Beer of the Week (w/e 13th August 2023)

[Bucking Fastard]

Not been in the Southampton for about 3month but i think their cask beers are shit.Never had a.great beer in my 20-30 visits but have noticed tht Nev seems to to rate the pub .Strange ?

I go there once or twice a year ,generally for a long session with a few others.Looking back at my NBSS scores there has been the occasional poor beer (last time Marble Mild NBSS 2 ,end of barrel) but the other beers that session were 3.5 and 4.5. What I like is the range of styles and strengths from some interesting brewers and the boozer vibe.Maybe I've been fortunate,and I can certainly remember a time when standards dropped a lot around 2015 but then recovered *.

* I need to update my review