A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Yorkshire North and West,County Durham,Leicestershire,Cambridgeshire:
Yorkshire Dales-Drovers Arms:3.9%abv-an easy drinking 'Dunkles' style dark 'un.Blackberries.
Yorkshire Dales-King's Blonde:4%abv-very pale, assertive hops.Yum.
Black Sheep-Best Bitter:3.8%abv-not sure what they've done here, but this was delicious:luscious yet gritty.
Yorkshire Dales-Butter Tubs:3.7%abv-fruity and zesty pale ale.
Yorkshire Dales-North Grain:3.9%abv-Delicious very pale session APA.Piney,grassy hops,stone fruit.
Wensleydale-Coverdale Gamekeeper:4.3%abv-Mid brown best bitter.Oranges.Reassuring.
Yorkshire Dales-Cafe Amsterdam:3.9%abv-Very dry,very hoppy, very good.Spicy, arboreal hops.
Brown Cow-Ledsham Sessions:3.6%abv-Light pale ale.Stone fruit.
Brewsters-Try,Try,Try Again:4%abv-I don't usually go for sports related beers, but this is a genuine hoppy Bitter,served via a sparkler.
Grainstore:Tupping Ale 4.5%abv-A taster told me this beer wasn't for me:very malt driven.
Scribbler's-Hoppy Potter & the Goblet of Ale:4.2%abv-A light APA.Stone fruit,oily hops.A new brewery for me.
Lacon's-Union:4%Abv-Autumnal fruit,spice.Inspiring.Good to see this fine old brewery revived.
Not a bad week-no real stinkers, and a tight battle between Yorkshire Dales North Grain
and Cafe Amsterdam.My BOTW-Cafe Amsterdam,taken at The Bridge Inn. The real surprise of the week was the Black Sheep, taken in some style at The Rose & Crown
"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.
Gold Hobgoblin, in the Midland, Stockport. Was quite unimpressed on our Wellington Road North crawl given previous experiences of the pubs on that stretch.
New brewer.
Anyway onto my list, longish but generally uninspiring with honourable exceptions;
Saltaire - South Island
Ballistic - Short Fuse
Naylors - Old Ale
Taylors - Golden Best
Lagunitas - Session IPA
Cold Bath - Irish Cream Stout
- Delerium Tremens
Blanche de Bruxelles - Wit
Ilkley - Mary Jane
Peroni - Lager
Harrogate - Calypso
Roosters - Behemoth
Thwaites - English IPA
Marstons - Wainwright
Great Newsome - Sleck Dust
Marstons - Pedigree
Greene King - IPA
Theakstons - Best Bitter
Turning Point - That's Numberwang
Cathead - Peach Tree
Mallinsons - Rakau
Old Mill - Bitter
Trinity - Hop & Under
Atom - Quark
Rat - White Rat
Hilltop - Stout
York - Centurions Ghost
(the Belgian ones were draught so I've included them)
Turning Point - That's Numberwang, mint & strawberry beer, mad but it works from a brilliant brewery that's never boring even if it doesn't always pull it off.
Very quiet week inspiring some envy of the longer lists.
Cans were the only contenders.
BOTW Ska Brewing Modus Hoperandi IPA. An American IPA which isn't overpowered by New World hops achieving a very moreish balance which is dangerous at 6.8%. Would like to try it on cask.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Good week for me, managing two decent sessions.
Nottingham - Centurion.
Ossett - Excelsior.
Stancill - Kelly.
Ainsty - Assassin.
North Riding - Citra.*
Mill Valley - Yorkshire Rose.
Stancill - Black.
Thornbridge - Brother Rabbit.
Jolly Boys - Jolly Collier Porter.
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop.
Bishop Nick - Divine.
Ballistic - Short Fuse. (JDW Fest)
Belhaven - Barn Dancer. (JDW Fest)
Rat - King Rat.
Bad Seed - Kiwi.
Chin Chin - Route 101.*
Sunbeam - Chocolate Mild.
Five Towns - Sweet Thing Reprise.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Abbeydale - Moonshine.
Fernandes - Drippin' Bitter.
Acorn - Old Moor Porter.*
Rather like 'old boots', there was a fair bit of chaff and not too much wheat. BOTW is an old favourite, the ever reliable Citra.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
A good beer weekend,
Flowerpots Perridge Pale 3.6%
Long Man APA 4.8%
Cracklerock Crackatoa 6.2%
Dark Star APA 4.7%
Red Cat Art Of Tea 3.6%
Test Brewing Dun Stout 4.2%
Urban Island Mosaic 4.0%
Vibrant Forest Black Forest 4.9%
Vibrant Forest Pupa 4.5%
Vibrant Forest Metamorth 5.5%
Vibrant Forest Kaleidoscope 6.5%
Wild Weather King Street IPA 5.9%
Wild Weather Full Of Beans 5.0%
Wild Weather Shepherds Warning 5.6%
Silver Brewhouse Glasshouse 5.6%
Animal Crow 4.6%
Everything on the list was pretty good with the exception of the Crackatoa ,the alcohol overpowered any other flavour there might have been, half of it got ditched. BOTW this week is Vibrant Forest Pupa . I am expecting the coming week to be subdued.
Last edited by Mobyduck; 15-10-2019 at 20:55. Reason: Forgot the Long Man
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields