Beer of the Week (w/e 26th October 2014)

[ROBCamra]

london calling: 360 Degrees Pale Ale
Real Ale Ray: George Wright Motueka
Bucking Fastard: Blue Monkey Ape Ale
Mobyduck: Red Cat Prowler Pale
Aqualung: Bateman's Wicked Weed Freak Of Nature
hondo: Ossett Spellbound
oldboots: Roosters Birdman
Thuck Phat: Blue Monkey Ape Ale
aleandhearty: Mallinsons Nelson Sauvin
ROBCamra: Box Steam Ground Pup

[london calling]

Went out last night and most of the beers were very good Had 2 bottled beers from a new London brewery Leftbank at a pop-up pub in E17. Very good beers. Sometimes the simple beers are the best.
360 Degrees-pale ale 3.9 was a corker and Botw

[Real Ale Ray]

George Wright - Motueka

[Bucking Fastard]

An excellent week


Hopcraft -- Who's been sleeping in my brain *
Leatherbritches -- Scoundrel
Kelham Island -- Pale Rider *
Marston's -- Pedigree
Blue Monkey -- Ape Ale * (3PT)
Blue Monkey -- 99 Red Baboons
Blue Monkey -- BG Sips*

BOTW goes to Blue Monkey Ape Ale is outstanding condition in The Organ Grinder,Loughborough.It sailed past the three pint test,you hardly register the 5.6%.


Next week will be topped off by a visit to the Mansion House for an Oakham fix.

[Mobyduck]

Next week will be topped off by a visit to the Mansion House for an Oakham fix.

B.F, if you haven't already tried The Old Red Lion , next door to Mansion House , I can recommend it, a very nice pub (Antic) with good beer.

[Mobyduck]

A lacklustre week, (roll on Bristol),
Darkstar Hophead
Darkstar American Pale Ale
Gales HSB
Red Cat Prowler Pale
Clark's Classic Blonde
Thwaites Lancaster Bomber

The Prowler Pale was a nice pint and BOTW.

[Bucking Fastard]

B.F, if you haven't already tried The Old Red Lion , next door to Mansion House , I can recommend it, a very nice pub (Antic) with good beer.

That's a good point,I was planning a quick visit next door to check out the ale line up and if by any chance Oakham fails to deliver ,we can carry on in the Old Red Lion.

[oldboots]

Black Sheep - Reaper
Oakham - Great Gustav
Theakston - Best Bitter
Hambleton - Eebagum
Magic Rock - Ringmaster
Sky's Edge - Stout
Marble - Bitter
Magic Rock - Great Alphonso
Magic Rock - Dark Arts
Magic Rock - Pith Head
Schneider & Sohn - Tap 6
Roosters - Birdman
Liberation American Brown Ale
Ossett - Turning Leaves
Dortmunder Union - Pils
Leeds - Pale
Atom - Blonde
Kirkstall - Three Swords
Salamander - Travellers Joy
Salamander - Crimson Cloud
Stella Artois - Lager
Vale - Metamorphisis
Stancil - Toms Mild
Ilkley - Joshua Jane

Roosters - Birdman usual 4.3 pale malt base but single hopped with Chinook.

[Thuck Phat]

Decent week:
Porter Street Bravo Brit
Milestone Honey Porter*
Hopcraft Who's Been Sleeping in my Brain*
Salopian Darwin's Origin*
Kelham Island Pale Rider*
Marstons Pedigree
Blue Monkey Ape Ale*
Blue Monkey 99 Red Baboons
Blue Monkey Infinity*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

Some very good beers there but despite Mr. Fastard's nomination above it's very difficult to look beyond the Ape Ale. So I won't
BOTW Blue Monkey - Ape Ale.

[aleandhearty]

Very similar to last week, in that it was fairly quiet, but the quality of those tried was high.

Great Heck - Australasian Pale Ale.*
Mallinsons - Nelson Sauvin.*
Fernandes - Folklore.
Rat - Black Rat.
Oldershaw - Heavenly Blonde.*
Ossett - Brewers Gold.
Rat - White Rat.*
Rat - Ratsputin.*
Hardknott - Continuum.*
Two Roses - Sunrise.
Five Towns - Old Norrell.
Moorhouses - Black Cat Reserve.*

With an honorable mention for the Black Cat, the winner is the Nelson Sauvin. Lovely and complex for a 3.8% beer, with an almost wine like quality, which this hop is famous for.