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Thread: Beer of the Week (w/e 15th January 2012)

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    Default Beer of the Week (w/e 15th January 2012)

    Quinno: Red Squirrel West Coast Stout
    Oggwyn Trench: Welbeck Abbey Cavendish
    gillhalfpint: Milestone IPA
    Spinko: Greenfield Icicle
    Bucking Fastard: Abbeydale Deception
    Alesonly: Slaters Haka New Zealand Pale Ale
    Pubsignman: Red Squirrel West Coast Stout
    ROBCamra: Kelham Island Blonde
    oldboots: Hawkshead Windermere Pale
    RogerB: Magic Rock Rapture
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    Decent start to the drinking week last night in The Baum.

    Innocence from Plain brewery was a pleasant pint and Mallinsons Danger Hops did exactly what it said on the badge.

    Wychwood January Sale was on the bar. This year they've reduced the ABV from 3.8% to 2.8% but it's still the same price to buy a 9. Simply theft.

    Needless to say I didn't bother with it.

    Blue Monkey Geurrilla was a great dark beer and Great Oakley Wagtail was reasonable although a bit astringent on the taste buds.

    Blue Monkey in the lead at the moment.
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    Intended to do 5 pubs yesterday in Birmingham, but starting at the Post Office Vaults meant we had a couple of beers from the excellent foreign beer menu, which meant we only got round three.

    Milestone IPA
    Beowulf Glutlusty
    Cazeau Tournay Blond
    Roman Adriaen Brouwer Dark Gold
    Brass Monkey A chimp off the ol' block
    Rat Dirty Rat - not to my taste at all
    Batemans Veto Ale
    Butcombe Rare Breed

    Foreign BOTW has to be the Roman - had it in Belgium at Xmas and delighted to find it on the PO Vaults menu.
    UK BOTW so far is Milestone IPA though.
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    Posting early, but if anything beats the Red Squirrel West Coast Stout at The Nags Head I will be surprised. A lovely, tasty, chewy beer. And all the better when people are buying you freebies for your birthday

    Honourable mention to Ascot Alligator.

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    Apart from a few pre-match pints this afternoon my weeks drinking is over

    Mallinsons - Enviro
    Mallinsons - Admiral Chinook
    Wyre Piddle - Frosty Piddle
    Salamander - Golden Salamander
    Welbeck Abbey - Cavendish
    Wadworth - 6x

    BOTW Welbeck Abbey - Cavendish
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    Beers in Sheffield yesterday:
    Dark Star Smoked Porter
    Thornbridge Pivni
    Brightside Winter Ale
    Brightside The Beast
    By The Horns Stiff upper lip
    By the horns Diamond geezers
    By the horns Jolly Fatman
    Welbeck Abbey St Simon
    Black Hole Aleien
    Abbeydale Transformation
    Brentwood Winter warmer
    Nelson Helmsman
    Raw Summit Pale Ale
    Blue Bee Lustin for stout
    Blue bee Bees knees bitter
    Blue bee Nectar Pale

    Reckon the Milestone IPA from earlier this week still my BOTW despite some really enjoyable ones in Sheffield.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ROBCamra View Post
    Wychwood January Sale was on the bar. This year they've reduced the ABV from 3.8% to 2.8% but it's still the same price to buy a 9. Simply theft.
    They've also reduced the abv of the previously tasty O Be Joyful, their Xmas beer. No reduction in price, mind...

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    Riverhead - Leggers Light. Almost clear at the Riverhead Tap, Marsden. Absolutely thriving pub at 12:30 due to Huddersfield being at home. great atmosphere not even dented by a couple of coppers walking in.

    Brewdog - Punk IPA. For once the wet dishcloth smell had gone and it was pure fruit. This was at the Port Street Beer House. Brilliant as always. Brewdog rarely let you down..

    Buxton - Axe Edge. Surprisingly spotted at Paramount Wetherspoons in Manchester. Enjoyed with a 50p CAMRA voucher courtesy of my brother so less than £2 for a 6.8% pint. Great alcohol per pound value - for students of course!

    Greenfield - Icicle. Sampled at the Stalybridge Buffet Bar. Had to wait half an hour for this as I arrived at 10:30am thinking that if it was open, they'd be serving. Well it ain't a Wetherspoons. This went down very well, and for some reason, I was the only person in the place served my pint in a glass glass, rather than a plastic glass. The subsequent Greenfield-Dobcross was much more disappointing.

    Sportsman Brewing Company - Beautiful Blue. Wiped away the taste of their pretty poor Deco IPA. Lovely pub, great atmosphere, with lots of both Huddersfield and Oldham fans enjoying beer. Usually you only get two sets of fans like this up north ahead of rugby league games. Beer was hoppy and light, as all the best beers are...

    Award for this week goes to the Greenfield - Icicle.

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    Good selection of beers supped this week,mainly around the outer fringes of West London but BOTW goes to Abbeydale Deception downed in The York ,Broomhill.A beautiful pale ale using Nelson Sauvin hops,grapefruit and bitter.I was most impressed.

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    Best Three Ales this week were
    Old Ale By Adnams
    Late Red By Shepherd & Neame
    Slaters Haka New Zealand Pale Ale by Eccleshall Brewery

    Beer Of the Week Gose too the Slaters Haka New Zealand Pale Ale by Eccleshall Brewery
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