You do know talking and replying to yourself could get into tickhill?

Carpenters or Scarborough Arms

Both do a well kept pint.

Well i dont venture out to the snobby parts of doncaster, i heard they get out the bath for a wee in tickhill!

Spoons Festival 25/03/2015;

Celt Experience A False Dawn 4.4% golden ale (Swim Inn, Sheffield)
Nottingham Salsa 4.5% best bitter (Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield)
Golden Road California Breakfast Ale 4.8% premium bitter brewed at Adnams Brewery (Angel, Doncaster)

The breakfast ale went down very well at 4pm and with a 50p coupon from Camra I thought I was hearing things at £1.39.

I've been into Sheffield a couple of times this week and been charged as much as £2.10 (Bankers Draft) but as little as £1.75 (Swim Inn). I really should start using the latest batch of 50p vouchers

Great info but i do advise you both attend an aa meeting (before you say it not the car insurance firm!). Are you the 2 guys that sit outside wetherspoons at 7.30am with the bright red noses waiting for it to open? COYD

No Urban Bar (its a little more refined)

I let my mate have most of mine (he's a spoons regular) Will you be in the Tap Sunday before the game?.

I wouldn't rule it out.

Spoons Festival 27/03/2015;

Salopian Indigenous 5.5% strong ale (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Elgoods Spring Challenge 3.7% bitter (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

They also had a Wharfebank brew on but it turned out to be Washbank Best 3.7% as opposed to the 'festival ale' Othelia Gold. Still, it was nice enough and the sort of thing you could certainly have a few pints of.

Just as I was contemplating leaving they put Brains A Pocket Full Of Rye on ... It would have been rude not to

Spoons Festival 28/03/2015;

Wharfebank Othelia Gold 4.5% golden ale (The Percy Shaw, Halifax)
Wolf Lazy Dog 4.7% premium bitter (Barum Top, Halifax)

The Lazy Dog was very nice.

Festival Ale 30/03/2015;

O'Dwyers Dungarvan Irish Stout 4.5% stout brewed at Wadworth Brewery (Angel, Doncaster)

Looks like the festival ales have now disappeared.

43 out of 50 sampled this time (including all 10 of the international brews).

Did get in and manage a quick pint but it was about 2.35pm, so just a flying visit. Tried the 1194 Charter, a porter at 5.5% ... very enjoyable.

The Gatehouse had a Milestone stout post-match ... Chocoholic 4.8% ... enjoyed that too.

Cask Corner had Liverpool Organic Brewery Empire Ale at 5.3%. Amber ale with a touch of sweetness (caramel) It was delightful. The wheat beer in the Tap (Silver Link) is the brew that Ian has made for the Beer festival - its a proper winner, hint of ginger about it but so smooth.

Festival Ale 03/04/2015;

Hawkshead Jester 3.7% bitter (Gatehouse, Doncaster).

44 out of 50.

Finally made it into the Market Place Alehouse & Deli on Friday evening.

Enjoyed a couple of decent real ales, British Beer Factory Seven 4.2% (which I've had before) and Half Moon Dark Masquerade 3.6% (which I haven't).

It would be an expensive place to spend the whole evening, 2 rounds of 2 drinks each, totalled over £16.00.

Recent highlights;

Peerless Red Rocks 5.0% & Saltaire New World Red 5.2% in the Robert Shaw, Westhoughton on Tuesday evening. A couple of excellent red ales.

Dunham Massey Stamford Best Bitter 4.2% in the Lymm Brewery Tap on Wednesday.

Stancil India Ruby Ale 4.0% & Pheasantry Best Bitter 3.8% both enjoyable and currently available in the Gatehouse.

A couple of new ones sampled last night in Leeds ...

Little Valley Vanilla Porter 4.5% (Head of Steam)
Andwell 5 Little Fishes 4.0% (Scarbrough Hotel)

both very nice indeed.

Also had both Rudgate Ruby Mild and Leeds Midnight Bell in the Leeds Brewery Tap.

The Tut had one new to me last night ... Truman's Runner, a Best Bitter at 4.0% ... absolutely wonderful.

Some recent highlights ...

Greene King George and the Flagon 4.5% & Milestone St Georges Legend 4.0 % (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Wadworth St George & The Dragon 4.5% (Tut n Shive, Doncaster)
Deventio Barbarian 5.5% & Wharfebank The Werewolf (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Milestone X 5.0% (Bankers Draft, Sheffield)

Closing Time!