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O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 3:44 pm
by Wanderer
Warwick recently for a birthday break ... Of course there had to be real ale ...

Came across the excellent Purity UBU 4.5% in the Tilted Wig (always have that if I see it). Also enjoyed Church Farm Harry's Heifer, a bitter at 4.2% in the Rose and Crown. Church Farm being a brewery at Budbrooke on the outskirts of Warwick and one I don't believe I had previously heard of.

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 3:57 pm
by Wanderer
Also managed to extended the celebrations to an afternoon out in York (never a bad thing in real ale terms).

Pivni offered Dark Star Partridge, a best bitter at 4.0% - I have a soft spot for Dark Star having visited the pub (Evening Star, Brighton) a few years ago where the brewery was born in 1994.

Best beer of the day was a close call between Dorset Brew Co's Portland Porter 4.7% in the Cross Keys and Gadd's Ramsgate Brewery Seasider 4.3% in the York Tap, with the latter, an amber coloured bitter just edging it.

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 4:10 pm
by Wilf Grimshaw
Glad you have re-opened

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 4:12 pm
by Wanderer
Finally visited the re-opened Red Lion in Doncaster earlier this week. Now a very modern-looking Wetherspoons. Two pints consumed there, firstly Marston's Single Hop Belma (an Amber Ale at 4.0%) and secondly, Geeves Rococo (a Chocolate Mild at 3.6%). Both were likeable enough.

Cask Corner had the always enjoyable Stancill Barnsley Bitter and the Gatehouse had possibly the only Jennings Ale that I can admit to looking out for , Sneck Lifter.

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 4:14 pm
by Wanderer
Moonlight wrote:
Glad you have re-opened


:thumb:

Cheers! Are you still 'cider-ing'?

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 9:50 pm
by leafys bookmaker
Oh no 84 pages of drooling over pints of sludge! im beginning to think this is therapy for you posting on here lol only joking fella knock yourself out

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:05 pm
by Wanderer
It's 9 months since we won a game ... that's enough to drive anyone to drink :wink:

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:18 pm
by leafys bookmaker
Wanderer wrote:
It's 9 months since we won a game ... that's enough to drive anyone to drink :wink:

Thats a poor excuse to start drinking, ive gone straight onto crack cocaine! ha

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 9:34 am
by Wilf Grimshaw
Wanderer wrote:
:thumb:

Cheers! Are you still 'cider-ing'?


Yes just started the Cider season as I call it (warmer weather - allegedly) Must admit on a personal basis, that its not an ideal drink in the cooler periods, and I found myself turning to the 'Dark Side' :wink: on more than one occasion(to hell with the the gout). Brewery Tap has more than enough choice for the Cider drinker and I can't praise them enough.

Re: O/T Who's round next? - Yet More Tales of Real Ale

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 9:49 am
by Wanderer
Moonlight wrote:
Yes just started the Cider season as I call it (warmer weather - allegedly) Must admit on a personal basis, that its not an ideal drink in the cooler periods, and I found myself turning to the 'Dark Side' :wink: on more than one occasion(to hell with the the gout). Brewery Tap has more than enough choice for the Cider drinker and I can't praise them enough.


Pleased that you still manage the odd tipple of RA from time-to-time.

As for the Brewery Tap, I confess I don't give them my patronage as much as they deserve. Something I will definitely start to rectify.