As I suspected ,a last minute change of beer has stole the day. Dark Star Hophead, possibly my favorite beer of all time has won it for me this week.
As I suspected ,a last minute change of beer has stole the day. Dark Star Hophead, possibly my favorite beer of all time has won it for me this week.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Beers this week:
Sadlers Hop Bomb
Allgates Crooked Beak
Blue Anchor Diamond Jubilee
Coastal Mighty Mild - contender
Driftwood Blackheads Mild - contender
Hunters Royal Hunt
Penpont An Howl
Penpont Cornish Gold
RCH Steam Jubilee
Rebel 80/- Scotch Ale - contender
Rebel Cornish Sunset
Skinners Kernow King
Skinners Pasty Gold
St Austell Big Job Double IPA - down as 6.2% but a heavy 9%
St Austell Fishermans Ale
St Ives Knill by Mouth
Sharps Spring Atlantic IPA
Wentworth Camberwell Beauty
Wold Top Headless Red.
BOTW will be Rebel 80/- Scotch Ale 5%.
Alcohol doesn't solve problems .... but then again, neither does milk.
Quieter week after last weeks excess
Blue Bee - Nectar Pale
Empire - Fastnet
Rudgate - Nordic Storm
Wentworth - Chocolate Chilli Stout
Rowton - Starlight
Harbour - Amber
Three Tuns - Jubilation
BOTW Rudgate - Nordic Storm
The Wentworth Choc chilli stout was a very good stout but had way to much chilli which killed the flavour like having a way too hot curry
Theres a Man with a Mullet going Mad with a Mallet in Millets !
From these 4:
Oakham Bishops Farewell and Inferno
Marstons Old Empire IPA
Purity Mad Goose
All these were good but BOTW is Oakham Inferno.
The Nags Head had Windsor & Eton Kohinoor on during the Jubilee music quiz (Gilbey played a song from each year of the 50 on the pub's piano - our team Aztec CAMRA came 2nd ) so that's this week's easy winner. At least four pints went down amongst others...
A poor week on the beer front,with another short visit to Bateman's country where XB seems to crop up just about everywhere.As a result BOTW was Sharp's Doom Bar,I know that's a pretty ordinary choice,but it was the best I could find.Consumed in The Mall,Woodhall Spa.
Beer tents week:
Old Dairy-Copper Top.A dark chestnut best bitter:farmyard,roasted root vegetables.
Old Dairy-Sun Top.A very pale ale:citrus-great for a summer's day.
Westerham-Jubilation. A showcase for nine Kent grown (and bred) hops.Savoury spiciness.Epic. My BOTW.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Lots to choose from this week helped by two bank holidays and a trip to t'south but the best was Roosters Hoppy & Glorious
by a short head from the Abingdon Bridge.
Roosters Longshot
Roosters Hoppy & Glorious
Roosters Londinium
Adnams Diamond
Ilkley Mary Jane
York Diamond 52
Windsor & Eton Knight of the Garter
Saltaire South Island PA
Taylors Landlord
Oakleaf May Bee Mild
Thwaites Fine Rain
Wold Top Anglers Reward
Salamander Gun Jumper
Hook Norton Old Hooky
Brakspears Oxford Gold
Greene King Morland Original
Loose Cannon Abingdon Bridge
Theakstons Royal Salute
Allendale Golden Plover
Riverhead Elderflower Ale
Grafton Ferris Wheel
Batemans Hopbine Bitter
Durham White Gold
John Smith Cask
Black Country BFG
Buxton Buxton Bitter
Thornbridge Sequoia
Rudgate Ruby Mild
Hardknott Quoboid
Two Roses First Edition
York Terrier
Copper Dragon Natius Pride
Tetleys Mild
Absolute nothing except Tetleys Tea bags in hot water. Not even a shandy due too working all over the Jubilee period. I will make up for in this week though. Six day off now from today.
Don't You just hate Pubs that say
( We don't stock any Real Ales as theres Just no call for it.)
Marble - Draft in the Old Mill Inn in Chinley in the Peak District was totally on form but was also in battle with..
a. n. other beer in the Angel Inn in the Northern Quarter in Manchester..
so since I can't remember what on earth it was called the Draft is the winner