Part One, Fishermans Arms Beer Fest, Easter 2018

The Fishermans Arms Beer Festival was on for all four days this Easter, unfortunately I could only make it there on the Sunday. The selection was very good and I liked most of them, the reason I have to do two blogs is the amount of beers I tried. The reason I could try so many in such a short time was by having 1/3 of pints, three at a time (as usual there), here is an old photo.

On the Sunday when we where there, we joined in with the quiz with our Mick and Brenda and one or two others. Amazingly we won, although I have no idea what happened to the winnings.

Yard of Ale, Egg-stra Yard from England

4.5% gold in colour with a nice head, bit of a citrus aroma and a fruity taste.

Yard of Ale, Black as Owt from England

4.2% black in colour with a good head, a nice smooth stout, I am enjoying some of these new stouts.

Durham, White Stout from England

7.2% gold in colour with a good head, not much aroma and the taste was bitter and hoppy.

Taylor Illingworth, Cast House from England

4.4% brown in colour with a good head, it had a nice aroma and taste a very good brown ale.

Back Wolf, ROK from Scotland

4.0% light amber in colour with a good head, not much aroma but a nice bitter taste.

Bradfield, Farmers Plum Bitter from England

4.4% amber in colour with a nice head, there was some sweetness in the aroma and taste but was it plumb? It was a decent bitter though.

Lord's, The Bandon Car from England

4.8% dark brown in colour with a good head, another good porter/stout, sweet and slightly smoky malt taste.

More of the few Bottles from March, 2018

Well, there were slightly more bottles for March than I thought, so I have had to do another blog to fit the last three in.

Sharp's, Seven Souls from England

 

5.4% deep amber in colour with a nice head, a chocolate and liquorice aroma and a similar taste.

Thornbridge, Tzara from England

 

4.8% gold in colour with a poor head, a fruity malt aroma and quite a refreshing taste.

Thornbridge, Lukas from England

 

4.2% gold in colour with a thin head, a citrusy aroma and a hoppy taste.

The few Bottles from March, 2018

As we were away for a lot of this month, the amount of bottles I had this month was right down but I did have plenty of Drafts and Cans. So I will try and get all of the bottles into this one blog.

Flensburger, Gold from Germany

 

4.8% gold in colour with a thin head, not too much aroma and the taste is like a good lager.

Löwenbräu, Original from Germany

 

5.2% gold in colour with a nice head, some malt in the aroma, an ordinary but drinkable German beer.

Cottage Delight, Bull**** Beer from England

 

4.5% gold in colour with a nice head, a hop aroma and a hop taste.

Cottage Delight, Piggin Drunk from England

 

5.0% a gold colour with a poor head, a malty aroma and a malt and hop taste.

Cottage Delight, Old Farts, England

 

4.8% amber in colour with a good head, a malty aroma and a nice malt taste.

De Molen, Licht & Lustig from Holland

 

4.5% gold in colour with a thin head, citrus aroma and citrus fruit taste.

March trip to Durham, 2018

A few days after our trip to York, we went up to Durham for a couple of days and had quite a few beers there as well.

Camerons, Brown Dog from England

4.3% brown in colour with a good head, nice malt aroma and a brown malty taste.

Bone Machine, Skeleton Party from England

5.2% slightly cloudy yellow in colour with a thin head, hops in the aroma and the taste.

Wild Beer, Millionaire from England

4.7% black in colour with a nice head, a roast malt aroma and a slightly sweet roast malt taste.

Durham, White Gold from England

4,0% gold colour with a good head, citrus lemon aroma, dry refreshing grapefruit taste.

J W Lees, Game On from England

4.2% amber in colour with a thin head, some fruit in the aroma and a caramel and malt taste.

Salopian, Bertza from England

5.5% black in colour with a good head, some chocolate in the aroma and a nice slightly sweet roast malt taste

March trip to York, Two, 2018

Continuing on from March trip to York, One, 2018, here is the second part of our trip.

Part Two

Abbeydale, Daily Bread from England

3.8% amber in colour with a nice head, nice malty aroma and a caramel malt taste.

Brass Castle, Emergency Bitter from England

3.9% amber in colour with a good head, a malt aroma and a malt and toffee bitter taste.

Turning Point, Lucid Dream from England

5.0% black in colour with a good head, roast malt aroma, a nice sweet malt taste.

Ainsty Ales, Angel on the Green from England

Drank in, The Angel on the Green, York

4.0% gold in colour with a nice head, fruity hoppy aroma, with a hoppy taste.

Sonnet 43, This Time to Me from England

4.5% brown in colour with a good head, malt and caramel aroma, a nice roasted malt taste.

Brew York, Ragnar's Revenge from England

4.5% deep amber in colour with a good head, sweet malty aroma, a bitter taste, not bad.