Late on parade again, Harrogate's fault this time.
Late on parade again, Harrogate's fault this time.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Kent:
Old Dairy: Mystic 3.6%abv.Fruity, but lacking condition.
Only with Love: Halland 4.9%abv.Creamy oatmeal stout.Dark chocolate:my BOTW.
"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 diverse week with just the one duff pint (Brew York - X-Panda). Otherwise:
Bath Ales - Gem (c)
Brewhouse - Project Cask Porter (c)**
Brewhouse - Romford Pele (c)*
Brew York - X-Panda (c)
BrewDog - Punk IPA (k)
Dark Star - Hophead (c)*
Five Points - Best (c)**
Mason's Arms - House Bitter (c)
Oakham - Citra (c)*
Purity - Longhorn IPA (k)
Paulaner - Paulaner (k)
Purity - Mad Goose (c)**
Two runners up:
Bristol Beer Factory - Espresso Dubs (c) at The Cock Tavern and The Earl of Essex.
Redemption - Fellowship (c) at The Wenlock Arms.
First time tried BOTW goes to Five Points - Railway Porter (c) at Old Fountain.
Hertford and Kennington.
Tring -- Sidepocket for a Toad * (3PT)
St Austell -- Proper Job
By the Horns -- Stiff Upper Lip
Oakham -- Citra *
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell * (>3PT)
Oakham -- Inferno *
Two significant sessions with BOTW going to Oakham Bishops Farewell in perfect condition from a new barrel in The Mansion House.
Next week back boating.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Limited week with just BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell featuring. But, as with the skipper, it was very good.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Timmy Taylor Landlord
Elusive Micro Ball*
Elusive Nebulus*
North Brew Full Fathom 5*
Hammerton Oatmeal Stout
Roosters Yankee*
Animal Elk
Animal Crow*
Ascot Winter Reserve
Red Cat Mosaic Pale*
Wantsum Nectaron*
Saltaire South Island
Oakham Citra*
BOTW is a toss up between three, Oakham Citra (been a winner on more than one occassion so setting aside), leaving Elusive Microball, not particularly fancied by Will in The Southampton Arms and my pint there a day later was as it turned out last from the barrel, ok but no where near the quality of the 3 pints tried earlier in the week in The Alfred, incidentaly served via a sparkler and was spot on. However BOTW this week by a nose hair goes to [B]Roosters Yankee[B], everything a session citrus pale should be, worth missing the for in The Kings Arms.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Pretty average in the Euston Tap.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Getting fed up of drinking hazy neipas and sweet imp stouts so got some more trad beers
Fullers - black cab stout
Batemans -victory ale
Adnams- ghost shop
Boxcar - mild
Badger -fropical ferret ( poured it down the drain)
Botw
Timothy Taylor- boltmaker which I think is tts best beer