Estrella probably!
Estrella probably!
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
A choice between Ossett Excelsior in Stockton Wetherspoons, Fernandes Cherry Stout in Hope & Union or Omnipollo Lemon Ariana in Top of the Hops.
A fair week.
Windsor & Eton Windsor Knot
Windsor & Eton Malt Head Mild
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Flowerpots Goodens Gold
Siren Undercurrent
Hook Norton Old Hooky
Hook Norton Black IPA
Oxford Craft Destinys Mild
Loose Cannon Bombshell
Skinners Lushingtons
XT3
St Austell Tribute
St Austell Proper Job
White Horse Village Idiot
Goose IPA
Hop Kettle Liquid Highway
Three Castles Summer Daze
Isle Of Avalon Isle Ale
Deeply Vale DV8
BOTW is Siren Undercurrent the first beer of the day on a crawl around Oxford, taken in The Grapes.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Quiet week which included:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Purity Mad Goose
and BOTW Abbeydale Moonshine which slid easily past the three pint test on a warm and sociable Sunday afternoon.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Very slim pickings, this week.
North Riding - Citra.*
Wild Weather - Surprisingly Limber.
Stod Fold - Dr Rudi.
Last week's BOTW was Oakham Citra, this week it's the North Riding version.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Thames Path and Pimlico.
Five Points -- XPA
St Austell -- Proper Job
Burton Bridge -- Draught Burton Ale
Fullers -- Day Dreamer *
Portobello -- APA *
Beavertown -- Gamma Ray (keg)
Bira 91 -- White Beer (keg)
Thornbridge -- Civil Servants Boys Friday Pale Ale *
Burning Sky -- Tony Evans IPA *
The last two were brewed for Cask's 10th birthday celebration and BOTW goes to Burning Sky Tony Evans IPA,sublime and you would never guess it's 7% .Aurora on steroids and another contender for Beer of the Year.
Next week brief visit to Hanley then some Craft Beer Co. action.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson