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May 2023
4:05pm, 5 May 2023
37,194 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
CASK
1. Flacks, Double Drop, bitter 3.7%
2. Robinson, Unicorn, bitter, 4.3%
3. Bombardier, Eagle!, Amber!, 4.1%
4. Robinson, Tom and Berry, Winter Ale, 4.6%
5. Strange Times, Coyote APA, 4.5%
6. Big Trip Microdose, Session IPA, 3.5%
7. Mallinsons, Amarillo, Pale Ale, 4.3%
8. Navigation, Rebel, Pale Ale, 4.2%
9. Strange Times, Revenent, Stout, 4.8%
10. Semer Water, Wensleydale, Golden, 4.1%
11. Astral, Distant Hills, Black IPA, 5.3%
12. Telegram, Neighbourhood, Best Bitter, 3.8%
13. Knowle Spring, Timothy Taylor, Blonde, 4.2%
14. Pub Ale:best, Jack In The Box, 4%
15. Premium Gold, Lister's, Golden, 5% (my 1000th different beer since 2016)
16. Wainright Gold, Golden, Marston's, 4.1%
17. Mosaic Pale, Adnams, 4.1%
18. Lone Wolves Still How, Best, Steelfish, 4.1%
19. American IPA, Blackedge, 5.8% (I gave this 5/5!)
20. CHiron, Pale, Thornbridge, 5%
21. Lit, Beartown, American Pale, 4.5%
22. Add The Cryo, Mill Hill, NE Pale, 4.2%
23. Hooky, Bitter, Hook Norton, 3.5% (old School)
24. Pure Gold, Purity, Golden, 3.8%
25. Butt Bach, Wye Valley, Pale, 4.5% (Best Kept beer in ages)
26. Jimbo, Purity, Bitter, 4%
27. Sussex Hoppy, Lister's, Pale, 3.8%
28. Buster IPA, Bowland, 4.5% (I swear this is the bitter of a couple of years ago renamed)
29. Headless, Redwillow, 3,9%
30. Captain Smiths, Strong Ale, Titanic, ,5.2%
31. Odin, Brightside Blonde Ale, 3.8%
32. Manchester SKyline, Brightside, 4.6%
33. Best, Bitter, Long Mand, 4% (Very good)
34. Landlord, Pale, T.Taylor, 4.3%
35. Hinterland, Abbeydale, Pale, 4.5% (very good)
36. Doctor Morton's Angler Management, Pale, Abbeydale, 4.1%
37. Coronation Gold, Golden, Milestone, 4.5%
KEG
1. Vocation, Devil's Leap, Best BItter, 4.3% (poor)
2. Paulaner, HefeWeisbier, Wheat Beer, 5.5%
3. Spezialbier, Pustertaler Freiheit, Dortmunder Lager, 5.5% (the local holiday beer)
4. Kronen, Lager Helles, Forst, 5.2% (the other local brewer)
5. Hefeweisbier, Weihenstephaner, Wheat Beer, 5.4%
6. Luxus Light,Forst, Lager Helles, 2.9% ( i was up the top of a steep slope)
7. Premium, Lager Helles, Forst, 4.8%
8. Pilsner, Bitburger, 4.8%
9. Let's Go Bananas, Dunkelweizen,, 6.3%
10. Dunkel, Augustiner, Munich Dunkel, 5.6% (best holiday beer)
BOTTLE
1. Ortler, Steigl, Plsner, 5%
2. La Rossa, Distelhauser, Zwickelbier, 5.1% (I don't understand what a Zwickelbier is)
3. Erdinger Dunkel, dark wheat beer, 5.3%
CAN
1. Northern Monk, Faith, Pale, 5.4%
2. Distant Hills, Manna, IPA, 5.8% ( best so far)
3. Distant Hills, Odyssey, IPA, 5.6%
4. Brewdog, Jet Stream, Pale Ale, 4.2% (really piss poor)
5. Haze Craze, Thirst Class Ales, American Pale, 5.2%
6. Perceptionless, RedWillow, NEIP, 6.6% (excellent)
7. Little Petal, Polly's Brew, American Pale, 5.4%
8. Wreckless, RedWillow, American Pale, 4.8%
9. Weightless, RedWillow, Sesh IPA, 4.2%
10. Midnight Drive, 7 Brothers, Sesh IPA, 4.5%
11. Hoop, Full Circle, 5.6% (gluten free)
12. Happy, Pale, Cloudwater, 3.5%
13. Tom Made Me Brew It, Pale (Hazy), Thirst Class, 5.5% (Homebrew comp winner)
14. Antipodean Pale, Thirst Class, 4.8%
15. Fuzzy, Cloudwater, Pale, 4.2%
CIDER
1. Cornish Golden, Cornish Orchards, Trad. Cider, 5.0%
65 in total, slowish month, beer of the year is now Captain Smiths, Cheshire Cheese, Buxton, after a decent hike, with Pie and Chips.
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May 2023
4:07pm, 5 May 2023
37,195 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
I think I Might hit 100+ cask, 50 cans, Keg/bottle will pick up holiday time....
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May 2023
10:55am, 8 May 2023
847 posts
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Hertford Tiger
A “cycling” trip Trip to Suffolk Darsham near the home of Adnams brewery.
58 Victoria Bitter from Earl Soham brewery lovely example of a traditional bitter
59 Trawlerboys best bitter from Green Jack brewery I do like beers that say what they are.
60 Broadside from Adnams. A strong dark bitter
61 St George pale ale from Wolf brewery. Very refreshing after a cycle ride
62 secret springs. A pale ale collaboration between Adnams and Siren. Brewed in Southwold. Very fruity as you would expect and I think very much a summer beer.
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May 2023
11:54am, 8 May 2023
10,273 posts
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BaronessBL
I'll be interested to try that Secret Springs. I've not liked many of the Adnams collaborations in the past but I like some of Siren's beers so I'll aim to give that a try.
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May 2023
8:32am, 9 May 2023
849 posts
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Hertford Tiger
It wasn’t typical Adnams at all much more like Sirens beers.
An unplanned visit to a pub after a family walk led to a very unusual event. I actually enjoyed beers brewed by MacMullens.
63 Fit for a king a light amber bitter style 4.2%
64 Harlequin Golden ale. Brewed under the Rivertown label. A bit fruitier than the one above
Two seasonal beers, both very good. I hope this is the start of an improvement as they own some good pubs that I tend to avoid because of the beer.
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May 2023
9:18am, 9 May 2023
10,275 posts
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BaronessBL
That sounds good. Based on my past experience of McMullens (I grew up in one of their stronghold areas) I would think it's probably 25 years+ since I last drank one of their beers and if I have been in one of their pubs in that time (which I am fairly sure I haven't) then I would have most likely had a soft drink! But never say never - I am prepared to give them another chance should the opportunity arise - even if that opportunity isn't until after hell freezes over!!! 
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May 2023
9:34am, 9 May 2023
37,200 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
I have never had a McMullens. I shall try now.
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May 2023
3:32pm, 9 May 2023
850 posts
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Hertford Tiger
I agree with you Baroness. I’ve always avoided their pubs whenever I can. It’s just that yesterday I wasn’t in control of where we went.
I will report on some of their other offerings in due course.
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May 2023
8:17am, 18 May 2023
863 posts
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Hertford Tiger
Update on a few beers that I have tried over the last 10 days
65 Essex legend another one from Mighty oak. A bitter this time
66 Box of Frogs Tanners brewery. A very fruity pale ale nice in the sun
67 side pocket Tring brewery a bitter always a good choice
68 Phoenix Kelter brewery. A pale ale that didn’t impress me
69 pave the way from Big hug brewing, another New brewery for me this is a American IPA lots of flavour. Very good pint which made up for the Phoenix
70 Classic bitter from Three brewers.
I am lucky that my nearest pub is a really good CAMRA supporting free house with 6 hand pumps and the landlord likes to try new beers.
