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

[ROBCamra]

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

[hondo]

Broughton Ales - Merlins Ale

[Aqualung]

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.

[Real Ale Ray]

BOTW Northumberland - Carnivale

[Mobyduck]

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.

[london calling]

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