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[Aqualung]

I'm not sure what goes into my current BOTY-Kent Session PA,but it meets my criteria of being tasty.

They are my favourite brewery tried from that County and I would be amazed if they didn't use New World hops. One of my local pubs had their Brewers Reserve on recently and it was superb.

I wish brewers would regularly list their hops and malt. Some do, many don't.

The current Spoons national list which is available in print lists hops used. I'm no expert on them as when I did a bit of brewing way back all you could get was Fuggles, Goldings, another I can't remember and lager hops.
Only two reckon they use the hallowed Citra hop, Kelham Island Pale Rider probably unsurprisingly but the other is Butcombe Brunel Atlantic IPA which has 7 hops in it. I'm hoping when or if I come across this I have time to give it a really good going over. This is one older brewery that seems to have upped its game lately.

Not too strong for regular consumption.

Shurely an oxymoron??

[Wittenden]

And Admiral, Boadicea, Bramling Cross, Cascade, Challenger, EKG, Endeavour, First Gold, Northdown, Phoenix, Pilgrim, Pilot, Pioneer, Progress, Sovereign, Sussex, Target, WGV... and Maris Otter malting barley "a variety recognised in the industry as being the best malting barley available to produce high quality beers with great taste." I'm staying home!

They are giving the subject a workout over at Boak and Bailey.

[Aqualung]

They are giving the subject a workout over at Boak and Bailey.

And as usual they sum the situation up perfectly!
I loved this sentence

Can you imagine a chef specialising in Asian cuisine whose supply of coriander and ginger dried up getting excited at the prospect of going back to making steak and kidney pies?

I'll try any beer other than sour ones but there's no way I'm going onto Doom Bore, Courage Best etc , etc.
The best beer I've tried so far from the current JDW list is Dukeries Farmers Branch which uses Challenger and Summit hops. As I understand it Challenger is a newish British Hop and Summit a new fangled American one. The beer had a great hop taste and aroma.

[rpadam]

I'm not sure what goes into my current BOTY-Kent Session PA,but it meets my criteria of being tastey and not too strong for regular consumption.I wish brewers would regularly list their hops and malt. Some do, many don't.

Sitting looking at a Kent Brewery Pale pump clip (with pint of same in hand), and this proclaims "A rich blend of hops with Maris Otter Pale Malt" which is interesting since it is very unusual to place the emphasis on the barley variety used.

[oldboots]

Apparently today is global scouse day so, calm down, calm down,

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[Quinno]

From Private Eye

[Farway]

From Private Eye

Ah, so the puddles in the gent's is art then some bogs must be worth a fortune, where is Damien Hurst when you need him

[bcfczuluarmy]

From Private Eye

Fruits of that particular labour can be found at http://www.lisaevansartist.com/pissworks

[Mobyduck]

From Private Eye

Wtf, I like a bit of art but!!! Taking the piss springs to mind.

[trainman]

I wonder what Adnams, of Southwold, make of the provenance of the first beer mentioned on the Wandsworth Beer Festival list..?

THE BEER LIST

Adam’s Brewery of Southward, Suffolk
Lighthouse 3.4%% The first beer on the list is by chance also the weakest by strength. But it could be a good way of kicking off the proceedings. Golden and crisp. Brewed with Pale Ale and Crystal malts and Fuggles & Goldings hops.