Beer of the Week (w/e 9th March 2025)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

Surrey/Hants/Bermondsey

Cask
Mirthril Route A66
Hop Back Summer Lightning*
Electric Bear That's What She Said
The Kernel Mild*
Roosters Yankee
Burning Sky Dark Mild*
Runaway High Krausen*
Southwark Bankside Blonde
Bristol Beer Factory Talisman
Vibrant Forest Canopy Series Bitter
Siren Mums The Word*
Disruption Death By Antelope
Quantock Wills Neck*
Three Acres Blood Orange Pale

Keg
Triple Point Tigress
Ten Tun Temples Of El Dorado*
Guinness
Three Hills Running Upstream
Radio City Fifth Birthday Triple Cold IPA
Yonder Lemon Drizzle*
Yonder Peanut Butter Jelly*

Runaway High Krausen pips The Kernel Mild to first place, a 6.0% Old/Stock Ale taken in fine condition in the all new Hand & Marigold

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Wantsum- Ravening Wolf 5.9%abv.Bubblegum hops,Sweetish,syrupy. My sole BOTW.

[Bucking Fastard]

Harlow,Stoke Bruerne and Croydon.

Mc Mullen -- Rivertown Tide
Mc Mullen -- AK
Marstons -- Old Empire IPA * (>3PT)
Penny Red x Oakham -- Wallaby *
Nothing Bound -- Fern* (keg)

BOTW goes to Marstons Old Empire IPA in NBSS 4.5 form in the Boat Inn.Surprised to see it,and dismayed to discover that this was the final barrel of this fine,traditional IPA in this great pub which led to heavy consumption while observing the Northamptonshire skittles match being played.

Next week in Fort William and surrounds ,could be exciting.

[Tris39]

Can't really remember where, but otherwise:

? - YPA **
Adnams - Ghost Ship **½
Five Points - XPA **½
Iron Pier - Cast Iron Stout **½
Kent - White Noise **½
Mighty Oak - ? **½
Purity - Mad Goose **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Twickenham - Naked Ladies **½

BOTW goes to Black Sheep - Blossom **¾ - new to me - only available at 'spoons, so drunk at the Barrel Vault.

[Mobyduck]

? - YPA **

Roosters YPA , a 4.1% pale ale?

[Tris39]

Roosters YPA , a 4.1% pale ale?

One of those annoying clips with tiny writing and with the bar blockers - at the Lord Tredegar - I couldn't get close enough for a look; likewise the Mighty Oak half an hour later at the Palm Tree.

[Thuck Phat]

Decent week:

Barsham Golden Close IPA*
Moongazer Pintail*
Brancaster oystercatcher*
Marstons Old Empire IPA*
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Nene Valley Release the Chimps IPA*
Front Row Loose Head*
Everards New World IPA (keg)

All the cask beers would be worthy BOTWs and a few have been. A toss up between the Old Empire IPA and BOTW Front Row Loose Head. A shame to have had probably my last pint of the Old Empire but out with the old and in with the new. Front Row are new to me and the immensely moreish, 5% Loose Head was impossible to put down and put me down in easily passing the 3 pint test.

[aleandhearty]

Very late this week.

Fernandes - Hop Gun.*
Fernandes - Malt shovel Mild.*
Rat - Rat & Roll.
Nailmaker - Clout.
Fernandes - Great Northern.

BOTW is an old favourite. Taken in Luis Bar @ Fernandes.