Beer of the Week (w/e 23rd July 2017)

Wittenden: Kent Session Pale Ale
Bucking Fastard: Hopcraft East Bay Pilgrimage
Thuck Phat: Riverhead Happy Valley
Aqualung: Roosters Yankee
Mobyduck: Lagunitas 12th of Never
Real Ale Ray: Anarchy Citra Star
ROBCamra: Brew York Tonkoko Milk Stout

Kent

Kent-Session Pale Ale 3.7%abv. Always top notch at Black Dog. Delicious, minty hops.

More boating through Slaithwaite,Marsden,Stalybridge,Stockport and Macclesfield.


Empire --Blonde
VOG -- South Island Maori Pale Ale *
Rat -- Rattler
Hawkshead -- Lakeland Gold *
Titanic -- Plum Porter *
Jennings -- Hop Commotion
Riverhead -- Happy Valley * (3PT)
Beer Studio -- Pale Williamette *
Hydes -- Lowry
Tiny Rebel -- Cwtch
Torreside -- Lost in the Supermarket *
Squawk -- Pale *
Millstone -- Tiger Rut *
Robinsons -- Unicorn
Fool Hardy -- Risky Blonde
Isaac Poad -- 84 IPA
Salopian -- Velocity *
Hopcraft -- East Bay Pilgrimage *
Offbeat -- Summer *
Track -- Ekuanot (keg)
Hopcraft -- Statement of Intent *
Pixie Spring -- Hopbunker IPA *
Red Willow -- Wreckless
Wild Weather -- 1 Eyed Iain (keg)
Buxton/Omprillo -- Lemon Meringue Ice Cream (keg)
Wincle -- Wibbly Wallaby
Robinsons -- Robohop
Weetwood -- Cheshire Cat

Very difficult choice but by a very short head BOTW goes to Hopcraft East Bay Pilgrimage in the quirky surroundings of Ye Olde Vic.

Next week must be quieter but heading to the Harp for a session.

Not quite as good as last week but still not at all bad:

VOG South Island Pale*
Rat Ratler*
Hawkshead Lakeland Gold
Lincoln Green Gin and Beer It
Titanic Plum Porter*
Jennings Hop Commotion
Riverhead Happy Valley*
Riverhead March Haigh
Woodfordes Reedlighter
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

BOTW Riverhead Happy Valley Beautifully kept and served in the brewery tap, this bitter and moreish 4% golden ale flew down on a warm evening.

Not a bad week but difficult to find an obvious winner as they all had some merit :-

Holden's Black Country Bitter 3.8%
Black Country Shalers 4.0%
Cwrw Ial Pocket Rocket 4.0%
Goose Eye Black Moor 4.0%
Dukeries Black Swan 4.2%
Rooster's Yankee 4.3%
Salopian Lemon Dream 4.5%
Arbor MEGS Bomb 4.7%
Slaters Citrus 4.8%
Milestone Honey Porter 4.9%
Stonehenge Danish Dynamite 5.0%
Holden's Special 5.1%
Plain Ales India Plain Ale 5.2%
Springhead Roaring Meg 5.5%
Castle Rock Screech Owl 5.5%
Navigation Saviour 5.5%
Oakham Green Devil 6.0%
Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%
Downton Chimera IPA 6.8%

I'm going for the Roosters Yankee, a beer I've tried many times in the past but was top notch at the Beer Engine micropub in Skipton.
I managed to find the final JDW festival cider in the Wolverhampton outlet, just as well as the beer choice was rubbish as ever with 3 on from Shropshire Woods. The local branch have deleted it from the 2017 GBG!
That's my lot with cider now unless it gets hot again.

BOTW Roosters Yankee

Quite a minimal pub week, in fact two.
Purity Pure Gold
Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Mallisons Waimea
Oakham Citra
Tiny Rebel Mojita Sour
Lagunitas 12th of Never
Robinsons Beardo IPA

Oakham Citra is an all time favorite, but not the best Iv'e had on this occasion and the Mojita Sour was interesting but challenging, however, BOTW is going to be Lagunitas 12th of Never , in a can from Morrisons drank/drunk at home.

Anarchy - Citra Star from a favourite brewery of mine

Brew York Tonkoko Milk Stout. 4.3% and very, very smooth, in The Baum. :cheers: