Re: O/T - Real Ale : Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:11 pm  

Its about on the site where Raynes motorcycles used to be - bought out by Carnell motorcycles. The Wilberforts clothing shop was in the same block. Remember any of them.

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:31 pm  

Moonlight wrote:

Its about on the site where Raynes motorcycles used to be - bought out by Carnell motorcycles. The Wilberforts clothing shop was in the same block. Remember any of them.

Things are vague since the mid-90s. I had to google it for sanity but the photo just confirms it wasn't there at that time. If it is on Cleveland Street the only pub I can remember was the Cleveland, never the most inviting of places. There wasn't much for lads on the lash at that side of town apart from the Tut, which was called something else in the 80s, it will come to me later, but I always liked.

Joplins IIRC.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:37 pm  

Had a couple of seasonal ales in the Tut (Sunday evening);

Camerons Light Christmas 3.6%
Springhead Polar Beer 3.8%

Preference was for the Camerons brew.


The Hobgoblin was on form this evening in the Sun Inn.

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:12 pm  

Plenty of seasonals knocking about now. Kelham Island's Fairytale of New York being the most interesting, with its orange and cloves ?!?!? Am also fond of Thornbridge Ashford and Wentworth Ruby Robin

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:28 am  

Thorne IPA & Black Sheep in the Windmill Thorne Christmas Eve.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:55 am  

Bottles last night ...

Marstons Pedigree Victorious Ale (3.6%)
Batemans XXXB (4.8%)
Greene King Abbot Reserve (6.5%)

A trip to York for some of the Real stuff beckons today.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:14 am  

Had a few new ales in York yesterday (well, new to me) ...

Dark Star Brewing Co Double Chocolate Stout 4.5% (The Maltings)
Shepherd Neame Rudolphs Reward 3.7% (The Old White Swan)
Leeds Brewery Ale Mary 4.5% (The Swan Inn)
Wentworth Ruby Red 4.0% & Springhead Chocolate Orange Twist 4.2% (The Punch Bowl- JDW's)

Best pint of the day ... Ale Mary

Worst pint of the day ... was the ridiculously priced Black Sheep in Coopers on York Station. £3.25 a pint and not the best kept pint of Black Sheep either. Pity the trains were all over the place (many on the main-line running late) or we might not have bothered!

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:01 pm  

Had a very moreish Daleside Bobek Export lately at my favourite watering hole and the ever-excellent Saltaire Winter Ale

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:02 pm  

Mainly bottles for the past few days including a few familiar names (Abbott Reserve, Old Specklen Hen, Courage Directors, Batemans XXXB) - One new one that I really enjoyed was Wychwood Black Wych, a very nice Stout at 5.0%.

Re: O/T - Real Ale : Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:50 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Mainly bottles for the past few days including a few familiar names (Abbott Reserve, Old Specklen Hen, Courage Directors, Batemans XXXB) - One new one that I really enjoyed was Wychwood Black Wych, a very nice Stout at 5.0%.

I don't know where you buy yours from Wanderer.....I know Morrisons used to do 4 for a fiver.....although I am not sure what they do now.
But Aldi do them for £1.39 each.....if that's any help.
Limited choice though.