Beer of the Week (w/e 3rd March 2019)

[london calling]

Did a pub crawl with my daughter and son in law from Waterloo to the Borough .and drank some nice but expensive craft beers without getting anything better than this one.
Although it would have been difficult to beat on any day.
Harveys -sussex (bbb camra score 4.5)

[Aqualung]

All beers tried this week were in South Wales :-


Brecon Six Beacons 4.1%
Tiny Rebel Dutty 4.2%
Tiny Rebel Citra Milkshake 4.2%
Tiny Rebel Cwtch 4.5%
Harbwr Tenby Caldey Lollipop 4.5%
Harbwr Tenby RFA Sir Galahad 4.6%
Gadds' She Sells Sea Shells 4.7%
Harbwr Tenby Red Berry Bay 4.7%
Rhymney Export 5.0%
Woodforde Admiral's Reserve 5.0%
Salopian Panacea 5.0%
Tiny Rebel Club Tropicana (keg) 5.5%
Gloucester Imperial Stout 9.0%


The winner is the Salopian Panacea as tried in the Haverfordwest JDW for £1.99. It was run close by the Gloucester Imperial Stout at £5.60 a pint (2 halves) in Newport's Tiny Rebel bar. Tiny Rebel can be a great brewery when they get it right but the Club Tropicana was more like a cocktail than a beer.


BOTW Salopian Panacea

[Thuck Phat]

Interesting week:

Abbeydale Demon Drink*
Chiltern Beechwood Malty Best Bitter*
Loddon 6 Pack
Gypsy Hill Forester APA
Slaters Neon Kiss*
Leighton Buzzard Restoration Ale
Slaters One Hop (the beer formerly know as Top Totty)*
Magic Rock Ringmaster*
Moor Beer Raw*
Northern Monk New World IPA*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

All starred would have been worthy winners in many other weeks but none could match BOTW Northern Monk New World IPA as tried on cask at the Bald Buzzard's rare beer festival. It's good in tins, it's great on keg and it's knockout on cask. 6.2%, marmalade, TT Landlord on acid and I'm yet to recover.

[Bucking Fastard]

Leighton Buzzard,Tring,Hertford and The City.

Abbeydale -- Demon Drink *
Chiltern -- Black *
Chiltern -- Beechwood Bitter *
Loddon -- Six Pack *
Northern Monk -- Eternal Session IPA (keg)
Slater's -- Neon Kiss *
Leighton Buzzard -- Restoration
Slater's -- One Hop *
Moor -- Raw *
Wylam -- Jakehead IPA
Siren -- Broken Dream Breakfast Stout *
Dukeries -- Bolt from the Blue
Dark Star -- American Pale Ale *
Abbeydale -- Serenity
XT -- 3 (West Coast IPA)
Sam Smith's -- Old Brewery Bitter
Beavertown -- Gamma Ray (keg)

There were many fine pints,but BOTW goes to an old favourite Dark Star American Pale Ale on sparkling form in The Viaduct Tavern.,a revisit to a very old haunt.

Next week quiet until the footie.

[Aqualung]

The Viaduct Tavern.,a revisit to a very old haunt.

That was the first pub where I tried the new Ind Coope Burton Ale. I remember the landlord describing it as "liquid gold". What he should have said is "I'm ripping you all off".