Beer of the Week (w/e 3rd August 2025)

[ROBCamra]

[Mobyduck]

A quietish week.

Cask
White Rose Stairlift To Heaven
Nightjar Mosaic, Lollipops And Rainbows*
Oakham JHB
Downlands Cascade*
Thornbridge California Sun*
Firebird Two Horses
Welbeck Abbey Portland Black*

Keg
Howling Hops NEIPA Series Number 9*
Pressure Drop Marimba*

Can
Yonder Pecan Pretzel*

BOTW is Nightjar Mosaic, Lollipops And Rainbows taken in two different pubs, good in both but at its best in The Alfred.

Another quiet week coming up followed by ten days away in foreign climes.

[Tris39]

A shallow week:

BOTW goes to Five Points - Derailed Railway Porter at The Pocket

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Kent-Superdelicnectaron 5%abv.New Zealand Pale Ale.Nettley hops and tropical goodness. When I were a lad, things were 'psychedelic', now they're 'superdelic'.Probably better for us, I suppose. My BOTW.

[Tris39]

BOTW goes to Five Points - Derailed Porter last night at The Pocket

[Thuck Phat]

This week:

Cask

Oakham Bishops Farewell*
Everards Graffiti

Keg

Anspach & Hobday London Black
Braybrooke Smoked Helles*
Only with Love All Star*

Bottle

Estrella Galicia*

Impressed with the Estrella Galicia but I've never seen it in the UK. BOTW Only With Love - All Star. A 5.9%, fruity IPA billed as being "super-juiced". I'm not sure what that means but this was very good and nicely balanced demanding a second (and a third). With thanks to the Ale Pole.

[Bucking Fastard]

Petersham and Copenhagen.

Fullers -- London Pride
Norrebro Bryggus -- New York Lager (bottle)
Norrebro Bryggus -- Bombay IPA
Flying Couch -- Pim De Keysergratch *
Ebeltoft -- Wildflower IPA
Gamma x Sudden Death -- Organic Machenics
Svendborgsund -- Brown Ale*
Insight Cellars -- Muskat Ottonel *
Flying Couch -- Broens IPA
Brooklyn -- Stonewall IPA

All these beers apart from London Pride were keg.

BOTW goes to Insight Cellars Muskat Ottonel ,described as a fruited spontaneous ale with grapes ,at 7% it proved to be as sour as a sour thing but really interesting consumed at Skaal ,Kultorvet 11 near the university and with it's 48 taps there is something for everybody and the best place I found for beer in this expensive city.

Next week boating and painting in Staffordshire ,top ale most likely then some footie to round off the week.