Beer of the Week (w/e 5th February 2023)

[aleandhearty]

[Mobyduck]

Two Pubs and a Ruby

Flowerpots Perridge Pale*
Bangla
Mallisons Amarillo*
4Ts Passion Storm*
Redwillow Breakfast Stout*
Wylam Macchiato*

Very close between the last two with the keg just nudging out the cask, Wylam Macchiato, a Praline Coffee Porter, very nice indeed.

[Wittenden]

Kent,Cambridgeshire:

Bedlam-Porter 5%abvark broon.Bit like a strong mild.
Brewster's-Hophead 3.6%abv:Nettley pale ale.Grand.
Papworth-The Badger's Nadgers 4.2%abv: old school malt led house beer.
Brewster's-Marquis Bitter 3.8%abv:Earthy and spicy session bitter.Good.

My BOTW Brewster's Hophead, taken at The Cock Inn

[Thuck Phat]

All qualityhis week:

Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Barshams Golden Close IPA*
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Nethergate Umbel Magna Porter*

All good with BOTW going to Nethergate Umbel Magna Porter. I'm not usually a fan of this brewery so this 5% rich, chocolatey porter was a nice surprise.

[Tris39]

Not a bad week:

Adnams - Ghost ship **½
Brodie’s - Bethnal Green **½
Dark Star - Hophead **½
Five Points - Pale **½
Five Points - Railway Porter **½
Five Points - XPA **½
Purity - Mad Goose **½
St Austell - Proper Job **½
Signal - Sticky Hoppy Pudding **½
Southwark - Double Chocolate Oatmeal Stout **½
Thornbridge - Jaipur **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **

BOTW goes to Five Points – Derailed Porter **¾ at The Pembury Tavern, much more complex than the standard Railway, with the ABV upped.

[Bucking Fastard]

Birdingbury,Harlow and Sheffield.

Nethergate -- Umbel
Mc Mullen -- IPA
McMullen -- AK Original Mild
Abbeydale -- Moonshine *
Abbeydale -- Through the Hopback Simcoe
Neepsend -- Phar Lap * >> 3PT
Chantry -- Diamond Black Stout *
Neepsend -- Chrysus *
Don Valley -- Atomic Blonde *
Abbeydale -- Heathen
Full Circle -- Midnight City Dry Stout *
Marble -- Stout *
Redwillow -- Ekuanot Sabro *
Turning Point --Wavelength

BOTW goes to Neepsend Phar Lap on excellent form over two Six Nation fixtures in the Dog & Partridge. I lost count.

Next week a guided walk around Hertford and then the old enemy.

[aleandhearty]

In a similar vein to Moby, it was three pubs and a ruby, this week!


Bad Seed - Change Tempo.
Rat - White Rat.*
Wilde Child - Glutinous Maximus.
Mallinsons - Harlequin.
Great Newsome - Holderness Dark.
Chin Chin - Strangers When We Meet.*
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Tigertops - Full Session.*
Tigertops - CCL.
Fernandes - Spaced Out.

The Strangers and Full Session were my two favourites, this week. Pretty much neck and neck, the latter just shaded it. An incredibly bitter pale beer, with a hint of lemon. Sampled at Luis Bar @ Fernandes.