Bloody Awful Beer Of The Week

[ROBCamra]

Guinness Hop House 13 Lager.

There was a promotion on at The Baum where this was being pushed by an attractive young lady.

She was giving away free 1/3rds and a voucher for £1 off a pint.

It's supposedly a craft keg lager, but it doesn't taste of anything much at all really.

It doesn't taste like lager OR craft keg and is brewed with Mosaic, Galaxy & Topaz hops.

Do they not know there's a hop shortage and they're being totally wasted on this.

[Mobyduck]

Guinness Hop House 13 Lager.

There was a promotion on at The Baum where this was being pushed by an attractive young lady.

She was giving away free 1/3rds and a voucher for £1 off a pint.

It's supposedly a craft keg lager, but it doesn't taste of anything much at all really.

It doesn't taste like lager OR craft keg and is brewed with Mosaic, Galaxy & Topaz hops.

Do they not know there's a hop shortage and they're being totally wasted on this.

So did you use your £1.00 voucher?

[ROBCamra]

So did you use your £1.00 voucher?

Certainly not. I had a pint of one of the 7 cask ales.

[trainman]

DBC Flashman's Clout, devoid of any flavour or condition at the equally disappointing Triple Crown, Richmond.
A very poor day in the field generally.

[aleandhearty]

...at the equally disappointing Triple Crown, Richmond.

Sorry to hear that. The TC has been on my West London 'to do' list for a long time.

[Bucking Fastard]

Mc Mullens Hopping Mad

One of their seasonal ales,my tastebuds may be shot so I asked my son what he could taste .He described it as coloured water,which somehow delivers 4.5% ABV,it is certainly hop light ,if not hop free.The Hare in Harlow may have a good pub quiz but also a BABOTW.Eileen Drewery ,who managed to influence Glenn Hoddle while he was England manager used to be the landlady here.I was in need of a faith healer after downing a pint of this rubbish.

[Aqualung]

Mc Mullens Hopping Mad

One of their seasonal ales,my tastebuds may be shot so I asked my son what he could taste .He described it as coloured water,which somehow delivers 4.5% ABV,it is certainly hop light ,if not hop free.The Hare in Harlow may have a good pub quiz but also a BABOTW.Eileen Drewery ,who managed to influence Glenn Hoddle while he was England manager used to be the landlady here.I was in need of a faith healer after downing a pint of this rubbish.

IMO McMullens lost the plot years ago, so they are on my extensive AVOID list. I've got two of their pubs within fairly easy reach and haven't been to either for over 15 years..

[london calling]

I am going to St Albans for a pub crawl on Thursday but the McMullens-Peahen will not be visited as I agree with Aqualung and sympathise with Bucking Fastard.

[Wittenden]

IMO McMullens lost the plot years ago, so they are on my extensive AVOID list. I've got two of their pubs within fairly easy reach and haven't been to either for over 15 years..

Pity to learn this about McMullens. I haven't come across them in years: I used to enjoy their AK light mild-easy drinking, seaweedy as I recall. Not so impressed with their (best)bitter.

[Aqualung]

Pity to learn this about McMullens. I haven't come across them in years: I used to enjoy their AK light mild-easy drinking, seaweedy as I recall. Not so impressed with their (best)bitter.

The problems for me started when they ditched a raft of their nice small country outlets and began a process of over-renovating their pubs plus charging too much for their AK & Country which are nothing more than cooking beers. Their Royal Oak in Chingford used to have a nice big public bar but they turned it into something similar to a Beefeater Inn. People I know in Chingford don't go there at all now.
There is a Mac's house near Sevenoaks on the way to the Harvey's Bricklayers. I thought it looked horrible from the bus.