Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:15 am  

excellent Beaujolais Nouveau this year ! - cheers to you all ........

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:10 pm  

Beaujolais Nouveau, a nice ruby red colour with a finish like vinegar. Yes, I know it well

Apparently Brewdog ship quite regularly down here now. They had several on at the Arkwright Arms in Chesterfield a week or two back. Brought it all down on a pallet from Fraserburgh apparently. Punk IPA's my favourite. Must be a vintage

Had a very nice pint of March Haigh at the Riverhead Brewery Tap at Marsden. So good that we're planning on a weekend in that neck of the woods soon, which just might take in the Sair Inn at Linthwaite

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:56 am  

formerlyseuseuwho? wrote:

Beaujolais Nouveau, a nice ruby red colour with a finish like vinegar. Yes, I know it well
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often overhyped I must admit tho' this year it is less vinegary and quite tasty due to the perfect wine growing conditions this year - goes down particularly well with the fish & chips I find...

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Nov 29, 2010 4:32 pm  

Jemmo wrote:

Had the classic Timothy Taylors Landlord at The Woolpack in Esholt (of Emmerdale fame) on Saturday. Just like Mr.Wilkes used to pull

I suspect we'll be seeing all of you coming over to Keighley when you play us next season given the amount of cracking ales produced round here.

Cracking thead by the way.

[Jemmo]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:43 pm  

Took refuge from the snow in Weatherspoons in Sheffield and had a couple of Brains Festive Cheers (4%). Couldn't tell the difference from normal Brains to be honest!

also had a taste of Plum Pudding Fruit Beer but it wasn't my thing

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:33 pm  

Jemmo wrote:

Took refuge from the snow in Weatherspoons in Sheffield and had a couple of Brains Festive Cheers (4%). Couldn't tell the difference from normal Brains to be honest!

Not trying to be clever, but what do you mean when you say normal Brains... Brains SA? Because, I have to say that Rev James is an absolute favourite of mine.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:11 pm  

Jemmo wrote:

Took refuge from the snow in Weatherspoons in Sheffield and had a couple of Brains Festive Cheers (4%). Couldn't tell the difference from normal Brains to be honest!

also had a taste of Plum Pudding Fruit Beer but it wasn't my thing

Not trying to be clever, but when you say Wetherspoons in Sheffield, which one do you mean? There are so many.
The Bankers Draft is a favourite of mine ... oh and the Swim Inn ... oh and the Yorkshire Water Company one ... oh and that one on Cambridge Street called just Wetherspoon .......

I think Brain's SA stands for Brain's Sh/t Ale.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:00 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Not trying to be clever, but when you say Wetherspoons in Sheffield, which one do you mean? There are so many.
The Bankers Draft is a favourite of mine ... oh and the Swim Inn ... oh and the Yorkshire Water Company one ... oh and that one on Cambridge Street called just Wetherspoon .......

I think that the Swim Inn is the only one I've not so far been in.

The one on Cambridge Street is The Benjamin Huntsmen (was in there a couple of Fridays ago) ... not sure if it's recently been given that name?

A little further afield I am a fan of The Rawson Spring at Hillsborough ... and like the Bankers Draft, the Tram stops right outside

[Jemmo]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:12 am  

Yes I meant SA (I think), agree on the Rev James. First sampled that in a little pub near Aberyswyth (sp?)

The Weatherspoons next to The Yates across from City Hall...I didn't stop to read the name

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:23 am  

Jemmo wrote:

Yes I meant SA (I think), agree on the Rev James. First sampled that in a little pub near Aberyswyth (sp?)

The Weatherspoons next to The Yates across from City Hall...I didn't stop to read the name

That's The Benjamin Huntsman.