Beer of the Week (w/e 14th March 2021)

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Thuck Phat]

28 days to the pub:

Bottles:
Oakham Citra
Oakham Green Devil IPA

Cans:
Vibrant Forest Faithful Steed
Oakham Black Magic
Vibrant Forest Elmo
Northern Monk New World IPA
Vocation Smash and Grab
Vibrant Forest End of Days
Marble Lagonda

I was impressed by the Faithful Steed, a pilsner bought on an impulse, but BOTW has to be Marble Lagonda which accompanied wins by both Northampton Saints and England on Saturday sailing straight through the 3 tin test and beyond.

[sheffield hatter]

No duff beers at all this week:
Wilde Child Marching On Together Pale 6.0%
Black Isle Rolling Palace IPA 6.0%
Duration Bet The Farm Pale 4.5%
Wilde Child Uncontrollable Occurrence Pale 4.8%
Kirkstall Raynville Chocolate Porter 5.5%
Belhaven Speyside Oak Aged Blonde 6.5% (bottle)
Black Sheep Riggwelter 5.7% (bottle)
Nogne O Imperial Stout 9.0% (bottle)
Williams Bros Brel Belgian IPA 5.7%
Westmalle Dubbel 7.0% (bottle)
Triple Point New World Tripel 9.3%
Brew York Cereal Killa IPA 6.5%
Abbeydale Deliverance IPA 8.0%

I've described some of these in detail on the Pubs Galore Bar thread. I especially enjoyed Uncontrollable Occurrence, Speyside Blonde and Brel, but beer of the week was a toss up between Cereal Killa and Deliverance. Very close call but the Abbeydale beer, a West Coast IPA with amarillo, centennial and simcoe, just wins it by a whisker.

[Bucking Fastard]

Modest week with a few remnent cans consumed.


Vibrant Forest -- Antidote
Vibrant Forest -- Black Oktober *
Vibrant Forest -- Precipice of Light
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA *

BOTW goes to Vibrant Forest Black Oktober ,a good traditional Russian Imperial Stout.

Awaiting a Marble delivery to distract during this final month :pray: of enforced pub closure.

[Mobyduck]

Like Will all good beers and another tight decision.

Brew York A Chocolate Story
Brew York Cereal Killa
Brew York S'more Tonkoko
BBNo 05 (East Coast IPA)
Deya Steady Rolling Man
Siren Soundwave
Siren Granola Coaster
Siren/Salt/North Brew One Through Three
Lost And Grounded Sunset People
Anspach & Hobday The 1st Variant IPA

I never thought I'd have a Brown Ale as a BOTW, but then Siren do things different,2612 was quite amazing, description as follows...

"An invigorating brown ale full of twists and turns. A hearty grist of specialist barley, wheat and oats is embellished with our granola blend of toasted coconut, rich dark sugars, a touch of spicy amburana and moreish maple chips. The sweetness is dialled back by a roasty backbone, orange zest and fruity Mosaic bitterness."

[Tris39]

Awaiting a Marble delivery to distract during this final month :pray: of enforced pub closure.

Are they still using the utterly useless APC couriers? I ordered a delivery of Manchester from them in June and it's yet to arrive. They apologised profusely saying they'd had terrible trouble with APC. I've contacted them by email and phone six times though not since September when I can never get through. I might give them another try, but otherwise I'm £57 down.:mad:

[sheffield hatter]

Are they still using the utterly useless APC couriers? I ordered a delivery of Manchester from them in June and it's yet to arrive. They apologised profusely saying they'd had terrible trouble with APC. I've contacted them by email and phone six times though not since September when I can never get through. I might give them another try, but otherwise I'm £57 down.:mad:

Sorry to hear about your horrendous troubles with APC. I've just had a delivery from Gadd's in Ramsgate: ordered on Friday, packed and dispatched via APC on Monday, delivered half an hour ago. No problems. :)

[Thuck Phat]

Still ordering very regularly from Marble. No problems at all.

[Bucking Fastard]

Are they still using the utterly useless APC couriers? I ordered a delivery of Manchester from them in June and it's yet to arrive. They apologised profusely saying they'd had terrible trouble with APC. I've contacted them by email and phone six times though not since September when I can never get through. I might give them another try, but otherwise I'm £57 down.:mad:

They are currently using APC Overnight and I had no trouble with a delivery back in January ,nor did my son who got a delivery from them to his flat in Greenwich.

[Wittenden]

They are currently using APC Overnight

Just recieved a box of hedging plants. Despatched yeserday, delivered early in the time frame. Van looked a bit ropey, though.

[Wittenden]

A bit out of my comfort zone, but I was intrigued by a collaborative Barley Wine with North Brewery when I was ordering more moderate fare from Good Things Brewing. At 10%abv, a 440ml can was too large a quantity, and it took me an evening to consume. However, it was enjoyable, with the blackcurrant/gooseberry/rhubarb profile of Bullion hops. A traditionalist, I'd prefer it as a "nip" at the end of the evening, rather than the evening's entertainment.

[rpadam]

However, it was enjoyable, with the blackcurrant/gooseberry/rhubarb profile of Bullion hops.
If it's Bullion you are after, Brumaison (https://brumaison.beer/takeaway-real-ale-and-bottle-conditioned-ale/) often has that a single-hop beer.

[Wittenden]

If it's Bullion you are after, Brumaison (https://brumaison.beer/takeaway-real-ale-and-bottle-conditioned-ale/) often has that a single-hop beer.

Yes, I've had this a couple of times. One of Cellar Head's Single hop pales is currently Bullion, though I don't think it says it on the label. This cultivar seems to be largely re introduced by Hukins Hops at St Michaels: on a farmers' jolly a couple of years ago at the farm I was privileged to be able to drink an un-named Bullion hopped beer from one of those bladders-some kind of unstructured polypin.Another world.

[Bucking Fastard]

They are currently using APC Overnight and I had no trouble with a delivery back in January ,nor did my son who got a delivery from them to his flat in Greenwich.

FWIW I placed an online order with Marble at 17.12 on Monday 15th ,a mix of cans and bottles which arrived today from APC Overnight (route :Manchester - Hertford) at 12.50.I am not going to complain about that.

[Thuck Phat]

FWIW I placed an online order with Marble at 17.12 on Monday 15th ,a mix of cans and bottles which arrived today from APC Overnight (route :Manchester - Hertford) at 12.50.I am not going to complain about that.

Service not up to standard here. Ordered from Marble at 20.44 on Sunday 14th, arrived (Rugby) today at 14.34. In fairness it was a good sized order and should see me through until the pubs open. The beer shelf is reassuringly full.

[Komakino]

Cask
XT 3 (4.2%)

Can
Fallen Acorn Revenge of the Sith Faced (10.5%) Imperial stout

Another silly-named dark beer, the can stated "Rich, smooth, and the epitome of the Dark Side. This Imperial Stout has an oaty creaminess, layered with indulgent notes of chocolate, coffee, and roasted malt, finishing with a lingering touch of sweetness. Revenge is the big brother of our Oatmeal Stout Sith Faced, you could say the Dark Knight has rises... but you'd be in the wrong franchise."

This poured with a thick, beige head. Faint coffee and chocolate notes from the malts in the aftertaste with the aforementioned creamy mouthfeel which slightly dampened the alcohol hit, but nonetheless another corker.

BOTW: Fallen Acorn Revenge of the Sith Faced