A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Just local this week.
Cask
Ossett Galaxay
Kirkstall Pale Ale*
Fullers London Porter*
Farm Yard Heybob
North Riding Chocolate Nut Porter*
Thornbridge Brother Rabbit*
Vibrant Forest Picea*
Brunswick Platform 2b
Ilkley Holy Cow
Keg
Ten Tun How Heffy This Axe*
Electric Bear I'm Too Mexi For My Stout*
Pressure Drop Pale Fire*
Northern Monk Festive Star*
BOTW is Fullers London Porter Sublime in The Queens Head.
Next week looking forward to the opening of a new pub in Farnham Town Centre.
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"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Kent:
Ramsgate Brewery (Gadd's)-West Coast IPA 5.6%abv.Heavy hitting tooth rasping blast. Surprisingly I'd not tried this before,equally surprising this was my first Gadd's of the year.
Westerham-Grasshopper Kent Red Ale 3.8%abv. OK,this is a Red Ale.
Timothy Taylor-Knowle Spring 4.2%abv.Mellowly zesty Golden Ale.A new beer for me from a Yorkshire favourite.
My BOTW-West Coast 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.
Uxbridge,South Norwood x2,Hoxton.
Greene King -- Old Golden Hen
Windsor & Eton -- Knight of the Garter
Beavertown -- Neck Oil (keg)
Siren/Sureshot -- I'm a Lumberjack DJ * (keg)
Sonoma -- Track (keg)
Left Handed Giant -- Woodland Creatures Stout * (keg)
Youngs -- Winter Warmer
Mighty Oak -- Oscar Wilde Mild
Thornbridge -- Avena Oatshake IPA *
Kernel -- Export India Porter *
Mighty Oak -- Twist and Sprout
Drop Project -- Zappa * (keg)
Some decent keg and a very enjoyable return to the Wenlock after mooring nearby which delivered BOTW in Kernel Export India Porter on handpump,a very complex ale,blackcurrent,,rich,strong yet bitter and drying,the mouthfeel and taste was still there even after downing another ale.
Next week annual Hertford Pub Crawl.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Islington, King's Cross and Hackney; next Sunday a mini-crawl round Oxford:
Brass Castle - Christmas Kitty *¾
Five Points - XPA **½
Purity - Mad Goose **½
Southwark - Mayflower Session IPA **
Siren - Red IPA **½
Timothy Taylor- Landlord **½
Twickenham - Honey Mild **
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
A tie for BOTW going to Hophurst - Porteresque **¾ at King Charles I and last night Leigh on Sea - Barley Wine **¾ and last night Leigh on Sea - Barley Wine **¾ The Cock Tavern
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Hawkshead - Lakeland Gold
Enjoyed this in Masons Yard 24 in a quiet Kendal.
Are you aiming for day1 Mick, 14th?
BOTW I had something lovely in the splendid Guild Ale House in Preston on Monday, but failed to record it, so I'll have to go with Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve at my undoubted potm, Black Horse Hotel, Preston, and thanks to the PG crawl for highlighting such a must-do target.
Another visit to the Stars provided most of this week's choice:
Abbeydale Deception*
Byatts Amarillo IPA
Everards Mystic
Byatts Cosmic Jungle IPA
Salcombe Island Street Porter*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Enjoyed the Cosmic Jungle but BOTW was Salcombe Island Street Porter. Managed more than a half this time and it didn't disappoint. Very dangerous at 5.9% and I think it passed the three pint test.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter