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Real Ale Ray: Dorset Brewing Co Yachtsman
Mobyduck: Marstons New World Pale
Wittenden: Rockin Robin Hoppin Robin
london calling: Hopcraft Graveyard Eyes
Aqualung: Windsor & Eton Corker
Bucking Fastard: Roosters Londinium
aleandhearty: Redwillow Headless
Thuck Phat: Marble Chocolate (bottle)
ROBCamra: Vocation Divide & Conquer
Dorset Brewing Co. - Yachtsman
A more sedate week than last.
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Hook Norton Haymaker
Tickety Brew New Zealand Pale Ale (BABOTW)
Skinners Lushingtons*
Fullers London Pride
Hogs Back Hop Garden Gold
Wells Humming Bird
Marstons New World*
Oakham Inferno*
BOTW is Marstons New World, quite a surprise when I tasted it ,but a good one.
Kent
Rockin Robin-Hoppin Robin:3.7%abv.What it says on the tin.Peppery hops,fruity malt. Some say RR's beers are dull.I've tried 3 to date, all BOTW.
I had 2 of them recently and thought they were very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wittenden
Had some really good beers this week but BOTW was an easy decision.
Hopcraft -graveyard eyes 5.3 a porter with sorachi ace hops)
A paltry week but the Spoons cider festival is gone now , It would have been just one beer but for a trip to the Whyteleafe Radius Arms, a doomed Spoons and the Goorge in Croydon
Oakham Inferno 4.0%
Windsor & Eton Corker 4.0%
Frensham Forager 4.5%
Nottingham Dreadnought 4.5%
Dorking Ceres 4.6%
Inveralmond Rascal London Porter 5.6%
Oakham Tranquility IPA 6.5%
My favourite of these was the Windsor & Eton Corker for £3.20 at the Radius Arms which they describe as a Summer Bitter. It looked like a boring brown beer but had a great hop flavour. The two Oakham beers were easily the best of the rest.
The final Spoons cider of the week was Perry's Somerset Redstreak Cider
Sadly the General was the only one to elude me.
BOTW Windsor & Eton Corker
A decent week.
Buntingford -- 92 Squadron
Buntingford -- Chinook
Roosters -- Buckeye *
Roosters -- Wild Mule *
Roosters -- Londinium *
Wadsworth -- Farmers Glory
St Austell -- Tribute
Moor -- Riders Revival *
Otter -- Bitter
Butcombe -- Bitter
Millstone -- True Grit *
Salopian -- Hop Twister *
BOTW goes to Roosters Londinium described as a 5.5% Coffee Porter it was outstanding and one of the best porters I have had the pleasure of supping.On top form in The Orange Tree ,Baldock which proved to be a very good ale house.
Next week a visit to The Harp before a break in Dorset and East Devon.
Quiet week for me, with nothing to get too excited about.
Leeds - Pale.
Collingham - Blonde.
Thornbridge - Brother Rabbit.
Redwillow - Headless.
Brass Castle - Loco.
Pick of the bunch was the Headless, a decent, sessionable pale ale.
Like you, I was very surprised the first time I tried it, but have to admit I'm now a bit of a fan. Just shows the big breweries can get it right, sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobyduck
Quiet week.
BOTW Marble Chocolate (bottle)
Vocation Divide & Conquer in the Baum of course.
A Black IPA (or so they say) at a hefty 6.5%.
Incredibly smooth and tasty. The brewery descibe it as roasted velvet.
Look to your backs Elland 1872 Porter. This new kid on the block was just as good in my opinion. :cheers: