Sorry WANDERER Ive never been in the Clayton Arms.

Keep an eye out for Pimpernell. It's a porter and brewed in Baradford so you might see it on draught on your side of the hill. Very nice pint too.

No problem.

Idle Dog. No, I'm not resorting to abuse. That was most definitely the beer of the weekend. Done a lot of walking this weekend and ended up at the White Hart at West Stockwith. The only way I can describe it is Abbott with more flavour ( apologies to S-O et al ). The Idle Sod came a close second in the taste stakes. Would that I had not been driving.

Today's ales at the Bluecoat in Rotherham included Spire Sovereign, Oldershaw's Isaac's Gold, Everard's Hazy Daze ( a very pleasant wheat beer), Black Hole's Super Nova ( a nice golden IPA ) and Thornbridge Kipling, an excellent pale golden bitter.

Bliss!

Went on a walk in Derbyshire on Sunday.
The party ended up at The Devonshire Arms in Pilsbury, where we had a street barbecue. The ale was a local brew by Peak Ales. One was called Silk of Amnesia (nicked from Milk of Magnesia) at 4.7%
It went down well after the walk.

Some of the barbecue.

I and the family were also in Derbyshire yesterday , had a decent lunch at the Bulls Head in Castleton the highlight of which was the Robinson's Top Tipple, a cracking pint .

Had a pint of Idle Dog in the Blacksmiths Arms, Everton at the weekend. Very nice too.

Anythything by Robinson's is worth a go. They're a Manchester brewery which, along with JW Lees has become the premier brewers of that fine city since Boddington's left the place and decide that the future was in 'smoothflow' rubbish.

Couple of new beers tasted over the weekend (well new to me) ...

Chiltern Ale from the Chiltern Brewery, Bucks at the Shepherds Crook in Crowell, Oxfordshire

and

Reverend Eaton's from the Shardlow Brewing Company, Derbys at the Blue Bell in Melbourne, Derbyshire.

Tut & Shive and Gatehouse this evening for a proper pre-match swallow.

Didn't see you in the Gatehouse Gary..mind you I left at 7:15 pm.
Had a few pints of Lorimer's Cask Lager (Caledonian Brewery-Edinburgh) at 4.5%. Very nice.
Picked up a leaflet on the bar which invited people to join CAMRA for £20 and get £20 worth of Wetherspoon vouchers for 50p off real ale pints.
That's free then...to all bearded, pot-bellied types.

Tut up to about 6.50. Must have got in the Gatehouse just before 7.

Paid a visit to Hickleton Village Club at the weekend. No less than 6 real ales available including the very nice Monkmans Slaughter 6.0% (Cropton Brewery) - a strong dark malty brew.

Quote ="WANDERER"Paid a visit to Hickleton Village Club at the weekend. No less than 6 real ales available including the very nice Monkmans Slaughter 6.0% (Cropton Brewery) - a strong dark malty brew.'" About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html

Quote ="WANDERER"Paid a visit to Hickleton Village Club at the weekend. No less than 6 real ales available including the very nice Monkmans Slaughter 6.0% (Cropton Brewery) - a strong dark malty brew.'" About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html

Quote ="seuseuwho?"About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html'" Lush . That looks fabulous and will definitely be paying it a visit.

Quote ="seuseuwho?"About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html'" Lush . That looks fabulous and will definitely be paying it a visit.

Quote ="seuseuwho?"About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html'" There's some nice American beer about lately. High Sierra Stout is a good one, and Brooklyn Brown Ale is also nice.

Quote ="seuseuwho?"About time too! A bit expensive, but the best real ale haunt in the area for my money. Visited the Arkwright Arms yesterday, in deepest darkest Duckmanton.This was fortunate because they had seven Thornbridge beers on, allowing me to sample Jay Wick, a very nice American pale ale, and Hopshock , which despite its title, has a nice malty flavour. I also sampled the all-natural Moravka Czech-style lager ; a bit fizzy but tasty. If you're of the cider persuasion, there were no less than 11 on plus 4 perries. A small plug, if you please. www.arkwrightarms.co.uk/index.html'" There's some nice American beer about lately. High Sierra Stout is a good one, and Brooklyn Brown Ale is also nice.

Worth a visit if you're going to Rochdale tomorrow ...

The Cemetery Public House.
470 Bury Road, Spotland, Rochdale OL11 5EU.
Open Mon-Sat from 12noon - 11.00pm and on Sunday from noon till 10.30pm.
Several real ales offered including Timothy Taylors and guest ales.

You pass it on the way to the ground if you come off the M62 at Junction 20 (it's on the junction of Roch Valley Way, Bury Road and Sandy Lane).

Do they serve spirits?

we'll pay a visit.

Couple of pints of Red Lion (Ossett) Summer Solstice over dinner at the Fighting Cock. Delicious summer ale.

All you real ale suppers ought to get on the sin bin forum.The thread "sad so sad" is about brewers changing from barley malt to wheat malt or something or other?? and the brewers doing it on the quiet. You'll all know what there on about even if i dont.

Lager Boy

Don't knock it till you have tried it

It might surprise you to know that I haven't a clue what you're talking about, given how many times I've contributed to this thread!



You really ought to try it Karlos. There's a real ale out there to suit every mis-guided lager drinker

Im not a lager drinker so there!!



Its John Smiths all the way for me.Lagers too gassy and like supping fizzy watter.Im ok with some real ales though.The last good un I had was in York a couple of months ago in a boozer that made its own.Correct me if im wrong but I think its called Yorkshire Terrier?