Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:07 pm  

weighman wrote:

Had a festive drink in Weatherspoons in Scarborough Tuesday after walking 4 miles . Abbot Ale in fine form.

An enjoyable day out .

My Christmas Eve in Thorne was good also , good atmosphere , didnt see Fargrange though.

I went to Donny last Tuesday where about 20 lads had put their name to go. As usual 7 turned up so off we popped on the train. Started in the Trades and Labour. First time in here and was very impressed, with a group and comedian to follow. After that it was Dive Dive Dive with Cliffy finding out the best Cheap beer on offer. The Castle looked very dodgy in the back room. Was in the Windmill on Friday teatime and Tavern Christmas day. Will be in Far Grange club New Years Eve to see Eddison Lighthouse. Keep on Rocking

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:03 am  

York yesterday.

The York Tap adjacent to the Railway Station had 17 real ales available

Full report later

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:33 am  

York on Wednesday;

Redwillow Heartless Chocolate Stout 4.9% in the Pivni WBF
York Centurions Ghost Ale 5.4% in the Last Drop Inn
Great Heck Bah Humbug 4.5% in the Guy Fawkes Inn
York Wonkey Donkey 4.5% in the Three-Legged Mare
Partners Shoddy Porter 4.5% in Ye Olde Starre
Black Sheep Ruddy Ram 4.0% in the Maltings
Ilkley Stout Mary 4.5% in the York Tap

Only the two York brews had been sampled before and the Wonkey Donkey not for some time.

Redwillow (Macclesfield) and Partners (Dewsbury) are breweries who's ales I haven't had before and both were very nice indeed.

In fact not an average / poor drink all day.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:01 pm  

Enjoyed some excellent ales around Hull town last night:

Three John Scots (a Weatherspoons): Ruddles Best 3.7%
Bombardier 4.3%
Tom Wood's Bomber County 4.8%

Lick bar: Ay Up (Dancing Duck Brewary) 3.9%

Burlington Tavern: Theakston Lightfoot 4.1%

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:24 pm  

myself and brighton dons fan,my son were in york yesterday only visited the maltings and the tap on the station.both superb
roosters "yankee",york "guzzler" in the maltings aswell as lunch.
purity "gold" in the tap.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:19 am  

The Gatehouse had the very enjoyable Wentworth Plum Pudding 4.7% available on Thursday and the Old Angel had on one of my personal favourites Leeds Midnight Bell 4.8%.

I haven't always been a fan of Springhead's brews but Drop of the Black Stuff 4.0% (in the Yorkshire Grey) was certainly one of the better one's I've sampled.

A brewery whose beers always seem very palatable is Vale (Brill, Bucks) and Cask Corner had available their Good King Senseless 5.2% which certainly maintained my positive view.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:26 am  

The Dovecote Inn, Laxton, Notts on Friday evening ... A couple of pints of Hartley's Cumbria Way 4.1%.

Despite a number of trips to Cumbria, I don't recall having had a beer from the Ulverston brewery before.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:11 pm  

Tough Question Wanderer, but do you have a favourite tipple!

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:20 am  

Wanderer wrote:

The Dovecote Inn, Laxton, Notts on Friday evening ... A couple of pints of Hartley's Cumbria Way 4.1%.

Despite a number of trips to Cumbria, I don't recall having had a beer from the Ulverston brewery before.

I've had their Laughing Gravy up there before, which was nice. It is also available in bottles, though I've not sampled them.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:35 pm  

fargrange1 wrote:

Tough Question Wanderer, but do you have a favourite tipple!

It is a tough one ... too many to choose from.

Honourable immediate mentions go to ...

Brains The Rev James
Leeds Midnight Bell
Batemans XXXB
Black Sheep Ale (as opposed to the Bitter)
Thornbridge Lord Marples
Adnams Gunhill

... I'll have missed loads of other favourites too.