Regular monthly outing with DP deciding that Sutton Coldfield was worth another visit. Meeting the others at Sutton station we headed off for our first port of call, The Duke. We had time for a couple here so I went first for Theakstons Lightfoot (a regular beer they produce named after a brewery they acquired) and then Youngs Bitter. Foer some reason we talked about Dacia cars - wonder if TH will be getting one later this year?
From here we headed to the Bottle of Sack - the choice was limited meaning Courage Directors was chosen.
Back towards the station and three pubs in the area next, firstly The Royal which at the time we were there was very guiet, only us and a band getting ready for their performance later that evening which proably would mean the place would get busier later. We joked that just as they struck up the first proper note we would leave (actually we left well before then!) We admired the range of LP covered that were framed on the wall, everything from Sex Pistols to Michael Jackson it appeared. The move to CD a few myears ago was more convenient in terms of carrying them home from the shops no doubt but to do lose something in terms or art. Marstons EPA was my choice here.
The busier Red Lion next and a good range of Thwaites beers available here - my choice being Lacaster Bomber.
Finally the Station and my last drink of the evening - Holdens Golden Glow.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
22nd February 2013 - Tamworth
Out with RG tonight - as we hadn't been in Tamworth for sometime we decided it might be sensible.
Globe - Batemans XXXB
Sir Robert Peel - Elland Tomahawk, Oakham JHB & Bishops Farewell
Bolebridgen - Erdinger Weisse Bier
Globe - Batemans XXXB
Sir Robert Peel - Elland Tomahawk, Oakham JHB & Bishops Farewell
Bolebridgen - Erdinger Weisse Bier
15th February 2013 - Leicester
Leicester tonight with GP and the others, JF actually organizing. Two packed trains, the first far more so than the second best describes the journey across (I knew it would be busy.)
Pubs and beers tonight were
The Pub : Oakham Inferno;
Kings Head :Plain Ales Incognito (a port stout);
Swan and Rushes : Rat Brewery Rattus Rattus (a wheat beer);
The Font : Meantime Wheat Beer;
The Tap : Liefmans Fruit Beer;
The Salmon : Raw Anubis Porter
Pubs and beers tonight were
The Pub : Oakham Inferno;
Kings Head :Plain Ales Incognito (a port stout);
Swan and Rushes : Rat Brewery Rattus Rattus (a wheat beer);
The Font : Meantime Wheat Beer;
The Tap : Liefmans Fruit Beer;
The Salmon : Raw Anubis Porter
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
7th - 9th January 2013 - Durham
Up in Durham for a work's conference for the early part of this week. Good opportunity to revisit some previous pubs. traidfion has it however that I should start and end at the hotel and tconsume an Indian on the first night and Italian on the last night, the middle night being reserved for the conference dinner and drinks in the Undercroft Bar of Durham Castle (only lager available so not recorded.)
Beers consumed were :
Monday 7th January
Beers consumed were :
Monday 7th January
- Durham Premier InnCity Centre - S&N Newcastle Brown
- Bishops Mill - Mordue Radgie Gadgie
- Capital Indian - Cobra
- Old House - Caledonian Flying Scotsman and Deuchers IPA
- John Duck Ale House - Durham Brewery John Duck (House beer)
- Victoria - Big Lamp Big Lamp Bitter
- Dun Cow - Copper Dragon Golden Pippin
- Head of Steam - Harvistoun Bitter and Twisted
- Water House - Northumberland Fuggles Gold
- Bishops Mills - Mordue Radgie Gadgie and Erdinger Weissebier
- Durham Premier Inn City Centre - S&N Newcastle Brown
19th December 2012 - Burton upon Trent
In Burton tonight for the beer circle meeting.
Commercial beers were firstly from Cottage namely their Full Steam Ahead and then the local Old Cottage and their Stout.
Commercial beers were firstly from Cottage namely their Full Steam Ahead and then the local Old Cottage and their Stout.
17th December 2012 - Work's Christmas Outing - Stoke
The annual Christmas lunchtime outing with the rest of the team from work.
We had booked into a local catering college and the food was of a good quality even if our waiter hadn't quite got to grips with laying out the cutterly as yet, and that they had a plethora of beetroot. Beer was in the shape of a bottle of Marston's Pedigree.
Afterwards some of us decamped to the Glebe during which time Helen tried her hands on the honky tonk piano. Joules Slumbering Monk came to the rescue.
We had booked into a local catering college and the food was of a good quality even if our waiter hadn't quite got to grips with laying out the cutterly as yet, and that they had a plethora of beetroot. Beer was in the shape of a bottle of Marston's Pedigree.
Afterwards some of us decamped to the Glebe during which time Helen tried her hands on the honky tonk piano. Joules Slumbering Monk came to the rescue.
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Birmingham - 15th December 2012
In Birmingham city centre today for a crawl organized by Paul, an acquaintance from the Burton Beer Circle. The plan had been to visit pubs in the centre but in fact we started off in the Digbeth part of the city taking in some regular Good Beer guide pubs.
After a somewhat curvacious vying on the industrial type route (or so it felt) we found ourselves at the Anchor. A number of Chritmas brews were available and my choice was Wreck the Halls from Plain Ales.
From there we headed awaty from the city to the White Swan. Ringwood Forty Niner was accompanied by an excellent ham salad cob.
The LampTavern was next. This is the only pub in Birmingham that sells Stanney Bitter from the Stanway Brewery so that had to be my selection here.
We now headed back toward the centre calling at the Old Fox where I had Wentworth Treacle & Oats Stout (would have been moreish had we had time! Some interesting old theatre posters on display here (being close the to hippodrome) including one with Morecambe and Wise before they were top of the bill.)
The Victoria next which despite an excellent (for future reference) selection of spirits, I stayed on beer in the shape of Dark Star's Old Chestnut.
A new pub next, the Brewdog Bar (in john bright Street) offering a selection of their own craft beers. Hoppy Christmas was my choice but the Cocoa Psycho I sampled was also interesting. Whilst expensive maybe, I did remark that the beers herer would last longer than in most other pubs so in a way not really that dear.
We then headed away for a while to go round the German Christmas Market and also to acquire more food before rejoining the others at the post Office Vaults. I looked through the beer menu before opting for the final beer of the day, Delirium Christmas , a 10% Belgium at which point I decided Christmas could now start..
After a somewhat curvacious vying on the industrial type route (or so it felt) we found ourselves at the Anchor. A number of Chritmas brews were available and my choice was Wreck the Halls from Plain Ales.
From there we headed awaty from the city to the White Swan. Ringwood Forty Niner was accompanied by an excellent ham salad cob.
The LampTavern was next. This is the only pub in Birmingham that sells Stanney Bitter from the Stanway Brewery so that had to be my selection here.
We now headed back toward the centre calling at the Old Fox where I had Wentworth Treacle & Oats Stout (would have been moreish had we had time! Some interesting old theatre posters on display here (being close the to hippodrome) including one with Morecambe and Wise before they were top of the bill.)
The Victoria next which despite an excellent (for future reference) selection of spirits, I stayed on beer in the shape of Dark Star's Old Chestnut.
A new pub next, the Brewdog Bar (in john bright Street) offering a selection of their own craft beers. Hoppy Christmas was my choice but the Cocoa Psycho I sampled was also interesting. Whilst expensive maybe, I did remark that the beers herer would last longer than in most other pubs so in a way not really that dear.
We then headed away for a while to go round the German Christmas Market and also to acquire more food before rejoining the others at the post Office Vaults. I looked through the beer menu before opting for the final beer of the day, Delirium Christmas , a 10% Belgium at which point I decided Christmas could now start..
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