Beer of the Week (w/e 15th October 2017)
london calling: Brewdog Elvis Juice
Mobyduck: Vibrant Forest Castanea Dual Hop
Wittenden: Flowerpots Bitter
Bucking Fastard: Heritage Brewing Masterpiece IPA
hondo: Alechemy Charisma
Thuck Phat: Heritage Brewing Masterpiece IPA
Real Ale Ray: Three Tuns Stout
Aqualung: Fuzzy Duck Mucky Duck
Komakino: Milton Marcus Aurelius
ROBCamra: Track Metacomet
Last edited by ROBCamra; 28-10-2017 at 14:03.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Quality beer all night long in Epsom
rudgate -green hop monster
fort -oatmeal stout
westerham -minstrel
cigar city -invasion
surreyhills -ranmore
surrey hills -shere drop
fuzzchat-mosaic pale
fuzzchat -park pale
kent -abandon hope
downlands -dark life
and two contenders for BOTW were outstanding
lagunitas- 12th of never ale but there can only be one winner sadly
Brewdog-Elvis Juice drank in the Faraday Epsom
All beer taken in Hampshire this week, except a whistle stop pint in Surbiton.
Hopback GFB
Marstons 61 Deep
Purity Pure Gold
Harbour North Shore*
Island Earls R.D.A.
Longdog Kismet*
Siren Undercurrent*
Urban Island High and Dry
Vibrant Forest Black Forest*
Vibrant Forest Castanea Dual Hop*
Surrey Hills Greensand IPA
Southsea Casemate IPA*
Two beers were particularly outstanding, Longdog Kismet 4.5%, just edged out by BOTW Vibrant Forest Castanea Dual Hop4,5%, both enjoyed today at the Hampshire Octoberfest.
Not much expected next week.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
West Sussexld school.
Flowerpots-Bitter 3.8%abv.Delightful old school session bitter.Sweet biscuit at the start,resin to the finish. Guileless.A columnist in one of my farming magazines always bangs on about this,so I was pleased to see it.
Flack Manor-Double Drop 3.7%abv.Chestnut brown cooking bitter: malt led.Old school,without too much delight.
My BOTW-Flowerpots Bitter, taken at The Black Horse Inn
"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.
Down the T&M ,then Croydon and the 'spoons festival.
Titanic -- Iceberg *
Titanic -- Raspberry Wheat *
Titanic -- Plum Porter
Titanic -- White Star *
Everards (Robinsons) -- Tiger
Everards (Joules ) -- Old Original *
Heritage Brewing -- Masterpiece IPA *
Titanic -- Red Indian IPA
Vale -- Steam Punk *
Kent -- Dark Horse
Southwark -- Harvard APA *
Some decent stuff with BOTW going to Heritage Brewing Masterpiece IPA ,a very complex,strong ,classic IPA from the National Brewery Centre in Burton and thoroughly enjoyed in The Swan,Fradley Junction.
Next week not looking great.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Alechemy - Charisma
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
A short but high quality list:
Titanic White Star*
Everards Tiger
Heritage Brewing Company Masterpiece IPA*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
A close thing with White Star only missing out due to the first couple being the last in the barrel. BOTW Heritage Brewing Company Masterpiece IPA Another vote for this deeply flavoured, 5.6% IPA. Excellent.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
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