Round Sixty Eight

08/02/25

332.  Mabel's Tavern, Mabledon Place.

Beers -  

Shepherd Neame Table Beer Small Batch - short lived, on the sour side, quite lagery, not great.

Shepherd Neame First Drop Session IPA - lagery, hoppy, nothing special, bit more tasty.

331. The Fellow, York Way.

Beers -

Deya Steady Running Man - hazy, fair old froth, happy, bitter throughout, dwells, light bodied but flavour lingers, bit gassy.

Deya Magazine Cover - hazy, light froth, yellow, tasty up front lightness , airy, bitter, rather nice.

330. The Lincoln Arms, York Way. 

Beers - 

Green King IPA - tastes like a Greene king IPA.

Greene King Abbot Ale - classicly Abbott and aley.

329.  Star of Kings, York Way.

Beers - 

Hammerton Kiwi Vs - hazy, properly tastes of Kiwi, like a sour, not that bad actually, tart.

Five Points Best - hell of a head, brownish colour, mild, not that interesting, could be a bit stale, cobwebby. 

328. The Thornhill Arms, Caledonian Road.

Beers - 

Beavertown Lazer Crush Alcohol Free IPA - light, agreeable, missing something.... A nice soft drink but not a true beer.

Cruzcampo - hoppy, alright as a lager. 

327. The Chapel Market Tavern, Penton Street.

Beers:

Woodshedding Twigz English Ale - brown like a chestnut, belongs in a thatched roof country pub, woody, natural, could be drunk while building a damm on the river, nutty, earthy, splendid. 

Siren Soundwave IPA - hazy, doesn't taste much like Megatron's deputy, more up front fizz, gassy, sharp, like straw, nice.

326. The Alma, Chapel Market.

Beers - 

Verdant Brewing Co. Light Bulb-  hazy, bit of a froth on, quite sweet, settles with a tang around the tongue.

Vocation Brewery Crush Hour - hazy, deeper flavours, longer lasting mouthfeel, bitter but very drinkable

325. The Peacock, Islington High St.

Beers: 

Siren Lumina Session IPA - so very hazy, crackle of fizz at the beginning , pleasant mouth feel, citrus, lemony, fresh, enjoyable on a fine summer s day or a damp February afternoon.

Two Tribes Campfire Hazy IPA - so very hazy again, fairly flat, touch of bitterness, bit sweeter, peachy, light and sessionable.

Round Sixty Seven

23/1/24

324. Nags Head, Floral Street.

Beers: 

Nags Head Bitter - Medium chestnut, bit sweaty on the nose, very drinkable, medium bodied , quite long tail, lovely.

River Town Helles - Light amber, medium froth, no real aroma, fizz on the tongue initially but doesn't last, tasty and hoppy.

323. The Maple Leaf, Maiden Lane.

Beers: 

Founders All Day IPA - Hazyish, light mouthfeel, fizzing at the tip of the tongue, slightly bitter, bit hoppy.

Big Wave Golden Ale - Golden by name, golden by colour, bubbly, gentle wave, not so fizzy, rolls along the tongue, lagery.

322. The Marquis, Chandos Place.

Beers: 

Elgoods Cambridge Gold - Very bitter, pale, quite clear, medium bodied, strong willed like any good woman.

Greyhound Strong Bitter - Lightly smokey, brown ale, froth, smoggy.

321.  The Horse and Guardsmen, Whitehall.

Beers: 

Horse and Guardsmen Bitter - brown, brown bread aroma, mild, like buttery bread, would be a good accompaniment to food, very drinkable.

Macs AK - chestnut coloured, mild, not much nasally given away, medium bodied, fill tongue feel, lingering aftertaste, nutty. 

320. The Silver Cross, Whitehall.

Beers: 

Rocking Rudolph - it's good, Nat King Cole on the radio, open fire, presents under the tree, Rudolph rocking on the rooftop. 

Greene King Hazy Day - very flippin hazy, like industrial age cloudy sky, fruity tail, appley. 

319. Old Shades, Whitehall. 

Beers: 

Youngs Winter Warmer - a proper winter ale, deep roasted chestnut body, feels like stomach sitting next to an open fire with Nat King Cole on the radio, mulled and moved into beer state .

Youngs London Pale Ale - like licking a BBQ, light bodied , nice bitter starting flavour letting go to a deep smokey aromatic aftertaste.

318. The Clarence, Whitehall. 

Beers: 

Corona alcohol free - fizzy up front, light bodies, tasty in its own right, sweet, zesty.

Beavertown Satellite - very pale, bubbly, lightly frothy, floral, maybe a touch soapy, tasty. 

317. The Red Lion, Parliament Street. 

Beers: 

Fuller's Black Cab - black, fairly standard stout flavour, nice but nothing special.

Fuller's Winter Ale - falsely advertised as warming, why so cold, lacking spice, disappointing, bitter bitter.

316. St Stephens Tavern, Bridge Street.

Beers: 

Badger Best Bitter - bronze, peaty, medium to full bodies, fairly flat, pleasant.

St Stephens Lager - lager.

315. Camel and Artichoke, Lower Marsh.

Beers: 

Brixton Low Voltage - spiky, light, low crackle of thunder, punchy, bitter as Mad Vlad.

Beaverton Neck Oil - sharp, low bitterness, funky and hipster, pretty good though.

314. Duke of Sussex, Baylis Road.

Beers: 

Kronenberg Blanc - very smooth and pale, sweet, frothy, yellowy white.

Days Lager no alcohol - like shloer for beer, very light in colour and taste, lacks the yeasty and gassiness of a proper beer.