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Conrad
29-12-2010, 17:08
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rpadam: Weihnachtsfestbier (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25865#post25865)
Al 10000: Brew Dog Punk IPA (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25885#post25885)
gillhalfpint: Red Rock Christmas Cheer (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25905#post25905)
Oggwyn Trench: Titanic Chocolate Vanilla Stout (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25909#post25909)
oldboots: Acorn Blonde (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25923#post25923)
Thuck Phat: Elland Santa's Pants (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25929#post25929)
aleandhearty: Revolutions Original 45 Porter (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25936#post25936)
Wittenden: Old Dairy's Silver Top (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25959#post25959)
RogerB: Redemption's Hopspur (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25961#post25961)
ROBCamra: Blindman's Rocket Fuel (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=25982#post25982)
Pubsignman: Box Steam Dark Box (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=26016#post26016)
Millay: Oakham Inferno (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?5234-Beer-of-the-Week-%28w-e-2-January-2011%29&p=26220#post26220)

rpadam
01-01-2011, 10:00
Spending a few days in a remote and snowy village half-way up an Austrian mountain. However, by an amazing coincidence, this place has an excellent little brew pub...

So, as a change from the local Puntigamer (whose slogan "Das 'bierige' Bier" translates as "the 'beery' beer"), I'm going for the first rate Weihnachtsfestbier (Christmas festival beer) from the Brauhaus Girrer.

Alesonly
01-01-2011, 11:32
No Alcohol at all this week only Tetleys Tea & Ginger Beer till Tuesday as Ive been working everyday. Still it kept me out the Pubs during the Loony week over Christmas & New Year.

Al 10000
01-01-2011, 15:46
No pub visits this week but plenty of bottles of beer at home if you are aloud to nominate a bottled beer it would have to be Brew Dog Punk IPA.

gillhalfpint
01-01-2011, 19:11
BOTW has to be one of today's beers and should go to Red Rock Christmas Cheer 5.2% from the Wellington in Birmingham.

Oggwyn Trench
01-01-2011, 20:44
Well a dodgy start to the week (Bulls Head , Wrockwardine Wood , 10 landlords/managers in the last 18 months tells is own story)
Black Country - Fireside
Black Country - Dudley Pale Ale
Quantock- Plastered Pheasant
Dark Star - Best

Then a decent end
Three Tuns - Stirling
Idle Brewery - Idle Landlord
Derby - Triple Hop
Pictish - Winter Solstice
Cottage - Herrcules
Titanic - Choclate Vanilla Stout

BOTW an easy win for Titanic Chocolate Vanilla Stout , tastes just like it sounds , gorgeous

oldboots
02-01-2011, 10:17
Lots of beer this week in the pub and out of bottles but there was one head and shoulders above the others, Acorn Blonde. More a classic Pale Ale just light in colour so he's labelled it Blonde , it has a good hopping rate, a bit of a Burton Snatch and is full bodied.

RogerB
02-01-2011, 11:52
I already know mine but I suppose I have to let today elapse before committing myself.

Thuck Phat
02-01-2011, 12:04
Three festive contenders for me this week: Cairngorm Santa's Sledgehammer, a deceptively drinkable winter brew at 5.6%, Holden's Christmas Blaster 4.8%, pale but dry and just improves with each pint but BOTW goes to Elland Santa's Pants, 4.6% and pale again but very well balanced, it simply bounces out of the glass.

aleandhearty
02-01-2011, 14:05
Fairly quiet on the beer front, this week. Manage to try a few on Thursday though:

Ossett 'Excelsior'.
Springhead 'Bramley Apple'.
Fullers 'Bengal Lancer'.
Five Towns 'Staggering Genius'
Revolutions Brewing Co ' The Original 45 Porter'.

The Porter was fabulous stuff and will win easily, unless I can sneak a few in later today.

Wittenden
02-01-2011, 23:29
Good lunchtime at the Benenden Bull, no Larkins Porter, unfortunately,but excellent LarkinsTraditional, Dark Star Hophead, and my BOTW-Old Dairy's Silver Top, a "cream stout", brewed just up the road in Rolvenden. A lovely dry and bibleblack stout,full of tart fruit and chocolate. I haven't tried all their beers yet, but this and Blue Top IPA are excellent, and the IPA is one of my regular bottled choices.

RogerB
02-01-2011, 23:55
Despite some decent competition (notably Weltons Santa's Gone Ginger, Bateman's Ashes Ale and Cottage Goldrush) just the one winner for me. A brewery in Tottenham is always likely to brew some kind of Spurs related beer and I approached Redemption's Hopspur ale with the usual trepidation normally reserved for gimmicky Xmas beers and Royal Wedding celebratory ales (you just know they are coming!). Sometimes however, when a beer hits the tongue, the words Beer of the Week just jump out and smack you in the face and for a new Brewery findng its feet, I have been very impressed with the few beers I have sampledfrom their repertoise and the Hopspur ale ticked all the boxes for me.

ROBCamra
03-01-2011, 11:49
Well after quite a lot of beer this week, the winner is going to be one tried right at the end of the week on 1st Jan.

Blindman's Rocket Fuel, tried in The Baum.

It was so good I had to have 3 which is unusual for me as I normally move along the pumps when there are several beers on.

Runner up is Titanic Chocolate Vanilla Stout tried in the Regal Moon also on the 1st. It was a good night on Saturday. :cheers:

Pubsignman
04-01-2011, 00:40
My BOTW is Box Steam Dark Box which I enjoyed over lunch in the Westgate, Bath on Sunday. It narrowly edges out a fine pint of Bath Gem and a vast amount of Skinner's Betty Stogs which were the only other beers worth mentioning this week.

carolann19
05-01-2011, 16:12
Sorry you felt it was a dodgy start and would it not be better to at least give the new Landlady a chance...I am trying honest:-). Yes 10 Landlords/Managers in 18 months/2 years is a lot but hopefully if we can get people coming back into the pub then I will be staying long term.
The real ales that I have on I hope you found ok, I did have the Telford branch of CAMRA in a few weeks ago and they were happy with them.

Will look forward to seeing you in here again. :)


Well a dodgy start to the week (Bulls Head , Wrockwardine Wood , 10 landlords/managers in the last 18 months tells is own story)
Black Country - Fireside
Black Country - Dudley Pale Ale
Quantock- Plastered Pheasant
Dark Star - Best

Then a decent end
Three Tuns - Stirling
Idle Brewery - Idle Landlord
Derby - Triple Hop
Pictish - Winter Solstice
Cottage - Herrcules
Titanic - Choclate Vanilla Stout

BOTW an easy win for Titanic Chocolate Vanilla Stout , tastes just like it sounds , gorgeous

Oggwyn Trench
05-01-2011, 19:07
Sorry you felt it was a dodgy start and would it not be better to at least give the new Landlady a chance...I am trying honest:-). Yes 10 Landlords/Managers in 18 months/2 years is a lot but hopefully if we can get people coming back into the pub then I will be staying long term.
The real ales that I have on I hope you found ok, I did have the Telford branch of CAMRA in a few weeks ago and they were happy with them.

Will look forward to seeing you in here again. :)

Hi carolann19 , i enjoyed the hour or so in the Bulls Head , very welcoming pub, its allways been one of my favorites , the dodgy bit being the turnover of licencees , every time i visit theres someone else in charge (same thing seems to be happening to the Alexandria in Oakengates another BCB run pub) it cant be good for buisness .
The beer was OK , i would`nt have had 4 pints if it was not good , i will definatley visit again (i need to post an up to date review , last one was about 4 landlords ago !)
I do hope you make the Bulls Head a success as its a cracking little pub .

If you get chance upload some pictures of that fantastic tiled bar onto the main site

Millay
09-01-2011, 10:13
A little late but it's going to be Oakham Inferno, at the Blacksmiths Arms St Albans

carolann19
10-01-2011, 16:34
Thank you I am glad you enjoyed your hour or so and will look forward to you returning...although you will have to make yourself known so that I know who I am talking to...lol