Beer of the Week (w/e 11 Apr 2010)

[Conrad]

Better quickly set this up before going to the zoo

Hopwas: Zulu's Blonde Ale
Oggwyn Trench: Salamander Humdinger
oldboots: Derventio Anubius
Alesonly: Okells Alt
RogerB: Fremlins Bitter
Pubsignman: Westerham British Bulldog
HTM69: Theakston Grouse Beater
Evil Gazebo: Arbor Ales Moteuka
Conrad: Barn Owl
Dave M: Oakhams Rollercoaster
ROBCamra: Bardia
Millay: Dark Star Saison

[Farway]

Me first then?

Hunny Bunny, had it first time today in the newly re-opened Victory on the Hard at Portsmouth. The name was a bit off putting, but it was a very nice pint, light golden. This initial taste was a bit sharp, but it certainly grew on me, and if I had not got a bus to catch another would have gone down a treat. From same stable as Betty Stogs

One for me to look out for on my Cornish visit

http://www.skinnersbrewery.com/shop/beers some cracking beer names there as well

[gillhalfpint]

Thought it might be a Skinners Easter offering, but we had it in Truro Spoons in June last year so you might be lucky.

All I have had this week so far is an iffy Pedigree with my carvery dinner today. An eatery rather than a pub, so it is NOT my BOTW.

Will get round Birmingham centre tomorrow so should find something.

[ROBCamra]

Had a rather pleasant little pub crawl through Sowerby Bridge yesterday.

Excellent beer in 4 of the 5 pubs visited. BOTW is already a difficult choice and it's only Tuesday.

Bardia from Newby Wyke tried at the famous Puzzle Hall Inn is leading so far.

[RogerB]

With the 'Spoons Fest starting this week (and already started for some of us) there should be some quite interesting BotW's coming up, especially since most of us will have a chance of sampling them at some stage - could be a few arguments coming up! I also have the Bexley Beer Festival this Thursday so I don't think I will be short of nominations this week.

[Evil Gazebo]

The Jarrow Brewery’s Rivet Catcher is an early contender.

[ROBCamra]

Had a rather pleasant little pub crawl through Sowerby Bridge yesterday.

Excellent beer in 4 of the 5 pubs visited. BOTW is already a difficult choice and it's only Tuesday.

Bardia from Newby Wyke tried at the famous Puzzle Hall Inn is leading so far.

After a heavy week in Manchester, Newcastle & Edinburgh I'm struggling to remember what I had where. So Bardia wins for last week.

Now for this week

[oldboots]

A better week for drinking this week, my BOTW is without parallel this week - Derventio Anubius drunk in the Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool - a pub Sans Pareil, but then I didn't get to Manchester this week .

(There might be a prize here if anyone gets the allusions).

[Alesonly]

I would say my best Beer this week was Okells Alt 5% At the Wetherspoons festival. It was a hard choice between The Okells Alt & few others but the Okells was definitely my favourite.

[RogerB]

The 17 I had at the Bexley Beer Festival all seemed to run into each other so nothing particularly stood out and I have had a disatrous week in Wetherspoons since the festival started. Had a couple of decent ales in Kingston on Saturday but I think I will go for the Fremlins Bitter brewed by Shepherd Neame, simply because it far surpassed what I was expecting.