Quote Originally Posted by Spinko View Post
Had a quality pub crawl this weekend involving Leeds, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Manchester. The competition is strong. Here are the contenders:

Kirkstall - North Prototype (North Bar, Leeds)
Brasserie de la Senne - Zinne bir/Brussels people ale (North Bar, Leeds)
Buxton - Moor Top (Friends of Ham, Leeds)
Moorhouses - Blond Witch (West Riding Refreshment Room, Dewsbury)
Abbeydale - Moonshine (Kings Head, Huddersfield)
Magic Rock - Curious (Port St Beer House, Ancoats, Manchester)
Caveman - Citra (Smithfield Hotel, N/4, Manchester)

The winner is Abbeydale - Moonshine (Kings Head, Huddersfield). It was so good it dissuaded me from going to the Grove..

EDIT: It seems the Caveman Brewery is in Kent and this was their first brew, "Our first beer. A hoppy pale ale with a lot of citrus aroma from US Citra hops. A steady session beer for summer days. Available on cask in fined or unfined form". How on earth did it end up at the Smithfield in a quaint corner of Manchester... http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/caveman-citra/183145/
Caveman beers are cuckoo brewed at Kent brewery and distibuted along side Kent beers.Caveman have now bought the plant from Devilfish brewer who have closed.