Beer of the Week (w/e 5th April 2026)

[ROBCamra]

[Bucking Fastard]

Soho

Indie Rabble -- Retro Suitcase
Siren -- Tempo

..and by default BOTW goes to Timothy Taylor Landlord,easily passing the three pint test in a session in The Lyric.

Next week a double dose of footie to keep the ale flowing.

[Thuck Phat]

East:

Brancaster Oystercatcher*
Dark Star Hophead
Moongazer Pintail
Moongazer Cheeky Jack*
Leffe* (keg)
Murphy’s (keg)
Guinness (keg)
Duration Turtles Down Under* (keg)

Bit of a mixed bag with an absence of real beer in some spots.
Was pleasantly surprised by the Hophead given some of the more sceptical views since Fullers took over.
BOTW goes to Moongazer Cheeky Jack. A delightfully fresh, gently citrusy, 5% “Norfolk IPA”. Haven’t found it for a while and always enjoy it. Never fails the 3 pint test.

[Wittenden]

Kent:

Goacher's-Best Dark Ale 4.1%abv.Dark malt,earthy spice.My BOTW, taken at The George, the local CAMRA pub of the year.
Rother Valley-Level Best 4%abv.Very lively,remarkable bitterness.
Kent-Neomexicanus 5%abv.Golden aromatic willowy IPA using varieties of hop derived from the neomexicanus sub species.

[Mobyduck]

Reading, Brighton, EC2, a quick beer in Basingstoke plus the usual haunts.

Cask
Abbeydale Heathen*
Hop Kettle Morannon
Buxton Stacked*
Sara Hughes Dark Ruby*
Hop Monster Child Of A Jago*
Ten Tun Alanis Marmoset*
Long Man Old Man
Long Man Best Bitter*
Gun Project Babylon
Harveys Sussex Best
Three Acre Sussex Best
Utopian Brown Ale*
Thornbridge Hirundo*
Wantsum Hoppy Bunny
Tatton Tiny Chocolate Eggs
Dark Revolution Reboot*
Bearwood Caladan*
Sambrooks Pumphouse
Adnams Flat White
Stardust 10

Keg
The Kernel Lagerbier*
Salt Alpacalypse
Unbarred Joosy
Holy Goat Sunsmasher 2026*
Brasserie d'Achouffe Chouffe Framboise*
Long Arm Lucky Penny
Long Arm Shadow Wolf
Bearwood Azure Dragon*

Despite a fair bit of roaming about BOTW comes from Alton, by way of Bermondsey, The Kernel Lagerbier , excellent stuff in The Ten Tun Tap House.