Beer of the Week (w/e 8th February 2026)

[ROBCamra]

Bit late, been in Fuerteventura.

[Mobyduck]

Bit late, been in Fuerteventura.

Very nice too.

Farnham, Alton, Salisbury, East Dulwich.

Cask
Hop Back Cropcircle*
Hop Back Summer Lightening*
Ten Tun Michelle Fiver*
Steam Town Calypsoin Wolf*
T.T. Landlord
Theakstons Best
Harveys Sussex Best
Ramsbury Pale Ale*
Hall & Woodhouse Tanglefoot
Wadworth Horizon
Woodefords Horizon
Black Sheep Respire
Elusive Sunset Oregon Trail*
Elusive Roseblade

Keg
Ten Tun That's You That Is*
Beavertown Lunar Haze
Thornbridge Coco Cocoa*

BOTW is Steam Town Calypsoin Wolf, a complex, slightly odd but very nice and well kept pale/ipa taken in The Ten Tun Tap House , providing BOTW for the second week running.

[Thuck Phat]

Bit late again:

Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Leffe (keg)
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
TT Landlord*
Birrificio Angelo Poretti (keg)
Hop Back Summer Lightening*

BOTW Hop Back Summer Lightening in immaculate condition in the Stars.

[Wittenden]

Kent,Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.

Three Acre-Best Bitter 4%abv Earthy stalwart.
Nene Valley-Bible Black 6.5%abv.Bible black is my favourite descriptor for stouts and porters. Sweet coffee,yum.
Oakham-Root and Branch 5%abv. Mysterious Black IPA. Hedge fruit.
Lord Conrad's-Hedgerow Hop 3.705abv.Spicy but thin Bitter using wild hops from Swavesey.
Three Blind Mice-Cali Dreamin' 5.9%abv.Rounded West Coast IPA.
Barsham-Oaks 3.6%abv. Earthy,spicy Bitter.
Barsham-Norfolk Topper.3.8%abv.Citrus led Pale.
Greene King-Abbot 5%abv.Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.Chestnutty Best Bitter.

My BOTW-Nene Valley - Bible Black, a delicious coffee hinted stout.Taken at Booze in the Pews in all Saints Church, St Ives.

[Bucking Fastard]

Even later !

Fulham and York.

Southwark -- Biscuit Town Porter
BrewDog -- Punk IPA (keg)
Timothy Taylor -- Landlord
Timothy Taylor -- Boltmaker
St Austell -- Tribute
Twickenham -- The Naked Ladies
Two Tribes -- Campfire (keg)
Craven -- Yorkshireman Blonde *
Daleside -- Blonde
Rudgate -- Citra
Acorn -- Barnsley Bitter *
Harrogate -- Golden Ale *
Yorkshire Heart -- Black Heart Stout *
Red Willow -- Wreckless *
Brew York -- Mosaic
Wold Top -- The Dip *
New Bristol -- Dark Chocolate Cinder Toffee Stout *
Brew York -- Milk Stout
Ossett -- White Rat*
Brass Castle -- Blue Bell IPA
Acorn -- Most IPA *
Mallinsons -- Azacca
Great Newsome -- Sleck Dust
Ossett -- Silver King *

Some great ale in York so competition high with BOTW going to New Bristol Dark Chocolate Cinder Toffee Stout.The aroma of the pour was highly sweet but the sup was balanced enough to make this very memorable.Sampled in The Phoenix where the guv'nor certainly knows his beers.

Next week mainly footie.