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Kent-Session Pale Ale:3.7% abv.Ever reliable.
An odd week with a few uncharacteristic beers taken, by circumstance,not design.
Greene King IPA
Fullers London Pride
Marstons Wainwright
Marstons Pedigree
Badger Best
Laines Heroes
Dark Star Hophead
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Long Man Sleeping Giant
Heritage X Porter
Revolutions Switch #15
Needless to say BOTW doesn't come from the top half of the list but goes to Revolutions Switch #15,nice and hoppy in The Alfred yesterday lunchtime.
All beers were in Sheffield :-
Little Critters Raspberry Blonde 4.2%
Scruffy Dog Sit! Ra 4.3%
Abbeydalr Moonshine 4.3%
Camerons Road Crew 4.5%
Welbeck Abbey Duck Decoy 4.6%
Thornbridge Chiron 5.0%
Kelham Island Pale Rider 5.2%
Abbeydale Absolution 5.3%
Scruffy Dog Hoppity Dawg 5.3%
Brewdog Punk IPA (keg) 5.4%
Thornbridge Jaipur 5.9%
Thornbeidge Jaipur (krg) 5.9%
Neepsend Erinyes 6.0%
Fuggle Bunny 24 Carrot 6.0%
The winner is from a brewery I'd never even heard of let alone tried. It's the Scruffy Dog Hoppity Dawg which is a stronger hop bomb that was £3.60 in the excellent Rising Sun.
BORW Scruffy Dog Hoppity Dawg
Quieter week with an eastern flavour:
Barshams Norfolk Kiwi
Panther Gold
Oakham Inferno
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Brancaster Oystercatcher*
The Brancaster Oystercatcher was an easy BOTW winner and once again flew threw the three pint test.
All beers taken in the West Riding of Yorkshire (bar the last two)
Rat Rat in Black
Revolutions - Switch 15
Exile (Exmoor) - Urban Fox
Ossett - Refresher
Kirkstall - Black Band Porter
Nepture - Mermaid's Purse
Blue Bee - Reet Pale
Stancill - Barnsley Bitter
Bingley - Goldy Locks
Five Points - Railway Porter
Gt Heck - Navigator
Thornbridge - Astryd
Neepsend - Fafnir
Henry Smith - Session IPA
Lost Industry - Pale Rakau
Anthology - New England Session Pale
Beatnikz Republic - Midtown
Celtic - Brewers Gold
Bingley - Lock Keeper
Crosspool Alemakers Society - Mount Zion
Thornbridge - Jaipur
Roosters - Stars & Stripes
Harrogate - Plum Porter
Yorkshire Dales - Nappa Scar
Theakstons - Best Bitter
BOTW the outstanding Harrogate Plum Porter
One of the few I can remember from Sheffield. Abbeydale Deception.
Not very often I break 25 beers in a week, these days, but a flying visit to Leeds, plus the Sheffield trip meant beer a go-go.
Ilkley - Summer.
Kirkstall - Single Hop (Mosaic).*
Kirkstall - Three Swords.
Fell - Ghyll.
Thornbridge - Rocky Road Lucaria.
Great Heck - Voodoo Mild.
Tapped Brew Co. - Toha.
Marble - Uppe Hella Natten.
Shiny - Paradise.*
Abbeydale - Moonshine.
Roosters - Stars & Stripes.
Mallinsons - Flight Risk.
Thornbridge - Astryd.*
Bingley - Jamestown.
Neepsend - Fafnir.
Great Heck - Mosaic.
Blackjack - Dead Man's Hand.
Anthology - New England Session Pale.
Beatnikz Republic - Midtown.
Shiny - New Moon(?)
North Riding - Honey Stout.
Tigertops - Union Pacific.
Milestone - Eagle APA.
Crosspool Alemakers Society - Mount Zion.
Eagles Crag - Alter Eagle.
Cocksure - Session IPA.
The standard was pretty high, overall, but my favourite was the Mosaic based Paradise, sampled in the ever reliable Rutland Arms.
I'm not getting out and about much these days, but a pub crawl around London for a mate's birthday on Saturday saw me at least live up to my forum signature, and a BOTW at Soho's Dog & Duck.
BOTW: Hook Norton x Yeastie Boys X Ale
Blue Monkey - Infinity IPA in Corner Post
Liverpool but mainly Sheffield.
Dark Star -- APA
Roosters -- London Thunder
Cairngorm -- Trade Winds *
Hop Vine -- Summer Ale * (3PT)
Little Critters -- Raspberry Blonde
Roosters -- Scrambler
Marble -- Uppe Hela Natten *
Roosters -- Stars & Stripes
Mallinson -- Flight Risk
Thornbridge -- Chiron *
Bingley -- Jamestown APA
Neepsend -- Babayaga
Blackjack -- Dead Mans Hand
Abbeydale -- Heathen APA *
Cloudwater -- John Green Bouffant
Tigertops -- Union Pacific
Kelham Island --Pale Rider *
Dark Revolution -- Luminous
Doncaster -- Single Coffee Stout *
BOTW by a narrow head goes to Thornbridge Chiron in the impressive Bath Hotel
Next week more navigation in Lancashire and Cheshire.
Great Heck: Voodoo Mild
Blue Bee: Hillsfoot Best
Black Jack: Bramling Cross
Abbydale: Deception
Thornbridge: Lord Marples
J. W. Lee: Manchester Pale Ale
Ringwood: Forty-Niner
Great Heck: Mosaic
Black Jack: Dead Man's Hand
Abbydale: Heathen
Animal Brewing: Hop Kitty
Eagle Brewing: APA
Cloudwater: John Breen's Bouffant