Beer of the Week (w/e 8th June 2014)

[ROBCamra]

Real Ale Ray: Bowland Patriot
Aqualung: Belleville Chestnut Porter
Mobyduck: Popes MWA (Mild With Attitude)
oldboots: Great Heck Amishmash
london calling: Howling Hops Black XX
Bucking Fastard: Millstone True Grit
Wittenden: Old Dairy Spring Top
Thuck Phat: Hebden Bridge Girl Crush
aleandhearty: Great Heck Shankar IPA
ROBCamra: Outstanding Blond

[Real Ale Ray]

Bowland - Patriot

[Aqualung]

Plenty of good ones this week but none really outstanding plus the duff Partridge in a Brighton Spoons:-

Goacher's Fine Light Ale 3.7%
Dark Star Pertridge Best 4.0%
Dark Star Espresso 4.2%
Inveralmond Thrappledouser 4.3%
Goldmark Hop Idol 4.4%
Harvey's Armada Ale 4.5%
Goacher's Crown Imperial Stout 4.5%
East London Brewing Company Nightwatchman 4.5%
Arundel Stronghold 4.7%
Belleville Chestnut Porter 4.9%
Wolf Woild Moild 4.8%
Wild Card Queen Of Diamonds IPA 5.0%
Long Man Golden Tipple 5.0%
RCH East Street Cream 5.0%
Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
Adnam's Publican Hoppy Ale 5.5%
Belleville Thames Surfer 5.7%

The winner is Belleville Chestnut Porter in the Wild Card Brewery Taproom at £3.30. This is a brewery that hasn't impressed so far, but are now hopefully improving.

BOTW Belleville Chestnut Porter

[Mobyduck]

A few decent beers this week ,
Darkstar- Hophead 3.8%
Otley- 03 Boss 4.4%
Sambrook's- Lavender Hill 4.5%
Oakham- JHB 3.8%
Oakham- Paranoid 5.2%
Bad Seed- South Pacific Pale Ale 5.8%
Popes- MWA (Mild With Attitude) 3.8%
Tiny Rebel IPA 5.5%
Kings Evolution - Northern Lights 4.2%
The best of a very good bunch was Popes MWA ,didn't strike me as being a mild but incredible flavour packed into a 3.8% beer,1 half soon became three, enjoyed in a second successful visit to The Old Red Lion .

[oldboots]

Hambleton - Bobby Dazzler
Taylors - Landlord
Ilkley - Derby Day
Marble - Pint
Mallinsons - Citra
Hop Studio - Obsidian
Gt Heck - Dave
Taylors - Le Champion
Rudgate - Ruby Mild
Rudgate - Viking
Copper Dragon - Golden Pippin
Brains - British Summer Ale
Gt Heck - Amishmash
Wild Beer Co - Fresh
Oakham - JHB
Theakston - Best Bitter


One of mad Denzil's beers: Amishmash, Amish Mash or A Mish Mash as you prefer

[london calling]

Some good beers this week also the best beer of the year so far
adnams -crystal rye ipa
brodies -baby mild
marble -English ipa
brown ales -into the wild mild
mallingsons -calypso
popes -mild with attitude (its a brown bitter Moby imo)
botw was
howling hops-black xx (with centennial,citra and mosaic hops) nectar.

[Aqualung]

botw was
howling hops-black xx (with centennial,citra and mosaic hops) nectar.

Any more info on that one, I'm hoping it's not keg, is it a Black IPA and the ABV?
I'm long overdue a visit to the Cock Tavern.

[Bucking Fastard]

A decent few days around Manchester.


Abbeydale -- Absolution
Millstone -- True Grit
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Millstone -- Tiger Rut (3PT)


BOTW was Millstone True Grit well kept in the Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar.


Banking on Rugby to deliver a decent BOTW next week.

[london calling]

Any more info on that one, I'm hoping it's not keg, is it a Black IPA and the ABV?
I'm long overdue a visit to the Cock Tavern.

They had it on cask and keg.Cask for me and although they don't call it a black ipa that's a good description.I think 5.5 abv

[Aqualung]

They had it on cask and keg.Cask for me and although they don't call it a black ipa that's a good description.I think 5.5 abv

Thanks for that, I still haven't been to the Cock Tavern to give the cider a bash!