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    Default Beer of the Week (w/e 14th October 2012)

    hondo: Broughton Merlins Ale
    Aqualung: Blindman's Icarus
    Real Ale Ray: Northumberland Carnivale
    Mobyduck: Darkstar Greenhopped IPA
    london calling: Nelson Green Horn
    Oggwyn Trench: Plain Ales Inncognito Port Stout
    aleandhearty: Rat Brewery Red Rat
    Bucking Fastard: Townhouse Audley Gold
    Spinko: Marble Pint
    Wittenden: Wall's The Dark Side
    Thuck Phat: Titanic Plum Porter
    Pubsignman: Quadrant Oatmeal Stout
    Alesonly: O'Hanlons Original Port Stout
    ROBCamra: Marble Pint
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    Broughton Ales - Merlins Ale
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    I've a few to choose from this week :-

    Skinner's Cornish Knockers 4.5%
    Robinson's Unicirn Bitter 4.3%
    Robinson's Green Bullet Pale Ale 4.4%
    Robinson's Double Hop 5.0%
    Blindman's Icarus 4.5%
    Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
    Brodie's Kentish Town Brown IPA 6.2%
    Brodie's Big Mofo Stout 10.5% (on Keykeg)



    The 4 contenders are the Knocker, Icarus, Old Street and Big Mofo. As I believe that this is my first experience of the Blindman brewery and as it was served in really superb condition at the Coronet in Holloway Road for a mere £1.99, it's my beer of the week. My only problem with it is defining the style of beer. It could easily be called a dark bitter or a brown ale and one beer site describes it as a red beer.
    I would go for a brown ale myself.

    BOTW Blindman's Icarus.

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    BOTW Northumberland - Carnivale

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    been drinking for most of the week Darkstar Greenhopped IPA ,a case of make hay while the sun shines,
    also had ,
    Darkstar Hophead,
    Springhead Roaring Meg
    Sharps Own
    But the clear BOTW for the second week running is Darkstar Greenhopped IPA.
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    plenty of good beers to choose from.the best of them were
    london brewing -highrise
    london brewing -skyline
    london brewing -vista
    kernal -red brick
    mallinsons -castlehill premium
    peerless -triple blonde
    but the winner was another greenhop beer from a brewery i dont rate
    nelson -green horn 4.0
    cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by london calling View Post
    but the winner was another greenhop beer from a brewery i dont rate
    nelson -green horn 4.0
    They must be doing something right.
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    Some dullish beers this week and some very good ones

    Marstons - EPA
    Marstons - Burton Bitter
    Banks - Mild
    Milltown - High Flyer
    Pictish - Warrior
    Salamander - Love Bug
    Six Bells - Supper
    White Horse - Saracen IPA
    Plain Ales - Inncognito Port Stout
    Imperial - Mysterious Blonde

    The Imperial was very good but BOTW is Plain Ales - Inncognito Port Stout , very black and very smooth , full of flavour
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    Another quiet-ish week, but fortunately some of those tasted were bang on form.Tried this week:

    Old Mill - Blonde Bombshell.
    Roosters - Yankee.
    Bowman - Eldorado.
    Golcar - Dark MILD.
    Raw - JR Best Bitter.
    Acorn - Old Moor Porter.
    Ironbridge - IPA.
    Rat Brewery - Red Rat.
    Fernandes - Ghost of Luis.
    Fernandes - Double Six.

    Not a cigarette paper between the MILD, Porter and Red Rat, but I'll give it to the latter - a wonderfully aromatic red ale, dry hopped with Simcoe.
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    Some very fine ale in Macclesfield,Kidsgrove and Stone with BOTW going to Townhouse Audley Gold,with a fragrant nose,easy quaff and a solid bitter finish served in peak condition in The Blue Bell,Kidsgrove.

    Pushing south later in the week down the T&M and Coventry Canals so still in good ale country for now.
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