Beer of the Week (w/e 29th September 2024)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Mostly decent and some very good.
Cask
Iron Pier Cast Iron Stout*
Iron Pier Joined At The Hop Admiral & Chinook
Purity Mad Goose
Marstons Pedigree
Dark Star Hophead
Blackjack Jack In The Box
Harveys Sussex Best
Thornbridge Jaipur*
Lost Pier Favourite For A Long Time*
Wantsum Green Hop Fuggles
Oakham Scarlet Macaw*
Vibrant Forest Pupa*
Siren Follow Me To The Fields*
Keg
Double Barrelled Parka*
Guinness
Paulaner Octoberfest Bier*
The Kernel India Double Porter Mosaic & Columbus*
Anspach & Hobday The Rauchbier*
Weinstephaner Festbier*
Iron Pier Killicks Mill V4*
To Øl Snublejuice*
Tiny Rebel Zeitgeist
Tempted to make last weeks BOTW, Anspach & Hobday The Rauchbier king again , it's that good and had several over the week until I had the last one out this lunchtime, however equally good was The Kernel India Double Porter Mosaic & Columbus in their new taproom and so is this weeks BOTW.
Last edited by Mobyduck; 29-09-2024 at 22:47.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
A three-way split this week:
Coach House - Post Horn *¾
Dark Star - Hophead **½
ELB - Cowcatcher *¾
Harvey’s - Sussex Best **½
Lacons - Encore **¼
Mighty Oak - Maldon Gold **½
Portobello - Market Porter **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½
Vale - Gravitas **½
A three-way tie, with BOTW going to Allsopp’s - IPA **¾ at The Hole in the Wall, Twickenham - Mysteries of the Galaxy **¾ at The White Swan (JD Wetherspoon) and Twickenham - West London IPA **¾ at The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon).
Last edited by Tris39; 30-09-2024 at 17:18.
Kent: three new breweries,none from Kent and no Green Hops.
Hop Union-Moose River 5%abv.A gentle APA. Stone fruit.
By The Horns- London Surrey Classic 4.2%abv.Old School Best.
Fauna-Wild Dog 4.2%abv.Tired.
My BOTW Moose River,taken at This Ancient Boro'
"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.
An average week, with several old favourites not quite on top form.
Mithril - American Idiot.
Luddite - Mosaic.*
Luddite - Milk Stout.*
Luddite - 1812.*
Luddite - Transportation IPA.
Ossett - White Rat.
Acorn - Old Moor Porter.
Milestone - New World Pale.
Chin Chin - Anchorage Bay.
Timothy Taylor - Boltmaker.
BOTW is the Mosaic, taken in The Calder Vale Hotel, Horbury.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Waterloo,Hertford,Carshalton and Leaverstock Green.
Siren -- Lumina
St Peters --Organic Best Bitter *
Sharp's -- Kings Ale
Vocation -- Bread & Butter *
Mighty Oak -- Gorgeous George
Belhaven -- 80/-
RedWillow -- Feckless *
Titanic -- Raspberry Pale *
Elusive x Heavy Riff -- Pineapple Head *
Marble -- Stout *
Titanic -- White Star
Fullers -- London Pride
St Austell -- Tribute.
BOTW goes to Titanic Raspberry Pale on stillage at The Hope during one of their festivals.The tartness of the raspberry and the very bitter finish warranted staying on this fine ale until the barrel inevitably finished.
Next week just footie,post match commiserations.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Very quiet with just old favourite BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell taken on cask.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
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