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			<title>Retired Martin - VISITING THE CORN DOLLY JUST TO PLAY BOB AND OLIVIA</title>
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July 2026. Bradford. Back from the Ginger Goose, Mrs RM said she didn&#8217;t want anything to eat, which I took as instruction to head out immediately and come back with a healthy tea. I headed out into Little Germany, a part of Bradford with unrealised potential, expecting to find a dozen pizza/kebab places on the&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/12/visiting-the-corn-dolly-just-to-play-bob-and-olivia/" target="_blank">Continue reading VISITING THE CORN DOLLY JUST TO PLAY BOB AND*OLIVIA</a><br />
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			<title>Retired Martin - YOUNG (AND OLD) HEARTS RUN FREE AT THE GINGER GOOSE</title>
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July 2026. Bradford. Back from Bingley at half-five last Monday, Bradford looked a little too quiet. The 10 minutes walk from Forster Square Station to Holiday Inn Express is a row of &#8220;value&#8221; pubs, one of them offering sandwich, crisps and a pint for a fiver. As I walk past the Ginger Goose I hear&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/12/young-and-old-hearts-run-free-at-the-ginger-goose/" target="_blank">Continue reading YOUNG (AND OLD) HEARTS RUN FREE AT THE GINGER*GOOSE</a><br />
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July 2026. Bingley. Day 5 of the Cask Camino, and we&#8217;d postponed Bingley&#8217;s canalside highlights in favour of a bracing walk to the Druid&#8217;s Altar, with the promise of a pint on the way back to the station. Mrs RM will be looking for some middle-class pub recommendations for her own blog, and you won&#8217;t&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/12/bingley-after-the-druids-walk/" target="_blank">Continue reading BINGLEY, AFTER THE DRUID&#8217;S*WALK</a><br />
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			<title>Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Beery suggestions for Canada</title>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2_NuiQk-qiWYQl2uoJF_jX1pnSiKxn-uW66pbVlgYWiX_ntzdIMMsI-ocipUuL96ob-tXJhgBEXfcrlEU10cJ42aIQOu_Y_ldbdoTp_Nv-8g0_JLn8LSJnxRrRdodCowqn-A6DCFehm_jZtiZlqcFcKt9yU0Weaujer4muMIOfXAzBRMDx8AtGOjdNA/s753/Labatt_IPA_beermat.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2_NuiQk-qiWYQl2uoJF_jX1pnSiKxn-uW66pbVlgYWiX_ntzdIMMsI-ocipUuL96ob-tXJhgBEXfcrlEU10cJ42aIQOu_Y_ldbdoTp_Nv-8g0_JLn8LSJnxRrRdodCowqn-A6DCFehm_jZtiZlqcFcKt9yU0Weaujer4muMIOfXAzBRMDx8AtGOjdNA/w320-h320/Labatt_IPA_beermat.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>Next week I'm off to Canada with the kids. Two weeks of North American fun.I've been rather busy and haven't done much in the way of research about what we're going to do when we're there. I say I've been busy. That's true. But I've also been a lazy git.<br />
Any pubs and brewpubs you could recommend would be most appreciated. This is our schedule so you'll know where we'll be:<br />
15th-18th July Toronto<br />
19th-20th July Ottawa<br />
21st-24th July Montreal<br />
25th-27th July Quebec City<br />
I've only been to Toronto before so I'm totally clueless about the other three cities.<br />
If you fancy meeting up and buying me some beer, get in touch. I',m a sociable fellow and always enjoy meeting new people.<br />
Hopefully, it's not going to be too warm in Canada. Andrew really doesn't cope with heat well. When we were in Japan a few years back, several times I thought he was going to drop dead. <br />
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July 2026. Saltaire to Bingley. A late (9:30) start to Day 5 of the Cask Camino on Monday morning meant we missed the best of the Holiday Inn Express (i.e. the scrambled eggs), which came as a shock after missing breakfasts in Armenia because they didn&#8217;t start till 9am. We resume at Saltaire station, the&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/11/cask-camino-day-5-salt-mill-to-bingley/" target="_blank">Continue reading CASK CAMINO DAY 5 &#8211; SALT MILL TO*BINGLEY</a><br />
