Ads not shown when logged in
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 15

Thread: Beer of the Week (w/e 1st October 2017)

  1. #1
    Roving RAT ROBCamra's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Rochdale
    Posts
    5,856

    Default Beer of the Week (w/e 1st October 2017)

    Bucking Fastard: RedWillow Wreckless
    Mobyduck: Dark Star Greenhopped IPA
    Aqualung: Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout
    rpadam: Hop Back Hopfest
    hondo: Darkstar Hophead Extra
    Wittenden: Bedlam Smash
    Thuck Phat: Blue Monkey Ape Ale
    oldboots: Bingley Lock Keeper
    Real Ale Ray: Intrepid Myrce
    london calling: Bedlam Smash
    Komakino: Adnam's Nut Brown
    ROBCamra: Three Blind Mice Lonely Snake Cascade
    Last edited by ROBCamra; 15-10-2017 at 16:30.
    A pub is for life not just for Christmas

  2. #2
    Waterborne Beer Inspector Bucking Fastard's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Grand Union
    Posts
    3,269

    Default

    Congleton and The City.


    Heineken -- Amstel (keg)
    Marble -- Lagonda IPA * (bottle)
    Blue Monkey -- Chimpagne * (bottle)
    BrewDog -- Elvis Juice * (bottle)
    RedWillow -- Wreckless * (3PT)
    Bollington -- Oat Mill Stout
    Marble -- Pawaka Waka * (keg)
    Siren -- Liquid Mistress
    Gun -- Scaramanga Extra Pale *
    Kent Brewery -- Dark Horse *

    Some real quality this week and the bottles tasted great working down the Bosley Locks ,but BOTW goes to RedWillow Wreckless,fresh as a daisy an easy three pinter in The Young Pretender.

    Next week nothing much on the horizon.
    "Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson

  3. #3
    Still about Mobyduck's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Out saving pubs and enjoying it.
    Posts
    5,768

    Default

    Purity Mad Goose*
    Purity Pure Gold
    Gloucester Gloucester Gold*
    Gloucester Kiss My Grist*
    Wye Valley Golden Ale
    Wild Weather Beyond The Pale
    Wild Weather Serendipity*
    Twickenham Sundancer
    Surrey Hills Shere Drop*
    Orkney/Belhaven Kittiwake
    Downlands PAPA*
    Dark Star Greenhopped IPA*
    Oakham Citra*
    Wylam Hickey The Rake*
    Belhaven Bridge To Nowhere

    Some very good beers amongst a little tedium.
    There can be only one winner though, BOTW Dark Star Greenhopped IPA . A modern classic in fine fettle, enjoyed in Cobbetts.

    A trip to Birmingham next Saturday may throw up something of interest.
    Last edited by Mobyduck; 01-10-2017 at 21:03.
    "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
    -W.C.Fields

  4. #4
    This Space For Hire Aqualung's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    4,485

    Default

    This week saw a rampage through all the W Yorks Spoons I'd not been to plus one micropub :-


    Hook Norton Cathcarts Xtra Pale Ale 4.2%
    Elland Chinook 4.6%
    Robinson's Trooper 4.7%
    Saltaire Galaxy Pale 5.0%
    Shepherd Neame Bishop's Finger 5.0%
    Small World Thunderbridge Stout 5.2%
    Goose Eye Pommies Revenge 5.2%
    Goose Eye Over And Stout 5.2%
    Daleside Monkey Wrench 5.3%
    Little Critters Chameleon Simcoe 5.5%
    Thornbridge Jaipur IPA 5.9%
    Phoenix Wobbly Bob 6.0%
    Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout 6.0%
    Acorn Gorlovka Imperial Stout 6.0%
    Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%

    The Jaipur is the obvious candidate but I'm going for the Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout as tried in a couple of JDWs for just over two quid a pint. It's a strong stout with a hint of cherries. Most of the W Yorks JDWs seem to be pretty good with plenty of Locale options.


    BOTW Bridgehouse Cherry Choc Stout

  5. #5
    Pub researcher (unpaid) rpadam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Somewhere in the Low Weald
    Posts
    4,937

    Default

    Hop Back Hopfest

  6. #6
    Palookaville hondo's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    3,154

    Default

    Darkstar - hophead extra
    "Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"

  7. #7
    This Space For Hire Wittenden's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Weald of Kent
    Posts
    2,032

    Default

    East Sussex, Surrey.

    Larkins-Traditional. 3.4%abv:Leafy hops. Harsher than remembered.
    Crafty Brewing-Crafty One.4.2%abv:Modern style pale ale. Some mineral quality.From a brewery new to me.
    Bedlam-SMaSH 4.4%abv.Single malt, single hop-not sure of identity of either.Amber,kitchen herbs,stone fruit.
    Salopian-Treasure Trove 4%abv. Resinous hops,mangoes.Golden with vim.From a brewery new to me, strangely enough.As I expected from Salopian's reputation.

    A tight race between the Salopian and the Bedlam, but my BOTW is Bedlam's SMaSH.
    "At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.

  8. #8

    Default

    A quality week:

    Bristol Beer Factory Sorachi
    Red Willow Wreckless*
    Bollington Oat Meal Stout
    Marble Puwaka Waka (keg)*
    Oakham Bishops Farewell*
    Blue Monkey Ape Ale*

    A tight call between the excellent Wreckless and always moreish Ape Ale.

    BOTW Blue Monkey Ape Ale. A deliciously complex and ridiculously drinkable IPA at 5.4%.
    "Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter

  9. #9
    This Space For Hire aleandhearty's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    West Yorkshire
    Posts
    3,533

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Wittenden View Post
    Bedlam-SMaSH 4.4%abv.Single malt, single hop-not sure of identity of either.
    Golden Promise barley malt and Mosaic hops according to the website. Sounds just like my sort of thing.

    Sadly, no pub for me, this week.
    Last edited by aleandhearty; 02-10-2017 at 13:13.
    'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.

  10. #10
    This Space For Hire Wittenden's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Weald of Kent
    Posts
    2,032

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by aleandhearty View Post
    Golden Promise barley malt and Mosaic hops according to the website. Sounds just like my sort of thing.

    Sadly, no pub for me, this week.
    Ah, Mosaic;thought it might be. Golden Promise is a good old fashioned spring barley:didn't know it was still grown.Couldn't find that info on the website last night-think the slugs had eaten our broadband.Better today.
    "At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.

Similar Threads

  1. Beer of the Week (w/e 4th October 2015)
    By ROBCamra in forum Chit Chat
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 07-10-2015, 12:02
  2. Beer of the Week (w/e 5th October 2014)
    By ROBCamra in forum Chit Chat
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 11-10-2014, 08:13
  3. Beer of the Week (w/e 5th October 2014)
    By ROBCamra in forum Beer of the Week
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 11-10-2014, 08:13
  4. Beer of the Week (w/e 6th October 2013)
    By ROBCamra in forum Beer of the Week
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 14-10-2013, 11:51
  5. Beer of the Week (w/e 9th October 2011)
    By ROBCamra in forum Beer of the Week
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 11-10-2011, 14:01

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •