Beer of the Week (w/e 27th August 2023)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

London, Surrey, Hants.

St Austell Proper Job
Beavertown Neck Oil
Sambrooks Session IPA
Sam Smiths Extra Stout
Mondo Dennis Hopp'r*
Ampersand Harlequin
Hacker Pschorr Weissbier*
Church End Goats Milk
Hop Back Crop Circle
Hop Back Garden Party
Oakham JHB
Little Critters Turtley Tropical*
New Bristol Cinder Toffee Stout*
Brew York Time Travelling Taxi*
Electric Bear Two Halves One Glass*
Ridgeside Company Bitter*
Saltaire Triple Choc Stout*
Play Brew Blue Fluff*

BOTW New Bristol Cinder Toffee Stout in The Alfred.

[Bucking Fastard]

Croydon,Lapworth and Old Street with mixed results..

Oakham -- Citra * (3PT)
Southwark -- Harvard
Verdant -- I Play the Trumpet on that Tune * (keg)
Church Farm -- Pale
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Silhill -- Blonde Star
Purity -- Mad Goose
North Brewing -- Season's Reverse
Mighty Oak - Nirvana
Dark Star --Hophead (3PT)
Omnipollo -- Noa Pecan Mud Cake Stout * (keg)


Quite a few pints of low quality real ale apart from the Citra ,so BOTW goes to Omnipollo Noa Pecan Mud Cake Stout ,output from a Swedish micro described as a double pastry imperial stout with rich,opulent tastes ,it finished off a disappointing nights boozing in N1.£6 for a third of an 11% brew,good job it wasn't my round Sampled in the Old Fountain.

Next week not much on the agenda.

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Long Man-Long Blonde 3.8%abv. Zesty
Harveys-Sussex Best Bitter 4%abv. Chewy
Musket-Trigger 3.6%abv.Astringent pale ale.
Long Man-Rising Giant 4.8%abv.Great condition.Peppery American fare.
Goacher's-Fine Light Ale 3.7%abv.In stalwart journeyman condition.

My BOTW-Rising Giant, for at least the second time this year.

[Spinko]

Vocation - Life & Death

Many, many cans from my craft stash had in the garden with maybe the last BBQ of the year!

[Thuck Phat]

Eclectic with an Iberian hint:

Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Castle Rock Preservation
San Miguel
Estrella Damn (can)*

BOTW Estrella Damn which tasted superb on a boat in the sunshine.

[Tris39]

A good week, with a long weekend in Oxford:

Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
BBF - Milk Stout **½
Chadlington - Oxford IPA
Dark Star - APA **½
Dark Star - Hophead **½
Five Points - Railway Porter **½
Five Points - XPA **¼
Hook Norton - Haymaker **½
Oakham - Citra **½
Orbit - Pale Ale
Purity - Mad Goose **½
360° - Bluebell *
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **
Twickenham - Mysteries of the Galaxy **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **¾
Twickenham - Red Sky **½
White Horse - Black Beauty **½
White Horse - Dons Dark Ale **½
White Horse - Wayland Smithey **
XT - Animal: Binturong **½
XT - Animal: Pelican **
XT - 8 **½

A joint winner with BOTW going to Titanic - Plum Porter and Titanic - IPA giving it both barrels at The Royal Blenheim.