{"id":706,"date":"2012-05-23T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shotgundentist.com\/blog\/?p=706"},"modified":"2020-12-01T10:17:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T09:17:57","slug":"beers-of-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shotgundentist.com\/blog\/beers-of-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Beers of April\/May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve decided to start blogging all my beers. I’ll split it up by months and just add them as I get them. The amount of description or detail will probably vary, but it’s more about getting them up there, and adding a few words of recommendation. I’ve started in April even though it’s almost over, so to avoid it being a bit too short, I’ve merged it with May. <\/p>\n

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First beer on the list is Fullers Chiswick, served in the best condition at The Centre Page by St Paul’s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Alma<\/a> in Islington has a beer festival, and I went there with my lovely Katie. Below are some of the beers. <\/p>\n

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Thornbridge - Wild Swan <\/p><\/div>\n

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Red Squirrel - London Porter<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde. One of my favourite ales overall, and a very tasty mild. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Milton Brewery - Minotaur. Another lovely mild for Mild May. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Milton Brewery - Nike. Dark and flavoursome. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Crouch Vale - Brewer's Gold. A deserving multi award winning hoppy beer. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Tring Brewery - Side Pocket For A Toad. My favourite brewery with a very hoppy session beer. <\/p><\/div>\n

Kingston Beer and Cider Festival is on, and here are some of the beers I’m having (while writing)… May is Mild Month, so mild there will be. I decided to start rating the beers, so I should probably give a quick explanation of what the ratings mean: 5 – an amazing beer, that you would go well out of your way to drink again, 4 – a great beer that stands out from the general nice pint, 3 – a decent pint that you would order again, 2 – a mediocre beer that you would only drink if there were no other (better) options, 1 – a horrible beer that you would do your best to avoid in the future and might even tip away. <\/p>\n

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King - Royal Mild. A very pleasant mild. 4\/5 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Rudgate - Ruby Mild. Relatively strong and flavoursome mild. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ossett - Dark Ruby. Unusually dark-flavoured mild almost with a coffee edge rounded by a smooth sweetness. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Coastal - Merry Maidens. Strong Cornish mild with fruity cherry undertones. Almost too strong. 3\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Plain - Inntrigue. Very interesting full flavoured ale with fruit, biscuit and chocolate. Mysterious and surprising. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Welton - Light Duty. As the description says it's nothing like making love in a punt. Surprising amount of strong taste for a beer of only 2%. Not that pleasant though. 2\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Surrey Hills - Greensand IPA. A fruity, hoppy and fresh IPA. 3\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

Before going to Boulogne we stopped in at The Antelope near Victoria for a drink. <\/p>\n

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18\/5 2012 -George Gale - Spring Sprinter. While waiting for a bus to France. A very tasty, fresh spring beer. 4\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

22\/5 2012 – Cambridge Beer Festival is on and I’m there with the sun (and James). <\/p>\n

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Lord Conrad's - Hedgerow Hop. Tasty and hoppy golden beer. Great for a sunny day like today. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Moonshine - Harvest Moon Mild. A local very malty, tasty dark mild. 4\/5 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Felstar - Peckin' Order. Another amazing, golden larger with so much tasty flavour it's hard to believe it is indeed a larger. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tring Brewery - Mansion Mild. My favourite brewery is back with this lovely mild. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tring Brewery - Woodland Bell. A pleasant beerey golden beer. Slightly bitter and very fresh. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Binghams - Hot Dog Chilli Stout. Pleasant stout with a sharp spiciness without being unpleasant. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

During the break of the Cambridge Beer Festival, we discovered that the Maypole have a beer festival on as well! <\/p>\n

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Tring Brewery - Blonde. This is one of my all time favourite beers from my favourite brewery. Sweet and tasty. 4\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

Back at the beer festival and it’s even sunnier than before. <\/p>\n

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Brentwood - Summer Virgin. Very strong tasting bitter beer with some grapefruit. A bit harsh. 2\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Broughton - Dark Dunter. Dark licorice and sweetness dominate this exquisite old ale. 4\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Thornbridge - Sequoia. Another amazing fruity roasted beer. 4\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Gadds - Common Conspiracy. A bitter and flavoursome ale, with a crisp refreshing finish. 3\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Lord Conrad's - Gubbins. Strong tasting regular beer. 3\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

Back again at Cambridge Beer Festival, and having a breakfast beer:<\/p>\n

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XT - No 6. A scrumptious beer with lots of hops and malt. Great for breakfast. 5\/5! <\/p><\/div>\n

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Hop Monster - Freak Show. Very hoppy beer with bitterness and slight grapefruit. 5\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hop Monster - Rochford Banshee. A rauchbier with a plenty of sweet flavour. Not too smokey. 4\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Moonshine - Red Watch. A sweet, malty beer with slight fruit. It's not obvious that it's made with blueberries. 3\/5. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Lord Conrad's - Her MajesTea. A very special tea-infused beer, special for the jubilee. Very dry with an almost cocoa like bitterness. 3\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pickled Pig - Old Spot. For a change we're having a cider. A medium dry, very pleasant cider with lots of apple flavour. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Beartown - Black Bear. Smooth, ruby dark mild with fruit and slight licorice. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n

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Buntingford - 92 Squadron. Tasty and hoppy golden beer with a citrus finish. 4\/5<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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