Beer of the Week (w/e 20th February 2022)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Kent: Storm Eunice put paid to our weekend's plans, but some good old school beer was salvaged.
Old Dairy-Mystic-3.6% abv.Lacked some of it's usual fruity complexity.
Larkin's-Traditional-3.4% abv.At it's toffeeish best, if a touch too cold.
Harvey's-Sussex Best Bitter-4% abv.Nutty tones.My BOTW, taken, with the Larkin's at The Leicester Arms Hotel
"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.
Relatively quiet week with more Eastern beers:
Barshams Golden Close IPA*
Barshams Topper
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
BOTW Adnams Ghost Ship. Fresh and beautifully kept, 3 pints proved no problem.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Actually made it to the pub this week, for the first time in over two months. (Don't ask) Enjoyed a mid-week wander round Holmfirth, plus, a sneaky pint in Huddersfield.
North Riding - Cappuccino Stout.
Wye Valley - HPA.
Moorhouses - White Witch.
Magic Rock - Ringmaster.*
Magic Rock - Dark Arts.
Nook - Oat Stout.
Nook - Coffee Stout.
Nook - Red.
Nook - Baby Blond.
Chin Chin - Two Little Ducks.
Nothing that really blew me away, but, I always enjoy Ringmaster and Dark Arts. Taken at Magic Rock Tap Holmfirth.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Croydon.
Only beer taken during a barren week was Titanic Plum Porter * so BOTW and an easy three pint test (NBSS 4) in The George.
Calm before the storm next week what with boating and end month sessions in Hertford,Brentford and more footie.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
A bit restricted over the weekend but still got a few in.
Oakham Citra*
Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
Cobra (Indian night)
Thirst Class Mosaic Pale*
Animal Rhino
Allsopps India Pale Ale*
Disruption Centenial
Triple fff Winter Cherry Stout
Burnt Mill Pintle*
Bad Seed Session IPA
Mallisons Nelson Sauvin
Severn Double Hopped Pale
BOTW is Allsopps India Pale Ale, an easy three pinter despite its 5.0% (on cask) strength, in excellent condition in The Alfred.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
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