Beer of the Week (w/e 20th April 2025)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

South Wimbledon, Farnham, local.

Cask
Nightjar Cherub Rock
Abbeydale Dark Mild*
Newbarns Calcutta Pale
Howling Hops Export Porter*
Howling Hops Small Batch Amber*
Howling Hops Single Batch Luminosa
Howling Hops Saddle Up*
Howling Hops Life Coach*
Howling Hops Shadow Boxing*
Mysterious Oatlandis
Hop Back Citra*
Timothy Taylor Boltmaker
Oakham JHB*
Dark Star Planet Nectar


Keg
Dark Revolution In The Zone *
Howling Hops Mountain Mama*
Howling Hops Deep Pile*
Timmermans Blanche Lambic*
Yonder Sticky Toffee Puddin*
Terra Tempo Les Dunes D' Ostende*
Beavertown Gamma Ray

A Howling Hops tap takeover in Farnham's Borough Beer House saw a bit of action, however BOTW comes not from Surrey but in SW19s seemingly ever excellentTrafalgar in a first visit for around fifteen years. Howling Hops Export Porter is BOTW for the second time in three weeks.

[aleandhearty]

Slim pickings, this week.

Fernandes - Plum Porter.
Fernandes - Great Northern.*
Fernandes - Abracadabra.
Chin Chin - Warp Speed Chic.*

Warp Speed is a pale beer made with Citra, Mosaic and Galaxy hops. Taken at Luis Bar @ Fernandes.

[Tris39]

Islington and Euston Road:

Gun - Pale
Iron Pier - Haffenden Gold **½
Oakham - Citra **½
St Austell - Tribute **½
Thornbridge - Jaipur **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Young’s - Special *¾

BOTW goes to Burton Bridge - Sovereign Gold **½ at The https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55015/

[Bucking Fastard]

Merton and Croydon.

Inbev -- Stella (keg)
St Austell -- Tribute
Sambrooks -- Wandle
Youngs -- Original
Super Bock -- Lager (keg)
Adnams -- Ghost Ship
Hop Back -- Summer Lightning *
Beavertown -- Neck Oil (keg)
Elusive -- Riverwood *
Roosters -- Fort Smith * (3PT)
Conwy -- Rampart
Courage -- Directors

BOTW goes to Elusive Riverwood in NBSS 5 form in The Trafalgar .Must have missed Moby by a whisker in this excellent boozer.

Next week boating around Daventry,end month sessions and footie ,so a decent long list maybe forthcoming.

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Rudgate -Ruby MILD 4.4%abv.A dry dark MILD,not often seen in these parts.My BOTW,by default.

[Thuck Phat]

East:

Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Moongazer Cheeky Jack*
Barsham Golden Close IPA*
Duration Turtles All The Way Down (keg)*

All good but BOTW goes to Duration All The Way Down gifted as a mistaken pour. It's a tasty, tropical, 5.5% IPA which, whilst being good, won't make it as regular tipple being £2.5 million a pint.