No pub for me, after the comparative excess of last week. Of interest was Poppyland Crab Saison in bottle.Didn't know what to expect, but enjoyable if pricey. Couldn't get hold of any of his pale ales though.My BOTW
No pub for me, after the comparative excess of last week. Of interest was Poppyland Crab Saison in bottle.Didn't know what to expect, but enjoyable if pricey. Couldn't get hold of any of his pale ales though.My BOTW
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.
Uprising - Treason
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Not a great week for quality.
Dr Mortons Transfers to China
B & T Dragon Slayer
Ringwood Boondoggle*
Marstons Pedigree
Merrimen Admirals Ale
Exmoor Ale
Oakham Bishops Farewell*
BOTW Oakham Bishops Farewell on very good form in The Merchants, Rugby and even better at The White Horse, Welton as a fresh barrel had just gone on.
No beer this week, as another dental abscess meant a course of the dreaded Metronidazole (reacts with alcohol). Not only did I miss the Wakey Beer Festival in its entirety, but I had to watch all the rugby quarter finals with nothing stronger than mugs of Yorkshire Tea!
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
A JDW festival beer for me this week Brewsters Et Citra Et Citra.
A really nice, easy drinking 4% er. Tried in The Regal Moon (JD Wetherspoon)
A pub is for life not just for Christmas