[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sat May 18, 2013 9:49 am  

Called in at Wakefield (Wednesday) on the way back from Leeds and had a pint of Clarks Westgate Gold in Henry Boons. They only had pales and goldens but I was pleasantly surprised with my choice.

Back in Doncaster later ...

Red Lion ... Elland First Light 3.7%
Angel ... Titanic Nautical Mild 4.8% x 2
Gatehouse ... Pheasantry DA (Dark Ale) 4.2% & Pheasantry Ringneck Amber Ale 4.1%

The 2 Pheasantry brews were excellent ... The Brewery (one I don't recall hearing of previously) is at Newark.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sat May 18, 2013 9:53 am  

Thursday (Doncaster again) ...

Yorkshire Grey ... Old Speckled Hen
Goose ... Cottage Waterloo 4.1% ... very pleasant
Angel ... Wychwood Battleaxe 4.2% ... also very nice
Tut n Shive ... Okells Bitter 3.7% ... ditto

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun May 19, 2013 8:43 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Called in at Wakefield (Wednesday) on the way back from Leeds and had a pint of Clarks Westgate Gold in Henry Boons. They only had pales and goldens but I was pleasantly surprised with my choice.

Back in Doncaster later ...

Red Lion ... Elland First Light 3.7%
Angel ... Titanic Nautical Mild 4.8% x 2
Gatehouse ... Pheasantry DA (Dark Ale) 4.2% & Pheasantry Ringneck Amber Ale 4.1%

The 2 Pheasantry brews were excellent ... The Brewery (one I don't recall hearing of previously) is at Newark.

Just to put you right on the Pheasantry front. The brewery is actually a fair bit closer to Donny. It's just off the A57 at East Markham on the road to Lincoln...you are bang on about the quality of the beers though Easily found, signposted at the side of the road..bit of a dirt track to get to it, but worth the effort.

They're on frequently at the Black Lion in Todwick. First tasted them at York Beer Festival last year.

Tonight I have tasted two brews new to me, one from the fledgling Harthill Brewery, Hart Stopper - a citrusy, thirst-quencher and Whim Black Christmas, a dangerously-drinkable 6.3%, chocolatey and very moreish, at the Arkwright Arms, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun May 19, 2013 8:51 pm  

formerlyseuseuwho? wrote:

Just to put you right on the Pheasantry front. The brewery is actually a fair bit closer to Donny. It's just off the A57 at East Markham on the road to Lincoln...you are bang on about the quality of the beers though Easily found, signposted at the side of the road..bit of a dirt track to get to it, but worth the effort.

I'd read ... The Pheasantry Brewery, High Brecks Farm, Lincoln Rd, East Markham, Newark, Notts ... and typed Newark ... but I take your point.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun May 19, 2013 8:58 pm  

Yesterday (Doncaster) ...

Cask Corner ...Wold Top Tenner 4.1% ... not one of their better ones IMHO
Angel ... Wychwood Battleaxe (again)
Gatehouse ... Pheasantry Best Bitter 3.8 & Saltaire Dark Matter 3.8%
Tut n Shive ... Hydes Finest 4.5% x 2 ... very nice.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun May 26, 2013 4:57 pm  

Last Sunday on the way back from York;

The Greyhound, Riccall ... Treboom Baron Saturday ... a very nice porter at 5.2%

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Sun May 26, 2013 6:30 pm  

Just back from 2 nights at the Croxdale Inn just 4 miles south of Durham ... one real ale, but a very nice one in Hadrian Border Brewery's Secret Kingdom 4.3%

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon May 27, 2013 11:12 am  

Durham (Saturday) ...

Fighting Cocks ... Marston EPA (a lovely drink to start the session)
Market Tavern ... Allend Ale Cuthberts Select Ale 4.0%
Head of Steam ... Anarchy Brew Co Smoke Bomb 3.9%
Water House (W'spoons) ... Maxim Samson 4.0%
Ye Olde Elm Tree ... Rudgate Wunjo 3.7% & Maxim Double Maxim 4.7%
(stayed in here a couple of hours ... 2 pints of each)

Best drink of the day ... Double Maxim ... the Smoke Bomb was extremely pleasant too.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue May 28, 2013 11:13 am  

Richmond (Sunday) ...

Bishops Blaize ... Richmond Station Ale 4.0%
The Ralph Fitz Randal (W'spoons) ... Great Western Meerkat Mild 3.9%

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue May 28, 2013 4:38 pm  

Check out the Pheasantry Brewery here http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 8514,d.d2k. Looks the business. Had a pint of their BB (beautiful stuff) at the Cooper and Griffin, Bawtry so was the Saturday Night Beaver 4,5% Pale ale, from Elgoods brewery, that was lovely as well.

Check out the Pheasantry Brewery here http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& ... 8514,d.d2k. Looks the business. Had a pint of their BB (beautiful stuff) at the Cooper and Griffin, Bawtry so was the Saturday Night Beaver 4,5% Pale ale, from Elgoods brewery, that was lovely as well.