Tried Grafton Packet IPA last night in the Gatehouse. Apparently, so did Jemmo who said it tasted like smoke!

It did have a very strong smokey after taste!

Also had the next one along (was it Clarks Gold or something?) which i preffered

Welcome to this thread



That smoke obviously didn't effect you voice last night

Post number 3 in this thread fella...I can never remember the name of anything I have though

Corporaton taps last night, where we had a pint of Sam Smith's Old Brewery and (even though not a Real Ale) Soverign, £1.39 and £1.40 repectivley. And a game of arrows against the Rocket Man of Darts!

Value for money



and no i didnt sneak my darts into the Keepmoat either!

Pity, cos I can think of a certain bloke carrying a flag who may have benefited from a rocket or two

I used to be like that at your age

Visited the Old Poets Corner at Ashover, Derbyshire yesterday. The Pub is home to the Ashover Brewery and the Poets Tipple went down very well in the afternoon sun.

Whilst in the area, a visit was also paid to the Nettle Inn, Milltown which you can't miss as it's painted PINK. Farmers Ale from Sheffield's Bradfield Brewery was the order of the day there.

Was in there Saturday sheltering from the rain......as you do.


Had a pint of something from the Fernandes Brewery (Wakefield) a micro brewery now owned by The Osset Brewing Company. Can't remember what it was called...but it was 6.2%, a light colour and had a picture of a flower stalk being clutched by a hand.....probably a metaphor for strangled beauty.
Anyhow it had a name that suggested regret in a hangovery way. Christ it would have been easier just remembering it FFS!

Can't fault yer.

In recent days have sampled Orkney Northern Lights, a Mauldon summer beer, Challenger Special ( Saltaire), a cracking chocolate coloured beer and a very tasty Sgt Pepper Stout from Spire, which has been laced with black pepper and you can taste it! Also yesterday evening it was Newby Wyke's White Sea and Derby's Pale Lady at the Arkwright arms, Duckmanton. I would give them all another go given half a chance

Am planning on a return trip to the Valley Bar in Scarborough this weekend, after the York match of course, as part of a weekend away. Hope the weather's naff

If you enjoy a dark beer, Weatherspoons have been selling Roman Black Beer, a 4.8% porter which is delicious.

Sampled a further pint of Saltaire Challenger Special, together with a fruity pint of Oakham Helter Skelter, E & S's Eden, a pale citrusy blonde beer and a
moreish No Respect from the Black Hole Brewery, all at the Blue Coat, Rotherham.

Scarborough is out unfortunately due to being unable to find accommodation.
Good news for Scarborough, I feel, but not for me. Will have to be September then.

I digress. Have been sampling Black Hole Brewery No Escape, Saltaire Chocolate Stout, E & S's Top of The Hops and Moonbeam Rider.

It's a hard life

A little predictable but Tut and Gatehouse this evening for pre-match drinks.

Took a trip out to my old haunt, the Concertina Band Club at Mexborough and had a pint of Club Extreme and Marston's Old Empire. The Extreme is delicious. Nice to see brewer Andy hasn't lost his touch.

Had a good pint of Ruddles at the Station Hotel Pickering . Good food also. Plus a discussion about rugby on the platform of the station with another Dons fan.

Couldn't get away from the one beer today, Thornbridge's Jay Wick, an impeccable "American pale ale". Wonderful

Were you on your way to Grosmont, Goathland or Whitby, weighman?
Some good ale to be found in Whitby. Never tried the Goathland/Grosmont establishments though.

No ,just stayed the night in Pickering.

The place shuts about9pm mid week.

Blowing the cobwebs off this thread. Tasted some excellent ales lately, none more so than Castle Rock Elsie Mo, Whim Arbor Lights and Nottingham Extra Pale Ale. All of the above are golden in colour but with differing tastes and all on at the Arkwright Arms, Duckmanton.

Today have sampled Goodison's Gold( Kelham Island - definitely would re-visit ) which is probably a re-badge celebrating the achievements of Greasborough's own Paul Goodison in gaining an Olympic gold medal in sailing at Beijing. Good on yer, Paul. Also sampled Spire Chesterfield Best Bitter at 4.5%, one of the better premium bitters I have come across.

At the Eight Jolly Brewers, Gainsborough, I sampled Wold Top Wold Gold, always a delight, Marston Moor Merriemaker and Rudgate Byrnies ( both brewed by Rudgate ). All of them well-kept, as I expect at this cracking little pub. Also on were two Glentworth beers, a Castle Rock beer, a further Rudgate beer and Oakham JHB. Another time perhaps?

Just had a week in Ayrshire so have been drinking a number of beers that I had not sampled before.

Some to recommend;

Arran - Sunset
Caledonian- Golden Promise (organic)
Houston - Killellan Bitter
Houston - Peters Well
Houston - Texas
Kelburn -Dark Moor
Kelburn - Red Smiddy
Strathaven - Red Ale
Windie Goat - Priests Wheel

If I had to pick the best, it would be the Golden Promise from the Golden / Amber Ales, the Texas from the Red / Brown Bitters and the Dark Moor from the Dark / Porters.

Visited York last week - always good for Real Ale ... the most enjoyable drink on the day was one of Wychwood's seasonal ales Big Bertha, a deep ruby ale which was sampled in the Minster Inn.

Of beers recently tasted, Highgate's Davenport Fox's Nob at the Bluecoat and Wooden Hand Brewery's delightfully hoppy Cornish Mutiny at the Chequers, Whiston, are two definite highlights.