Beer of the Week (w/e 2nd April 2023)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
East Sussex,Kent:
Romney Marsh-Amber Ale 4.4%abv. Pleasantly old school Best Bitter.
Long Man-Rising Giant 4.8%abv.Transcendental APA. Zesty,long bitter finish. 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.
Berks, Hants and Surrey
Arkells Tradition
Loddon Hullabaloo
Butcombe Vincent
Cairngorm White Lady*
Robinsons Citra Pale Ale
Oakham Citra*
Greene King Spring Break
New Bristol Starlight
Elusive Overdrive Lap 29*
Rudgate York Chocolate Stout*
Quantock Eternal Spring*
Red Squirrel Resoloution*
Disruption Consume*
Bank Top Leprechaun Stout*
A couple of very nice Stouts and some decent pales but BOTW goes to pure murk with Disruption Consume on cask in The Alfred
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Midlands and East:
Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Adnams Ghost Ship*
Barsham Golden Close IPA*
Lacons Legacy
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA*
BOTW Thornbridge Jaipur IPA. Always good but this was very fresh and it was impossible to keep below the three pints.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
The 'Merrie City', for a change.
Marble - North South.
Chin Chin - Mild Thing (Hazelnut Dark Mild).*
Tiny Rebel - Rocket Air.
Mallinsons - Margot.
Fernandes - Hopmaster.
Tigertops - Half Sessions.
Rat - Rat of Khan.
Fernandes - Cascade.
Fernandes - Swift One.
Rat - Queen Rat.
Nailmaker - Up N' Under.
Apart from the mild, not a lot to set the pulse racing, this week. Sampled in Harry's Bar.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Sessions in Ware,High Holborn and Croydon,mostly good quality.
Ayinger -- Lager Pils *(keg)
Drop Project x Baron -- Mirror X *(keg)
Track -- Range of Light (keg)
Track -- Half Moon (keg)
Makemake --Yawning Black Infinity * (keg)
Azvex -- Seagull King (keg)
Hogs Back -- Surrey Nirvana *
Firebird -- Parody * >3PT
Beermats -- Pragmatic
Mondo -- Phantasm of the Hopera *
Kirkstall -- Three Swords * 3PT
Siren -- Exquisite Corpse *(keg)
Some great session ale but BOTW goes to Makemake Yawning Black Infinity ,a 10% Imperial /Double Coffee which hid its power ,a very enjoyable third in the Hop Box.
Next week much more subdued.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Central London, Greenwich and Wanstead/Stratford:
Adnams - Ghost Ship **¼
Adnams- Mosaic **½
Brew by Numbers - Hazelnut Stout **
Exeter Brewery - Avocet *¾
Five Points - Best **½
Hadrian Border - Farne Island **½
Kent Brewery - KGB **½
Oakham - Green Devil **½
Redwillow - Centennial **
St Austell - Proper Job **½
Shepherd Neame - Maverick
Signal - Absolutely Fuggled *½
Thornbridge - Brother Rabbit *¾
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **¾
Twickenham - Grandstand ** ½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **¾
BOTW goes to Titanic - Plum Porter *** ½ at The Harp.
Last edited by Tris39; 03-04-2023 at 16:27.
All beers cask,tasty and drank at the Hope Carshalton
Glasshouse - koyo
Iron pier - export India porter
Wander beyond - great rift
Kernal - export stout
I can't separate these 2 beers as they were superb so joint beer of the week
Torrside - night of the living shed 3.5 dark mild
Three legs - India black ale 4.3
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