Beer of the Week (w/e 9th April 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

Excellent Beer this past week, all bar the first four on the list by way of the Easter Beer Festival at The Alfred, another day to go tomorrow. All the beers are cask despite some of the very crafty brewers involved.

Loddon Wolf Quad
Butts BackGuard Porter*
T.Taylor Knowle Spring
Otter Hawthorn Pale Ale
Vibrant Forest Inaudible*
Vibrant Forest Cambrian Root*
Roosters & Elusive Assassins Trail*
Nightjar Hermit Crab Of Hope*
Saltaire & Roosters Black Forest*
Vocation & Vault City Banana Cookie Dough Cheesecake Stout*
Wantsum Clerics Consolation*
Burnt Mill Big Sur Moon*
Arbor & Bristol Beer Factory Power Couple
Goffs Jester 25
Elusive Lyris*
Elusive & Burning Sky Day By Day*
Engine Project (Brunswick) Persephone*
Beak & Deya Crocco*
Disruption Law Of Mind*

Most were pretty good and the very best was Roosters & Elusives Assassins Trail, a blend of two modern day classics, Baby Faced Assassin and Oregon Trail and BOTW, closely followed by a tip top Vibrant Forest Cambrian Root.

[Wittenden]

Kent

Battle Brewery-Conquest 4.1%abv:Mid-brown Best Bitter using ancient and modern English hops.spicy,orange fruit. My BOTW.

[Bucking Fastard]

Harlow and London Heritage.

McMullen -- IPA
McMullen -- AK
St Austell -- Proper Job
Greene King -- IPA
"Gales" -- Seafarer
St Austell -- Tribute
Fullers -- "Dark Star" Hophead

The trouble with searching out heritage pubs in London is the sometimes disappointing ale options,so BOTW by default was Fullers Dark Star Hophead in the Blythe Hill Tavern.

Next week looks very promosing,Oxford by boat then the Norwich crawl,should be excellent.

[Spinko]

Just a few pints in Saltburn, Middlesbrough and Stockton on Good Friday.

St Austell - Tribute, in the Ship Inn Saltburn.

[Tris39]

The trouble with searching out heritage pubs in London is the sometimes disappointing ale options,so BOTW by default was Fullers Dark Star Hophead in the Blythe Hill Tavern.

Next week looks very promosing,Oxford by boat then the Norwich crawl,should be excellent.

Yes. Heritage pubs frequently don't sell anything as a standout drink.

If in Oxford, the newly revamped The Lamb & Flag is worth a look.

[Tris39]

Brilliant!

Just deleted my weekly beer list, but at least I can remember my favourite:

BOTW goes to Nethergate – Umbel Magna **¾ at The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon).

[london calling]

Plenty of nice dark beers but a hazy juicy one was best.
Brew by numbers- hazelnut stout
Downlands - tractor anthem stout
Flowerpots - stottidge stout
Flying trunk - nibbs stout
Kent - choc orange stout
Nuttycombe
- stout
Oakham - fruit crumble porter
Up the creek - baltic triangle porter

Kent - inmans 68 Ruby Mild
Engine River, - star esb

Big trip - technique v3
Botw
Big trip - we are your friends 4.6
All taken at the Egham beer fest
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[Thuck Phat]

Low on variety, high on quality.

Just Oakham Bishops Farewell and BOTW Thornbridge Jaipur IPA this week but both were excellent zipped through the 3 pint test.

[Bucking Fastard]

Yes. Heritage pubs frequently don't sell anything as a standout drink.

If in Oxford, the newly revamped The Lamb & Flag is worth a look.

Thanks for the nudge ,might pop in after filling up at The Royal Blenheim .