Beer of the Week (w/e 24th February 2019)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

Some interesting and very good beers this week.

Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Long Man Long Blonde
Sambrooks Young Harvey*
Pomona Island Pale*
Siren Suspended In Chinook*
Vibrant Forest Mantra*
Cloudwater AW18 Bitter*
Neepsend Erato
Double Barrelled Parka*
Double Barrelled Wiffle Ball*
Double Barrelled /Elusive Too Much Excitement*
Wylam/To Ol Warning The Curious*
Thornbridge Hacksaw*
Westgate Blonde
Muirhouse The Greedy King*

Despite many well conditioned beers one stands out, surprising and out of character for me choosing a Best Bitter, not surprising is the brewer. BOTW Cloudwater AW18 Bitter, fantastic stuff.

[london calling]

Had one lager,five pale and hoppy ,and ten stouts and porters but this red ale from a little Kent brewer was excellent.Probably never come across it again.
Headcorn Hop -route 53 red 5.2

[Aqualung]

Another poor week for me with just two visits to two local Spoons :-



Banks's Mild 3.5%
ELB Nightwatchman 4.5%
Enefield Speculation 4.8%
Sambrook's Powerhouse Porter 4.9%
Summerskill Plymouth Porter 5.0%
Brewdog Punk IPA (keg) 5.4%



Summerskill is a brewery that's been around for a while but I've never really rated but their Plymouth Porter was in first class condition at the Wanstead George. I was offered the Punk IPA as the "free" drink with food but it's not listed on the menus.
Next week sees a few days in Wales so hopefully a longer list.


BOTW Summerskill Plymouth Porter

[Wittenden]

but this red ale from a little Kent brewer was excellent.Probably never come across it again.
Headcorn Hop -route 53 red 5.2

We must be up the road from them, but I hadn't heard of them until this weekend : Google didn't help. Apparently they are french.

[Wittenden]

Kent

Three Legs-Pale 3.7%abv. These chaps are popular in the region now.Pale haze, nettley hops.Unfortunately, the glass wasn't 100%, but still my BOTW.

[Thuck Phat]

Quiet week with three old favourites: Oakham Bishops Farewell, Adnams Ghost Ship and a particularly fresh barrel of BOTW Brancaster Oystercatcher going down very well. Not the whole barrel sadly.

[oldboots]

A very thin week, the best beer was a bottle of St Bernardus Abt but draught wise Moor Stout was rather good and head & shoulders above almost everything else I had (which wasn't
much )

[london calling]

We must be up the road from them, but I hadn't heard of them until this weekend : Google didn't help. Apparently they are french.

According to a friend they are based in an industrial unit near to the small aerodrome at Headcorn.They have been brewing beer in their brewpub for 8 years at Le Touquet.The owners fly between the 2 places. Very small scale ,polypins and bottles.cheers

[Wittenden]

According to a friend they are based in an industrial unit near to the small aerodrome at Headcorn.They have been brewing beer in their brewpub for 8 years at Le Touquet.The owners fly between the 2 places. Very small scale ,polypins and bottles.cheers

Small world! I know the people at the airfield-she is our vet. Even closer to us than Old Dairy.