Beer of the Week (w/e 4th May 2025)
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Kent:
Westerham-Summer Perle 3.8%abv.Not really a fan of this ultra pale 'un.
Larkins'-Traditional 3.4%abv.In tiptop hedgerow condition.
Rother Valley-Level Best . Top notch dry arboreal stalwart. My BOTW.
"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.
Conway - Rampage **½
Oakham - Citra **½
St. Austell - Proper Job **½
Thornbridge - Jaipur **½
Timothy Taylor - Landlord **½
Vocation - Sureshot *½
BOTW goes to Five Points - Railway Porter **¾ at The Pembury Tavern.
Cromarty Brewing Co - Rogue Wave
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Surrey, Hants, Borough/Bermondsey
Cask
Utopian CF321*
Wantsum Heart Of Darkness
Mallisons Eira
Electric Bear Oh Hec*
Oakham Cryptologist
Harveys Old Ale*
Burning Sky Plateau
Two Flints Daydream
The Kernel Table Beer Centenial Galaxy*
Siren Circle Back
Bristol Beer Factory Vibelake
Black Iris Nail In The Coffin*
St Austell Tribute*
Keg
The Kernel Export India Porter Amarillo*
Two By Two Strata DDH*
Utopian Regenerator*
Mash Paddle Mashed Out
BOTW is Utopian Regenerator, a 7.5% Doppelbock, superb in The Borough Beer House, ( in Surrey not Borough).
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
A pathetic week with just a single pub visit with a default BOTW in Fuller's London Pride,yet on decent form in the Fox & Duck.
Next week footie ,possibly Hanwell so hoping for better.
"Good people drink good beer" Hunter S Thompson
Not much variety but some decent beer:
Moongazer Cheeky Jack*
Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Guinness
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Barsham Oaks
A few old faves there and the Barsham Oaks was served by an utterly useless, rude and disinterested punter with an accompanying yawn.
BOTW Brancaster Oystercatcher which at 4.4% flew down during the week’s warm weather.
"Beer is food." Morse, Colin Dexter
Sarah Hughes Ruby MILD
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'I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty and when I'm not'
Brendan Behan
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