All sampled in the last couple of months:
3rd Redemption - Fellowship at The Queens Head
2nd Siren - Project Barista Hazelnut at The Kings Head
1st Hammerton's - Penton Oatmeal Stout at The Lady Mildmay
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All sampled in the last couple of months:
3rd Redemption - Fellowship at The Queens Head
2nd Siren - Project Barista Hazelnut at The Kings Head
1st Hammerton's - Penton Oatmeal Stout at The Lady Mildmay
My three best pub beers although during the pandemic I have not been too fussed about keeping records thinking in the next few weeks this will.be all over.How wrong I was.all.keg
Lervig- 3 bean imp stout microbeers mortlake
Wild weather -orange milkshake ipa beerkats ealing
Brewdog -billionaire imp stout brewdog reading
Working on the assumption that these are beers new to the scribe, rather than freshly hatched, my three best new beers are:
Kent-Beyond the Pale
Wensleydale-Black Dub
Old Dairy-Breakfast Stout.
Scrolling through my NBSS scores,only three ales scored 5,namely
Oakham Green Devil IPA
Titanic Plum Porter
Blue Monkey Infinity +1
.....but I've had many pints of these over the years,so "New " Beer of the Year goes to
Five Towns Algorithm Dodger ,a powerful but delicate blueberry double IPA sampled in Henry Boons,on a big night out in Wakefield while boating.It unhinged some of the crew.:nishelypished:
3rd: BrewDog Mallow Laser Quest
2nd: Titanic Wreckage
1st: Titanic Grand Reserve Plum Porter
Latter two both taken at Oxford's superb Royal Blenheim.
I'm not a particular fan of Titanic Plum Porter but tried the Grand Reserve last Thursday and found it to be a far more balanced beer than the bog standard version, quite enjoyed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Komakino
Running through the BOTW lists for the year revealed more new, quality ales than I'd remembered. Funny that.
Two stand out: The Five Towns Algorithm Dodger, as mentioned by the skipper above, and Tamworth Brewing Company Whopper. Nothing to do with Burger King but brewed and drunk at the excellent Tamworth Tap.
Not an awful lot of pub time in 2021, so choice was rather limited. Surprisingly, my top three were all dark beers, which is probably a reaction to drinking mostly pale and hoppy brews at home.
3rd: Stancill - Treason (4.5%). 'Spiced Yorkshire Parkin Porter'.
2nd: Nailmaker - Chocolate Safari Stout (5.5%).
1st: Wensleydale - Silk Road (6.5%). 'Cocoa milk stout'.