Beer of the Week (w/e 20th October 2024)

[ROBCamra]

[Tris39]

Same old:

Allsopp’s - IPA **½
Allsopp’s - Pale **½
Fyne Ales - Sun Seeker **½
Three Swords - Extra Pale **½
Oakham - Citra **½
St. Austell - Tribute **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½

BOTW goes to Adnams/Five Points - Distant Fields **¾ at The Brownswood.

[Bucking Fastard]

Sidcup,Birdingbury ,Weedon.

Guiness -- Stout (keg)
Greene King -- Abbot
Beavertown -- Neck Oil (keg)
Vale -- Gravitas *
Fullers -- London Pride
Brew York -- Golden Eagle Pilsner *(key keg)
Batemans -- Summer Swallow
St Austell -- Tribute
Roman Way -- Paradox
Roman Way -- Senate Gold
Everards -- Sun Chaser

Not the greatest selection,maybe my fault for seeking out CAMRA heritage pubs in SE London ,so BOTW goes to Brew York Golden Eagle,a key keg pilsner in the Hackney Carriage.

Next week end month visit to Key Bridge and footie hoping matters improve.

[Mobyduck]

Surrey,Hants, Hanwell, Ealing Waterloo.
Mixed cask, generally good keg.

Cask
Longdog Golden Poacher
Dark Star Hophead
Left Handed Giant Mosaic Pale*
Neptune Mersey Pale
Twickenham Mysteries Of The Universe
Fullers/Siren Mythic Harmony*
Wantsum Green Hop Bullion*
Black Hole Super Nova
Siren Suspended In Simcoe Cryo*
Animal Capybara
Magpie Raven*
Elgoods Route 66 APA

Keg
Deya Steady Rolling Man*
Beavertown Gamma Ray*
Beavertown Neck Oil
Elusive Bend*
Maverick Experimental #2*
Disruption Death By Confetti Cannon*
Dark Revolution Voodoo (2024 Release)*
Vibrant Forest Uncommon Reality*
Utopian Hop Thief*

BOTW was going to be Left Handed Giant Mosaic Pale , excellent beer in The Dodo , however my last beer of the week was a blow away moment,Dark Revolution Voodoo (2024 Release), a smoked Porter featuring dark chocolate and subtle chipotle spice, was stunningly good in The Borough Beer House on Sunday afternoon and takes the prize.

[Wittenden]

North Yorkshire, County Durham, Lincolnshire

Wensleydale -Semerwater 4.1%abv. Pale, floral, hedge fruit.
Wensleydale- Fest Bier 4%abv. Gentle Pale Ale/Lager combo.
Wensleydale-Gamekeeper 4.3%abv. Peppery mid brown Best.Tree fruit.
Black Sheep-Respire 4%abv.Tired.
Black Sheep-Best 3.8%. Sound.
Mithril-Cummings & Goings at the Old Well 4%abv. North Country Blonde.Black currants.
Yorkshire Dales-Butter Tubs 3.7%abv. On its way.
Yorkshire Dales-Askrigg Ale 4.3%abv. Tip top gentle Pale.
Yorkshire Dales-Drovers’Arms 3.9%abv. Delicious Autumnal MILD.
Yorkshire Dales-Swale Trail Pale 3.8%abv.Tooth rasping, unlike previous years.
Stancill-Stainless 4.3%abv.Pale Ale. Nettley hops.

All beers tried were of GBG standard, with the exception of BS’s Respire, however none really lifted the spirit. A close tie between Swale Trail and Fest Bier, with the honours going to Wensleydale .Not , on the face of it a beer I’d seek out, but it was the beer that intrigued me the most.