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19-07-2016, 10:44
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Arriving in Somerset we’re greeted at the door with bottles of Butcombe bitter and their IPA.Maybe it’s the exhausting*journey, maybe the occasion, but both taste great*—*pure beeriness (http://boakandbailey.com/2012/11/raw-rough-and-rude/) and*sweet Christmas tangerines respectively.
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There’s more bottled Butcombe with a barbecue, alongside*local scrumpy.*‘Cider then beer, you feel queer,’ says Bailey’s Dad.*‘Beer then cider… Makes a good rider!’
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Finally, lunch at the manorial inter-war Bath Arms*in Cheddar with cool, perfectly styled*pints of Butcombe Gold — a straightforward, satisfying amber-coloured ale but*without the standard Bitter’s*whiff*of well-worn hand-knitted jumpers.
Soothing, dependable,*decent. Good old Butcombe.
100 Words: Checking in On Butcombe (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/07/100-words-checking-butcombe/) originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog (http://boakandbailey.com)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/07/100-words-checking-butcombe/)
Arriving in Somerset we’re greeted at the door with bottles of Butcombe bitter and their IPA.Maybe it’s the exhausting*journey, maybe the occasion, but both taste great*—*pure beeriness (http://boakandbailey.com/2012/11/raw-rough-and-rude/) and*sweet Christmas tangerines respectively.
http://i1.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/butcombe_recycling.jpg?resize=640%2C461
There’s more bottled Butcombe with a barbecue, alongside*local scrumpy.*‘Cider then beer, you feel queer,’ says Bailey’s Dad.*‘Beer then cider… Makes a good rider!’
http://i0.wp.com/boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bath_arms.jpg?resize=640%2C480
Finally, lunch at the manorial inter-war Bath Arms*in Cheddar with cool, perfectly styled*pints of Butcombe Gold — a straightforward, satisfying amber-coloured ale but*without the standard Bitter’s*whiff*of well-worn hand-knitted jumpers.
Soothing, dependable,*decent. Good old Butcombe.
100 Words: Checking in On Butcombe (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/07/100-words-checking-butcombe/) originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog (http://boakandbailey.com)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2016/07/100-words-checking-butcombe/)