Beer of the Week (w/e 26th September 2021)

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Pangolin]

As is my normal practice, I only post on these when I have come across an exceptional beer. And this week it is CrackleRock Dark Destroyer.

[Wittenden]

Kent;failing to find any Kent Green Hopped beers.

Canterbury ales-The wife of Bath's Ale 3.9%abv.Slightly lacking its (or her ?) usual zest.

On the can front,also available in keg form, Tonbridge-Easy Street Pale 3.9%abv,featuring plenty of Fuggles and Ernest.

[Thuck Phat]

Short list but all quality:

Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Abbeydale Absolution*
Adnams Ghost Ship*

All were beautifully kept and all flew through the 3 pint test.

BOTW Abbeydale Absolution. Haven't had it for a while and I'd forgotten quite how good it is.

[Mobyduck]

A cold over the weekend slowed progress

Elusive Sabro Can I Get In The Sea
Elusive/Siren Diversion Excursion
Fierce & Noble Brizzle Haze
Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
Courage Best
Cotswold Springs Rakau*
Cotswold Springs Azacca* (3pt)
Heritage Masseys Golden Bitter
Beartown Creme Bearlee*
Pamona Island Paedra* (keg)
Ascot 5/4 Favourite*

A few pleasant beers without being outstanding, but the Cotswold Springs Azacca was good enough to tempt me thrice and is BOTW.

[Bucking Fastard]

Hitchin and Reading.

Oakham -- Harlequin T90 *
Colchester -- Brazilian Chocalate & Vanilla Porter *
Lister's -- American Pale *
Oakham -- Bishop's Farewell *
Oakham -- Citra *
Nene Valley -- Big Bang Theory (keg)
Squark -- Roller
Elusive/Siren -- Diversion Excursion
Thirst Class -- That's The Way Aha Aha I Kviek It *
North Riding -- Single Hop Cashmere *
Elusive -- Fragola
Brouwerij Boon -- Oude Geuze Boon * (b)
Vocation -- Divide & Conquer (c)
Blue Monkey -- BG Sips * (b)

Some fine beer,so first among equals for BOTW to Oakham Harlequin T90 in prime condition in The Half Moon (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14605/). A new british hop in this fine old style IPA.

Next week footie , a lunchtime stroll in Bristol with a former colleague and a last Thursday in Hertford should throw up some fine contenders.

[Tris39]

A pretty good week, with eight out of 13 sampled being new:

Allsopp's - Pale Ale (c)
Adnams - Ghost Ship (c)
Beavertown - Neck Oil (k)
Dark Star - Orbit (c)
Gun - Project Babylon (c)
ELB - Cowcatcher (c)
Five Points - JUPA (k)
Guiness - Guinness (k)
Marble - Pint (c)
Stonehenge - Danish Dynamite (c)
Three Sods - Summery Amber Ale (c)
Three Sods - Vapour Trail (c)
Timothy Taylor - Landlord (c)
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Both Three Sods were excellent, but BOTW goes to the ELB Cowcatcher, drunk at The Rochester Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25637/).

[london calling]

A visit to the Hope Carshalton monthly beer fest got me these
mallinsons -wappy nick
good chemistry -time lapse
arbor /redwillow -citrus maxima
siren -suspended in pop
iron pier -American brown
dig brew -dark mild
siren -cocao and hazelnut broken dream
fine ales -mills and hills
botw
turning point -no post on sundays. 3.5
not a bad beer amongst them