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    Late on parade as we've just got back from Macclesfield.
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    Harlow,Kentish Town and near Hatfield.

    Mc Mullens --IPA
    McMullens -- Bootwarmer
    Purity -- Pure UBU
    Redemption --Big Chief *
    Oakham -- Citra
    St Austell -- Proper Job *
    Greene King -- Vine Climber (house beer probably GK IPA)
    Siren -- Soundwave IPA (keg)
    Marble -- Mild *
    3 Brewers of St Albans -- Porter* (bottle)

    BOTW goes to Marble MILD.At 4.1% it may seem strong compared to a Black Country Mild (where is Soup Dragon when you need him ?) but using 8 malts it does replicate this classic beer and importantly has the wonderful dry finish which demands another pint.Served in great form in The Southampton Arms.

    Next week a walk down the lower Lee Valley into hipsterville and then some footie,here's hoping for decent ale.
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    A much more interesting week, helped along by among others Southampton Arms, Old Fountain, The Jackalope, The Cock Tavern and of all places, The Rochester Castle (JD Wetherspoon).

    Badger - Best (c)
    Beavertown - Neck Oil (k)
    Brewhouse - Project Cask Heritage (c)
    Brewhouse - Project Cask Porter (c)**
    Burning Sky - Plateau (c)*
    Camden Town - Hells (k)
    ELB - Quadrant (c)**
    Exmoor - Gold (c)
    Greene King - Abbot (c)
    Howard Town - Dark Peak (c)**
    Oakham - Citra (c)**
    St. Austell - Tribute (c)*
    Sambrook's - Pumphouse (c)**
    Thornbridge - Jaipur (c)**
    Three Sods - American Porter (c)**
    Three Sods - Old Normal (c)**
    Timothy Taylor - Landlord (c)**
    Wild Weather - Maple Latte (c) Hang your head in shame, The Southampton Arms.

    Oh Mr. Porter what am I going to do... It fell to a toss-up between the Three Sods - American Porter at the Cock, but it's just pipped to the post: BOTW Mallinsons - Porter at the Southampton, redeeming the above.
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    Croydon, plus the usual Surrey/Hants suspects.

    Adnams Ghost Ship
    Dark Star Hophead
    Dark Star Revelation*
    Youngs Bitter
    Anspach And Hobday London Black*
    Pig And Porter Cabin By The Sea*
    Gloucester Dockside Dark
    Guinness
    Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
    XT 3
    Animal (XT) Hen
    Heritage St Modwen
    North Yorkshire Yorkshire Porter
    Wantsum 1381
    Disruption /Elusive The Man That Wasnt There*
    Elusive Nebulus
    Vale Of Glamorgan Dark Matter
    Hop Shed Pekin

    This week Its Elusive Nebulus on keg, yet again in The Alfred.
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    All in cans
    Siren -silver strand
    Mad squirrel - alphonso mango neipa
    Siren -medjuica
    Vocation -honeycombe choc stout
    Cold town - pornstar martini ale
    Frisky bear - export coffee stout
    Botw was
    Brewyork - imperial milk stout
    Other than the pornstar any one of these beers could have won the award this week.very good beers
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    This week:

    Cairngorm Brew Trade Winds
    Everards Old Original*
    Sharps Atlantic
    Oakham Bishops Farewell*

    BOTW goes to Everards Old Original. Beautifully kept in the Seven Stars and ideal for a chilly evening.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard View Post
    BOTW goes to Marble MILD... in The Southampton Arms.
    I was in there last night and took your advice; a great beer. Popped into The Bull & Gate on the way home for a swift half, so I appear to be shadowing you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tris39 View Post
    I was in there last night and took your advice; a great beer. Popped into The Bull & Gate on the way home for a swift half, so I appear to be shadowing you.
    I had a mini tour of Kentish Town to check out some previously unvisited pubs and was pleasantly surprised by what I found .However once in the area ,it would be impolite not to call in to The Southampton Arms. Glad you enjoyed the Mild too.
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    Quiet week en la casa...

    Harvey's IPA (3.5%) (b)
    Bank's Amber Bitter (3.8%) (b)
    Hogsback T.E.A. (4.2%) (b)
    Harvey's Old Ale (4.3%) (b)
    Boundary Idle Chatter (4.5%) (c)
    Harvey's Georgian Dragon (4.7%) (b)
    Sambrook's Imperial Stout (10.4%) (b)
    Vocation Imperial Kirsch (11.0%) (c)

    Working through current stocks at home. Beer of the Week was one of a newish batch of cans that the larger Tesco Stores introduced in around September / October I think (which included BrewDog's Parma Violets NEIPA). A strong beer which had its alcohol tempered by the cherry sweetness and not so thick that it was like drinking a Black Forest gateau:

    BOTW: Vocation Imperial Kirsch
    "Breakneck speed we drown ten pints of bitter"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bucking Fastard View Post
    I had a mini tour of Kentish Town to check out some previously unvisited pubs and was pleasantly surprised by what I found .However once in the area ,it would be impolite not to call in to The Southampton Arms. Glad you enjoyed the Mild too.
    The Lord Stanley is well worth a look if in the area and inexplicably only has two reviews; maybe because it's too far out to appear on the Colonel Fawcett default pub map.

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