A pub is for life not just for Christmas
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.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
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.
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"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
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.
"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.
Vocation - Life & Death
Many, many cans from my craft stash had in the garden with maybe the last BBQ of the year!
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.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
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.
Last edited by Tris39; 29-08-2023 at 16:55.