Beer of the Week (w/e 7th April 2013)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

Early days but nothing will beat The Darkstar Six Hop Ale drunk in an unreasonable quantity today, other have been -
Darkstar Hophead
Cottage brewery Dutchess
West Berks berkshire Beauty
Courage Best
Youngs Double Chocolate Stout ,bottled( this was on course to be BOTW until the event of of the Six Hop)
Triple fff Altons Pride
BOTW Darkstar Six Hop Ale , One of the best beers I have ever drunk.

[Wittenden]

Just one pub visit this week-our trip to the Merry Harriers at Hambledon was postponed to next week.My BOTW-Harvey's- Sussex Best Bitter.Nothing more need be said.

[Bucking Fastard]

Managed to keep a note of this weeks consumption

TT Landlord
Everards Beacon ,Tiger
Oakham Scarlet McCaw
Great Heck Dispensary
Raw Black Ghost
Fullers London Pride
Morrisey Fox Palace Blonde Ale (bottle)
Blue Monkey BG Sips,Infinity,99 Red Baboons

Some good ones there and BOTW goes to Blue Monkey 99 Red Baboons in the impressive Organ Grinder,Loughborough the sister pub to the OG in Nottingham.

At the end of next week another boating journey with a reprise in Loughborough,then Ilkeston,Beeston and Nottingham should produce many worthy BOTW contenders and a merry crew

[Oggwyn Trench]

Only one night out this week

Brown Cow - Empress of Britain
White Rose - Ice Blonde
Abbeydale - Faith Book
Ironbridge - American Pale
Ironbridge - West Coast IPA 48 Special
Oakhams - Jesters Ferret
Brewdog - Dead Pony Club(fizzy Craft keg)

BOTW Ironbridge - West Coast IPA 48 Special , i have been really impressed with some of these experimental brews from Ironbridge all 4.8% hence the 48 special tag , several deserve to be brewed again

I have now tried three of the Craft Keg beers in the Fighting Cocks and they have all tasted the same

[Real Ale Ray]

Old Dairy - Gold Top

[Aqualung]

Here's the selection :-

Shepherd Neame New World Pale Ale 4.0%
Lodewijks Fly By Night 4.2%
Redemption Hopspur 4.5%
Caledonian Brewer's Passion 4.6%
Adnam's Abbey Ale 5.0%
Everard's Malty Tasker 5.0%
Brodie's Old Street Pale 5.0%
Brodie's Jamaican Stout 5.3%
Good George Pacific Gem 5.5%
Orkney 1878 Strong Ale 5.5%
Vasileostrovsky Siberian Red 6.0%
Wadworth's 6X Anniversary 6.0%
Brodie's Dopple Dunkle Wheat 6.5%
Central City Red Racer IPA 6.5%
Brodie's Romanov Stout 12.1%


The oustanding one for me was the Vasileostrovsky Siberian Red, a dark red ale with a superb full flavour, served in immaculate condition in the George at Wanstead for £2.29.


BOTW Vasileostrovsky Siberian Red

[trainman]

... BOTW goes to Blue Monkey 99 Red Baboons in the impressive Organ Grinder,Loughborough the sister pub to the OG in Nottingham.

Any other worthies in Loughborough BF? Would it be worth a visit?
ta, j

[Bucking Fastard]

Any other worthies in Loughborough BF? Would it be worth a visit?
ta, j

My problem with Loughborough is that having got in The Organ Grinder I would find it very difficult to leave.In the past I have visited the Tap and Mallet ,which I really liked. The Swan in the Rushes is worth a visit for the Castle Rock beers and I know there is a Steamin' Billy owned pub in town,although unvisited by me.The Albion on the canal towpath is charming but I havn't been in for years.There is also an Everards pub near the church.

Will be going back to L'boro this Thursday with a different crew,but I only expect a one pub visit.However I am sure you could organise a decent crawl with a bit of discipline.

[oldboots]

A quiet week for me

Black Sheep All Creatures
Skinners Sennen
Ionan Coffe Porter
Daleside Old Leg Over
Darkstar Art of Darkness
Ossett Yorkshire Blonde
Great Heck Heckate
York Guzzler
Roosters Yankee


an easy winner in Darkstar Art of Darkness