A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Hop Back GFB
Timothy Taylor Landlord
Twickenham Pale Lady
Dark Star Not Into Yoga
Moor Revival
Torrside I Am Curious Lemon
Goffs Lancer
Stockport Centaurus
Wantsum Black Prince
Tollgate Hackney Blonde
Tollgate Red Star IPA
Most of week the Red Star IPA has been nailed on but pipped at the post last night by Wantsum Black Prince, a very lovely, almost stout like Mild and worthy BOTW. Both enjoyed in The Alfred on different days.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
A modest week in South London.
Wimbledon -- SW17
Robinsons -- Trooper Light Brigade
and BOTW ,yet again Burning Sky Aurora * (>3PT) in perfect nick and now a permanent ale at the top bar in The George.
Next week a few unreviewed pubs in The Fens,where it can be hit and hope on the ale front.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
A very quiet week with only BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell featuring.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Good week for me, including one of my favourite Sunday afternoon crawls.
Fernandes - Barley Promise.
Titanic - Plum Porter.*
Lacons - Charter.
Fernandes - Blue Lady.
Fernandes - Polaris.*
Quirky - 1 Hop Wonder.
Nook - Oat Stout.
Nook - Berry Blonde.
Mallinsons - Cascade.
Abbeydale - Wanderer.
Titanic - Cappuccino Stout.*
Wigan Brewhouse - Kicker.
Bad Seed - Juice Freak.
Stancill - Black.
Great Heck - Christopher.*
North Riding - Cascade.
North Riding - Peanut Butter Stout.
MVB - Panther.
Harbour - Little Rock IPA.*
Several contenders in that list, but the Christopher (flavoured with Columbus hops, geddit?) just takes it.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Kent:quiet.
Romney Marsh-Murmuration 5% Malt led,some blackberries.OK but not really to my taste.Not sure which iteration of Murmuration this was.
"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.
Interesting week, could have been any of the dark beers or the Oktoberfest beer but it's Timothy Taylors 1858 Brown Ale that caught my tatse buds.
Goose Eye - Black Moor
Salamander - Hallelujah
Hacker-Pschorr - Oktoberfest Marzen (bottled)
Ascot - Starting Gate
North Riding - Rum & Raisin Mild
Turning Point - Rising Tide
Revolutions - Final Countdown
Saltaire - No5 Stout
Bricknell - Chocolate Porter (bottled)
Taylors - 1858 Brown Ale
Atom - Jennsen's Lens
Atom - Dark Matter
Terrapin/Wadworth - Terrapin (something) Bliss*
Camerons - Strongarm
Rudgate - Ruby Mild
*had in Wetherspoons but the price ticket was covering the name, it looks like a "beer festival" beer but isn't on the list I have.