: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:52 am  

askernlad wrote:

at the baxters arms fenwick last week,the guest ale was" betty stogs" by cornish brewers skinners.full bodied, alan put a nice head on it unlike the cornish do.all round a very pleasant pint

Is that Geoff's lad?

: Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:12 pm  

it certainly is.excellent landlord just like his dad.

[Wanderer]

: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:19 am  

Real Ale Report from The Lakes ...

Monday ...

Torver
Bluebird XB 4.2% (Coniston Brewing Co) at the Wilson Arms.
Tag Lag 4.4% (Barngates Brewery) and
Ennerdale Bitter 3.6% (Whitehaven Brewing Co) at the Church House Inn.

Coniston
Old Man Ale 4.2% and Blacksmiths Ale 5.0% (both Coniston Brewing Co) at the Black Bull (home of the afore mentioned Brewing Co).

Pint of the day ... tough call, either of the Coniston brews although at £3.40 per pint you'd expect something decent!

: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:51 am  

WANDERER wrote:

... although at £3.40 per pint you'd expect something decent!

Blooming "rip-off tourists" prices.

: Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:35 pm  

Yeah....... £3.40 is really taking the p/ss.

: Tue Sep 01, 2009 5:15 pm  

Very good pint of pride of pendle in the Boars Head in Leigh yesterday

[Wanderer]

: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:43 pm  

Real Ale Report from The Lakes (2) ...

Tuesday ...

Ravenglass
Darkest Ennerdale 4.2% (Whitehaven Brewing Co) at the Ratty Arms.

Boot
Final Frontier 5.1% (Hardknott Brewery) at the Woolpack Inn (also the home of the Hardknott Brewery).
Bitter 3.7% (Hawkshead Brewery) at the Brook House Inn.

Seathwaite
Dickie Doodle Bitter 3.9% (Cumbrian Legendary Ales) at the Newfield Inn.

Out in Coniston tonight in search of good beer at less than £3 per pint.

[Wanderer]

: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:11 am  

WANDERER wrote:

Real Ale Report from The Lakes (2) ...

Tuesday ...

Ravenglass
Darkest Ennerdale 4.2% (Whitehaven Brewing Co) at the Ratty Arms.

Boot
Final Frontier 5.1% (Hardknott Brewery) at the Woolpack Inn (also the home of the Hardknott Brewery).
Bitter 3.7% (Hawkshead Brewery) at the Brook House Inn.

Seathwaite
Dickie Doodle Bitter 3.9% (Cumbrian Legendary Ales) at the Newfield Inn.

Out in Coniston tonight in search of good beer at less than £3 per pint.

Lancaster Black 4.6% (Lancaster Brewery) at the Sun Hotel.
Old Man Ale 4.2% and Blacksmiths Ale 5.0% (both Coniston Brewing Co) at the Black Bull.

Still nothing to beat the Coniston brews although the Lancaster Black was very good.

[Wanderer]

: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:11 am  

Real Ale Report from The Lakes (3) ...

Wednesday ...

Bowness
Bluebird Bitter 3.6% (Coniston Brewing Co) at the Royal Oak.

Ings
A Bit'er Ruff 4.1% (Watermill Brewery) at the Watermill Inn.

Coniston
XB 4.0% (Hartleys) at the Crown Inn.
Old Yewdale 3.9% (Hawkshead Brewery) at the Yewdale Hotel.
Old Man Ale 4.2% and Blacksmiths Ale 5.0% (both Coniston Brewing Co) at the Black Bull (again) plus the same Brewery's Special Oatmeal Stout 4.5%.

[Wanderer]

: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:59 am  

Spent over 7 hours meandering home from the Lakes yesterday but did manage a drink or two en-route ...

Kirkby Lonsdale ... Thwaites Original 3.6% in the Sun Inn.
Guiseley ... Abbeydale Smoked Porter 4.8% in Coopers.
Liversedge ... Ossett Black Bull Bitter 4.0% in the Black Bull.