Printable View
Mobyduck: Oakham Citra
Wittenden: Tonbridge Blonde Ambition
Aqualung: Loch Lomond Bravehop
Thuck Phat: Arbor Why Kick a Moo Cow
aleandhearty: Ilkley Crossroads IPA
Komakino: XT Animal Octopus
london calling: Kew/Weird beard Fruitbat IPA
Real Ale Ray: Tapstone Brewery Zen Garden
ROBCamra: Belleville Pinch Session IPA
Some decent beer this week.
Purity Pure Gold
Purity UBU
Twickenham Spring Ale
Hammerpot Brighton Belle
Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
Moorhouse White Witch
Fullers London Pride
Bathams Mild
Blue Monkey Chocolate Guerilla*
Big Smoke Underworld Milk Stout*
Big Smoke Medicine Man IPA*
Longdog Gamekeepers Nightmare
Salopian Lemon Dream*
Shiny Affinity
Surrey Hills Gilt Complex
Thurstons Spring Ale
Tillingbourne Evolution #7*
Uprising White Riot
Bad Seed Cascade*
Oakham Citra*
The list was enhanced by a trip to the Kingston Beer Festival on Saturday but BOTW goes to an old favorite enjoyed Saturday evening post festival in The Albion, Oakham Citra in stunningly good form.
Kent: all beer in good nick.
Gun Brewery-Red Ale 4.4%abv: Dark tan;raspberries, a stalwart from a fairly new brewery in East Sussex.
Kent-Session Pale 3.7%abv:Thunderingly good.
Tonbridge-Blonde Ambition 4.2%abv:Pale, slight haze.Prominent herbal hops.
Dark Star-Hophead 3.8%abv: A bit confined.
Larkin's-Traditional 3.4%abv:Brittle, rather than chewy,toffee.
My BOTW-Tonbridge Blonde Ambition.
This week saw a visit to Scotland where for three whole days it didn't rain.
Caledonian Oban 1790 (rebadged dross) 3.5%
Harviestoun Bitter And Twisted 3.8%
Oban Bay Kilt Lifter 4.0%
Loch Lomond Southern Summit 4.0%
Portobello VPA 4.0%
Truman's Knees Up 4.2%
Arran Dark 4.3%
Fyne Ales Vital Spark 4.4%
Kelburn Jaguar 4.5%
Loch Lomond Ale Of Leven 4.5%
Kelburn Dark Moor 4.5%
Sambrook's Battersea Rye 4.5%
Orkney Dark Island 4.6%
Williams Brothers March Of The Penguins 4.9%
Kelburn Cart Blanche 5.0%
Ramsbury Chalk Stream 5.0%
Wadworth Swordfish 5.0%
Ringwood Old Thumper 5.1%
Elgood's Greyhound 5.2%
Kelham Island Pale Rider 5.2%
Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%
Oakham Green Devil IPA 6.0%
Loch Lomond Bravehop 6.0%
The winner is the Loch Lomond Bravehop as tried for £3.20 in the excellent Grog and Gruel in Fort William. The other two Loch Lomond beers were also first class, even the Boring Brown Ale Of Leven.
BOTW Loch Lomond Bravehop
More interest this week:
North Riding NZ IPA*
Blue Monkey Infinity*
Purple Moose Glaswyn Ale
Kelham Island Miami
Black Sheep Monty Python Holy Grail
Arbor Why Kick a Moo Cow*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
The NZ IPA was very good from a brewery new to me but BOTW was Arbor Why Kick a Moo Cow, another NZ pale ale. Odd name, top beer.
A dismal week, with only three sampled. However, they were all pretty good.
Fernandes - Totally Ernest.*
Fernandes - Jackdaw Mild.*
Ilkley - Crossroads IPA.*
The IPA just shades it.
A wide variety of locations and some good sessions.
Marble -- Uppe Hela Natten Porter *
Blue Monkey -- Infinity *(3PT)
Pheasantry -- Dancing Dragonfly
Purple Moose -- Glaslyn Ale
Kelham Island -- Miami Extra Pale
Black Sheep -- Holy Grail (3PT)
St Austell -- Tribute (>3PT)
Twickenham -- Wolf of the Woods
Charles Wells -- Youngs Special
Coastal Brewery -- Western Porter *
Coastal Brewery -- Agnus *
Cheddar -- Crown & Glory
Burning Sky -- Aurora *
Dark Star -- Sunburst * (3PT)
Purity -- UBU
BOTW goes again to Burning Sky Aurora ,on fine form in a post match celebration in The George.
Next week will be quiet.
I think North Riding is a cracking brewery, don't think I've had a duff one from them yet. Their beers go down so well in Harry's Bar, Wakefield that they have their own permanent pump. Look out for the Mosaic Pale, my favourite (and BOTW 19.02.17).Quote:
Originally Posted by Thuck Phat
Animal Octopus (4.6%).
On fine form at The Pilgrim in North Marston, Bucks. Hoppy and crisp: a sharp reminder that summer's (hopefully) just around the corner...
Trying to get some milds for May.Had 5 already and going out hunting some more tomorrow night.
these stood out
marcopaulo -mild 2
pheasantry-Mikado mild
but my love of hops won me over so botw was
kew/weird beard -fruitbat ipa. (probably the filthiest looking beer I have had but its the taste that matters.
It was your BOTW that prompted me to give it a go. That and it's the first time that I've seen one of theirs. The locals at Just Beer seem to be lobbying for the same arrangement as at Harry's and said that they've had a fair few from North Riding recently. Most of them were on the NZ Pale and it was flowing down freely.Quote:
Originally Posted by aleandhearty
I look forward to bumping in to the Mosaic Pale.
Tapstone Brewery - Zen Garden in Hillgrove Porter Stores
Belleville Pinch Session IPA. A nice, hoppy, refreshing 4.4%er from The Baum. :cheers: