I saw a tweet yesterday boasting that the Devonshire House in Crouch End was doing the GK Double Hop Monster so off I went this afternoon to give it the rigours of the 3 pint test. It was in cracking form at £1.99 a pint and my verdict is that GK have finally successfully produced a great beer that isn't just a strong version of Abbot. The new world hop flavour was prevelant throughout, and while I would have liked more hop aroma the overall taste easily made up for that. To be honest I could have stayed for more but judging by the merriment my shambolic return to base camp caused it was just as well I didn't!
I upped my rating to 9 so there are now 8 on my list with that score.