[Wanderer]

: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:11 am  

There seems to be only five in the 2009 GBG starting at Porthmadog and working West;

Spooners Bar, Harbour Station, Porthmadog
Station Inn, Station Platform, Porthmadog
Castle Inn, Criccieth
Lion Hotel, Tudweiliog
Ship Hotel, Aberdaron

Hope that helps.

: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:40 am  

WANDERER wrote:

There seems to be only five in the 2009 GBG starting at Porthmadog and working West;

Spooners Bar, Harbour Station, Porthmadog
Station Inn, Station Platform, Porthmadog
Castle Inn, Criccieth
Lion Hotel, Tudweiliog
Ship Hotel, Aberdaron

Hope that helps.

Thanks. None of these are too far away from our base. Could even fit in the Ffestiniog railway whilst visiting Porthmadog Cheers!

[Wanderer]

: Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:33 pm  

Enjoy and post a report when you get back.

[Wanderer]

: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:22 pm  

Third part of Yorkshire's Perfect Pint featured three more Breweries;

Copper Dragon (Skipton)
Wold Top (Driffield)
and
Theakstons (Masham)

Final part Monday 03/11/08 10.40pm Yorkshire ITV.

[Wanderer]

: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:35 pm  

Watched Neil Morrissey's Risky Business this evening (part one of three).

The star of Men Behaving Badly and pal Richard Fox set out to open their own pub and micro brewery.

The pub in question being Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn at Marton cum Grafton in North Yorkshire. The Brewery, the Morrissey Fox has already been notified to CAMRA and is recorded in the 2009 GBG future breweries section.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:45 am  

WANDERER wrote: Watched Neil Morrissey's Risky Business this evening (part one of three). Risky Business? Any microbrewery would kill for the sort of advertising appearing on television would give. Good luck to them - any idea when it opens? Who will be the first to review the beer on this thread? Talking of new breweries, a friend of mine is involved in one which has just started brewing in Wrexham (website, www.sandstonebrewery.co.uk). A long way from Doncaster, but I'm sure this thread is read by lots of others.

WANDERER wrote: Watched Neil Morrissey's Risky Business this evening (part one of three). Risky Business? Any microbrewery would kill for the sort of advertising appearing on television would give. Good luck to them - any idea when it opens? Who will be the first to review the beer on this thread? Talking of new breweries, a friend of mine is involved in one which has just started brewing in Wrexham (website, www.sandstonebrewery.co.uk). A long way from Doncaster, but I'm sure this thread is read by lots of others.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:13 am  

Weatherspoons real ale fest starts Thursday 30th October for two weeks.

[Wanderer]

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:07 pm  

Up the Dons wrote:

Weatherspoons real ale fest starts Thursday 30th October for two weeks.

Yes, there's a link on the previous page (Page 27) to Wetherspoons site which lists all the ales on offer.

: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:24 pm  

WANDERER wrote:

Enjoy and post a report when you get back.

Bone- dry weekend, apart from the horrific weather, although I have managed to pick up some bottled beers from breweries in Portmadoc and Conway.

Yesterday I had a taster rack of Okell's Eastern Spice, Wychwood Hobgoblin and Bateman's Saucy Madam (?) at the Golden Ball, Whiston. The Okell's was more like a ginger beer than a real ale despite an ABV of 4.5. The other two, I'd give about 7 out of 10 for each.

[Wanderer]

: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:42 pm  

Gatehouse, Doncaster tonight - festival kick-off!