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London and Essex
Hardknott-Katalyst 3.8%abv: I approached this with due trepidation,but found, despite the Brewer's contarianism,a reasonably hoppy,modern style pale ale.
Mighty Oak-Oscar Wilde MILD 3.7%abv: a lovely jet black MILD:chocolatey with a touch of liquorice.
Mighty Oak IPA 3.5%abv:nutty and hoppy session bitter.
Vale-Pure Gold 3.9%abv :me-too golden ale.Thin with some hedgerow fruit.
Truman's -Swift 3.9% Rather nondescript golden/amber ale from the revived Truman's Brewery.
London Fields-Broadway Belle 5%abv:a 'Californian Pale'.Tropical fruit.
My BOTW: a close run thing between the Katalyst and Oscar Wilde. After due reflection it goes to Mighty Oak-Oscar Wilde MILD.
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Decent week for me, all bar one tried on my usual Sunday afternoon crawl (Hop, Harry's, Bull & Fairhouse, FernandesTap).
Cottage - Sunset.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel MILD.*
Fernandes - Octohop.*
Mallinsons - Mount Pleasant MILD.*
White Rose - Summer Hoppiness.
Oxfordshire - Sunseeker.
Fernandes - Bullet IPA.*
Revolutions - Pretty in Pink.
Great Heck - Dave.
Kelham - Easy Rider.*
Rat - White Rat.
Liverpool Organic - Cascade.
Abbeydale - Abbey Ale.*
Tring - Kiwi.
Slaters - TopTotty.
Five Towns - Old Norrell.
Fuzzy Duck - Mucky Duck.*
Elland - Ginger Pale Ale.
BOTW is an old favourite and previous winner. As the name suggests, Octohop is a golden ale made with eight different hop varieties. Incredible flavour for a 4% beer.
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Happened to find a beer festival on in Gent last Saturday; so, without being too specific, it was almost certainly something I had there.
NB - This is the first beer festival I've been to where something like the 'Rooie Dop 24/7 Session Ale' at 4.9% was in the "Low Alcohol" category!