A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Bruges
Chimay -- Blue
Koningshoeven -- La Trappe Quadrupel *
Viven -- Master IPA
Bourgogne de Flandres -- Bruin *
Westvleteren -- Donker *
'T Verzet -- Doktor Rudi
Bruges Bierinstituut -- Basilius *
Bruges Zot -- Blond
Rodenbach -- Roodbruin
Cornet -- Oaked Tripel
BOTW goes to Westvleteren Donker,a beautiful 12% taken slowly in Cafe Red Rose.It was incredible and cost Euro 15 but I couldn't begrudge paying that for the sheer quality.I had never been to Bruges before and found the local beer scene as something to behold,a vast array of styles in some charming drinking hosteleries but not a place to quaff vast amounts unless you want to end up in a canal.
Next week boating in Atherstone,Coventry (possible PuG crawl venue ?) and Rugby.
Last edited by Bucking Fastard; 06-11-2017 at 09:24.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
A very slack effort this week :-
Sambrook's Pumphouse Pale 4.2%
Otter Ale 4.5%
Nethergate Black Shadow 4.7%
Long Man American Pale Ale 4.8%
Trumans Belt & Braces 4.8%
Marston's Old Empire 5.7%
ELB Quadrant Oatmeal Stout 5.8%
The easy winner is the ELB stout at £3.78 (inc CAMRA discount) in the E17 Bell.
Had some Brewdog cans from Tesco at a firework do yesterday, Punk IPA was 8 cans for £9.00 and Elvis Juice 4 cans for £7.00. What's the point of Brewdog bars?
BOTW ELB Quadrant Oatmeal Stout
BOTW Abbeydale Destiny
A fairly typical, pale, 4.3% Abbeydale brew but moreish and went down very well.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Truman's - Lazarus
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Good week for me, largely based on a nice, lazy Sunday afternoon session.
Goose Island - IPA. (keg)
Jolly Boys - Jolly Autumn Gold.
2 Roses - Sprocket.
Twisted Angel - Tawny Mild.*
Aire Heads - Eau d'Aire.
Great Heck - Amish Mash.*
Doncaster - Speedwell.
Bad Seed - Dalliance.*
Rat - Mother Rat.*
Harveys - Dark Mild.*
North Riding - Citra Pale.*
Five Towns - Baby Blue.
Thornbridge - Rattle Snake.*
Lots of good beers on fine form, so very difficult to choose, but I think the Amish Mash just shades it. Special mention for the Harveys Dark Mild, which is as rare as hen's teeth, in the North. The fact I got something from it, having just had two much stronger beers immediately beforehand, says a lot about it, with it being only 3%.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.