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Jun 2023
11:31am, 6 Jun 2023
37,403 posts
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Ocelot Spleens
CASK
1. Flacks, Double Drop, bitter 3.7%
2. Robinson, Unicorn, bitter, 4.3%
3. Bombardier, Eagle!, Amber!, 4.1%
4. Robinson, Tom and Berry, Winter Ale, 4.6%
5. Strange Times, Coyote APA, 4.5%
6. Big Trip Microdose, Session IPA, 3.5%
7. Mallinsons, Amarillo, Pale Ale, 4.3%
8. Navigation, Rebel, Pale Ale, 4.2%
9. Strange Times, Revenent, Stout, 4.8%
10. Semer Water, Wensleydale, Golden, 4.1%
11. Astral, Distant Hills, Black IPA, 5.3%
12. Telegram, Neighbourhood, Best Bitter, 3.8%
13. Knowle Spring, Timothy Taylor, Blonde, 4.2%
14. Pub Ale:best, Jack In The Box, 4%
15. Premium Gold, Lister's, Golden, 5% (my 1000th different beer since 2016)
16. Wainright Gold, Golden, Marston's, 4.1%
17. Mosaic Pale, Adnams, 4.1%
18. Lone Wolves Still How, Best, Steelfish, 4.1%
19. American IPA, Blackedge, 5.8% (I gave this 5/5!)
20. CHiron, Pale, Thornbridge, 5%
21. Lit, Beartown, American Pale, 4.5%
22. Add The Cryo, Mill Hill, NE Pale, 4.2%
23. Hooky, Bitter, Hook Norton, 3.5% (old School)
24. Pure Gold, Purity, Golden, 3.8%
25. Butt Bach, Wye Valley, Pale, 4.5% (Best Kept beer in ages)
26. Jimbo, Purity, Bitter, 4%
27. Sussex Hoppy, Lister's, Pale, 3.8%
28. Buster IPA, Bowland, 4.5% (I swear this is the bitter of a couple of years ago renamed)
29. Headless, Redwillow, 3,9%
30. Captain Smiths, Strong Ale, Titanic, ,5.2%
31. Odin, Brightside Blonde Ale, 3.8%
32. Manchester SKyline, Brightside, 4.6%
33. Best, Bitter, Long Mand, 4% (Very good)
34. Landlord, Pale, T.Taylor, 4.3%
35. Hinterland, Abbeydale, Pale, 4.5% (very good)
36. Doctor Morton's Angler Management, Pale, Abbeydale, 4.1%
37. Coronation Gold, Golden, Milestone, 4.5%
38. Moonshine, Abbeydale, Pale Ale, 4.3%
39. Waimea, Stockport, Pale Ale NZ, 3.8 % (badly kept, should be good)
40. Cock and Hoop, Nottingham, Bitter, 4.3%
41. Isolater, Slaughterhouse 4.8%, Pale
42. Crusader, Milestone, Blonde, 4.4%
43. Best Bitter, Theakston, 3.8%
44. Green Lane, Chadkirk, Best Bitter, 4.4%
KEG
1. Vocation, Devil's Leap, Best BItter, 4.3% (poor)
2. Paulaner, HefeWeisbier, Wheat Beer, 5.5%
3. Spezialbier, Pustertaler Freiheit, Dortmunder Lager, 5.5% (the local holiday beer)
4. Kronen, Lager Helles, Forst, 5.2% (the other local brewer)
5. Hefeweisbier, Weihenstephaner, Wheat Beer, 5.4%
6. Luxus Light,Forst, Lager Helles, 2.9% ( i was up the top of a steep slope)
7. Premium, Lager Helles, Forst, 4.8%
8. Pilsner, Bitburger, 4.8%
9. Let's Go Bananas, Dunkelweizen,, 6.3%
10. Dunkel, Augustiner, Munich Dunkel, 5.6% (best holiday beer)
11. Amstel, Lager, 5.2%
BOTTLE
1. Ortler, Steigl, Plsner, 5%
2. La Rossa, Distelhauser, Zwickelbier, 5.1% (I don't understand what a Zwickelbier is)
3. Erdinger Dunkel, dark wheat beer, 5.3%
4. Aira Force, IPA, 5.9%, Brack 'N' Brew
5. Ullswater Blonde, Tirill, Blonde, 3.8%
6. Windemere Pale, Hawkeshead, PAle Ale, 3.5%
7. Mosaic Pale Ale, Hawkeshead, Pale Ale, 4%
8. Lakeland Pale, Hawkeshead, Golden, 4.4%
CAN
1. Northern Monk, Faith, Pale, 5.4%
2. Distant Hills, Manna, IPA, 5.8% ( best so far)
3. Distant Hills, Odyssey, IPA, 5.6%
4. Brewdog, Jet Stream, Pale Ale, 4.2% (really piss poor)
5. Haze Craze, Thirst Class Ales, American Pale, 5.2%
6. Perceptionless, RedWillow, NEIP, 6.6% (excellent)
7. Little Petal, Polly's Brew, American Pale, 5.4%
8. Wreckless, RedWillow, American Pale, 4.8%
9. Weightless, RedWillow, Sesh IPA, 4.2%
10. Midnight Drive, 7 Brothers, Sesh IPA, 4.5%
11. Hoop, Full Circle, 5.6% (gluten free)
12. Happy, Pale, Cloudwater, 3.5%
13. Tom Made Me Brew It, Pale (Hazy), Thirst Class, 5.5% (Homebrew comp winner)
14. Antipodean Pale, Thirst Class, 4.8%
15. Fuzzy, Cloudwater, Pale, 4.2%
16. Repeater, Full CIrcle, IPA, 4.1% (not an IPA)
17. Redwillow, Nelso SMash IPA, Pale Ale!!!, 5.2%, single hop variety!
18. Happy Birthday, CLoudwater, Pale Ale, 3.5% (rip off, re-labled beer)
19. Assembly, Track, Pale Hazy, 4.5%, some sort of collab, very similar to a lot of others.
20. Lagonda, Marble, Pale Ale, 5%
21. Feckless, Redwillow, bitter, 4.1%
CIDER
1. Cornish Golden, Cornish Orchards, Trad. Cider, 5.0%
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A lot of bottles and cans, a number of repeat beers, we have been in a lot in May for one reason or another, also went a bit pale, dragging it back with a few bitters of late.
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