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July 2026. Bradford. I see Corby has been shortlisted for UK Town of Culture 2028, and rightly so. Who could deny a place with &#8220;hot piping action&#8221; ? It faces tough competition from Basildon and the lesser lights highlighted by the BBC in a typical sneery article. I can recommend ALL of those places, particularly&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/11/culture-ill-show-you-culture-says-bradford/" target="_blank">Continue reading CULTURE ? I&#8217;LL SHOW YOU CULTURE, SAYS*BRADFORD</a><br />
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July 2026. Saltaire. Mrs RM had scoured the internet for advice on what to do in Saltaire at the end of our (very short) leg of the Cask Camino and found 1) Salt Mill and Hockney galleries, 2) Roberts Park, 3) SALT Beer Factory. Not much mention of the characterful grid of cobbled streets built&#8230; <a href="https://retiredmartin.com/2026/07/11/salt-then-more-salt/" target="_blank">Continue reading SALT. THEN MORE*SALT</a><br />
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As a follow-up to What is Eighty Shilling, I explain a recipe for 1851 William Younger 80/-. A Shilling Ale version of 80/-.<br />
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The recipe is pretty simple: just base malt and sugar. With not the slightest indication of what that type of sugar might be. I’ve gone for cane sugar. It could also have been some sort of invert. There really was just a single type of base malt. What’s more surprising is that it was Scottish.<br />
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At just 5 lbs per quarter (336 lbs) of malt, the hopping rate is pretty low. A lot lower than Usher’s Pale ales, which received 98 lbs per quarter. There were two types of hops: Californian from  the1883 harvest and Alsace from 1884.  <br />
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<TD class="cms_table_xl69" align="right">8.00 lb</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl70" align="right">88.89%</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl77">cane sugar</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl69" align="right">1.00 lb</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl70" align="right">11.11%</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl71">Cluster 90 min</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl72" align="right">0.75 oz</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl71">Cluster 60 min</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl72" align="right">0.75 oz</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl68" width="206">Strisselspalt 30 min</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl72" align="right">0.50 oz</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">OG</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl73" align="right">1041.5</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">FG</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl73" align="right">1015</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl74" width="206">ABV</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl75" width="125" align="right">3.51</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">Apparent  attenuation</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl70" align="right">63.86%</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">IBU</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl73" align="right">39</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">SRM</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl73" align="right">4</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">Mash at</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl76" align="right">155º F</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl73">Sparge at</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl76" align="right">175º F</TD>
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<TD class="cms_table_xl78">120 minutes</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl74" width="206">pitching temp</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl76" align="right">59º F</TD>
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For those who missed it, this is my short video on 60/-.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpBJIfX1INpV6NzAWQnX2EZ2W1xxK-aKU_lwiEA044wD9Epl0uszaRAZnNuSTj40byVc7QrFCcM2dsQowCF4osg9NSOX7H-_KqshwjXv38pqbdqlMr3QN5KGnCscgtg1GP3rMwbj9ByswELMMSRSIy8L_e1tE_uWQ-fN5rdoFgj_bxveKe_-nCONd1RA/s3630/London%20trader%20Hastings.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpBJIfX1INpV6NzAWQnX2EZ2W1xxK-aKU_lwiEA044wD9Epl0uszaRAZnNuSTj40byVc7QrFCcM2dsQowCF4osg9NSOX7H-_KqshwjXv38pqbdqlMr3QN5KGnCscgtg1GP3rMwbj9ByswELMMSRSIy8L_e1tE_uWQ-fN5rdoFgj_bxveKe_-nCONd1RA/w400-h243/London%20trader%20Hastings.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>In the previous post, you left me at the <b>Royal Standard,</b>where I’d just received an update to the itinerary, from the <b> CAMRA </b>group I was travelling with.Consequently, I drank up and made my way towards the <b>Jenny Lind</b>. The pub wasonly a couple of streets away, which meant I actually arrived at thiswell-known Hastings establishment in advance of my companions.  The group’s arrival, coincided with that ofthe ambulance crew, who returned our casualty. The paramedics had managed tostem the bleeding, and apart from feeling slightly embarrassed the individualconcerned seemed none the worse for wear. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmyvCUfMl56vdtN6i24HwY_unkyHGq1S9Dc2QTQG-YtEPg-YwJK6MktnT9Pgn-f7x0Jt2f9jkVoohz7lkH2ANIUxkN8x-RQN6_-LotRr1cJE_O3FnB0K_rtsJw4jdhLH3nwCHWjEzzxu68B6h4_gTabjc2Bl7yp8YDR3cKllMltVztzQ9YSQvkUYJSTg/s3194/Jenny%20Lind%20Frontage.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmyvCUfMl56vdtN6i24HwY_unkyHGq1S9Dc2QTQG-YtEPg-YwJK6MktnT9Pgn-f7x0Jt2f9jkVoohz7lkH2ANIUxkN8x-RQN6_-LotRr1cJE_O3FnB0K_rtsJw4jdhLH3nwCHWjEzzxu68B6h4_gTabjc2Bl7yp8YDR3cKllMltVztzQ9YSQvkUYJSTg/w400-h270/Jenny%20Lind%20Frontage.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>I’d managed to order myself a beer before the <b>CAMRA</b> crewarrived, and whilst the brewery responsible had rather a strange name, therewas nothing peculiar about the beer itself. <b>Easy Street,</b> a session <b>IPA, </b>fromthe <b>Loud Shirt Brewing Co,</b> was a pleasant enough beer, as well as anappropriate tipple for one member of the group, who is known as <b>Mr Shirts </b>onaccount of the garish <b>Hawaiian</b> attire he likes to wear. There was also time fora swift half of <b>Cast Iron Stout</b> from <b>Gravesend’s Iron Pier Brewery. </b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZptyjeJmxWjKYDHzipAUphbh1HIwRThpdmh_L_8e4gX-GSE8S_ZQlr90_FfnTDF69MKSDC7eRxkH2wcgRIOvIrE1s3hjst3lYsfNHDT61aPicIICot3iokbXBfA7Rh46pReljP6-79K1inN_mDJYhl01WSlwV5IaSwx8ZnYIpzh-CmvdjBFsQ0C7S8w/s3764/Jenny%20Lind%20Bar%20Billiards.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZptyjeJmxWjKYDHzipAUphbh1HIwRThpdmh_L_8e4gX-GSE8S_ZQlr90_FfnTDF69MKSDC7eRxkH2wcgRIOvIrE1s3hjst3lYsfNHDT61aPicIICot3iokbXBfA7Rh46pReljP6-79K1inN_mDJYhl01WSlwV5IaSwx8ZnYIpzh-CmvdjBFsQ0C7S8w/w400-h228/Jenny%20Lind%20Bar%20Billiards.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>This visit marked the first time that I'd set foot in the<b>Jenny Lind,</b> and I liked what I saw. Once known as the <b>Bell,</b> this two-room pubis now named after a famous<b> mid-19th Century Swedish Opera Singer, </b>so it’squite appropriated that the music inspired theme continues on into moderntimes. The musical connection has led to the <b>Jenny Lind</b> becoming famous for itsregular and well attended musical events. There are two substantial bars, oneat the front and one at the rear, both of a similar size, and both comfortablyfurnished. A set of stairs at the rear, lead to an attractive first floorgarden behind the pub and there is also an upstairs function ring. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWOlZTTbvnNyWgrsG2pLQ-JC4kUX1TPugMC_GLbjcvGRGm2C07vp3eAlO4AB9-KmjfsnRz5KE_ZC0AlndqVBIZZLWG6m-xvqM2MJHdkZAJd3E3y0o0AKPGtyf1wJdH1FnwzggeJCXPNmvi44GV3vKKgOLD4qkqx253sgXGQQmFitum1ONglqqVkDw8kw/s3598/Jenny%20Lind%20Pumps.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWOlZTTbvnNyWgrsG2pLQ-JC4kUX1TPugMC_GLbjcvGRGm2C07vp3eAlO4AB9-KmjfsnRz5KE_ZC0AlndqVBIZZLWG6m-xvqM2MJHdkZAJd3E3y0o0AKPGtyf1wJdH1FnwzggeJCXPNmvi44GV3vKKgOLD4qkqx253sgXGQQmFitum1ONglqqVkDw8kw/w400-h236/Jenny%20Lind%20Pumps.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>The trained eye might spot something unusual about thebuilding, because this <b>Georgian-style </b>pub is not all that old, having beenpartially rebuilt in <b>1951</b>, after suffering bomb damage, at the height of <b>WorldWar II.</b> Some original woodwork was reused during the restoration, and this canbe seen in the rear of the building. The beer connoisseur will find eight handpumps adorning the bar, seven of which are cask ales, with the eighth reservedfor traditional cider. All these points add up to make the <b>Jenny Lind </b>a pubthat is definitely worth returning to.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD8S3TT7em3wxYaAX0GppmEBf-c7Sebjf3U0aEuC8SN32nZC8idnLH1y22fh42697LJaaOzNuHcvMUxlsAZQBGWP9FsbypPy5X2FAYqyhSmJ4l0BsgoiUct7LUmhivsiy_Rv2irB8VUNFsU8gDvX1mfkPg24ocVzj5Q0B483aWpZmRqrvROaHQ2cyDJA/s734/Jolly%20Fisherman.webp" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRD8S3TT7em3wxYaAX0GppmEBf-c7Sebjf3U0aEuC8SN32nZC8idnLH1y22fh42697LJaaOzNuHcvMUxlsAZQBGWP9FsbypPy5X2FAYqyhSmJ4l0BsgoiUct7LUmhivsiy_Rv2irB8VUNFsU8gDvX1mfkPg24ocVzj5Q0B483aWpZmRqrvROaHQ2cyDJA/w400-h305/Jolly%20Fisherman.webp" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>A short distance along the seafront, brought us to the <b>JollyFisherman,</b> an establishment with an interesting history. The building datesback to <b>1769</b> and was first licensed in <b>1834.</b> It originally served fishermen andthe local community, before closing its doors as a pub in <b>1959</b>. Amongst otherthings it became a pie and mash shop, before re-opening as <b>Hastings </b>first micro-pub <b>57 years </b>later. Closed, all day<b> Monday,</b> and not opening until <b>4pmweekdays,</b> we’d been advised to get to the pub at <b>4pm,</b> before it became toobusy. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHy3vxNVARSa3cpODtJsRjfbVnjg1LAJgN-Nq07CRvC8b_TxCQH7eFjWKFPDaWl7kSusP3Drqm2ilgJWUeWovnUSst1xBBxmFopga44egI2yyKvm-7SB4dZVDb6bmZxBO8DGYgdGEelblqojld_DJ8pyFnNx1dJsxq9T_Otc_huc03jHBm-sxtAZScJI/s4070/Fishermans%20Bar.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHy3vxNVARSa3cpODtJsRjfbVnjg1LAJgN-Nq07CRvC8b_TxCQH7eFjWKFPDaWl7kSusP3Drqm2ilgJWUeWovnUSst1xBBxmFopga44egI2yyKvm-7SB4dZVDb6bmZxBO8DGYgdGEelblqojld_DJ8pyFnNx1dJsxq9T_Otc_huc03jHBm-sxtAZScJI/w400-h225/Fishermans%20Bar.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>Acting on this advice, we not only managed to get served,but we all managed to get a seat. The pub has an attractively decoratedfrontage and once stood directly on the quayside. Black-and-white photographsthroughout the interior celebrate its long-standing place at the heart of thecommunity, and a quirky mix of furniture creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere,with a wood-burning stove providing a cosy focal point during the wintermonths. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxPBqewhI3eNtAEF6W3dLmjhmaVjPEpgPxvKv7qg75d1agE2tkdzDomqetA9d3pip-5WxLs6OXeyQK-9DqNdZ4LIz2Tj3bERSK_63skp4zmCHdCcXNGXJGz9dtDdUiZFHA1FL4W7SnXeN38Ma41Xa7ZhLg3MkeRp-yZ6Yq9vYOpukuHN4Po_mZY8AuI8/s3881/Fishermans%20Int.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxPBqewhI3eNtAEF6W3dLmjhmaVjPEpgPxvKv7qg75d1agE2tkdzDomqetA9d3pip-5WxLs6OXeyQK-9DqNdZ4LIz2Tj3bERSK_63skp4zmCHdCcXNGXJGz9dtDdUiZFHA1FL4W7SnXeN38Ma41Xa7ZhLg3MkeRp-yZ6Yq9vYOpukuHN4Po_mZY8AuI8/s320/Fishermans%20Int.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>The pub interior is definitely on the basic side, but the layout issuch, that the visitor can’t but help being drawn into conversation. The <b>Jolly Fisherman</b> serves seven craft keg beers, two caskales, and around a dozen ciders and perries, offering a varied selection forreal ale and cider enthusiasts, but as they’re all dispensed from what looklike keg taps are supplemented by a large range of canned and bottled beers ofboth <b>UK</b> and foreign origin. My beer of choice was a glass of <b>Bitter</b> from S<b>t Alban's</b> based, <b>The 3 Brewers.</b> Finally, we move on to the <b>Albion,</b> the penultimate pub onthe crawl, although it was the last pub for me. A combination of walking, heat,and probably too much beer led to my decision of calling it quits at thisclassic, seaside pub, which was once part of <b>Edinburgh</b> brewer, <b>William Younger’s</b>tied estate. I didn’t appreciate this at the time, and it was only whistcarrying out a spot of research, upon my return home, that I realised thesignificance of this. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jSmMRVLwqwLWYjh3m6IkHWcrUoCSuO6ztxAA46KWu2ruB5XpW9PN9YmJTJTJbP2cOt3jzEAGXmjNi82wokyuNvFFGDOvvn6MU8lYDkD3Mme3AlrSjuCSuEdEtso8I3vKlzeJBdIINAGKwHXlfhYwkiHIpPCclDvh3NLgsRxrvzYFzf9d1GekYujRvqQ/s3738/Albion%20Ext.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jSmMRVLwqwLWYjh3m6IkHWcrUoCSuO6ztxAA46KWu2ruB5XpW9PN9YmJTJTJbP2cOt3jzEAGXmjNi82wokyuNvFFGDOvvn6MU8lYDkD3Mme3AlrSjuCSuEdEtso8I3vKlzeJBdIINAGKwHXlfhYwkiHIpPCclDvh3NLgsRxrvzYFzf9d1GekYujRvqQ/w400-h238/Albion%20Ext.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>Formerly the <b>Royal Albion,</b> and first licensed for drinks in<b>1730,</b> this spacious former hotel has been tastefully refurbished with manyimprovements including a stage for live music, beautifully designed bar tops,stylish furniture and some traditional hand-written signage. There is a smallerbar which can be shut off as a small function room and a separate larger bar. <span style="font-family: Aptos">Thepub has kept its traditional ambience because, as mentioned above, it was once a<b>William Younger's </b>house, and one of a number of traditional <b><i>“ScotchHouses&quot; </i></b>acquired by the <b>Scottish brewer</b>, during the <b>1930’s</b>. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Aptos"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUDfb57wAbdBG1-zCYPQfZGtO_hEnZTiczkIDuTQuzBaL4y3hi81a2sJJE796xgTYmO64PA7H8VihF3RdXsEu4FVVFmTpnRZgCuUPWHecJEaS5fofXv-zkXgIUYaP7NtXX4poTWrmVXH0LJ1878SWknfpKAT-fy9ktxIEtXPmnmY7h1eFSEKwlzOaT4c/s3832/Albion%20Room.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUDfb57wAbdBG1-zCYPQfZGtO_hEnZTiczkIDuTQuzBaL4y3hi81a2sJJE796xgTYmO64PA7H8VihF3RdXsEu4FVVFmTpnRZgCuUPWHecJEaS5fofXv-zkXgIUYaP7NtXX4poTWrmVXH0LJ1878SWknfpKAT-fy9ktxIEtXPmnmY7h1eFSEKwlzOaT4c/w400-h240/Albion%20Room.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Aptos">Most of thesepubs were in the <b>London</b> area, although the majority have been altered out ofall recognition, but the <b>Albion</b>, and its ornate, period wood panelling, is oneof the handful of survivors, and today forms part of its <b>CAMRA’s NationalInventory</b> of historically important pub interiors. </span>The <b><u><a href="https://albionhastings.com/" target="_blank">Albion </a></u></b>boasts six hand pumps, plus a changing range of traditional ciders, dispensedfrom poly-pins, kept behind the bar. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL2_TamButC32Ds7bv78zH9ziinCZBelk-INolTYf7gHRUMlN9QPjhS3PFVNwC311-kf_HCyVMn_M9Gl7jc_3I8kDEb4KmIvm4vgTgl68zXOHRIqVIVX3roSQmOcLe8Ij1UcxGw7Ruus_BK__vCipyG2OTNNzEVffbY6dWu6AimH7qAKorbkJStjw0h8/s3634/Albion%20pumps.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLL2_TamButC32Ds7bv78zH9ziinCZBelk-INolTYf7gHRUMlN9QPjhS3PFVNwC311-kf_HCyVMn_M9Gl7jc_3I8kDEb4KmIvm4vgTgl68zXOHRIqVIVX3roSQmOcLe8Ij1UcxGw7Ruus_BK__vCipyG2OTNNzEVffbY6dWu6AimH7qAKorbkJStjw0h8/w400-h239/Albion%20pumps.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>I opted the <b>Albion East Sussex Pale</b>, a <b>4.2% beer</b> from <b>Lakedown Brewing.</b> I'm guessing this offering is a <b><i>&quot;house&quot;</i></b> beer, produced exclusively for the pub.  The<b> Albion  </b>has established a reputation forits award-winning pies and pasties, which are also available from the <b><i>“PastyShack” </i></b>on the seafront side of the pub. (Ever wish you’d done your research inadvance??)<span style="font-family: Aptos">So,with a <b>CAMRA NI</b> listing, and award-winning pasties available next door, the<b>Albion </b>will definitely form part of any future visit to<b> Hastings.</b> As for me, Iheaded for the station, passing on the way the <u><a href="https://theseadogpub.com/" target="_blank"><b>Seadog</b></a></u><i><u><a href="https://theseadogpub.com/" target="_blank"><b>,</b></a></u></i> the pub marked down asthe final point of call on the day’s itinerary. Described on the pub’s websiteas <b><i>“A proper independent pub, the Seadog is a family-run boozer with a touch ofIrish charm”. </i></b>Sounds good, although definitely somewhere for another day!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHajGwjnGvTl4EdkAKsLobH3tkOxSwWQAQTPI1t3k5PwFF6eh5k9MkAfZTXbf1SRWHM5MvXPieMTEP35XbL-Vc4D-n_mLgVoHrgxHSjvj568PY9Qs-Bf6_qYdzRPzkfoYmG9yxhTVTL7Opd0q99STV_DkxBbqr4_l32wBnJB3asfEIT-nexYCOLA/s2775/hope_queen_beer_honey_ale.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHajGwjnGvTl4EdkAKsLobH3tkOxSwWQAQTPI1t3k5PwFF6eh5k9MkAfZTXbf1SRWHM5MvXPieMTEP35XbL-Vc4D-n_mLgVoHrgxHSjvj568PY9Qs-Bf6_qYdzRPzkfoYmG9yxhTVTL7Opd0q99STV_DkxBbqr4_l32wBnJB3asfEIT-nexYCOLA/w156-h200/hope_queen_beer_honey_ale.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dublin's Hope brewery is celebrating ten years in production this year. They've come a long way from the contract brewer I first met at the RDS beer festival <a href="https://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2015/09/last-round.html" target="_blank">in 2015</a>, growing into one of the established mainstays of Irish brewing, via the radical and daring strategy of making nice beer and then selling it to people.<br />
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Celebrating with it is its Dutch twin sister brewery, and homophone, <a href="https://www.brouwerijhoop.nl/" target="_blank">Hoop</a>. Hope has brewed its own version of a honey ale Hoop did earlier this year. It's called <b>Queen Bee®</b> and is 5.5% ABV, found on tap at Caribou, thanks to a heads-up from Lisa Grimm on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lisagrimm.com" target="_blank">teh socials</a>. The honey manifests in the flavour as meadow flowers and a sterner waxen note, both of which return emboldened in the flavour. It tastes more of perfume than honey, almost musky: arguably less honey-like than a typical, unadorned, golden ale in the low-countries style. And while it's definitely a gimmick, it doesn't lose sight of the underlying beeriness, with a lager-like clean crispness in its finish as well as matching grassy hop bitterness. Not a bad effort, all told. A big imperial stout would have been better, though perhaps less suitable for a mere ten-year-old.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQSkBb1GI7ChVTtMckCw8Too-7QTk_3sJgeMIYyjunh3bKMSetVgAs7pWw7qvwdsUP48-8AmTmCBE6gyL0TeguzQaysiyVLZ-GjyC9h3_Q0E4nRo9BMsAMpPlX7PO8dca00fMIB2JQOozkKNTXL95jNMQ-5anlQxCFJYW2OJxj8JolIJxNyKLeg/s2905/hope_summer_2026_new_england_ipa.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQSkBb1GI7ChVTtMckCw8Too-7QTk_3sJgeMIYyjunh3bKMSetVgAs7pWw7qvwdsUP48-8AmTmCBE6gyL0TeguzQaysiyVLZ-GjyC9h3_Q0E4nRo9BMsAMpPlX7PO8dca00fMIB2JQOozkKNTXL95jNMQ-5anlQxCFJYW2OJxj8JolIJxNyKLeg/w155-h200/hope_summer_2026_new_england_ipa.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>After a couple of years at a heady 5.5% ABV, the brewery has dropped the strength of its summer seasonal <b>New England IPA</b> down to 4.9%, where it was last seen in 2020. Well, at least it gives me an excuse to review it again. I see from the data that the bittering units have also plummeted, 23 today compared to 42 six years ago. That would be quite shocking, if IBUs actually meant something. It looks... normal: a sunny yellow colour, with a slight translucency indicating a low gravity. The aroma is zesty, and sharper than I was expecting, leading into a flavour that's much more about the west-coast lemon and lime than any New England vanilla custard. I approve. It's light enough to be refreshing and thirst-quenching, which is another boon from the decision not to go full sludge. On the downside, the finish is rather abrupt, and it could reasonably be accused of thinness. While fun at first, the bittering does get a little severe towards the end -- sharp aspirin and zinc -- and if the intention was for this to be a session beer, I'm not sure it succeeds. One was enjoyable, however. I reckon there's a sweet spot to be hit, between this and the soupy fruit salad jobs.<br />
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Happy birthday to Hope, then. It has certainly brightened my drinking life in Dublin over the last decade -- I count the Hop-On tap in Dublin airport among my best friends. Long may the regulars, seasonals, limited editions and collaborations continue. What more could one want from a local producer?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJ-d-faTHe7U60JTJqnGbOfdFm2nL_0eBy-A-nZagCFITUDrCh5xTOkVr6PNDD2q90EwtDI-StFqLyJYuvvbA50F9HFgkF_nR6nhVpYmmuelbyIalnXIlT2-WNxKbQv4Y0VZbb22nk9davZYbAUDAXH2l4IwdJC2SUlu-v5K2_cf18VY1yhaI6sB-jQ/s618/Young_Burton_Ale.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oJ-d-faTHe7U60JTJqnGbOfdFm2nL_0eBy-A-nZagCFITUDrCh5xTOkVr6PNDD2q90EwtDI-StFqLyJYuvvbA50F9HFgkF_nR6nhVpYmmuelbyIalnXIlT2-WNxKbQv4Y0VZbb22nk9davZYbAUDAXH2l4IwdJC2SUlu-v5K2_cf18VY1yhaI6sB-jQ/w258-h320/Young_Burton_Ale.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></div>A year into the war, what had happened to Youngs beers? To be honest, not very much.<br />
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The situation was very dynamic, so it’s worth saying exactly when this snapshot was taken. All these beers were brewed in August 1940, except for XXXX, which is from December.<br />
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Things hadn’t yet become so bad that drastic action was required. Just a few tweaks were necessary. That wouldn’t be the case for the whole of the war. For now, there was little change to the beers being brewed. Other than the price.<br />
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For example, the cost price of a 36-gallon barrel of X Ale had risen from 49 shillings and 11d in August 1939 to 111 shillings and 9d twelve months later.  That more than doubling in price was mostly due to increases in tax.<br />
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The most obvious change is a slight reduction in gravities. Most beers lost 1º, the exceptions being A, PAB and XXXX, which were unchanged, and XXX, which fell by 2º.<br />
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It’s a similar story with hopping rates. Those for the two Black Beers and the Mild Ales are unchanged. While that of the Pale Ales has been reduced by 1 lb per quarter (336 lbs) of malt.<br />
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The rates of attenuation look somewhat higher in this set. I wouldn’t read that much into it, as final gravities varied quite a bit from brew to brew. And even across the different fermenters in a single batch.  <br />
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<div class="cms_table"><table width="587" class="cms_table"><tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl113" width="587" colspan="8"><b>Youngs beers in 1940</b></TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl105"><b>Beer</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl101"><b>Style</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl101"><b>OG</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl101"><b>FG</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl101"><b>ABV</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl103" width="69"><b>App.  Atten-uation</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl106" width="65"><b>lbs  hops/ qtr</b></TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl106" width="65"><b>hops  lb/brl</b></TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl109">A</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl109">Mild</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl112" align="right">1029</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1005.5</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">3.10</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">80.90%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">6.14</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">0.71</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl109">X</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl109">Mild</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl112" align="right">1034</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl112" align="right">1005</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">3.84</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">85.34%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">5.60</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">0.81</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl102">PAB</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl102">Pale Ale</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl111" align="right">1039</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1008.3</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">4.06</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">78.69%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">7.00</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">1.07</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl102">PA</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl102">Pale Ale</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl111" align="right">1047</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1012.7</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">4.53</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">72.89%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">7.00</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">1.29</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl102">P</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl102">Porter</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl111" align="right">1034</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1008.3</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">3.40</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">75.56%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">7.00</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">0.99</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl102">S</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl102">Stout</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl111" align="right">1052</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1016.6</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">4.68</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">68.04%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">7.00</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">1.52</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl102">XXX</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl102">Strong Ale</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl111" align="right">1055</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl110" align="right">1017.2</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">5.00</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">68.77%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">5.60</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">1.31</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl109">XXXX</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl109">Strong Ale</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl112" align="right">1081</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl112" align="right">1036</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">5.95</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl108" align="right">55.54%</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl107" align="right">6.09</TD>
<TD class="cms_table_xl104" align="right">2.00</TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl116" colspan="8"><b>Source:</b></TD>
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<tr valign="top" class="cms_table_tr"><TD class="cms_table_xl119" colspan="8">Young's brewing record held at Battersea Library, document  number YO/RE/1/9.</TD>
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