Beer of the Week (w/e 20th August 2023)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Kent:
Only with Love-Let's Go! IPA 5.7%abv. Cracking plumptious IPA.
Angels and Demons/McCanns-Bombay Social 3.8%abv. Crisp session pale,alas served on Keg.
My BOTW-Let's Go!IPA.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
A very quiet week so Everards Atomic takes BOTW by default really. A very passable, blonde, 4.9% beer representative of Everards new, adventurous spirit.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Shamefully only one beer this week so by default BOTW goes to Twickenham Naked Ladies on very fine form in the Prince Blucher.
Next week footie,pottering about afloat in Warwickshire and an annual pilgrimage to the Wenlock for a proper session.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Mainly Hackney and South London:
Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Dark Star - Hophead **¾
Five Points - Best **¼
Fyne Ales - Highlander **¾
Marble - Modus **½
Marlow Rebellion - Overthrow **
St Austell - Tribute **½
Southwark - Mayflower IPA *½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
Wimbledon - Quartermaine **¾
BOTW goes to Allsopp’s - IPA *** at The Prince George.
Just Wakefield, as per.
Tiny Rebel / Theakstons - Chocolate Old Peculier.
Oakham - Citra.*
Ossett - Butterley.
Ossett - Voodoo.
Mallinsons - Jester Mosaic.*
Tigertops - Oatmeal Stout.
Fyne - Everyone Loves Solero.
Vocation - Heart & Soul.
Chin Chin - Fuzzy Logic.
Chin Chin - Ruminations.
Chin Chin - HB.
Beartown - Peach Melbear.
Wensleydale - Gamekeeper.*
A solid week, but with nothing particularly exciting. BOTW is an old favourite, on fine form at The Black Rock.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
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