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Two "premium bitters"
Shepherd Neame-Whitstable Bay Premium Bitter.It's fashionable in certain quarters to knock Sheps, but they have some smashing pubs,and I've got a lingering affection for the beer, especially the seasonals, of which this is one.OK if somewhat harsh flavour-a failing of Sheps- but a proper beery nose:the hop aroma really struck before tasting.Bit of a coffee beer really-smelt better than it tasted, not that I disliked it.
Hepworth's-Iron Horse.A darkish amber toffeeish best bitter with a long bitter finish.A bit of a heavyweight, but it coped well with the oppressive heat and humidity of a weekend in a retired Sevenoaks gravelpit. My BOTW
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Only three this week but all very good:
Oakham Bishops Farewell
Bristol Beer Factory Acer
Osset Hop Monster
The Osset Hop Monster gets BOTW by doing what it says and being eminently drinkable at 5%. Dangerous and the best I've had from Osset.
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Most of this weeks beers were sampled in the pleasurable company of Quinno and oldboots on Sunday afternoon. A very civilised stroll round Leeds. This week's offerings:
Fernandes - Duke of York Stout.
Ossett - Hop Monster.
Burley St Brewhouse - Laguna Seca.
Roosters - Cogburn.
Acorn - Yorkshire Pride.
Wensleydale - Rowley MILD.
Acorn - Stirling IPA.
Old Mill - Yorkshire Porter.
Bristol Beer Factory - Sunrise.
Raw - Solstice Summer Ale.
Pennine - Sun Stone.
Kirkstall - Three Swords.
Revolutions - Le Freak.
Roosters - Pentathlon.
Ridgeside - Cascade.
Leeds - Midnight Bell.
With honorable mentions for the Laguna Seca and Rowley MILD, BOTW goes to the Yorkshire Pride. Bags of flavour for 3.7% and a lovely long bitter finish. A great session beer.
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Oh dear another dry week with only Three beers to choose from ESB London Pride or Tennents Lager :eek: Yes its still about. So it will have to be Fullers ESB no contest.
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Saturday's Brentford crawl offered little inspiration in an area dominated by Fullers, but I was disappointed at the laziness of so few options within the Fullers pubs - I didn't see discovery anywhere and the Griffin had four pumps, all dispensing Pride! The 'explanation' was that it was due to the football season, even tho the Bees were away :confused:
Yesterday's pre-match visit to Croydon's George offered Oakham Bishops Farewell, JHB, Inferno, Brewsters Pandora (went before I could try it), Jaipur, Darkstar Hophead, Festival, Revelation.
botw Bishops Farewell, £1.65 with a voucher :)
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A trip to the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town gave me the chance to pop into the Mitchell's Waterfront Brewery and try a pint of their very enjoyable Raven Stout. The closest competition came from two beers which I could only find sold in cans believe it or not - Hansa Pilsner (brewed with Saaz hops and very easy drinking) and Castle Milk Stout, but the Mitchells Raven Stout was head and shoulders above both of these.