for a couple of pints of cask collected from a pub and just the one bottle.


Rudgate - York Chocolate Stout* ( Cask )
Wild Beer - Pogo
Wild Beer - Nebula
Wild Beer - Millionaire*
Northern Monk - Scafell*
Magic Rock - What Are The Odds*
BrewDog/Evil - Twin Roaster Coaster*
Elusive - Lord Nelson* ( Bottle )
Elusive - Drift
Elusive - Mephisto*
Mikkeler - Side Eyes
Beavertown - Bloody 'Ell
Guinness - Guinness

The Rudgate on cask was nice but the Magic Rock beer was excellent beaten only by the sensational Roaster Coaster BOTW

next week some more from Elusive and expecting a delivery from Siren including amongst others the Caribbean Chocolate Cake range (https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/item/471/SirenCraftBrew/All-4-CCC-Beers.html), looking forward to this despite the price.

IMy local bottle shop owner pointed out he had only just taken delivery of the limited edition Caribbean range.I could have got the 4 beers a cardboard presentation box and (wait for it)a glass .Only £40.

[Mobyduck]

IMy local bottle shop owner pointed out he had only just taken delivery of the limited edition Caribbean range.I could have got the 4 beers a cardboard presentation box and (wait for it)a glass .Only £40.

How many did you get? :D

[Bucking Fastard]

Counting off the days.

BrewDog -- Double Punk *
BrewDog -- Elvis Juice

and BOTW BrewDog/Evil Twin Roaster Coaster .Open opening I get a slight whiff of tin as the gizmo gets to work on the head but once it's all settled down wow !!


Next week nothing special but I may need a drink on Thursday after finding out which tier I reside in,and which tier my boat is currently moored in. :pray:

[Komakino]

Hillside Over The Hill (3.5%)
Co-Op / Robinson's Winter Ruby Ale (4.2%)
Gypsy Hill Hepcat (4.6%) (can)
Hillside Summit (4.9%)
Blue Moon Belgian White (5.4%)
Hook Norton Twelve Days (5.5%)
Tap Social Inside Out (5.5%) (can)
Theakston Old Peculier (5.6%)
Thornbridge Jaipur (5.9%) (can)
Guinness West Indies Porter (6.0%)

My local Co-Op is currently offering certain bottles of ale at 4 for £7, hence the Theakston and Guinness which are decent winter warmers, but as previously mentioned, the Hook Norton beers are on offer at 2 for £4 and the return of the below is obviously proving popular as they'd run out on Friday evening, and I didn't see any on return trips on Saturday and Sunday. Looking forward to sampling it in cask version from next week when this (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31839/) pub local to me re-opens.

BOTW: Hook Norton Twelve Days

[Tris39]

BOTW goes to Brew York Juice Forsyth. A tropical IPA which just hit the spot when thirsty. Great name too.

...and t[r]opical too! (https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/694938955/nice-2-metre-2-metre-nice-social)