Beer of the Week (w/e 27th November 2022)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Kent;sort of old school.
Tonbridge-Coppernob 3.8%abv.Spicy 'n' earthy session beer.My BOTW. Taken at The Kentish Rifleman
"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.
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Flowerpots Cheriton Porter*
Brains Dark*
Tiny Rebel Easy Living
Animal Ibex
First Row Touch*
Bristol Beer Factory Live Forever
XT Squid Ink*
Play Brew Marshmallow And Peanut Ice Cream Stout*
Butcombe Gold
New Bristol Joy Of Sesh*
BOTW is Flowerpots Cheriton Porter, It went down very well in The Wonston Arms.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
North Cotswold Winter Solstice*
Mobberly Elysium IPA
BOTW North Cotswold Winter Solstice. A deep ruby, nearly black, malty 4.5% number with a moreish bitter finish. Perfect for a damp autumn afternoon.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Hertford and King Cross.
Northern Monk -- Little Faith
Crouch Vale -- Brewers Gold *
Mighty Oak -- Oscar Wilde MILD *
Mighty Oak -- Cascade IPA *
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Dark Star -- Hophead (> 3PT)
Dark Star -- Xpresso Milk Stout *
Two decent sessions but a clear BOTW in Mighty Oak Cascade IPA ,a proper strong ,rich and complex IPA in fantastic nick fresh on in The Old Cross Tavern.
Next week lunch in Baldock and a day in Rugby could throw up some quality .
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
King's Cross, Hackney, Bow and Islington:
Adnams - Ghost Ship **¾
Anspach & Hobday - The Ordinary Bitter **
Black Iris - Bajan Breakfast **
Brew York - Fairytale of Brew York **¾
Brodie’s - Bethnal Green **¾
By the Horns - London Classic *1/3
Crouch Vale - Opus **¾
Dark Star - APA **¾
Dark Star - Xpresso **½
Five Points - Pale **½
Hammerton - N7 **½
New Bristol Brewery - Cinder Toffee Stout **½
Portobello - Market Porter **½
St Austell - Tribute **
Southwark Brewing - Belma ***
Thornbridge - Jaipur **½
Three Acre - Best Bitter **
Three Acre - Ruby Porter **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **
Titanic - Plum Porter ***
Wood Green Hopping City - The Goodness **
BOTW goes to Brass Castle - Hygge Figgy***1/3 at The Cock Tavern.
Very late, this week. After two weeks of antibiotic cover for a nasty abscess (where alcohol was contra-indicated), I was dying for a pint.
Lords - Midnight Ramble.*
Fernandes - Cascade Torrent.
Tigertops - Session Bitter.*
Revolutions - Switch #28.
Small World - Port Nelson.*
Ossett / Green Duck - All Cask No Brakes.
A fairly good batch, but the Midnight Ramble, a decent mild, barely touched the sides after a fortnight of Beavertown Lazer Crush and Erdinger Blue.
Last edited by aleandhearty; 02-12-2022 at 21:23.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
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