I'm going for a JDW frestival beer this week, the Allgates Brigantia
A few decent 'Spoons beers this week (and some awful ones). The Peach Melbear would win most weeks and the new recipe Butcomb Blonde was pretty decent (as was the old recipe from memory)but the outstanding beer for me was the Budelse Capucijn at the Elms in Leigh on Sea. For a 6%'er I found it an easy drink and it hardly touched the sides. Will probably end up as my 'Spoons Fest Favourite at this rate.
Last edited by oldboots; 19-04-2010 at 11:45.
Despite late challenges from Arbor's Old Knobbley and Tring's Jack O'Legs, the final drink-off came down to Jarrow's Old Cornelius vs Titanic's Stout.
BOTW = Titanic Stout.
Lots of great beer this week. Honourable mentions to the Herord Black Chalice at the JDW fest, Skinners Cornish Knocker and Ringwood Fortyniner both at the Bull's Head festival (Croydon) and Surrey Hills Shere Drop.
But BOTW goes to Twickenham Spring Ale, the perfect pint after a long walk along the Thames in the sun this weekend.
Weird pint of the week goes to Stonehenge Sign of Spring - a bright green beer reminiscent in appearance of one of those toxic alcopops, but actually very drinkable. I have no idea why they made it green - I thought it might be a left-over from St Patrick's Day, but apparently not.
18 pints sampled last week over a 3-day period
Fullers Discovery x 1
Shepherd Neame Late Red x 1
Heineken x 2
Bombardier x 4
London Pride x 4
Zululand Zulu Blonde x 1
Beartown Peach Melbear x 1
Brains Honest Ale x 1
Allgates Brigantia x 1
Rodsters Patriot x 1
Mauldons Thomas’ Tipple x 1
BOTW: Brains Honest Ale
After visit to Brum on Monday..
Everards Flourish
Oxford Blue
Young Tom
Holden's Burton Runner
Hydes Over a Barrel
Butcombe Blond
Early Mist
Elgood's Hawkwind
Farmers Glory
Black Chalice
Suffolk Springer
Bonus: Thatchers Old Rascal
J.D Wetherspoon = Home of Hoppy: The Silk Kite, Tamworth.. http://www.tamworthblog.co.uk/2009/0...-blogs-review/