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hondo: Geeves Clear Cut
london calling: Jarrow American IPA
Mobyduck: Siren Craft Undercurrent
Real Ale Ray: Byatt's Glorious
aleandhearty: Rat White Rat
Bucking Fastard: Titanic Plum Porter
Wittenden: Harvey's Sussex XXXX Old Ale
Thuck Phat: Whistling Kite Jai-Ho
Aqualung: Banks's Sunbeam
ROBCamra: Exit 33 Riverside Pale
Geeves brewery - clear cut
Rather superb pint of Jarrow -American ipa in the Blacksmiths Arms St Albans
Some very good beer This week helped by a trip to Reading Friday and that London Saturday,
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale*
Skinners Betty Stogs
SVP Bitter Luck Next Time
Siren Craft Soundwave* (keg)
Hawkshead IPI NZPA
Art Brew Hip Hop Galaxy
Saltaire Hop # 256*
Church End Vicars Ruin*
Crouch Vale Blackwater Mild*
Wreckless Pale Ale*
Siren Craft Undercurrent*
Little Beer Little Haka
Belleville Calif-Oregan Amber*
ELB Pale Ale*
Hackney American Pale Ale*
BOTW is Siren Craft Undercurrent Drank in three different pubs this week but the best was in The Drafthouse , a rare 10/10 beer in every aspect apart from maybe the price, £2.75 a pint (a bargin) but £2.00 a half,my cockup.
Byatt's - Glorious
A better week than last, but still a little quieter than normal.
Acorn - Gorlovka.*
4Ts - APA.
Five Towns - Baby Blue.*
Salamander - Peacock Stout.
HArthill - Hart Stopper.*
Fernandes - Malt Shovel MILD.*
Ilkley - Lotus IPA.*
Fernandes - Wakefield Hammer.
Rat - White Rat.*
Five Towns - Owt'll Do.
Watermill - Isle of Dogs.
Five Towns - Strange Brew.*
Bob's - White Lion.
Easy winner was the White Rat. A new barrel was just coming on when I entered The Hop, Wakefield. So, fresh as a daisy, on a clean palate. No contest. It's a superb, hoppy session beer, when on form.
Decent week for a change
The 3 Brewers -- Classic English Ale* (3PT)
Tring -- Redshank
Titanic -- Plum Porter *
Vale -- Red Kite
Itchen Valley -- Tea Clipper
Redemption -- Trinity
Hogs Back -- Surrey Nirvana
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell *
BOTW goes to Titanic Plum Porter in good nick in Williams Ale& Cider House ,although rather more expensive than you will find it in SoT.
Next week another look around Oxford and then back up towards Banbury
The High Weald
Larkins-Traditional 3.4%abv.Trad at its toffeeish,farmyard best.
Black Cat-Original 4.2%abv.A really good brown best bitter:leaf tea,woodsmoke.
Harvey's Sussex xxxx Old Ale 4.3%abv. Best Harvey's Old I've had in ages.Luscious chocolate and raspberries.My BOTW.All taken at The Cat Inn
Another very low key week all the beer was quality:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Hart Cloudy Opal*
Whistling Kite Jai-Ho*
BOTW Whistling Kite Jai-Ho. A new brewery to me and this one is described as an IPA although I'm not sure that I buy that at 3.8%. Nonetheless, this is one of the tastiest sub 4% beers I've tried in a while.
I also had the 3 brewers beer and the Tring this week and thought they were good.Possibly 3 friends brewery though?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard
Nope you are right 3 Brewers it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by london calling
Yes a new one for me,based in St Albans and decent.They also supplied The Black Horse in Hertford (where I was drinking) with their own branded pint glasses for punters to sample their ale from which was a good touch.Quote:
Originally Posted by london calling
A visit to North Wales provided some different names as well as Abbot & Shepherd Neame Amber Ale :-
Banks's Mild 3.5%
Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale 3.6%
Brain's Bitter 3.7%
Banks's Bitter 3.8%
Bragdy Cader Aur Cader 3.8%
Brakspear Oxford Gold 4.0%
Llyn Brenin Enlli 4.0%
Great Orme Welsh Black 4.0%
Llyn Cwrw Glyndwr 4.0%
Banks's Sunbeam 4.2%
Robinson's Unicorn 4.2%
Shepherd Neame Amber Ale 4.5%
Acorn Bullseye 4.5%
Great Orme Celtica 4.5%
Wychwood Hobgoblin 4.5%
Hook Norton Old Hooky 4.6%
Quantock Plastered Pheasant 4.8%
Mauldon's Suffolk Pride 4.8%
Greene King Abbot Ale 5.0%
Clarence & Frederick's Cascadian Black 5.0%
Marston's Old Empire 5.7%
ELB Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8%
Adnam's Rogue Brutal IPA 6.0%
The winner is Banks's Sunbeam for £3.35 in the Barmouth Tal Y Don which was about the only one with a big New World hop flavour. The local Welsh brews seem to have a more conservative hop flavour.
BOTW Banks's Sunbeam
A very late submission from me, but a familiar brewery as the winner.
Exit 33, ex Skys Edge, ex Brew Company, Riverside Pale.
Despite the enforced name changes there's been no change of management/brewer and they're good.
A light, refreshing 4.2% er, great for a session. Tried in The Baum of course. :cheers: