Beer of the Week (w/e 21st May 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Wittenden]

East Kent:Old School.

Timothy Taylor-Golden Best 3.5%abv. Pennine Light Mild, just right for Make May a Mild Month.
Harvey's-Sussex Best Bitter 4%abv.On the sweeter axis this week.

My BOTW-Timothy Taylor Golden Best, taken at White Horse Inn

[Spinko]

Quite a few options with a couple of outings in Aberystwyth followed by a Salford crawl from Worsley to Monton to Swinton.

Joseph Holt's - Bitter, in the Park Hotel, Monton.

[Mobyduck]

Reading, Kingston Beer Festival/Surbiton, Surrey and Hants.

White Horse Little Donkey
Cloudwater Piccadilly Gold
Snowmoon/Elusive Moonrise*
Amwell Springs Chairman Dave
Delphic Thats The Way She Gose Buddy*
ELB Amarillo*
ELB Imperial Stout*
Full Circle The Good Life*
Thornbridge Hirundo Spring Pale Ale*
Hopshed Wit-ney Brewston*
Dorking Five Claw West Coast IPA*
Bewulf Dark Raven Mild
Surrey Hills Gilt Trip*
Iron Pier Cast Iron Stout
360 Double Act
Electric Bear Deborah*
Red Willow Faithless 164 Nobel Pale Ale*
The Kernel Dry Stout Simcoe*
Bristol Beer Factory Lucky Peak
Cross Bay Azacca
Vibrant Forest Fluidity*
Vibrant Forest Picea*
Downlands Laffer Curve
Goffs Jester 24*
Hop Back Mayfly

After much deliberation it's down to either Surrey Hills Gilt Trip at Kingston or Vibrant Forest Picea at the ever reliable The Alfred.

Seeing as It was good enough to have thrice,the winner is Picea

This week needs to be quieter.

[Thuck Phat]

This week:

Ainsty Cool Citra
Blue Monkey Coconut Mild*
Abnoba Meanwood Black Forest Porter*
Oakham Green Devil IPA*
Brunswick Triple Hop
Everards West Coast IPA*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

I was impressed with Everards West Coast IPA, which I haven't seen before, but BOTW has to go Oakham Green Devil IPA on spectacular form in the ever excellent Tamworth Tap.

[Bucking Fastard]

Bedworth and Tamworth

Marston's -- Lighter Nights
Castle Rock -- Our House
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Ainsty -- Cool Citra *
Blue Monkey -- Coconut Mild *
Meanwood -- Abnoba Black Forest Porter *
Oakham -- Green Devil IPA *

The last four were all excellent and any of them would normally win BOTW,all sampled in the Tamworth Tap,a very worthy winner of the latest CAMRA Pub of the Year.Although the award has brought in more punters,the atmosphere has not been impacted and the very swift service from behind the bar means any queue dissipates at speed.I have to agree on BOTW in Oakham Green Devil IPA which scored 5 on NBSS .

Next week a final footie match of the season seems the most likely supplier of the winner.,although a trip to the Harp is always worthwhile.

[aleandhearty]

Another fairly quiet week, but at least a little bit up on last week's effort.

Acorn - Barnsley Bitter.
Acorn - Gorlovka.*
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Chin Chin - Chin Up.
Riverhead - Deer Hill Porter.
Chin Chin - Smiler.*
Rat - Rat Pack.
Fernandes - Mr Blue Sky.*
Ossett - Dazzler.

A two-horse race between the Smiler and the Gorlovka. The latter just takes it. Tried in The Polka Hop.

[Tris39]

Not a bad week, but supplemented by some lager/Neck Oil for lack of cask, trawling the hostelries of west London, but a two-way split taken back-to-back:

Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Black Sheep - Bitter **½
Fullers - ESB **
Fullers - London pride **
Neptune - Forecast **½
Purity - Mad Goose **¼
Thornbridge - Jaipur **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Titanic - Plum Porter **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **¾

BOTW goes to Brodie’s - Archer **¾ at The Old Coffee House and then Third Class Ale - Green Bullet **¾ at The Harp.

[london calling]

Central London and beer quality was high
Thirst class - green bullet
Downlands - alpha hunter
Wiper and true -in my dreams
Siren/adnams - secret springs (the only poor beer.of the.night and £3.40 a half.
Wiper and true - heading home ( the same beer.as I had in the Harp but different name
Grey trees - drummer boy
Anarchy - shattered illusions
Jw Lees- gold
St.peters- gold
Iron pier woodlands ipa
Brentwood - galaxy
Odyssey- babylon days
Deya - genuine admin error
Botw
Darkstar- American pale ale in the YeOlde Mitre £6 a pint but with Camra discount £4.80
If this was brewed at Meantime then Darkstar beers are safe for the moment.