A pub is for life not just for Christmas
A stay in Shrewsbury produced this
Ludlow Best 3.7%
Salopian Oracle 4.0%
Salopian Treasure Trove 4.0%
Monty's MPA 4.0%
Ludlow Blonde 4.0%
St Annes Tumbledown Dick 4.1%
Ludlow Gold 4.2%
Ludlow Mystic Honey IPA 4.2%
Oakham Citra 4.2%
Taylor's Landlord 4.3%
Wadworth Terzo Tempo 4.4%
Salopian Sessionista 4.4%
Thornbridge Peverel 4.5%
Ludlow Black Night 4.5%
Oakham Darker Days 4.8%
Ludlow Stairway 5.0%
Brains Red Dragon 5.0%
Brewdog Punk IPA (keg) 5.4%
The clear winner is the Thornbridge Peverel as tried for £3.30 (discounted) in the Salopian Bar. It was superb and it beat the Oakham and Salopian rivals. Ludlow Brewery deserves a mention as their beers are all available in superb condition at their brewery tap and at just three quid a pint. They are old school but not shabby and even their pathetic strength Boring Brown Best has a great flavour.
BOTW Thornbridge Peverel
As expected slim pickens this last week..
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Taylors Boltmaker
Taylors Knowle Spring
3 Piers West Coast Blonde
Navigation Rebel
Heritage Charringtons Oatmeal Stout
All beers were in good shape, the Navigation Rebel wins by a nose from the West Coast Blonde and Oatmeal Stout.
Not a lot of action expected in the coming week either.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Another disappointingly quiet week with BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell being the only cask offer. No complaints about that though.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Very little pub time, this week.
North Riding - Citra.*
Half Moon - Dark Masquerade.*
Small World - Harvest Muse.
The Citra was last week's winner and was on fine form again, this week. However, the Dark Masquerade, a lovely rich mild (3.6%), more than held its own. Taken in Harry's Bar, Wakefield.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Kent:quiet after m' hols.
Kent-Green Giant 6%abv. I quite often rant about the spirit of Kent, but this must be the soul of East Kent-rakes of EKG giving a lovely oily,peppery and peary-is there such a word? -IPA.Taken at Larkins' Alehouse
"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.
Moor - Nor'Hop
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
A bumper week in Cambridge,Shrewsbury and Croydon.
Shortts -- Skiffle *
Farr -- Rusty Stag
Smash -- Chevaliers *
Nene Valley -- Dick's Exceptional Bitter
Salopian -- Sessionista *
Green Duck -- Plum Dumb
Salopian -- Oracle (on more than one occasion)
Banks's -- Lancaster Bomber
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Three Tuns -- XXX
Fyne -- Scoffer * (keg)
Yorkshire House beer -- Bikers Fuel Pale Ale
Marston's -- Pedigree
Salopian -- Golden Thread *
Salopian -- Hop Twister
Abbeydale -- Absolution *
Mad Squirrel -- Berkhopsted
Gloucester -- Six Malt Porter *
Gloucester -- Brittania
BOTW goes to Salopian Golden Thread,on top form in The Three Fishes and the best of various Salopian brews sampled on the tour of Shrewsbury.
Next week boating to Rugby and Napton with a pilgrimage to The Wenlock Arms for good measure.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Well sadly a minor health issue prevented Shrewsbury, but Hope and Union in Stockton served up the unbelievably good Lervig - Coconuts. 12.5% and deservedly over a fiver a half...