Beer of the Week (w/e 2nd February 2014)
hondo: Caledonian 1759
Bucking Fastard: Kirkstall Dissolution IPA
Real Ale Ray: Peak Ales Chatsworth Gold
Aqualung: Clarence & Frederick's Oatmilk Stout
london calling: Conwy Infusion
Mobyduck: Dark Star Hophead
Thuck Phat: Purity Saddle Black
aleandhearty: Kernel India Pale Ale Ale
Wittenden: Westerham's Audit Ale
sheffield hatter: Newby Wyke Black Squall
ROBCamra: Hart Temptress
Last edited by ROBCamra; 05-02-2014 at 12:54.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Caledonian - 1759
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
A much better week,back in the swing.
London Fields -- Love not War
Pixie Spring -- Tidy Bitter
Tillingbourne -- Falls Gold
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA
Pin Up Brewing -- Red Head
Fullers -- Bengal Lancer
Kite -- Bluestone
Kite -- Thunderbird
Kirkstall -- Dissolution IPA
Growler -- Hair of the Dog
Nelson -- Pieces of Eight
Burton Bridge -- Tup and Under
Sawbridgeworth -- Is it Yourself
Magic Rock -- Rapture
Crouch Vale -- Amerillo
BOTW goes to Kirkstall Dissolution IPA ,a beautifully hopped 5% and in good nick in The Keats Bar of The Globe,Moorgate on as part of Nicholsons Winter Ale selection.
Next week boating in and around Aylesbury ,popping into some old haunts and then the PuG London outing .
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Peak Ales - Chatsworth Gold
A good week with a visit to Sussex and a couple of goes at the Spoons mini London Festival.
Oakham JHB 3.8%
Long Man Best 4.0%
Harvey's Best 4.0%
Portobello VPA 4.0%
Belleville Northcote Blond 4.2%
Blindmans Eclipse Porter 4.2%
London Fields Black Path Porter 4.2%
By The Horns Mayor of Garret 4.3%
Harvey's Old 4.3%
Long Man Old Man 4.3%
Hop Stuff Pale Ale 4.5%
The Cronx Nektar 4.5%
Belleville Battersea Brownstone 4.8%
Long Man American Pale Ale 4.8%
By The Horns The Captain 5.0%
Clarence & Frederick's Oatmilk Stout 5.0%
Clouded Minds Double Clout Coffee Stout 5.6%
Adnam's / Stone Double IPA 8.5%
Mikkeller Black 18 (Keykeg) 18.0%
The Mikkeller beer is just too silly to be beer of the week and the Double IPA would be a repeat so it's between two new micros that have really come on strong over the last year, Portobello and Clarence & Frederick. The Portobello VPA is a classic low ABV hop bomb style pale while the Clarence & Frederic's Oatmilk Stout is a rich strong stout. Both were served in top form at the Wanstead George for £2.29.
The C&F just edges it. When I first tasted their beer a year ago I was unimpressed, but since the spring or early summer I've had some classics from them including this one.
BOTW Clarence & Frederick's Oatmilk Stout
Some good ones again this week
laines -ipa
oakham -perun
grain -blackwood stout
upstart -black lager
hand drawn monkey-30 hops
siren -aramid
but for sheer quaffability
conwny -infusion was brill drank in a Wetherspoons pub no less.
An interesting month with pub visits to Lincoln, Luton, Newark, Chesterfield and Amber Valley, as well as a few at home in Sheffield. Some excellent dark beers:
Spire Ravenswood
Blue Monkey Guerilla
Hanlons Port Stout
Batemans Winter Chocolate Biscuit
...but the one that stands out in the memory is Newby Wyke Black Squall in The Golden Eagle before the game at Lincoln (which was not so memorable).
Come On You Hatters!
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