I guess it has to be Harvey's Old Ale, sampled on handpump in Kemptown at the Ranelagh and the Crown and 'at home' in Lewes on gravity at the John Harvey Tavern.
"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.
I had the Fourpure / Cloudwater Optare, a Belgian Black IPA at 6.6% at Fourpure Bermondsey at the weekend.
Brew York Jarsa. A light and hoppy 3.7%.
Just the job when you've already had a coffee & brandy and a full bottle of Beaujolais with your breakfast in The Baum.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas