Afternoon in Bristol - Fri 02nd Sept
Last weekend of the Bristol Beer Week so thought take a look what's about.
As usual started off with the Cornubia
Dorset Brewing Co. - Traditional Bitter, 4.2
Grain - Best Bitter, 4.2
Grain - Redwood, 4.2
Grain - Slate, 6.0
Prescott - Super 6.4 2016 Eldorado, 5.0
Staggering Good - Veloci Rapture, 6.5
Vale of Glamorgan - Speak Easy, 4.6
Seven Stars
Electric Bear - Split Milk, 5.0
Nethergate - IPA, 3.5
Plain Ales - India Pale Ale, 5.2
Plain Ales - Inncognito, 4.8
Stonehenge - Great Dane, 4.6
Stonehenge - Pigswill, 4.0
Twisted Brewing Co. - Conscript, 4.2
Beeriodical 71 starts Mon 05th Sept with Beers from Sussex area.
Then of course onto King Street.
King Street Brewhouse
Arbor - I Speak for the Trees, 5.0
King Street Brewhouse - Red Neck, 4.6
King Street Brewhouse - Socks & Sandals, 3.8
King Street Brewhouse - Toast, 5.0
King Street Brewhouse - White Trash, 5.8
Kongs of King Street
Ashley Down - Landlord's Best, 4.2
Ashley Down - Stirling, 4.2
Burning Sky - Aurora, 5.6
Burning Sky - Plateau, 3.5
Beer Emporium
Ashley Down - Big New York, 5.1
Boss - Boss Blonde, 4.0
Broughton - Hopopotamus, 3.8
Hardknott - Dark Energy, 4.9
Mad Dog - Now in a minute, 4.2
Moor - Raw, 4.3
New Bristol - 365, 4.0
Pheasantry - PA (Pale Ale), 4.0
XT - Animal Sloth (Rum Aged), 4.6
XT - XT10 Stout (Whiskey Aged), 4.5
XT - XT13 Pacific Red Ale (Brandy Aged), 4.5
XT - XT16 Belgian IPA (Whiskey Aged), 6.0
Apparently XT beers with spirits added one off beers so unless you in the area may not see them again.
Famous Royal Navy Volunteer Tavern
Looks like had a revamp to increase no. of beers so gets more confusing what is Cask and Keg. (Looks like they now have 24 beers on Keg and still 12 on Cask)
2nd board from exit appears cask ales starts is the last 4 on the board towards the bottom and the board nearer to exit is all cask.
Cask Beers available at time of visit
Ashley Down - Landlord's Best, 4.2
Boss - Boss Black, 5.0
Bristol Beer Factory - Seven, 4.5
Burning Sky - Aurora, 5.6
By the Horns - Mick the Miller, 4.0
Gloucester - Gold, 3.9
Kettlesmith - Ridgeline, 5.0
Left Handed Giant- Duet, 4.8
London Beer Factory - Chelsea Blond, 4.3
Moor - Union' Hop, 4.1
Vibrant Forest - Oat & Coffee Stout, 5.7
Wild Beer - Wild Goose Chase, 4.5
This evening went brave for a couple of Keg beers as 2 new breweries were required,
Lost & Grounded - Running with Sceptres, 5.2
Pipes (Cardiff) - Bohemian Pilsner, 5.2
Small Bar (Cask Beers listed only)
Good Chemistry - Redstart Rye, 5.3
Magic Rock - Rapture, 4.6
Thornbridge - McConnells, 5.0
Thornbridge - Melba, 5.2
Thornbridge - Wye, 4.7
Gryphon (Met-Ale 2 beer festival)
Festival started today and runs thru to Sunday
Bar
Burton Bridge - Damn Dog, 5.0
Ilkley - Hanging Stone, 5.0
Left Handed Giant - Lactose Tolerant (Vanilla & Cacao), 5.1
Otley - Saison Du-Pont, 5.9
Staggering Good - Dawn Stealer, 5.2
Stillage
Ghost Brewing - Reaper, 4.4
Grain - Redwood, 4.3
High Weald - Charcoal Burner, 4.3
Pheasantry - Dark Ale, 4.2
Rudgate - Dick Firkin, 4.0
Summerwine - Wingman, 4.6
Tapstone - Voodoo Juice, 4.8
Reserves
Arbor - Blue Sky Drinking, 4.4
Atom - Singularity, 3.5
Black Jack - New Deck, 4.2
Portobello - Westway Pale Ale, 4.0
Sambrook - Lavender Hill, 4.5
Vocation - Search & Rescue, 4.5
Ran out of Time after this fantastic evening and unfortunately never got to reach other great drinking establishments.
Cheers
Tim