Beer of the Week (w/e 5 June 2011)

[Galore Admin]

Thuck Phat: York Brewery Pride of York
Oggwyn Trench: Bird Brain Great Galah
ROBCamra: Centurian's Ghost
gillhalfpint: Keltek Beheaded
Alesonly: Ringwood Old Thumper
Al 10000: Castle Rock Harvest Pale
Spinko: Weetwood's Cheshire Cat
Millay: Northcote Jiggle Juice
Wittenden: Nelson's Loose Cannon
oldboots: Acorn Sorachi Ace
aleandhearty: Blue Monkey BG Sips
Pubsignman: Fuller's Ascot Tercentenary Ale
RogerB: Gales Spring Sprinter
gillhalfpint: Spingo Easter Special
Bucking Fastard: Ilkley Lotus IPA

[gillhalfpint]

Hoping for my first interesting beers this week at St Ives fest. Working there Friday and Saturday for a few hours, but hoping for beers that are not Sharps, Skinners and St Austell.

[Thuck Phat]

Three to choose from this week and all very good. Oakham Bishops Farewell, Saltaire Trio Pale and BOTW York Brewery Pride of York, 4.8%, pale, tasty, refreshing and very quaffable.

[Oggwyn Trench]

No more pub for me this week , Had a few decent pints last night and a couple of new Breweries to tick of

Mallinsons - Titan
Eastcoast - Hoppers 15
Junction - Choo Choo
Bird Brain - Great Galah

BOTW Bird Brain - Great Galah

[ROBCamra]

Beer of the week so far is a Cruzcampo or Estrella or San Miguel.

Hoping to put that right tonight though.

[ROBCamra]

Beer of the week so far is a Cruzcampo or Estrella or San Miguel.

Hoping to put that right tonight though.

And I did, but only a gentle session as it had been a long day.

Lymestone Stone The Crows was nice in the Regal Moon, but BOTW is going to be Centurian's Ghost tried in The Baum.

[oldboots]

A very good week for beer but top marks to Acorn Sorachi Ace.

[aleandhearty]

A very good week for beer, with a bit of a backlash against the previous seven days abstinence. Tried this week:

Trentside - Grey Lady.
Blue Monkey - BG Sips.
Daleside - White Bier.
Fernandes - Centennial.
Breconshire - Mayor's Inspiration.
Westgate - Ale Fresco.
Dr Morton's - Rabbit Punch.
Great Heck - Equinox.
Ossett - Citra.
Ossett- Silver King.
Fulstow - Marsh MILD.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel MILD.
Atomic - Half Life.
Fernandes - Perle.
Wensleydale - Black Dub.
Ossett - White Rose Wheat.
Rudgate - Jorvik Blonde.
Clarks - Rams Revenge.
Riverhead - Yellowhammer.
Bridestones - Dark Mild.
Five Towns - Niamh's Nemesis.
Great Heck - Achtung! Hefeweizen.

Beer name of the week undoubtedly goes to the 'Achtung' and very good it was too, very laid back in the style of a German Wheat beer. Very close between the Citra, Black Dub, the ever reliable Malt Shovel Mild, but Blue Monkey BG Sips just shades it.

[Pubsignman]

Interesting (and most expensive) beer of the week has to be Great Divide Hercules Double IPA which was on at the Rake on Bank Holiday Monday. It's 10% abv and clocks up 85 IBU, although I didn't find it overwhelmingly bitter - in fact it seemed quite well balanced with some good malt sweetness and plenty of piney/citrus hop aroma and taste. However, it wasn't very easy drinking and I wouldn't have wanted much more than the third pint I tried and not just because it cost over £8 for a pint.

Slater's Top Totty, Windsor and Eton Knight of the Garter and Dark Star M&M Porter were all in the running for BOTW, but a late pint of Fuller's Ascot Tercentenary Ale last night managed to pip the rest. I thought it was a very good, fruity number, ideal for a summer's day, which was rather galling given that I'd only popped into the pub to avoid the pouring rain outside.