Beer of the Week (w/e 26th November 2023)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Kent:
Only with Love-Tinker London Porter 4%abv. Being too young to have encountered London Porters in their prime,I can't really comment, but this is a delicious nostalgic (?) dark,roasty Porter.
Mc Cann's-Evil Thieves IPA 5.1% abv. Spot -on Citrus led IPA. My BOTW, taken at McCanns Hop House
"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.
Croxley Green and Clerkenwell.
New River -- Twin Spring
Tring -- Colley's Dog *
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA (keg)
St Austell -- Proper Job *
Fuller's -- London Pride
Signature Brew -- Roadie
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Good Chemistry -- Bob's Best *
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA *
Kent -- Clerkenwell Pale *
Some decent stuff with BOTW going to Good Chemistry Bob's Best,a faithful recreation of a best bitter,brown but balanced ,a joy to drink at 4.5%.In Craft Beer Co.,which was also back on form.
Next week ,significant crawl around Cambridge .
Last edited by Bucking Fastard; 27-11-2023 at 08:54.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Some overlaps with Mr F:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*
Ascot Memoirs of a Geezer
New River Twin Spring
Tring Colley's Dog*
Tring Kings Gambit*
Thornbridge Jaipur IPA (keg)
Froth Blowers Barking Mad*
Salcombe Island Street Porter*
Thoroughly enjoyed the Summer Lightening, an old fave, but BOTW was Salcombe Island Street Porter a deep, rich, 5.9%, proper porter.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
A good week for me, the highlight of which was having a quick session with 'trainman' and friends, in a few of Wakey's finest.
Oakham - Citra.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.
Riverhead - Happy Valley.*
Ossett - White Rat.
Ossett - Voodoo.
Mallinsons - Kocasco.
Ashover - Alton.
Cairngorm - Stag.
Chin Chin - Two Little Ducks.
Ossett - Galaxy.*
Ossett - Jet.
Fernandes - Citragen.
Rat - Rat Street Kids.
The Galaxy just pipped The Happy Valley, this week. Taken at Luis Bar @ Fernandes.
Last edited by aleandhearty; 27-11-2023 at 11:27.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
A week hindered firstly by mysterious lurgy illness then self inflicted food poisoning over the weekend.
Cask
Thornbridge Jaipur
Vibrant Forest Myco
Goffs Jester 26 (Salted Caramel Stout)*
Fell Ghyll
Keg
Ten Tun Widow Teeth
Siren Caribbean Salted Cherry Chocolate Cake*
Can
Siren Death By Caribbean Chocolate Cake *
Of what I did manage the two Sirens were by far the best with the honour going to the Can at home. Siren Death By Caribbean Chocolate Cake.jpeg
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
My first-ever decent drink in East London:
Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Dark Star - Red Giant **
Five Points - XPA **½
Forest Road - Daze *¼
Purity - Mad Goose **½
Southwark - Mayflower IPA **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Titanic - Plum Porter **¾
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
By a whisker, BOTW goes to Mighty Oak - Captain Bob **¾ at The Black Lion.
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