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    Default Beer of the Week (w/e 16th March 2014)

    london calling: Itchen Valley Blackcurrent Mild
    Bucking Fastard: McMullens Country Bitter
    Mobyduck: Siren Craft Broken Dream
    Real Ale Ray: Hawkshead Lakeland Gold
    Aqualung: Five Points Hook Island Red
    hondo: Magic Rock Ringmaster
    oldboots: Hop Studio Porter
    Thuck Phat: Hart Green Hop
    aleandhearty: Siren Flying Dutchman
    ROBCamra: Oates OMT
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    Nicolsons have a new range of beers for Spring and this one will be tried a few times before Spring has gone.
    itchen valley -blackcurrent mild 3.7

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    Very quiet week,been saving myself for Worcester.


    McMullens -- Country Bitter
    Shepherd Neame -- Spitfire


    BOTW goes to the McMullens Country Bitter from The Jolly Fisherman,Stanstead Abbotts on quiz night,just about the best ale from this modest brewer.


    See you all in Worcester,I'm warming up during the week in Long Itchington,Warwick and Leamington Spa.
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    Darkstar Hophead 3.8%
    Darkstar American Pale Ale 4.7%
    Moorhouse's Premier Bitter 3.7%
    Charles Wells/Dogfish Head DNA 4.5%
    Burning Sky Plateau 3.5%
    Windsor And Eaton Zinzans Drop 4.0%
    Butcombe Mathews Pale Ale 3.8%
    Siren Craft Brew Aramid 3.8%
    Siren Craft Brew Broken Dream 6.5%

    Nothing really bad here, although the Butcombe was nothing particularly special, the two siren beers were outstanding and the Broken Dream, tagged as a breakfast stout (some breakfast ) was sensational and worthy of BOTW if not beer of the year,this brewery can do no wrong at the moment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mobyduck View Post
    this brewery can do no wrong at the moment.
    Noted. I've seen others also keen on Siren Craft,just wondering where you may find their ales on regularly ,in London possibly ?
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    Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard View Post
    Noted. I've seen others also keen on Siren Craft,just wondering where you may find their ales on regularly ,in London possibly ?
    We found two pubs serving them after you left us in the Well and Bucket last month, two beers in the Fox and one in The Taproom, closer to home for me in Reading (Quinno's manor) they are regularly on in the Nags Head and the newly opened Greyfriar.
    The Brewery is actually about a 15 minute drive from me, I am not a big home drinker but I think their shop needs a visit.
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    Quite an interesting week

    Windsor & Eton - Parklife
    Great Heck - Citra
    Great Heck - Amish Mash
    Great Heck - Shanker IPA
    Great Heck - Yakima IPA
    Great Heck - Black Jesus
    Leeds - Pale
    York - Guzzler
    Adnams - Broadside
    Taylors - Ram Tam
    Saltaire - Cascade
    Hop Studio - Porter
    Ilkley - Mary Jane
    Theakston - Best Bitter
    John Smiths - Cask
    Black Sheep - Bitter
    Marstons - Old Empire
    Great Newsome - Pricky Back Otchan

    I'm tempted by the Adnams Broadside which was the first pint after a long day and absolutely superb in spite of being classed by some as a BBB, however the Hop Studio Porter was better.

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    A very quiet week with just the ever excellent Oakham Bishops Farewell on cask.

    A couple of decent bottle conditioned beers though: Marble Dobber and BOTW Hart - Green Hop. Does exactly as it says, 5% and made with green hops - excellent.

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    Most of the week was spent in London, helping my daughter with a college project. Fortunately, at beer o' clock, it enabled me to try lots of new beers from largely unfamiliar breweries.

    Brains / Caledonian - Rev James Golden XPA.
    Salamander - Black and Blue.
    Siren - Flying Dutchman.
    Redemption - Fellowship.
    London Fields - Love Not War.*
    London Fields - Black Frost.
    Animal Brewing Co - Elephant.
    Sharps - Doom Bar.
    Salamander - Resistance is Futile.
    Dark Star / Saltaire - Bock.
    Kite - Try Time.
    Hackney - APA.
    Triple fff - Moondance.*
    Adnams - Topaz Gold.*
    Twickenham - Sundancer.
    By the Horns - Stiff Upper Lip.
    Twickenham - Naked Ladies.
    Hop Studio - Obsidian.
    Leeds - NZ REd.

    Easy winner was the Flying Dutchman, a very drinkable APA, weighing in at 5.7%. Lovely stuff.
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