Beer of the Week (w/e 10th September 2023)

[ROBCamra]

Late on parade, only just got back from Ciutadella.

[Bucking Fastard]

Warwick and St John's Wood.

Brew York -- Make It A Motueka
Lune Brew --Pale
North Cotswold -- Shagweaver
Vault City -- Blackcurrent Session Sour (keg)*
BRUBL -- Baltic Smoked Porter (keg)*
Northern Monk -- Little Faith * (3PT)
Thornbridge/Salopian -- Kashpur * (3PT)
Asahi -- Super Dry (keg)

BOTW was a fine collaberation between two brewers I rate highly,namely Thornbridge and Salopian who mashed together their Kashmir and Jaipur to produce Kashpur a 5.7% IPA that was outstanding and rattled with ease throught the 3PT.Taken in The Eagle.

Next week all quiet with nothing on the agenda.

[Tris39]

Battersea and Hackney:

Adnams DEYA - Boat Trip *½
Delphic - Can’t Kick Up The Roots **
Delphic - Worlds End **
Five Points - Gold **½
Five Points - Pale **½
Kent - Black Gold *¾
Portobello - Early Bath *¾
St Austell - Tribute **½
Shepherd Neame - Citra Smack
Southwark - LPA ½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
Twickenham - Red Sky *¾
Wye Valley – Butty Bach **

BOTW goes to Dark Star - APA **¾ plucked at The Harp.

[Mobyduck]

Oxford , Surrey, Hants.

CASK
Oakham JHB
Tring Side Pocket For A Toad
White Horse Village Idiot
White Horse Luna Space Hopper
Shotover Trinity
Arkells Hoperation
Black Sheep Respire
Saltaire DDH Citra*
Downlands Dancefloor Injury*
Redwillow Breakfast Stout*
Goffs Jester 8
Marble Pint*

KEG
Gipsy Hill Bandit
Meantime Anytime IPA
Floc Lip Service
Drop Project x Unbarred Wedge*
The Kernel IPA Citra Centennial*
Disruption Ay Caramba*

The Oxford cask beers were a mix of either not exciting or not in great shape, though this was on the hottest day of the recent heatwave. BOTW is Marble Pint possibly my favourite session strength beer out there though I am told the strength is soon to be reduced from 3.9% to 3.4% , I hope this doesn't ruin it. Taken in The Alfred.

[Mobyduck]

Battersea and Hackney:

Adnams DEYA - Boat Trip *½
Delphic - Can’t Kick Up The Roots **
Delphic - Worlds End **
Five Points - Gold **½
Five Points - Pale **½
Kent - Black Gold *¾
Portobello - Early Bath *¾
St Austell - Tribute **½
Shepherd Neame - Citra Smack
Southwark - LPA ½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
Twickenham - Red Sky *¾
Wye Valley – Butty Bach **

BOTW goes to Dark Star - APA **¾ plucked at The Harp.

Agree with the Citra Smack, why do they bother?

[london calling]

Reading
First chop-cal
Vocation -devil's leap
Electric bear - two halves one glass
Plain - independence
Grasshopper - cricket
Disruption - arcadia
Renegade - green man
Marble - theia
Botw
Glasshouse - low toner 3.0 excellent flavour for a weak beer.

Had 11 different cask beers but only 4 were the correct temp for cask.

[Thuck Phat]

Decent week in Warwickshire:

Brew York Make it Motueka
Lunebrew Pale Ale
Phipps Cobblers Ale
Lost & Grounded Running with Sceptres* (keg)
North Cotswold Shagwaeaver
Northern Monk Little Faith*
Thornbridge/Salopian Kashpur*
Siren Mesmerist*
Oakham Bishops Farewell
Voacation Pride and Joy*
Fyne Ales Jarl*
Roosters Ragged Point
Thornbridge Jaipur*

The final four were on stillage at a small but very formed beer festival at the ever excellent Seven Stars.

I agree with Mr F on quality of the Kashpur above and my 3 went down so well that I had to finish with BOTW Siren Mesmerist. A superb 3.4% beer which still packed a serious flavour punch even after the 5.7% Kashpur.

[Wittenden]

West Kent:

Three Acre-Mighty Mosaic Pale Ale 4%abv. Mid bronze. Resinous, fruity.Willowy hops.
Goacher's-Fine Light Ale 3.7% abv. Earthy.
Two by Two-Snake Eyes 4.7% abv. Hazy APA. Hedge fruit.

My BOTW-Three Acre Mighty Mosaic. Taken at The Bottle House

[Tris39]

Agree with the Citra Smack, why do they bother?

It's all part of their - IMHO unwise - venture into what they call 'Cask Club'. I had another one of their CC numbers at a Shep's pub, The Spanish Galleon and it tasted of garlic.

[Wittenden]

It's all part of their - IMHO unwise - venture into what they call 'Cask Club'. I had another one of their CC numbers at a Shep's pub, The Spanish Galleon and it tasted of garlic.

I've missed most of these, but there again, I rarely find myself in a Shep's pub.