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Mobyduck: Stour Valley Gold
london calling: Siren Broken Dream
Wittenden: Cellar Head Session Bitter
Aqualung: Black Country Ales Millennial Pale Ale
Bucking Fastard: Torrside I'm Spartacus
Thuck Phat: Slaters Western American Pale Ale
aleandhearty: Five Towns Owt'll Do
ROBCamra: Dark Horse Blonde
A very staid week variety - wise
Hop Back GFB
Otter Amber
Courage Directors
4 T's APA
Nethergate Priory Mild
Nethergate Stour Valley Gold
BOTW is the Stour Valley Gold in tip top condition here, at £3.50 a pint, good value for Surrey.
Lots of new beers this week but
Siren -broken dream stout is still a great beer.
Kent,East Sussex
Kent-Prohibition 4.8%abv.Pale gold, not much condition,hops muted.
Cellar Head-Session Bitter 3.5%abv.Darkish traditionally and generously hopped spicy and earthy bitter.Unfined. Yum.
Long Man-Wild Man 5.2% abv.Fruity English IPA
My BOTW-Cellar Head-Session Bitter,a beer and brewery new to me.
None of these were poor but it's difficult to find anything outstanding :-
Woodforde's Wherry 3.8%
Bath Prophecy 3.8%
Nottingham Rock Mild 3.8%
Maypole Mayfair 4.1%
Oakham Citra 4.2%
Hobson's Town Crier 4.5%
Old Sawley Tollbridge Porter 4.5%
Colchester Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter 4.6%
Lancaster Red 4.8%
Salopian Renaissance 5.0%
Peerless Oastmeal Stout 5.0%
Black Country Ales Millennial Pale Ale 6.0%
The three regular BCA beers are OK but not likely to be beer of the week so I'll go for the Millennial Pale Ale. Although not a hop bomb it was enjoyable in the Lych Gate Tavern for £3.70.
BOTW Black Country Ales Millennial Pale Ale
Pimlico,Oxford and the Upper Thames,a very strong week.
Hopcraft -- We Come In Peace
Hopcraft -- Profit of Doom *
Torrside -- I'm Spartacus *
Hopcraft -- West Side Oak *
Buxton -- Nippy Sweetie * (keg)
Greene King -- "Hardy & Hanson" Kimberley Bitter
White Horse -- War Horse
Slaters -- Western APA *
Titanic -- Plum Porter *
Loose Cannon -- Recoil *
Marstons -- EPA
Ramsbury -- Gold (bottle)
Stonehenge -- Danish Dynamite * (3PT)
Animal -- Hopcat *
Little Ox -- Wipeout * (3PT)
Fullers -- "Gales" HSB *
Lots of quality but the standout BOTW was Torrside I'm Spartacus on immaculate form in the Cask.A 6.8% complex IPA,multi layered and if ordered at a busy bar later in the evening it can elecit a predictable chorus.
Next week includes a trip to the Nags Head in Reading and footie so there should be a strong list.
A very decent week with some familiar names from above:
Birra Moretti
White Horse War Horse
Slaters Western APA*
Titanic Plum Porter*
Animal Ostrich*
Marstons Shipyard APA (keg)
Ramsbury Gold (bottle)
Stonehenge Danish Dynamite*
Mr Grundy Bullet
Little Ox Wipeout*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Enjoyed the Ostrich and the Wipeout especially but BOTW was Slaters Western American Pale Ale. A good example of the style and very welcome on a warm day.
Reasonable week for me.
Oakham - Citra.
Yeovil - Lynx Wildcat.
Adnams - Mosaic.*
Titanic - Chocolate & Vanilla Stout.
Great Heck - Treasure IPA.
Ilkley - Crossroads IPA.*
Tiny Rebel - Morning Glory.
North Riding - US Session v32.
Welbeck Abbey - Let's Get Fiscal.
Five Towns - Owt'll Do.*
The winner is a strong mild, with a hint of rum. Drinks a lot better than it sounds.
Dark Horse Blonde. A 3.9% easy drinking pale ale. Tried a couple of times in the Medicine Tap :cheers: