Beer of the Week (w/e 14 November 2010)

[Conrad]

I suspect I may even have one this week. Birmingham beckons.

Farway: Havant Forgotten
Alesonly: Fullers ESB
trainman: Wye Valley Butty Bach
wittenden: Hopdaemon's Shrimshander
Oggwyn Trench: Oakhams Inferno
Quinno: Ascot COB
Millay: Great Divide Hercules Double American IPA
oldboots: Blue Monkey Son of Silverback
aleandhearty: Titanic Ice
RogerB: Sheffield IPA
Thuck Phat: Oakham Three Witches
ROBCamra: Northern Bobby Dazzler
Bucking Fastard: Oakham Inferno
GillHalfPint: Sheffield IPA
Conrad: Wye Valley Butty Back
Pubsignman: Ha'penny Gog Magog
HTM69: Everards Tiger

[aleandhearty]

I suspect I may even have one this week. Birmingham beckons.

Birmingham beckons? Never heard of it. Who brews it?

[ROBCamra]

Birmingham beckons? Never heard of it. Who brews it?

It's nearly an anagram of the likely truth. One Becks in Birmingham.

[aleandhearty]

It's nearly an anagram of the likely truth. One Becks in Birmingham.

Very likely. Whatever you do don't mention the large funnel and a yard of rubber tubing to 'C'.

[Conrad]

I was going to comment that I'm not sure I would drink a pint of anything called Birmingham Beckons, but I see I was a little too slow.

After reading those replies I can see that I need to watch out for some enamas enemies in Birmingham.

[Spinko]

Had an excellent (well, several of) King Goblin in the new-ish Wetherspoon's in Chippenham over the weekend - the Bridge House. Fairly similar to its derivative, but of course with an added punch at 6%. I'd give it a solid 8/10. very disappointed to wander in on Sunday and find it gone. Young's Ram Rod (7/10) was a good replacement.

Lees' Chocoholic in Birmingham Lloyd's No1 on Broad Street (I'll have to look up its proper name), a weak 3.6% to pair chocolate with but it seemed to go quite well. A solid brew but couldn't islodge King Goblin. 7/10.

Traditional Scottish Ales brew the Double Espresso (4.8%) which I had at the next Wetherspoons on route to New Street (I'll never be a good reviewer if I don't note pub names!). I've had this once in the Cuthbert Brodrick in Leeds and enjoyed it, it was just as good here. 7/10. One is enough.

Mordue Brewery Coriander (4.8%) was also attempted but despite being a lover or coriander in most food, this just did not work. I could tell the attempt was at coriander but there were other flavours complicating things and it just didn't work. 4/10

Some other beers tried this weekend were an appalling Wadworth 6X in Chippenham's Black Horse (2/10), a decent London Pride in the same town's Four Seasons (7/10), but the King Goblin is not dislodged this week for me.