Beer of the Week (w/e 8th September 2013)

[ROBCamra]

Mobyduck: Fullers Wild River
hondo: Oakham Green Devil IPA
Aqualung: Yeovil Ruby
Real Ale Ray: Craddock's Saxon Gold
Wittenden: Adnams Lighthouse
Oggwyn Trench: Oakham Attilla
london calling: Steel City Slight Case Of Overhopping
Thuck Phat: Flowers Original
Brewguru: Yeovil YPA
aleandhearty: Brass Castle Sunshine
ROBCamra: Green Duck Hook A Duck
Bucking Fastard: Fyne Jarl

[Mobyduck]

Apparently there is a burgeoning craft beer movement in Catalonia, (I'm off to Gatwick tonight ) but I'm not so sure looking at the picture, on that basis this is my list this week,
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Rudgate Jorvic Blonde
Fullers Wild River
The Jorvic Blonde nearly clinched it, but my first taste of the Wild River turned into five pints and then they called time.
Never thought I would have nominated a Fullers beer as BOTW (London Porter aside) , but it was excellent and a worthy winner.

Update - managed to get a pint of Chelsea Brewing Companys -Sunset Red Ale in Gatwick which wasnt too bad, no change to my BOTW though, other than that its been Estrella and San Mig so far.

[hondo]

Oakham ales - green devil ipa

[Aqualung]

A smallish list this week :-


East London Brewing Co Pale 4.0%
Salopian Darwin's Origins 4.3%
Three Castles Autumn Daze 4.4%
Yeovil Ruby 4.5%
Harviestoun Schiehallion 4.8%
Burton Bridge Battle Brew 5.0%
Hawkshead Cumbrian Five Hop 5.0%
Wadworth / Chelsea Sunset Red 5.0%
Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
Oakham Attila 7.5%


It's between the Salopian Darwin's Origin and the Yeovil Ruby, although If I manage to catch the Hawkshead one in good nick over the coming months it will be a contender.

It has to go to the Yeovil Ruby served in immaculate condition at around 09:30 in the morning at the Crown & Sceptre Spoons in Streatham for £2.15. It's a classic mid strength red beer with plenty of bitterness to offset the malt. These red beers seem to be everywhere nowadays, maybe the memory of Watney's Red and Red Barrel is a forgotten nightmare or people are just sick to death of pale or golden ales.


BOTW Yeovil Ruby

[Real Ale Ray]

Craddock's - Saxon Gold

[Wittenden]

Two good pubs,dull beer.
Bishop Nick-Heresy 4.1%ABV. The most interesting beer of the week, on account of it being the reincarnation of Ridleys. However, this was not in good nick, unfortuately.
Adnams-Lighthouse 3.4% OK light bitter, but doesn't do anything Adnam's Bitter cannot.
St Austell-Tribute 4.2%abv. In good condition and workmanlike, but why fetch it all the way from Cornwall to West Sussex?
Greene King-Abbot Ale 5%abv Well kept,malt driven but inoffensive.40 years ago, I'd have given my eye teeth to drink this.Has it changed, or have I...
My BOTW, without much enthusiasm, Adnam's Lighthouse.