Tonight's Real Ale

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Aye, I didn't either! We started on Upper Chorlton Road near Jam Street, down to the 4 banks, out towards Stretford, left towards the green, back down Beech Road, onto Barlow Moor Road, back towards the 4 banks, then finishing up down Wilbraham Road.

Quite a bit of walking involved ;)

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How long were you out Hursty and how long did it take to recover from all that 'walking'? :w00t:

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

How long were you out Hursty and how long did it take to recover from all that 'walking'? :w00t:

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We began supping at midday, and finished around 10pm!

I recovered by watching every frame of the UK Snooker Championship on the Sunday, including a superb Roast Chicken Dinner.

Mind you, I've not touched an ale since, giving my liver a rest till the weekend :)

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Aye, I didn't either! We started on Upper Chorlton Road near Jam Street, down to the 4 banks, out towards Stretford, left towards the green, back down Beech Road, onto Barlow Moor Road, back towards the 4 banks, then finishing up down Wilbraham Road.

Quite a bit of walking involved ;)

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Ah memories!, I lived on Barlow Moor Road for 4 years - great time there. There are a lot more bars on Beach road now compare to when I lived there 15 odd years ago.

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

We began supping at midday, and finished around 10pm!

I recovered by watching every frame of the UK Snooker Championship on the Sunday, including a superb Roast Chicken Dinner.

Mind you, I've not touched an ale since, giving my liver a rest till the weekend :)

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so Hursty, you're a Chorlton lad? My mates live round there - near the Green, Horse & Jockey etc

know the area well ...

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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo

so Hursty, you're a Chorlton lad? My mates live round there - near the Green, Horse & Jockey etc

know the area well ...

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Well I lived there for about 3 years after Uni, been going down to Chorlton drinking for longer though. Always enjoy heading back for a few drinks, fantastic vibe and atmosphere round there.

We had our 'dinner stop' at the Horse & Jockey on Saturday, very nice pub now, they have their own real ale brewery too!

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Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry

Ah memories!, I lived on Barlow Moor Road for 4 years - great time there. There are a lot more bars on Beach road now compare to when I lived there 15 odd years ago.

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Loved my time there too, I lived on York Road behind the 4 Banks. Definitely plenty of pubs down there now, makes a cracking day out :)

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Well I lived there for about 3 years after Uni, been going down to Chorlton drinking for longer though. Always enjoy heading back for a few drinks, fantastic vibe and atmosphere round there.

We had our 'dinner stop' at the Horse & Jockey on Saturday, very nice pub now, they have their own real ale brewery too!

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yeah indeed - they have tarted it up

largely for the better I think - it wasn't a great pub before

Beech over the road has changed hands as well

There's a place that does OK beer further down Beech Rd too - the Parlour or summat. Apparently owned by the same people who own the Castle Hotel on Oldham St in town which I think is a cracking little gaff.

Brains Original Stout

A small glass of Baileys has been left out for when Santa calls later

Just a selection over the Xmas period:

Moorhouses - Blonde Witch
Moorhouses - Pride of Pendle
Lytham - Gold
Caledonian - Deuchars
Bowland - Gold
Bowland - Black Dragon Porter
Bowland - Hen Harrier
Oakham - JHB
Barngates - Taglag


and many more :)

Had a pint of earnest George from welbeck abbey brewery on the way home from climbing last night. Vert tasty in a dark warming kind of manner...