The Scottish Borders Brewery - Foxy Blonde
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
A fair variety with some very good quality this week:
Oakham - Random Rabbit, Bishops Farewell, Inferno, Citra
Medieval Beers of Nottingham - Knighthood
Salopian Shropshire Gold
Potbelly Beijing Black
Bass
TT Landlord
Langton - Inclined Plane, Hop On
Everards Tiger
Blue Monkey Ape Ale
All the Oakham beers were very good as was the Beijing Black and Landlord. The Knighthood from Medieval Beers of Nottingham convinced me it was Greene King in disguise. Having checked their website, apparently not.
BOTW by a stretch was Blue Monkey Ape Ale. Everyone who tried this excellent IPA found it impossible to keep their consumption to less than 3 pints and most went over. A 100% pass on the 3 pint test.
Very quiet week for me, with just the four to choose from.
Oldershaw - Grantham Stout.
Oakham - Inferno.
Abbeydale - Absolution.
Dr Morton's - Bag O' Nails.
The stout was very good, but the Inferno was in tip top nick and impossible to resist.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Coastal Monster Blonde in the Kings Head - Leicester
A pub is for life not just for Christmas