I've been to six "proper" pubs this week and five JDWs. The "proper" pubs didn't produce anything notable despite all being 2017 or 2018 GBG listed.


New River London Tap 3.8%
Abbeydale Dr Morton's Desert Sand 4.1%
Black Sheep Rye Mild 4.1%
Bexley Bexley's Own Beer 4.2%
Dark Star Hylder Blonde 4.2%
Robinsons Yippee IPA 4.2%
Purity UBU 4.5%
Slaughterhouse Altbier 4.8%
Brewhouse Biggleswade Plum Porter 5.0%
Green King Abbot 5.0%
Phoenix Double Gold 5.0%
Mordue IPA 5.1%
Peerless Knee Buckler IPA 5.2%
Ashover Butts Pale Ale 5.5%
Oakham Green Devil (Bottle) 6.0%
Greene King Abbot Reserve 6.5%


The easy winner is the Peerless Knee Buckler IPA as tried in the GBG listed Sale JDW the J P Joule.

BOTW Peerless Knee Buckler IPA