A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Blue Monkey Infinity. Absolute nectar.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Thankfully, managed to squeeze in our traditional pre-Christmas drink in Skipton, on Saturday. Enjoyed a wander round the Narrow Boat, Beer Engine, Boathouse, Mess Room, Two Doors and Early Doors.
Horsforth - Mosaic.*
Mobberley - Onyx.
Ilkley - Hitchhikers Guide Dog To The Galaxy.
Roosters - One Eighty.
Hopback - Citra.
Kirkstall - Dissolution IPA.
Fyne - Clachan Dubh.
Roosters - Yankee.
Wharfedale - IPA.
Goose Eye - Over & Stout.*
Surprisingly, there wasn't an awful lot to quicken the pulse. Several beers seemed a little below par. The Mosaic and the Over & Stout were the pick of the bunch, with the former just shading it.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Harlow,St Pancras and Croydon.A mixed bag.
Mc Mullens -- IPA
Redemption -- Big Chief *
Twickenham -- Naked Ladies
BrewDog -- Layer Cake (c)
Oakham -- Citra
Twickenham -- London Porter *(3PT)
BOTW just has to go to Twickenham London Porter,using an old style London malt the chocolate and coffee is subtly balanced by a dryness that just demands a second,third and so on.A fine example of it's type and on top form in The George.
Next week more footie and then the annual Hertford Pub Crawl
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Dungeness:
Romney Marsh-APA 5%abv. Badged as B17.Amber,biscuity malt.Arboreal.
"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 decent quality week, without a bad pint and a more adventurous one, stalked out in South London, Chelsea and Newington Green:
Dark Star - Hophead (c)*
Dark Star - Solar Eclipse (c)
Five Points - Best (c)**
Kent Brewery - Mad Cow Imperial Milk Stout (c)**
London Brewing Co. - London Lush (c)
Portobello - Ho Ho Ho (c)*
Sambrook's - Pump House (c)**
Sambrook's - Wandle (c)*
SE1 - Stag's Ale (c)
SlyBeast - Lager (k)
Southward Brewing Co - Potters Fields Porter (c)
Thornbridge - Jaipur (c)*
Twickenham - Naked Ladies (c)*
Youngs - London Original (c)*
Youngs - Winter Warmer (c)*
BOTW goes to: Hammerton's - Penton Oatmeal Stout (c)*** at The Lady Mildmay.