Beer of the Week (w/e 28th May 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Spinko]

Just some craft in the garden this weekend.

Vocation - Life and Death

Jury Service for the next fortnight and a trip to Yarm Saturday on the Teesside Princess 🚢

[Wittenden]

Kent and dahn Lun'un:

Goacher's-Fine Light Ale 3.7%abv.In tiptop Tovil order.
Adnams-Southwold Bitter 3.7%abv.Nostalgia in a glass.
Adnams/Siren Craft collab-Secret Springs 3.4%abv. Full of tropical flavours for the ABV
East London Brewery-Cow Catcher 4.8%abv. Soft tasting APA.
East London Brewery-Foundation Bitter 4.2%abv.Stalwarty maity marmaladey Best Bitter.
Southwark Brewery-Bermondsey Best 4.4%abv. Spicy, verging on the earthy, a lot better than I was led to expect.

My BOTW- ELB Foundation Bitter, taken at Star Of The East

[Mobyduck]

Hants & Windsor

Oakham OPA*
Windsor & Eton Wasteland Double IPA
Windsor & Eton Americano Stout*
Windsor & Eton Eton Boatman
Windsor & Eton Guardsman
Guinness
Siren Suspended In Comet*
Lovibonds Loud*
Surrey Hills Greensand IPA*

The standout beer was easily Windsor & Eton Americano Stout . A cask beer I hadn't had before from a brewery I'm generally indifferent about but a visit to their splendid Taproom opened my eyes.

[Bucking Fastard]

Bristol,Hertford,Charing Cross and Croydon.

Kelham Island -- Pale Rider *
Blue Bee -- Citra Azacca *
Bristol Beer Factory -- Launch Approval
Roosters -- Yankee *
Oakham -- Citra
St Austell -- Proper Job
Mc Mullen -- Country Bitter
Mc Mullen -- Rivertown IPA (keg)
Saltaire -- Pale *(3 PT)
Five Points -- Pale * (3PT)
Thornbridge -- Brother Rabbit *
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA *(3PT)

A great weeks drinking and some very high quality ale ,so difficult to choose a winner but by a whisker Kelham Island Pale Rider ,I assume brewed by Thornbridge these day, a perfect 5% pale on a hot day in the Llandoger Trow .So pleased this fine beer has been kept going .

Next week boating north up the Coventry and T&M ,moving into Titanic territory .

[Tris39]

Not a brilliant week, but a reliable tipple in a reliable venue:

Brodie’s - Archer **½
By the Horns - Stiff Upper Lip ½
Five Points - Best **½
Grey Trees - Mosaic Pale
Kelham Island - Pale Rider **½
Kent - KGB **½
Neptune - Abyss **
Oakham - Citra **
Redemption - Fellowship **½
Redemption - Trinity **
Siren - Memento *½
Thornbridge/Tollgate - In the Heart Of…**½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Tring - Mighty Mole **½
Wantsum - 1381 ½

BOTW goes to Twickenham - Naked Ladies **¾ at The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon)

[london calling]

Bromley and local.
Larkins- porter
Tonbridge - countryman
Westerham -summer perle
Grizzly grains- pale
Northern monk -patrons lager
Tiny rebel- under the sun
Mondo- inflorescence ipa
Maule- sunshine session
Verdant - the lighting of the moon
Redwillow - dark Ruby Mild
Rivington - moving south
Utopian - British pale ale
Disruption - chaos neipa
Decent beers but no standout so no botw