Beer of the Week (w/e 12th February 2017)

[london calling]

good beers again this week
pig and porter -dance first stout
redemption -Yakima valley
by the horns -hop air balloon
torrside -west of the sun
torrside -test for echo
waen -nutty boys
heavy industry-collaborator
twisted barrel -beast of the midlands mild
easy peasy BOTW
Darkstar-hophead mosiac

[Komakino]

Like some of you, slim pickings last week...

Saltaire South Island Pale (3.5%)
Atomic Strike (3.7%)
London House Skinhead Reggae (3.8%) (a Marston's rebadge)
Purity Mad Goose (4.2%)
Ringwood Boondoggle (4.2%) (bottle)
XT Experiment One (4.2%)*
Potbelly Beijing Black (4.4%)
XT 17 (4.5%)
Animal Kiwi (4.8%)
Dow Bridge Praetorian Porter (5.0%)*
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (5.6%) (bottle)

Little to stand out, despite the fanciful names XT threw at me on my Saturday morning visit to their brewery, the Experimental brew notwithstanding. Yet again, the Bafta winner is a dark beer (so what - sue me) - the Dow Bridge, enjoyed at Rugby's small and cosy Squirrel.

BOTW: Dow Bridge Praetorian Porter

[Real Ale Ray]

Melwood - High Time

[ROBCamra]

Hooded Ram Mosaic a 5% typical mosaic based grapefruity and hoppy ale. Tried at Fleetwood Beer Festival.