Skipton last Friday, although due to not feeling 100% the ale was kept to a minimum ...

Goose Eye Over & Stout 5.2% in the Devonshire (Wetherspoons)
TT Landlord in the Red Lion and
Ridgeside Black Night 5.0% in the Narrow Boat.

Newcastle Sunday ...

The Mile Castle (Lloyds) ... Big Lamp Prince Bishop Ale 4.8% & Firestone Walker Red Nectar Ale 5.0% (from the US - best drink of the day).
Newcastle Hero ... GK IPA.
Centurion Bar ... Jarrow Rivet Catcher 4.0%.

Quote ="Wanderer"K&VWR yesterday which of course included some real ale along the way Acorn Kashmir 4.7% in the Livery Rooms, Keighley (a 'Spoons) TT Ram Tam 4.3% in the Boltmakers Arms, Keighley (effectively the TT Brewery Tap) TT Best Bitter 4.0% in the Fleece, Haworth (another TT house). Haworth looks like a good place for a night out ... four pubs on the cobbles, three with Cask Ale.'" If you enjoyed the KWVR then the following may be of interest. www.kwvr.co.uk/beerfestival.html It's held annually in the engine shed at Oxenhope Station and it's a great venue. They even serve ale on the trains from Keighley. Haworth is a pretty good night out, although some of the pubs charge tourist prices. Just remember to start at the top of Main St and work down. Interesting for you to mention The Boltmakers. It's a cracking little pub. It only takes about 10 people in there for it to be packed and the ale has pretty much always been known for being the best pint of Taylor's in Keighley.

Quote ="Wanderer"K&VWR yesterday which of course included some real ale along the way Acorn Kashmir 4.7% in the Livery Rooms, Keighley (a 'Spoons) TT Ram Tam 4.3% in the Boltmakers Arms, Keighley (effectively the TT Brewery Tap) TT Best Bitter 4.0% in the Fleece, Haworth (another TT house). Haworth looks like a good place for a night out ... four pubs on the cobbles, three with Cask Ale.'" If you enjoyed the KWVR then the following may be of interest. www.kwvr.co.uk/beerfestival.html It's held annually in the engine shed at Oxenhope Station and it's a great venue. They even serve ale on the trains from Keighley. Haworth is a pretty good night out, although some of the pubs charge tourist prices. Just remember to start at the top of Main St and work down. Interesting for you to mention The Boltmakers. It's a cracking little pub. It only takes about 10 people in there for it to be packed and the ale has pretty much always been known for being the best pint of Taylor's in Keighley.

nottingham yesterday.
cross keys,batemans xb.
kean's head,castle rock harvest pale,
joseph else (spoons),milestone cool amber,
canal house,castle rock elsie mo,
train to worksop,popped into the mallard on the platform.thornebridge chiron.
note:mallard halloween beer fest oct 28th-30th.
back to sheff and the tap where else!!!.wild swan.

Had the following last night which were all good:

Leeds Pale Ale 3.8% (Hop & Vine, Hull)
Acorn Summer Pale 4.1% (Wellington Inn, Hull)
Wellington Inn Wellesley Stout 4.4% (Wellington Inn, Hull)

Thornbridge Seaforth at the Wye Bridge, Buxton. An excellent IPA...but disappointingly, no Axe Edge or black Rocks from the local brewery

Stumbled upon Little Valley 'Python' 6% bottled pale ale this weekend. Organic brew from Hebden Bridge. Excellent stuff.

Yesterday:- Bluecoat, Rotherham

Ossett Excelsior- tried and trusted IPA
Springhead Roaring Meg and Newark Castle Brown- both excellent and.....

rather pleasingly, at the Hind, Rotherham :-

Acorn Sorachi IPA- these hops give this particular IPA a distinctive taste.

Was in Scotland midweek on business. The evening in Glasgow included a pint of Kelburn Red Smiddy 4.1% in Sloans Bar

Was in the Gatehouse most of last night they ran out of 4 yes 4 real ales.

Didnt have too many myself , but enjoyed what I had .

Surprised not to have seen you then, we were in there around 10pm although we only had one drink there (an unappealing brew called Acorn Cantley Common 4.5%).

