Beer of the Week (w/e 16th April 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

Some very good beer this week despite missing out on Norwich.
Just two different pubs visited this week, The first three beers from the Waggon & Horses and everything else from The Alfred over three seperate visits.

Oakham The Hare And The Hedgehog
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Ossett Butterley*
Bowland Bumble*
Bowland Boxer Blonde
Dark Reveloutions Hey Girl*
Brew York York-E*
Elusive /Burning Sky Day By Day*
Vocation/Vault City Banana Cookie Dough Cheesecake Stout*
Beak/Deya Crocco*
Thornbridge Astryd*
Brunswick Pick 'N' Mix
Acorn Blonde
Vibrant Forest Cambrian Root*
Vibrant Forest Altitudes* (keg)
The Kernel Export Stout London 1890* (keg)
Burnt Mill Little Thaw* (keg)

Some excellent cask beer on the list, yet the three keg beers at the bottom, all enjoyed this afternoon, were exceptional and hard to split, but if pushed I'll go with The Kernel Export Stout, £5.80 for two thirds but well worth it for a beautifully put together 7.4% beer.

[Bucking Fastard]

Oxford and Norwich,a big week.

Loddon -- Dragonfly
Animal -- Bush Viper *
Little Ox -- Ox Blood
Titanic -- Plum Porter *
Titanic -- Iceberg
Moon Gazer -- Racer
Mr Winters --Vanilla Latte *
Salopian -- Hop Twister *
Roosters -- YPA *
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell
Fyne -- Jarl*
Lacons -- Legacy
North Brewing -- Irish Cream Stout *
Mr Winters -- Chin on Bar
Nene Valley -- Egyptian Cream *
Humpty Dumpty -- Swallowtail
Oakham -- Citra *
St Andrews -- Festival House
St Andrews --Cork Cutters
St Andrews --Tombland Porter *
Lacons -- Norfolk Gem
Oakham -- JHB *
Moon Gazer -- White Face
Humpty Dumpty -- Easter Egg
Wolf -- Edith Cavell *
Wolf -- Golden Jackal
Moon Gazer -- Hare Today
Vocation --Bread & Butter
Chalk Hill -- Gold

Some good ones around Norwich,especially among the dark ales and BOTW goes to North Brewing Irish Cream Stout in the thoroughly PC Artichoke

Next week rest required and then some footie.

[Thuck Phat]

Won't compare to Norwich lists but not bad:

Everards Tiger
Everards Old Original*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA*
Loddon Dragonfly
XT Animal Bush Viper*
Titanic Plum Porter*
Titanic White Star*
XT Animal Katydid
Kent Tropic Ale
Don Valley Gongoozler Stout*
Blue Monkey Infinity +1*

All starred were worthy of BOTW with the Gongoozler Stout especially good. BOTW Blue Monkey Infinity +1 against stiff competition but it's just ridiculously drinkable.

[aleandhearty]

Finally made it to the pub, this week. Just the 'Merrie City', as usual.

Stancill - Murale.
Chin Chin - Mild Thing.
Wensleydale - Black Diamond.
Mallinsons - Amarillo.*
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.
Ossett - Harlequin.*
Chin Chin - Wake Up Bomb.*
Fernandes - Walker Wood.
Acorn - Gorlovka.*
Fernandes - Brian.

A close call this week, between the Amarillo, Gorlovka and Wake Up Bomb. The Chin Chin just snatches it. An easy drinking pale beer made with El Dorado, Mosaic and Azzaco Hops. Taken in Luis Bar @ Fernandes.

[Tris39]

A great week, bolstered by Narch:

Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Brew York - Tonkoko * (keg)
Brick - Peckham Pale **
By the horns - Lambeth Walk **½
Chalk Hill - Gold *½
Derby - Quintessential **½
ELB - Cowcatcher **½
Fat Cat - Milk Stout **½
Fat Cat - Tabby Cat **½
Five points - Pale **½
Five points - XPA **½
Golden Triangle - Hoptriptic **½
Kirkby Lonsdale - Save Ruskin’s View 1822 **
Lacon - Legacy **
London - London Lush **
Marble - Manchester **½
Mr Winter's - Ale X **½
Mobberley Brewhouse - Bunji **½
Nene Valley - Egyptian Cream **½
Oakham - Citra **½
Park Brewery - Isabella **½
Purity - Mad Goose **½
Southwark – Pilgrim **¾
Theakston - Double Cross **
Thornbridge - Jaipur **¾
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **¼
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½

BOTW goes to Wolf - Lupus Lupus *** at The Duke of Wellington.

[london calling]

Had 4 beers in Wetherspoons all good
Titanic - plum porter
Oakham - citra
Roosters - 24/ 7
Wild card - neipa
Then I had 5 in the Pint of Hops but forgot to write down what ones but the botw was easily remembered as its always beer of the week when I have had the luck to come across it
Stone - ipa

[Wittenden]

Kent-late on parade this week as forgotten password.

Iron Pier-Perry Street Pale 3.7%abv.Nettley,light pale ale.

[Komakino]

Home, local and London E9:

Hook Norton Hooky (3.5%)
Nuttycombe Cheers (3.7%)
Rebellion IPA (3.7%)
St Austell Anthem (3.8%)
Tap East Bitter This, Bitter That (3.8%)
VOG VPA (3.8%)
Chiltern Chiltern Black (3.9%) (can)
Black Sheep Respire (4.0%)
Drop Project Grounded x Tate Modern (4.2%)
Thornbridge Hayward (4.2%) (can)
Uley Hussar (4.2%)
Shepherd Neame Spitfire (4.5%)
First Chop CAL (4.8%) (keg)
Shepherd Neame Spitfire (4.5%)
Thornbridge Katmai (5.5%) (can)
Thornbridge Quiet Storm – Eclipse (5.5%) (can)
Thornbridge Nine Two Seven (5.5%) (can)
Old Street Here Comes The Money (5.9%) (keg)
Thornbridge Charlie Brown (6.2%) (can)

No standouts, but as a morning eye-opener pre-West Ham v Arsenal taken here tops the list. A lovely, creamy mild:

Drop Project x Tate Modern Grounded

[Spinko]

Thornbridge - North Bridge "mountain IPA"