A pub is for life not just for Christmas
A small but very tasty list,
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Oakham OPA
Red Cat Mosaic Pale
Potbelly A Pigging IPA
Three Brothers Thai IPA
All cracking beers but going with Red Cat Mosaic Pale in top form in the top pub, The Wonston Arms.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
East Sussex
Tonbridge-Golden Rule 3.5%abv.Earthy,hazy,floral,spicy.
Holler-Bro-Peep 4.2%abv. A rye red ale.Not my favourite style.Dry-biscuity,spicy.
Not a great deal in it,but my BOTW is Golden Rule.
"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.
A week much enhanced by the two great pubs near Derby Station :-
Brunswick Triple Hop 4.0%
Castle Rock Snowhite 4.1%
Truman's Blindspot 4.3%
Portobello Home Turf Pale 4.3%
Castle Rock Computer World 4.3%
Southwark Bermodnsey Best 4.4%
North Riding NZ Pale 4.5%
Mordue Workie Ticket 4.5%
ELB Nightwatchma 4.5%
Brunswick Rocket 4.7%
ELB Cowcatcher 4.8%
Enefield Iron Brew 4.8%
Castle Rock Mango Milkshake (keg) 5.2%
Marston's Old Empire 5.7%
Wantsum Overlord 6.0%
Brunswick Black Sabbath 6.0%
Bad Seed Storm Signal 6.0%
I'm going for the Castle Rock Computer World. This brewery has been around a long time and are noted for their old school beers. If I had tasted this one blind I would have guessed it to be a Salopian beer making it a change in direction for them. It was a discounted £3.00 in their Derby Alexandra. The Brunsiwick Rocket is a close second.
BOTW Castle Rock Computer World
Arbor - Shangri-la can
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
One or two crackers this week:
TT Landlord*
Vale Gravitas*
Marstons Old Empire IPA*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Blackpit Loosehead
All starred went down extremely well with BOTW going to Vale Gravitas in fine form at the Vale owned Chequers.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Chieftain Ipa, in Middlesbrough's The Chairman.
Some real quality on the southern Grand Union ,plus Potters Bar.
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord *
Vale -- Gravitas * (3PT)
Marston's -- Old Empire * (3PT x2)
New River -- Twin Spring
Truman -- Runner
The Gravitas was wonderful but BOTW goes to Marston's Old Empire ,on top form and taken in quantity in The Boat Inn,not for the first time.
Next week a Craft Beer Co. session but not much else planned.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Siren Craft Brew's Undercurrent.
Seems good enough.