Beer of the Week (w/e 12th June 2022)

[ROBCamra]

:cheers:

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Pig and Porter-Lilac Time MILD:3.8%abv.Traditional light bodied dark MILD.Oaty goodness, berry fruit.My BOTW.

[Mobyduck]

London , Surrey , Hants

Siren Suspended In Experiments*
Siren Suspended In Talus*
Squark Mallard
Little Monster Off The Yellow Brick Road*
Track Sonoma*
Brunswick Black Sabbath
Saltaire DDH Citra*
XT Squid Ink*
Animal Scarab*
Disruption Takes 2 To Mango:sick:
Disruption Chaos More Chaos*
Stockport Waimea
The Kernel Pale Ale Citra Mosaic*
Lost And Grounded I Wanna Go To The Sun
Hammerton Tuned*
Hammerton/ Vertigo Van Food*
Georgeous Glowfly
ELB Jamboree
Magic Rock Saucery
St Austel Proper Job*
Camden Pale
Burning Sky Plateau

The real stand out beer was the Hammerton /Vertigo collab beer Van Food, a milk stout with rich coffee and chocolate flavours and a quite amazing biscuit aroma enjoyed at The Hammerton Brewery (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/83623/) yesterday.

[Bucking Fastard]

Beeston,Loughborough ,N1 and N16.

Kirkstall -- Dissolution IPA
Marble -- Lagonda
Lenton Lane -- Kapua Roa Ma *
Blue Monkey -- BG Sips *
Moonface -- Dancing Queen
Blue Monkey -- 99 Red Baboons *
Blue Monkey -- Infinity IPA *
Blue Monkey -- Chocolate Amerillo Guerilla Stout *
Blue Monkey -- Monkey Chocolate Coconut MILD *
Beavertown -- Gamma Ray (keg)
Beavertown -- Neck Oil (keg)
Five Points -- XPA
Thornbridge -- Brother Rabbit
Open Gate -- Citra IPA (keg)
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord

From the sublime in the East Midlands to the ridiculous in North London with BOTW going to Blue Monkey Chocolate Coconut MILD first among equals in a great line up at The Organ Grinder (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/20818/).It sounds all wrong,and the coconut was pronounced but the classic mild dryness was there and at 4% in packed some flavours in perfect nick.

Next week much more subdued,may tick off more heritage in North London.

[Thuck Phat]

Some similarities to Mr F above:

Kirkstall Dissolution IPA*
Marble Lagonda
Lenton Lane Kapua Roa Ma*
Chapter Brewing Dead Man's Fist*
Moonface Dancing Queen
Blue Monkey Monkey Chocolate Coconut Mild*
Blue Monkey Junior Ape (keg)
Blue Monkey Jubilape*
Everards Smash
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*

Some excellent beers this week and both the Dead Man's Fist, a smoked porter, and the Chocolate Coconut Mild were unusual and superb.
BOTW has to be Blue Monkey Jubilape. A 5.9% Earl Grey IPA with distinctive bergamot but beautifully balanced and delicious. Doubt I'll find a Jubilee beer as good.

[Real Ale Ray]

An absolutely superb pint of Bewdley Brewery - Worcestershire Way in The Black Boy (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66677/)

Another 10 from me for this pub, thoroughly enjoyed my visit. After a hike up that killer hill to get there, the beer tasted like nectar. A very hard pub to leave...

[Tris39]

Largely in Oxford with a limited pub selection, but generally consistent quality:

Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Dark Star - Hophead **½
Dark Star - Pale Ale **½
Double Barrelled - Parka **
Five Points - Pale **
Hook Norton - Off the Hook **½
Lister's - IPA **½
Loddon - Dragonfly **½
North Cotswold - Hung, Draw 'n' Portered **½
Redemption - Hazy Pale
St. Austell - Proper Job **½
St. Austell - Tribute **
Shotover - Trinity **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **
Titanic - Raspberry Pale ***
Turf Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31818/) - House Bitter **
Victoria (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/78566/) - House Bitter *
White Horse - Oxford Dark Blue Oxford University Ale **½

BOTW yet again goes to Titanic - Plum Porter ***¾ at The Royal Blenheim (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/31671/) :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

An absolutely superb pint of Bewdley Brewery - Worcestershire Way in The Black Boy (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/66677/)

Another 10 from me for this pub, thoroughly enjoyed my visit. After a hike up that killer hill to get there, the beer tasted like nectar. A very hard pub to leave...

Presumably if you do leave Its downhill all the way, a slippery slope so to speak. :whistle: