A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Stanstead Abbotts,Harlow but mainly Preston.
Mc Mullens -- Rivertown Harlequin (3PT)
Mc Mullens -- AK
Mc Mullens -- IPA
Ossett -- White Rat *
Marble -- Continental Pint *
Mobberley -- Cheshire Pale
Beartown -- Creme Bearlee *
Titanic -- Plum Porter Reserve *
North Riding -- Mosaic Pale
Wilde Child -- Glutinous Maximus *
Squawk -- Pavo Pale
Oakham -- Citra
Howling Hops --New Old London Porter *
Deya -- It's All Linked
Phoenix -- Double Gold.
I was deeply impressed with beer quality in Preston,not a single duff ale and many high NBSS scoring brews.The dark selection was terrific from which BOTW goes to Wilde Child Glutinous Maximus ,very strong toffee milk stout ,sweet yet it slipped down in The Guild Alehouse.
Next week looks solid,two doses of footie,boating to Cov and end month session in Hertford and Surbiton.My cup will overfloweth.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
An extensive week, bumped up by 12 beers in Preston. All cask unless specified:
Acorn - Old Moor **
Beartown - Créme Bearlee **
Burning Sky - Plateau **
Durham - Equinox **
ELB - Pale ½
Farm Yard - Gulf **
Farm Yard - Hoof **
Five Points - Railway Porter **½
Five Points - XPA **
Harvey's - Sussex Best **
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde **
North Riding - Toffee Ripple Porter **
Oakham - Citra **
Redemption - Kazbek **
Redemption - Pale **
Redemption - Trinity **
Redemption - Urban Dusk *½
Ruddles - Best
St. Austell - Proper Job **
Sambrook's - Wandle ½
Twisted Wheel - Speed-Wobble **
Vocation - Naughty & Nice **½
Wanted Beyond - Shadow Puppets *½
Runner up:
Wild Child - Glutinous Maximus *** at the Guild Ale House.
BOTW goes to Titanic - Plum Porter Grand Reserve ***½ at The Black Horse.
Last edited by Tris39; 25-04-2022 at 18:54.
A fair list heavily aided and abetted by Preston and Manchester.
Moor Resonance
Black Edge East Coast Session IPA
Vocation Bread & Butter*
Vocation Heart And Soul*
Mobberley Cheshire Pale
Deya Steady Rolling Man*
Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve*
Only With Love High Fives
Wild Child Glutimus Maximus*
Reveloutions Switch #24*
Lancaster Haymaker
Oakham Citra*
Farmyard Gulf
Cloudwater x Girls Who Grind Coffee A Herald Of Change And Disruption*
Acorn Old Moor
Holts Bitter
Marble Lagonda*
Track Once Before
T Taylors Landlord
LHG Dark Mild
Pomona Island In Dreams*
BrewDog Zest Fest
J W Lees Bitter
Pollys Now Here No Where*
Molston Coors Bass
Holts Two Hoots
Hop Kettle Super Session IPA
Hop Kettle IHL
Animal Goat
XT4
Intrepid Stanage*
Settle Ernies Milk Stout*
Goffs Jester 4
Verdant People Money Space Time*
North Yorkshire Temptation
Lost And Grounded Hop Hand Fallacy*
As with Tris BOTW is for the second time this year is Titanic Plum Porter Grand Reserve in the same location, odd in the fact that I don't really like the standard version, but this was good.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Surrey: a case of mistaken identity.
Surrey Hills-Ranmore Ale:3.8%abv.Barley straw session pale.Willowy hops, some hint of stone.
Pentrich Brewing-Count The Miles:5%abv.A cloudy New England pale.Hazy,soft sweet. Tropical fruit.
Oakham-Citra. I meant to oder this, but ended with
Brew by Numbers-21 Pale Citra:5.2%abv. Murky, from keg dispense.Citric, followed by stone fruit. I enjoyed this,against my better judgement.
My BOTW-Pentrich Brewing-Count the Miles.All taken at Surrey Oaks
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Meagre pickings compared to the North Western lists:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Lacons Legacy*
BOTW Lacons Legacy. A bitter, refreshing, 4.4% pale.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
A shame to have missed Preston, but pub time is very limited at the moment, for various reasons. Just a couple of mini tea time sessions, this week.
Thornbridge - AM:PM.
Tigertops - Dark Wheat.*
North Riding - US Session Pale.
Blue Bee - Vanilla Stout.
Blue Bee - Enigma Mosaic IPA.*
Chin Chin - Savage Smile.
Fat Cat - Milk Stout.
Durham - A Day Away.
Rudgate - Ruby.
Ossett - Classic Twist.*
Quite a close call, but the Enigma just scrapes home. Taken in Harry's Bar.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Farmyard Ales - Chaff IPA
Runner up - Wilde Child - Glutinous Maximus
'I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty and when I'm not'
Brendan Behan