Ok here goes ...

Huddersfield Saturday (before and after the Wanderers match) ...

Head of Steam ... the wonderful Olde Trip
Cherry Tree (JDW's) ... Otter Admiral Ale 4.8% & Adnams Red Ale 4.5%
Herberts Bar ... something called Championship Ale 3.9% (I asked who brewed it, they couldn't tell me) plus Bosun Brewings Bermuda Triangle 4.1%
The Wellington ... Theakston Cresset Ale 4.0%
Kings Head ... Oakham Bishops Farewell 4.6%

plus en-route back a quick pint of Leeds Midnight Bell in the Leeds Brewery Tap.

Sunday evening ... Doncaster ...

Red Lion ... Hildegards Solange 6.0% (Belgian) & Yeastie Boys Gunnamatta Tea Leaf IPA 6.5% (Kiwi)
Angel ... Acorn Dr Rudi 5.0% (non-festival ale)
Gatehouse ... Adnams Red Ale (again)

Gatehouse last night ...

Purity Saddle Black 5.1% & Titanic Iron Curtain 6.0%

Celebratory drinks in the Gatehouse last night ...

Hawkshead El Dorado 5.0%
Inveralmond Marzenfest 4.5%
Growler Hell Hound 4.9%

Preferred the latter out of the three.

Managed to spot a couple more from JDW festival last night which I'd not previously tried ...

Red Lion ... Shepherd Neame IPA 4.5%
Gatehouse ... Mauldons Lemon Adder 4.0%

Had a non-festival American ale in the Angel last night ... Sixpoint Brewery Hope It Rains 5.0% - not bad at all.

Also in the Tut, Cottage Brewing's Battle of the Blues 4.7% was even better!

Battle of the Blues still on in the Tut on Friday (very nice)

Festival ales ...

Gatehouse ... Saltaire Juniper Rye 4.2%, Green Jack Red Herring 5.0% & Rudgate Labyrinth 4.3% (preference for the latter two).

Bury last night ...

Robert Peel (JDW's) ... Celt Experience Dark Ale 4.0%
Art Picture House (Lloyds) ... Wolf Silver Fox 4.6% & Adnams Red Ale (again)

also had a very enjoyable pint of Silver St Brewing Co's Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby 4.7% in the Malt Bar plus Ruddles County 4.3% in the Knowsley.

Going to be in the Donny Brewery bar on young street next Saturday tea timeish. the beer in there is superb, well recommend you checking it out. also the manager will be cracking open a few bottles of crème egg stout for easter brewed by yes yours truly me. got to say im dead chuffed with this, by far the nicest beer ive ever made. its not for sale, but if you fancy trying it get down to the brewery bar.

Sunday ... final day of the JDW's festival ...

Red Lion ... Imerial Brewery Imperial Bitter 3.9% (non-festival ale)
Angel ... Titanic Plum Porter 4.9% (non-festival ale)

must have run out ...

The Tut n Shive has a very nice Stout 4.6% at the moment from the Scarborough Brewery.

The Gatehouse still had festival ales available last night ... tried the following;

Hanlons Half Moon 4.0%
Cairngorm Red Rye IPA 4.5%
Nottingham Spoon & Arrow 4.8%

plus Robinsons Trooper (not for the first time).

Again on Friday evening, The Gatehouse was still serving Festival Ales ... the following were sampled;

Fullers Brit Hop 4.1% & Camerons Galactico 4.2%

additionally, a very nice Elland Head Brewers Reserve 2014 Red River IPA 4.6% went down very well

Sheffield before and after Sunday's superb win ...

Bankers Draft ... Ilkley Fireside Porter 4.2% & Sharps Doom Bar 4.0%
Rawson Spring ... Farmers Steel Cow 4.5% & Farmers Rawson Spring 4.3%
Red Deer ... Tring Colleys Dog 5.2%
Hop ... Ossett Big Red 4.0%

apparently, I insisted on walking past the pubs where the action is

Horwich on Tuesday ...

The Bowling Green ... Wilson Potter In The Black (Stout) 4.2% & Bowland Hen Harrier 4.0%.

Doncaster yesterday ...

Tut ... Great Heck Treason Stout 5.4%
Angel ... GK George & The Flagon 4.5%
Cask Corner ... Thwaites Crow Black (Stout) 4.6%
Goose ... H&H St Georges Ale 3.6%
Gatehouse ... Saltaire Dockfield Porter 5.0%

Doncaster Friday evening ...

Tut ... Cotswold Spring Old Sodbury Mild 3.9%
Gatehouse ... Saltaire New World Red 5.2%
Angel ... Saint Archer Pale Ale (USA) 5.5%
Cask Corner ... The Brew Company Tantalus 6.5%
Goose ... H&H St Georges Ale 3.6%
Yorkshire Grey ... Grafters Over The Moon 4.0%
Red Lion ... Elland 1872 Porter 6.5%

Doncaster Saturday evening ...

Gatehouse ... Dukeries Gunsmoke 5.5%
Angel ... Acorn Gorlovka 6.0%
Cask Corner ... Milton Brewery Mammon 7.0%
Goose ... H&H St Georges Ale 3.6%
Yorkshire Grey ... H&H St Georges Ale 3.6%

Both the Gunsmoke & Mammon were excellent finds.

Warrington last night ...

Marquis of Granby ... Sharps Doom Bar
Bulls Head ... Flowers IPA & Brains The Rev James

old favourites!

Doncaster last night ...

Red Lion ... Partners Ghost 4.5%
Gatehouse ... Milestone Sherwood 5.6%
Tut ... Oakham Inferno 4.0% & Mordue Worjie Ticket 4.5%
Plough ... Robinsons Unicorn 4.2%

Probably time for a night off.

Mordue Workie Ticket 4.5% currently on in the Tut n Shive ... Lovely!

Fat Heads Rocket Man Red Ale 5.2% (USA) in the Gatehouse yesterday ... very nice!

First World Cup (2014) ale sampled yesterday in the Sun Inn ... Wychwood Full Brazilian 4.4% ... citrus flavoured bitter.

Banks Cereal Thriller 4.0% in the Gatehouse on Friday ... a touch too hoppy for me this one.

Fat Heads Rocket Man Red Ale 5.2% (USA) now on in the Angel



also sampled Chantry Special Reserve Old Ale 6.3% in Cask Corner ... a gorgeous dark ruby ale.