Quote ="originaldragon"Thorne Brewery have now announced their first two beers: www.thornebrewery.com/best_bitter.php www.thornebrewery.com/tpa.php'" Excellent news. Look forward to downing one or two or several in the months to come. Please let us know your first or intended outlets. Cheers!

Quote ="originaldragon"Thorne Brewery have now announced their first two beers: www.thornebrewery.com/best_bitter.php www.thornebrewery.com/tpa.php'" Excellent news. Look forward to downing one or two or several in the months to come. Please let us know your first or intended outlets. Cheers!

Can't wait to try the Thorne brews. The Best Bitter sounds like one for my palate.

Just bottles tonight but some familiar favourites ...

Wychwood Hobgoblin
Batemans Dark Lord
Batemans XXB

Bit of a tour today from lunchtime to early evening;

Visited the Beehive at Harthill at lunchtime - pint of TT's Landlord.

Later, one of my favourite pubs in Sheffield, the Kelham Island Tavern where it was a new one on me Wentworth Nutty Stack a deep ruby malt ale with caramel and toffee flavours 4.4%.

Next, a bite to eat at the Rawson Spring in Hillsborough accompanied by a glass of Wentworth Small Copper a light brown / copper beer with roasted malt flavours 4.1%.

Finally, back nearer home a pint of Jennings Honey Bole at the Sun Inn. Wasn't confident of enjoying this one but it surprised me. Described as straw-coloured, it was a nice crisp refreshing drink with a hint of honey which developed as you progressed through the pint 4.5%.

With all this news about the Dons, I forgot to mention Tom Wood's Father's Pride which I sampled in the Beverley Court Inn on Tuesday.
Dark brown bitter, malty with toffee and caramel flavours 4.5%.

Recently sampled ...

Fernandes Brindle Bitter
Reddish-brown medium malt flavoured bitter 4.5%.

Leatherbritches Route 66
Copper coloured bitter, hoppy with hints of fruit 4.8%.

Has anyone had the Collywobbles, very nice!

Think you mean Nutty Slack, Gary and I agree.

Smells like creosote but tastes delicious.

You'll not find that in any tasting notes

Only when I last went to Barcelona

This is it ....[url=http://wentbrew.blogspot.com/2009/03/green-nutty-stack.htmlNutty Stack[/url

Oops!

Am I bad? Too much of this good stuff is addling the grey matter

Like the sound of it! I'm thinking of one called Coil Oil I had at the KIT. My apologies. Another one worth your attention though

Paid a visit to Haworth on Saturday and had a pint of Taylor's Landlord, which was excellent then another at the Woolly sheep in Skipton, followed by a couple of Goose Eye beers, Golden Goose and World Wide Webs, both worth a second pint, at the Devonshire, also in Skipton.

Found some very interesting bottled beers on Haworth High Street from local brewers who I'd hitherto not heard of. can't think of a better reason for paying a return visit.

Couple of new ones today ...

Idle Boggin (Idle Brewery) at the Carpenters Arms, Westwoodside
and
Blonde (Rudgate Brewery) at the Queens Head, Epworth.

Nearly forgot ...

Visited the Leeds Brewery Tap on Wednesday (pre-gig) and sampled ...

Leeds Midnight Bell (a favourite of mine)
and
Ossett Big Red (a new one to me).

Just bottles tonight ...

Thwaites Strong Brown Ale
Specially Selected XB English Ale (brewed by Batemans for Aldi)
and
Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger.

Couple of pints in the Beverley Court Inn tonight from the Cottage Brewery ...

Thames Tunnel 4.5%
You Cannot Be Serious 4.0% (topical one from the Cottage Whippet Series)

Beer festival at tonic this friday, saturday and sunday

the following ad from donny drinker

TONIK 1ST ANNUALBEER FESTIVAL, FRI-SUN 26-28 JUNE
20 CASK ALES
UPSTAIRS BAR AND ROOF TERRACE
£2 ENTRY INCLUDES GLASS AND FREE PROGRAMME
£15 (£12 ADV) PER SESSION ALL INCLUSIVE TASTER OPTION

I'll be there this Friday, also says live music is on sat night

anyone coming

Had an old favourite in the Old Angel this evening ... Wentworth Black Zac
and later a pint of Black Hole Cosmic in the Gatehouse.

Had a pint of Whim Hartington Ale, definitely worth a second tasting and Durham's White Ale, which was excellent, both sampled at the Arkwright Arms, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton.

Another new one on me tonight in the shape of Bragdy Conwy Brewery's Celebration Ale 4.2% sampled in the Gatehouse.

Has anyone tried Thorne Best Bitter or Thorne Pale Ale yet?

Not been anywhere where it's been on yet.

Sun Inn (York Road) had Hobgoblin on this week.

Couple of Daleside brews sampled last night ...

Old Leg Over 4.1% in the Gatehouse and
Daleside Stout 4.2% in the Old Angel

then ventured to the Tonik festival mentioned earlier in the thread ...

Timothy Taylors Ram Tam 4.3%
Cairngorn Nessies Monster Mash 4.4%
Great Heck Dave (dark and very enjoyable - apparently) 3.9% and
a mystery beer which everyone is asked to donate 50p to charity for a guess at and the opportunity to win a gallon of beer. It tasted a little like York Brewery Centurion Ghost but probably wasn't.

also managed a pint of Courage Directors 4.8% in the Salutation.

Thorne Bitter available at the John Bull , Waterside Thorne . just off Junct 6 m18 northbound.

havent tried it myself but told its a good pint.

I'll have to give it a go sometime soon.