Beer of the Week (w/e 13th August 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Wittenden]

Kentub rather than alehouse.

Purity: Mad Goose-4.2%abv.Good allrounder.Blackberries. Surprised to find that Purity is a new brewery for me.
Timothy Taylor: Golden Best.Always glad to sup this Pennine Light Mild.
BOTW Mad Goose, if only for novelty's sake.

[Thuck Phat]

Limited but decent quality:

Adnams Ghost Ship*
Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Beavertown Neck Oil (keg)
Oakham Bishops Farewell*

Not having had one for a few weeks BOTW goes to Oakham Bishops Farewell on good form in the Merchants.

[Tris39]

South London; nothing memorable:

Adnams /DEYA - Boat Trip *¾
Affinity - Gold *
Brockley - Pale *¾
Burton Bridge - Stairway to Heaven **½
ELB - Nightwatchman **½
Hammerton - N1 *¾
Harvey’s - Sussex Best **½
Purity - Mad Goose *¾
St Austell - Proper Job **½
St Austell - Tribute *¼
Sambrook’s - Junction
Timothy Taylor - Golden Best *½
360° - Session IPA *½
Twickenham- Naked Ladies **½

[aleandhearty]

A relaxing Sunday afternoon wander, this week. Not had one in ages.

Salt - Tweed.
Ossett / Brew York - Yarkshar.*
Ashover - Light Mild.
Tigertops - Super Delic.
Ashover - Liquorice.*
Beartown - Wheels Up.
Fernandes - Angus.
Fernandes - Traveller.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Chin Chin - Pause & Play.*
Fernandes - Fools Porter.
Fernandes - Mr Brian.
Acorn - Yorkshire Pride.

Loving my dark beers at the moment. The Liquorice just pipped the MSM. Taken at Harry's Bar.

[Bucking Fastard]

Hackney,Birmingham,Chester and Waterloo.

Beavertown -- Neck Oil (keg)
Greene King -- Yardbird IPA
North Brewing -- Full Fathom 5 Coffee Porter (keg)
Purity -- Mad Goose
Phoenix -- Arizona *
Salopian -- Oracle
Ossett -- White Rat *
Brimstage -- Sanpiper *
Wye Valley -- HPA
Twisted Wheel -- No,Mikey No *
Timithy Taylor -- Boltmaker
Salopian -- Kick the Can
Marble -- Earl Grey IPA *
Weetwood -- Eastgate
Kirkstall -- Disillusion IPA *
Elephant School Brewing -- My Milk Stout Brings All the Bulls to the Yard *

Some top ale in Chester with BOTW going to Marble Earl Grey IPA on sparkling form in the Brewery Tap.

Next week nothing planned.

[Mobyduck]

Camden Town, Gospel Oak and local.

Oakham JHB
Disruption Arcadia
Neptune Wooden Ships*
Neptune Elizi*
Vibrant Forest Summerlands*
Wantsum Centennial
Downlands Cosmia
New Bristol Kennedy Lives*
Elusive Destination IPA*
Burning Sky Plateau*
Pipeline Acid Trip*
Beavertown Neck Oil
Blue Moon Belgian White
3 Locks West Coast IPA
Werewolf Horror Show
Werewolf Psycobilly*
Siren Suspended In Camden Road Arms
Marble Pint*
Thornbridge Jaipur*

The Destination IPA was nailed on most of the week, an eagerly awaited keg collab between craft giants Elusive, Burning Sky and The Kernel, but an absolutlely sensational pint of Marble Pint NBSS 4.5+ in The Southampton Arms , the best cask beer outlet in London currently IMO, takes BOTW.

[Spinko]

Bit of a wander to the Talpore at Tees Barrage, Chapel in Middlesbrough, followed by Play Brew taproom. Back to the Golden Smog in Stockton.

Nothing was off-form but nothing decent enough to make me memorise the name either, in fact the only one I remember the name of was Doom Bar as the only option at the Barrage!

So no winner...

[london calling]

Not been in the Southampton for about 3month but i think their cask beers are shit.Never had a.great beer in my 20-30 visits but have noticed tht Nev seems to to rate the pub .Strange ?

[Mobyduck]

Strange ?

Very, only recall one poor beer in there in the last couple of years and that turned out to be end of barrel.