Mobyduck: Thornbridge Jaipur IPA
Bucking Fastard: Titanic Plum Porter
Aqualung: Dark Star Imperial Stout
Wittenden: Old Dairy Snow Top
Thuck Phat: Oakham Crackers
ROBCamra: Ilkley Disco 2000
Mobyduck: Thornbridge Jaipur IPA
Bucking Fastard: Titanic Plum Porter
Aqualung: Dark Star Imperial Stout
Wittenden: Old Dairy Snow Top
Thuck Phat: Oakham Crackers
ROBCamra: Ilkley Disco 2000
Last edited by ROBCamra; 09-01-2018 at 19:00.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Flowerpots Bitter
Flowerpots Perridge Pale
Purity Gold
Hopback GFB
Gypsy Hill Lemondrop Denali
Hawkshead Lakeland Gold
Adnams Mosaic
Youngs Bitter
Jaipur IPA
Neckstamper Squencher IPA
Holts Two Hoots
Five Points Railway Porter
Dark Star Hophead
H&W Tanglefoot
Brodies Soho Stout
Samuel Smith Extra Stout
Shepherd Neame Masterbrew
Bad Seed Hitch Hiker
Only two really in it for BOTW, Five Points Railway Porter was excellent in The Queens Arms in Walthamstow Village.
However just beating it was a fantastic Thornbridge Jaipur IPA enjoyed in MC & Sons in SE1.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Mainly Croydon and Islington.
Brakspear -- Bitter
Burning Sky -- Aurora * (3PT)
Tickety Brew -- Blonde
Brewhouse & Kitchen (Islington) -- Chaplin
Brewhouse & Kitchen (Islington) -- Badas * (oak aged collaberation with Innis & Gunn )
Thornbridge -- Brock
Titanic -- Plum Porter * (3PT)
Saltaire -- Triple Chocoholic *
Oakham -- Bishops Farewell *
Some real quality this week,the Aurora on top form is just beaten to BOTW by Titanic Plum Porter in superb form in Craft Beer Co. ,Islington.The nose is all wrong,but the flavour and lingering bitterness of the PP just tempt the drinker into serious consumption.
Next week looks very quiet,although I'm not doing any dry January malarkey.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Only one pub visit last week with these tried on Boxing Day in the E17 Rose and Crown :-
Woodforde's Wherry 3.8%
Exeter Darkness 5.1%
Dark Star Imperial Stout 10.5%
The clear winner is the Dark Star Imperial Stout (£5.50), the other two were really just palate cleansers. Sadly it looks like they won't be doing it next year.
It doesn't really kick off again for me until next week.
BOTW Dark Star Imperial Stout
Kentost Christmas sloth.
Ramsgate Brewery -(Gadds') Little Cracker 5%abv. Spiced fruit. In good condition, but not really my type of beer.
Angels and Demons-A.D.H-ME 5.2%abv.Hazy, on Keg dispense.Hoppy,not too gassy.I'd like to try this in cask form.
Rockin' Robin-Reliant Robin 3.7%abv-Inoffensive Brown Bitter. Had more oomf in its earlier iteration.
Old Dairy-Snow Top 6%abv.Dried fruit, more than a hint of Christmas pudding.Grand stuff, and my BOTW.
"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.
Slow and steady:
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Oakham Crackers*
Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Panther American Pale Ale*
All good and very little to choose between them so BOTW goes to Oakham Crackers on the basis that it's another winner from Oakham and, unlike the other three, is new to me.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter