Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:10 pm  

great xmas treat for me as the lad brought down a crate of Adnams Broadside from blighty - surely the best bottled ale in the world ?

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:29 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

great xmas treat for me as the lad brought down a crate of Adnams Broadside from blighty - surely the best bottled ale in the world ?

Was that the 6.3% Strong Original version? ... I had a bottle of that on New Years Eve.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:26 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Was that the 6.3% Strong Original version? ... I had a bottle of that on New Years Eve.

yeh, the 6.3% stuff - sheer nectar in a bottle and i've three bottles left !!!

better than the french cr@p tho' some of the belgian ale is quite drinkable ....

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:58 pm  

Had a nice pint of Wentworth Brewary Camberwell Beauty 4% in Lick (Hull) on Saturday.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:50 am  

I read at the weekend in Tyke Taverner how CAMRA, Greg Mullholland & others have accused our morally corrupt government of colluding with the giant PubCo's to arrive at a voluntary self-regulatory agreement & maintain the current PubCo sytem that is decimating the industry. Apparently the government only spoke to the PubCo's during the consultation.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:03 pm  

Visited two of my favourite real ale pubs in Hull on Saturday, sampled the following:

Wensleydale Falconer 3.9% (Hop & Vine)

Wellington Inn First Duke 3.7%
York Terrier 4.2%
(both at the Wellington Inn)

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:48 pm  

Called in at the Hare and Tortoise at Parrots Corner on Friday (just gone) after work with Mrs M. Pint of York Terrier (in good nick mind) was £3.30 and a large glass of an average Argentinian Rose wine, £5.75. Must call in again when I win the Lottery. Why real ale has to be that price is beyond me and to the casual drinker the John Smiths Smooth at £2.30 was an obvious bargain. Not the way IMO to convert folk to the Good Stuff.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:19 pm  

The least patronised pub in Bentley now doesn't open midweek .... which is a fantastic cure for my laziness ... I now have to walk to other pubs in the village which do have Real Ale ... Win / Win

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:21 pm  

Popped into Hop & Vine in Hull last night before my regular club, sampled the following:

Grafton Moon Frost 4%
Tom Woods Bomber County 4.8%

Wasn't all that keen on the Tom Woods (think it was a stout), but the Grafton was excellent, went down very easily.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:08 pm  

went with the good lady to elsecar,market hotel for refreshments!!!!.
two roses "chinook"
acorn "barnsley gold",
one of my favourite pubs.