Definitely one of my favourite breweries. They started off as a brewpub, but have expanded twice, on separate premises, since then. Can't remember a time when they were to be avoided. It could be argued that Stuart Neilson's beers aren't the most complex, but for sheer drinkability, they take some beating. I've had a couple, outside the core range, that I thought were average, but I've not had a duff one yet.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
South Norwood,Pentonville and Stoke Bruerne.
DEYA -- Steady Rolling Man * (keg)
Adnams -- Ghost Ship
Northern Monk -- Patrons Project 22.01/Black Friday*
Kent -- Clerkenwell Pale *(3PT)
Siren -- Juicy Grapefruit IPA *(keg)
Marston's -- Pedigree
Marston's -- Old Empire*
Some fine pints but BOTW goes to Northern Monk Patrons Project 22.01 /Black Friday in this Craft Beer Co..Described as sweet cherry,coconut raspberry custard this stout demanded respect at 6% but I got all the flavours mentioned and it got easier to drink as the pint went down,always a good sign.
Next week boating resumes after an engine rebuild and a spot of footie should get the year off to a good start.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Decided to have a dark beer only night in central London
three sods -dark magus
Twickenham -London porter
porterhouse -wrasslers xxxx
montys-dark magic stout
siren -raspberry ripple stout
errant - games without frontiers cherry porter
errant -Ahab lapsong souchong stout
northern monk -black Friday (yes Bucking a very good one indeed)
wiper and true -plum pudding porter
azimuth brasserie -stout
acorn -Gorlovka
cloak and dagger -echo chamber choc stout
some excellent beers
botw
wander beyond -sakura twilight choc cherry stout passed the 3 x 1/3 test as it was £4 a pop
Festive choice:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Blue Monkey King Kong*
Everards Tiger
Titanic Plum Porter*
Beat Funk IPA*
Brancaster The Wreck*
Some good stuff there and, as ever, the Plum Porter went down well. BOTW Beat Funk IPA. A punchy New World IPA which flew down after a Plum Porter or two hence recollection on details is hazy.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter