Had a selection of bottled Moorhouse's bitters on Wednesday night sat around the fire out on exercise. :)
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Had a selection of bottled Moorhouse's bitters on Wednesday night sat around the fire out on exercise. :)
Belgian Blue - ABV 4.9% from Bradfield Brewery. IHO the best beer you can buy. Purple (ish) colour when pulled and a blue tinge to the head when allowed to settle completely - which does not happen often.
Robinsons Black Beauty. Not bad :closed:
White Horse Brewery 'Waylands Smithy Ale', Yorkshire Terrier & Brains SA down at t'Palace in Leeds tonight
Had a pint of this after The Rosedale 40 mile Ultra yesterday:
http://www.lancasterbrewery.co.uk/mo...current_id=110
Spilled a mouthful of it on the carpet as I stumbled up the stairs however. Beautiful stuff.
I've been cutting down on ale but this evening I'm enjoying a bottle of Old Big 'Ead from Buxton Brewery bought on a recent trip home. Good beer and a wonderful label celebrating the best football manager ever
Had a few over the weekend:
Salopian - Oracle
Bowland - Hen Harrier
Greenmills - Delta Star
Phoenix - Arizona
Barngates - Tag Lag
Phoenix - White Monk
Banks - UCB
Two pints in the Marble Arch, manchester. home of the Marble Brewery.
Marble Pint - lovely light ale very well hopped with a dry bitter finish. 8/10
Marble Lagonda No.3 - good IPA. loads of grapefruit aroma and a sharp refreshing fruity mouth. good bitter finish. 8/10
big bottle of Stouter Porter Stout as take out to be enjoyed over the weekend :thumbup:
Barngates for my money is the best brewery in the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
Was in a pub in Hammersmith last night doing a Christmas ale festival. Can't quite recall most of what I had.
Back off there now.
Not too many this weekend but some good uns!
Walls - Gun Dog Bitter
York - Guzzler
TT - Best Bitter
Goose Eye - Chinook
+ a bucket load of Jagermeister :D
A beer and curry evening in Chesterfield yesterday saw me sampling:
Golden Bud - Brampton Brewery
Landlord - Timothy Taylor
Pale Rider - Kelham Island Brewery
Moor Top - Buxton real ale
Brigantes - Ossett Brewery
Drop of the Dark Stuff - Springhead Brewery
Sounds like a good night Alf!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Ale and Curry, a proper evening out :)
Had a couple last night myself, a very local one from a new micro brewery and 2 commerical ales:
Walls - Gun Dog Bitter
Wychwood - Hobgoblin
Wychwood - Festive Cheer
Off out again at midday for the beginnings of our Xmas do, I can see it ending in a north east city in the small hours of tomorrow :)
Will be visiting Booths the weekend after next to get some lovely Lake District beers for Christmas. Snecklifter, Tag Lag... can't wait.
a bottle of Tripel Karmeliet last night. fantastic!
big fruity (juicy pear, ripe banana) aroma and a really deep complex taste which evolved with each sip. very highly recommended 9/10
Participated in a 31 bar 'pub crawl' on Saturday in Chorlton, Manchester.
From what I remember, we had a fair few good ales!
Moorhouses - Blond Witch
Abbeydale - Deception
Marble - Pint
Bank Top - Flat Cap
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Originally Posted by ukhursty
31 :w00t: Was it a relay ? :D
still "rehydrating" after simonside...with the co-ops organic ale...disappointing :thunbdown:yet ethical :thumbup:
Nope, it was a proper pub crawl with a strict itinerary!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Either a half pint, shot, or bottle in each. Of the original 8, half completed it :)
Would not have though there was that many pubs in Chortlon. Do a continuous loop of the pubs on the green would be OK though!Quote:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
Quite a bit of walking involved ;)
How long were you out Hursty and how long did it take to recover from all that 'walking'? :w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
We began supping at midday, and finished around 10pm!Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
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 :)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
so Hursty, you're a Chorlton lad? My mates live round there - near the Green, Horse & Jockey etcQuote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
know the area well ...
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
We had our 'dinner stop' at the Horse & Jockey on Saturday, very nice pub now, they have their own real ale brewery too!
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 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
yeah indeed - they have tarted it upQuote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
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...
The Christmas Box contained:
Buxton : Kinder downfall - fantastic
Buxton : Bitter - good
Acorn : Barnsley Gold - average
Karmeliet Tripel : outstanding
Saltaire ; Cascade - disappointing use of a great hop
Saltaire Blond : - more like Bland
Cains : Raisin beer - a bit weird but in a good way.
Kirkstall : Ruin - it did for me! but very palatable.
a few more to go..........
Hawkshead Brewery - Windermere pale ale - Top ale,nice and hoppy and very refreshing
Langdale Bitter - Not sure of brewery - Very nice light golden ale
Had a stop in the Watermill at Ings on way home from the lakes today,top pub,on the leffe blond now home!
Brilliant pub that. Top brewery as well, and you pay a fair price!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fleeter
Buxton : Axe Edge - amazing! probably 10/10. if you see it buy it! buxton is fast becoming my favourite brewery everything I have tried has been extremely well crafted and they have great names!
http://www.buxtonbrewery.co.uk/
also a Stone IPA and a Stone 15th Anniversary Black IPA (10%)! both wonderful, if a little pricey.
Visited the brewery last year in the snow and they're really top guys and producing great beer.Quote:
Originally Posted by superflyguy
Ilkley Pale. New offering (premium blonde ale - 4.2%) from Ilkley Brewery; available in bottles from Booths. Tasty :closed:
And goes well with Leffe Brun, Bacardi and Coke, humous, salsa and stale breadsticks :o It's not posting on here that holds me back :closed:Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
as long as you've done a few miles to earn it??Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Pinnacle porter and Hot Lime pickle on toast, after a long week.
Thats the one, had it at rotherham beer fest last year proper little beaut, only about 3.6% i think but riddled with nelson sauvin hops [think thornbridge kipling] not seen it sinceQuote:
Originally Posted by superflyguy