A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Hampshire, Surrey, North London
Cask
T.T Landlord
Dark Star Hophead
Surrey Hills Shere Drop
Electric Bear Face The Mosaic*
Lune Brew LB-402 Caked*
Two By Two Leap Frog Pale Ale*
Fyne Ales Jarl*
Hop Monster Banshee Porter*
Vibrant Forest Pupa*
New Bristol Cinder Toffee Stout*
Brew York Lendal*
Keg
Ten Tun Which Is Witches*
Siren Illuminate
Camden Stout*
Verdant Festbier*
Molsen Coors Cobra
Utopian Franconian Dunkel
Play Brew Blow Out*
Electric Bear Mocha The Weekend*
Some very fine beer and bier with BOTW a lager this week, Verdant Festbier stunningly good in Small Beer.
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Kent:
Tonbridge-Ebony Moon 4.2%abv.Roasty autumnal fare.My BOTW
McCanns-Haffenden Green Hop 4.2%abv. Murky resinous best bitter.
"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.
Shakey Wakey:
Fernandes - Swift One.
Fernandes - Malt Shovel Mild.*
Fernandes - Blueberry Porter.
Chin Chin - When in Cologne.
Fernandes - Cascade.
Fernandes / Five Towns - Junkie.
Fernandes - Mr Brian.*
Horbury - Hop Assailant.
BOTW is an old favourite, this week. On good form at Luis Bar @ Fernandes.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Birdingbury and Croydon.
Adnams -- Ghost Ship
Nothing Bound -- Also the Gorilla *(keg)
Beak -- Parade (keg)
Thornbridge -- Jaipur IPA (3PT)
Titsey -- Leveson Buck
I'm always nominating Jaipur so to ring the change BOTW goes to Nothing Bound Brewing Also the Gorilla ,a 5% hazy New England pale yet not too hazy nor fruit salad like,a very enjoyable quaff in the Craft Beer Cabin.Mind you it had to be at £7. It cost me more than the three pints of Jaipur in the 'spoons ,at bar price £1.99.
Next week must plan something,pub visits becoming a rarity .
Last edited by Bucking Fastard; 07-10-2024 at 14:20.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
South and East London:
Allsopp’s - IPA **½
Dark Star - Hophead **½
ELB - Cowcatcher **½
Five Points - Best **½
Harvey’s - Dark Mild **½
Portobello - market porter **1/2
St. Austell - Proper Job **½
Siren - Session IPA *½
Southwark - LPA **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Twickenham - Harlequin **½
BOTW goes to Oakham - Sunset *** at The Cock Tavern
With just two other old favourites, Oakham Bishops Farewell and Adnams Ghost Ship tried, BOTW goes to Brunswick Steam Forever almost by default.
To be fair, it's a very decent 4.8%, traditional, amber, best bitter which fits the time of year.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter