Leyton Orient Supporters Club (Free House)
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13 Apr 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Early-evening visit following a busy day and a good win for the O’s. Many of the casks have been drained by the time I get here.
Mighty Oak - Honky Tonk | 3.70 | | Amber coloured and tasting like alcoholic sherbet fountain. Wheat in the mash and loads of Centennial hops. Just the sort of thing I like. |
Gloucester - Dockside Dark | 5.20 | | Full-flavoured porter. |
Mighty Oak - Rodeo | 4.20 | | Pale copper-coloured, with some sort of spiciness from the hops. |
Dark Star - Hophead was 3.8% (some has also been brewed by Fuller's) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Wild Rover | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Jester's Best | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
28 Feb 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Another very busy little beer festival underway (continues on Friday) – mostly featuring new and/or small breweries.
Golden Duck - Reverend Green | 5.50 | | Amber coloured, nice and hoppy. |
Deeply Vale - Golden Vale | 4.20 | | Nice, golden, malty, slightly sweet beer. |
Hand Drawn Monkey - What Would Jephers Do? | 4.50 | | Brewed with rye and well-hopped. |
Just a Minute - IPA | 4.60 | | Good IPA with a lemony, citrusy flavour. |
Colchester - Metropolis | 3.90 | | Golden-coloured and balanced. |
BlackBar - Blacklight | 4.00 | | Dark golden colour, quite hoppy. |
First Chop Brewing Arm - HOP | 4.10 | | Very pale and hoppy. Grew on me as the glass went down. |
Sunny Republic - American Brown Ale | 5.00 | | Beer style that is all the rage just now – and this is a good ‘un. |
Triple fff - Moondance | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Swannay (formerly Highland) - Scapa Special | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Ilkley - Black | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
WharfeBank - Tether Blond | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Brewshed - American Blonde | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Tap East - Coffee in the Morning (has been 5.7% too) | 5.60 | Not Tried | |
Bishop Nick - Heresy (was once 4.1%) | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
London Fields - Black Path Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Old School (OSB) - Hopscotch | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Bishop Nick - Ridley's Rite | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Crate - Stout | 5.70 | Not Tried | |
Brüpond - Ain’cho Mum’s Chilli Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Three Kings - Russett Mantle | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
05 Feb 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Pre-match visit, plus a very quick post-match pint. A larger than average attendance at tonight’s match and so very crowded in here.
Mighty Oak - Kings (was 3.9% before 2013) | 4.20 | | (Note: No apostrophe in beer name). A really good showcase for Citra hops. Full of citrus and tropical fruit flavours, with a long hoppy finish. |
Mighty Oak - Crafty Cockney | 3.70 | | Amber and bitter. |
Spitting Feathers - Special Ale | 4.20 | | Sweet and malty. |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Slater's - Top Totty | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Riders on the Storm | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Weltons - Old Harry | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Rabbie's Revenge | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Old Flame | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
15 Jan 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Pre-match visit only for me tonight, and good to get out of the cold for a while.
Viper (Mighty Oak) - Jake the Snake | 4.00 | | This is a Mighty Oak Brewery beer, brewed primarily for the Viper pub at Mill Green, Essex. Golden and well-balanced. |
Mighty Oak - Rabbie's Revenge | 4.10 | | Chestnut-coloured bitter with some good hops. |
Mighty Oak - Elfin Safety | 3.70 | | Nice, traditional bitter that starts dry and becomes sweet. |
Triple fff - Moondance | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Orkney (Sinclair) - Northern Light (superseded by separate 4% entry) | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Old Nick's Nog | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Snow Queen | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
08 Jan 2013 (Stephen Harris)
Quite a modest beer offering tonight to reflect the low attendance expectation for the match. All casks enthusiastically emptied by closing time however.
Burnside - 3-Bullz | 3.80 | | Fruity, brown/orange bitter. Harmless, but somehow moorish and I had two swift pints. |
Plain Ales - Arty Farty | 3.90 | | Crisp and pale. |
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Pale Rider | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Whitstable - East India Pale Ale (or EIPA) | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad | 3.60 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Wilson Potter - Ruby Red | 4.40 | Not Tried | Ran out very swiftly, before I had a chance to indulge. |
29 Dec 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Excellent post-match drink after a good win for the O’s. I didn’t take much in the way of notes, and apparently had missed some good beers before the match.
The Brew Co (now called Exit 33 after a spell as Sky's Edge) - Frontier IPA | 4.70 | | A typically pale and hoppy beer. |
Cambridge Moonshine (see also Moonshine) - Night Watch Porter | 4.80 | | 4.5% according to pumpclip. |
Burnside - M-Pire | 5.20 | | Strong Scottish Heavy. |
Old School (OSB) - Hopscotch | 3.70 | | Golden and citrus-hopped. |
Worsthorne - Red Man | 4.20 | | |
Stamps - Russian | 4.20 | | Golden. |
Skinner's - Betty Stogs Bitter | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Burnside - Wild Rhino | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Holt's (see also Joseph Holt) - Maple Moon | 4.80 | Not Tried | |
Brains - Fir King Good | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
Thwaites - Good Elf | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
21 Dec 2012 (Stephen Harris)
It is the annual Mighty Oak night; a fixture in the local events calendar and immensely popular. The doors opened at 5pm, every seat was taken by half past and the room was crowded by 6. Beers started running out by 9pm. A great night. Mince pies all round.
Mighty Oak - Old Nick's Nog | 4.50 | | A dark, rich porter. The first beer to sell out. |
Mighty Oak - Three Kings | 4.20 | | A very hoppy pale ale. |
Mighty Oak - Snow Queen | 4.40 | | A very moorish, pale, wheat beer. |
Mighty Oak - White Christmas | 4.00 | | Pale coloured, with a crisp character. |
Mighty Oak - Elfin Safety | 3.70 | | A traditional, brown bitter. Well balanced – initially bitter, becoming sweet in aftertaste. |
Mighty Oak - Bingle Jells | 5.20 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Yellow Snow | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Auld Fang Syne | 3.90 | Not Tried | |
24 Nov 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A good crowd in today and a high turnover of beers, I doubt I noted them all.
Bank Top - Old Slapper | 4.20 | | |
Wilson Potter - Triple Gem | 3.90 | | Golden, with some citrusy hop tastes and a dry finish. |
Canterbury Brewers - 2012 | 4.20 | | Amber coloured with good hop / malt balance. |
Kelham Island (probably brewed by Thornbridge now) - Ace of Spades | 4.00 | | Dark brown and fairly mild. Not as loud and in your face as the name suggests. |
Canterbury Brewers - Scrumpkin | 4.60 | | Exceptionally fruity and spicy. |
Triple fff - Alton's Pride | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Purple Moose - Dark Side of the Moose | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
Bank Top - Sweeney's | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Fyne - Jarl | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Clark's (sometimes shown as Westgate Brewery) - Traditional Bitter | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
10 Nov 2012 (Stephen Harris)
Post-match session, with a wide range of beers to chose from, a few of which are left over from the recent beer festival.
Worsthorne - Packhorse | 3.70 | | Balanced and dry, amber-coloured bitter. |
Triple fff - Witches Promise | 5.00 | | All I noted was that this beer is amber in colour. |
Goody Ales - Bleangate Brewery - Good Sheppard | 4.50 | | Dark and very fruity. |
Moorhouse's - Black Cat Mild | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
Moorhouse's - Pride of Pendle | 4.10 | Not Tried | |
Mighty Oak - Oscar Wilde Mild | 3.70 | Not Tried | |
Weltons - Old Cocky | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
Dunham Massey - Chocolate Cherry Mild | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Bowland - Sky Dancer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
Tonbridge - Coppernob | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
Royal Tunbridge Wells - Helles | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
Hop Fuzz - Veteran | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
North Star - Helmsman | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
Allendale - Werewolf | 5.50 | Not Tried | |
Ridgeside - Last Horizon | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
Concrete Cow - Bit of Bully | 3.50 | Not Tried | |
08 Nov 2012 (Stephen Harris)
A very well-attended beer festival in progress. The evening includes the presentation of the award for Greater London CAMRA Club of the Year. I list just the beers I tried from the 30 available.
Canterbury Brewers - Loco IPA | 3.90 | | Superbly hopped, US-style IPA. |
Ringway - Session | 3.80 | | Amber-coloured. Nice citrusy hops. |
Rockin Robin - Reliant Robin (superseded by 3.7% version) | 4.20 | | Amber coloured, dry bitter. |
North Star - Helmsman | 4.20 | | Decent pale ale. Good malt and hops balance. |
Tír Dhá Ghlas - Jolly Roger | 3.70 | | Very traditional English bitter, full of caramelly, sweetish Crystal malt tastes and Kentish hops. |
Cheshire Brewhouse - DBA | 4.60 | | Chestnut-coloured bitter; quite full-bodied and tangy. |
Scarborough - Blonde | 3.80 | | This one a bit flat and out of condition from the stillage. Suspect it might be a bit dull anyway. |
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