The Old Angel had a much better Acorn ale (IMO) in the shape of Allabaculia 6.0% a ginger stout which was one to sip but wasn't heavy on the ginger.

We were in early about 7.15 pm left 9.30 pm.

Last pint was the same brew Gary .

Managed a visit to The Cemetary, Rochdale yesterday.

The Three B's Doff Cocker 4.5% was very palatable.

Visited New Clarence and Walters in Hull yesterday, some excellent ales in both inc Shannon IPA and Loxley.

It's a shame The Dons lost on Sunday, it's Keighley Beer Festival this weekend coming.

It's only a 5 minute walk from Cougar Park as well.

Had a pint of Thornbridge Kipling in Mr Foley's Cask Ale House in Leeds last night, good stuff.

went to bridlington yesterday did both pubs in the bible!.
marine bar-wold top bitter.
prior john(spoons)-wentworth woppa.
back to sheff and the the tap where else!.
thornebridge pivni and of course couple of jaipurs to finish the day of!.

Hi. Think I mistakingly put on here that the Hull Real Ale Festival was last week, it is actually next weekend, reallt sorry. Here's a link anyway, never been myself but sounds really good. www.camra.org.uk/event.aspx?o=323994

Hi. Think I mistakingly put on here that the Hull Real Ale Festival was last week, it is actually next weekend, reallt sorry. Here's a link anyway, never been myself but sounds really good. www.camra.org.uk/event.aspx?o=323994

Firestone Walker Red Nectar Ale 5.0% for only the second time this weekend. The first was Newcastle a few weeks ago, the second Saturday evening in the Old Angel.

Also tried a pint of Peerless Dark Arts 4.1% in Cask Corner. From the Wirral, this is a dark bitter which is inoffensive if also unspectacular.

out on my bike yesterday along the cuckoo way to chezzie,popped in the derby tup at new whittington
blackhole brewery "orbitter" 4.1%,
newby wyke "rutland belle" 4.4%
both very light,and very moreish.

It's the first day of the Wetherspoon Real Ale and Cider festival.
Lasts until the 23rd I believe.

Was in the Wetherspoon opposite the Hallamshire hospital today, the Francis Newton (used to be called Aunt Sally).
Had three thirds ... Milestone Lemon and Ginger Ale (different), Maxim Samson (4.7%) and by mistake a cider from Wales, Black Dragon (7.2%).
The wife had Fat Head's Yakima Sun from the USA (5.0%).
She got the best ... so I had a pint as well.



I noted they also had Ward's Best Bitter and that also comes under the Maxim banner.

PS I have got the tasting notes booklet Wanderer, so don't be plagerising their descriptions and passing them off as your own.

There's a new real ale bar opened in Hull in the city centre called Bar Exchange, apparantly they have a selection of around fifteen ales available.





Will post on here about it when I manage to visit.

Folkestone on Tuesday evening (en-route to France) ...

Visited the Brickfield as it was opposite the Hotel and was pleasantly surprised to find Hook Norton Jackpot and Shepherd Neame Spitfire

Giving it a go in town this evening.

First ales of this Autumn's JDW festival last night;

Wharfebank Treacle Toffee Stout 4.4% (in the Red Lion) ... very disappointing, the sort of drink I expect to like but simply insipid and in honesty the 'alleged' toffee and treacle flavours in the aftertaste came across more as involving cheap cocoa powder.

Wychwood Ginger Beard 4.5% (also in the Red Lion) ... slightly better although not as 'fiery' as advertised.

Gave the Gatehouse a miss as it was pretty busy and it always seems a struggle to get served in there on a Saturday evening unless it's bordering on empty.



Not for the first time, the Old Angel didn't have half the beers 'on show' (and they certainly didn't say 'available soon'). I did however sample Kalamazoo Black Silk from Bells Brewery in Michigan, US a 4.0% porter which was much more palatable than the previous two ales and Batemans XB (which needs no explanation / description).

Best drink of the night was Wentworth Mild Chilli and Chocolate Stout 4.8% in Cask Corner. Bits of everything in the mix, toffee and coffee complimenting the chilli and chocolate. Very nice