Sunday on the way back from Lancaster called in the interestingly named Bart'at in Ilkley and had a pint of the very drinkable Naylors Pinnacle 3.9%.

Visited the three Weatherspoons / Lloyds in town last night ...

Red Lion ... Saltaire Triple Chocoholic 4.8% - delicious, but I only ever have one when I see it.
Old Angel ... Highgate Black Pig 4.4% - effectively a cross between Highgate Old Ale and Highgate Mild and very drinkable.
Gatehouse ... Ossett Millbridge Mild 3.7% - well May is Mild month.

Had some Burtonwood Top Hat real ale at The Queen Victoria in Llandudno yesterday.
Never had it before....brilliant.
For lovers of Llandudno, I have some bad news.....
The stupid Labour ex-government have only put a bank of 50 wind turbines out to sea.
I swear this country has gone barmy with these things....they will not solve our energy needs and are totally inappropriate in such a beautiful setting.

Visited the Pivni World Beer Freehouse at York again yesterday, again imbibing the very nice Thornbridge Ashford (a brown ale at 4.2%).

Judges Cellar Bar had a real ale festival on ... sampled Great Newsome Anniversary Ale 4.0% and Riverhead American Pale Ale 6.3%. Unfortunately, and probably due to the fantastic weather, the ales began to run out.

So on to the Maltings and a pint of the very palatable Ossett Treacle Stout 5.0% followed by a pint of Hanson's Classic Mild 3.3% in the Corner Pin.

Pre-match Sunday ...

Cotleigh Osprey 5.0% in the Gatehouse. The ever-reliable Rudgate Ruby Mild in the Old Angel and a current personal favourite of mine, Yorkshire Grey Best in the Yorkshire Grey (of course).

Pretty dire looking for a decent ale house in Lincolnshire at the weekend, barring the Ship Inn at Surfleet where we stayed overnight. Didn't help that i left the GBG at home Had a decent Cottage brewed beer plus Slaters ' Queen Bee.

Yesterday. I took a trip out to East Butterwick to the Dog and Gun, where I'm pleased to say I finally bumped into the mildly-eccentric Dixie of Dixie's Marine ales fame and had a very nice pint of his Red Duster. I then sampled Great Heck's White Rabbit, which was a little hoppy (pardon the pun ) for my liking, and the much more palatable, Beartown Bearass at the River Don Tavern, Eastoft, where coincidentally, they are putting up a tremendous fight against proposed windfarms in the area, S-O.

Many years ago I used to frequent the River Don At Eastoft used to be a Darleys pub.

Darley's. Now that was a brew-and-a-half. Used to do a belting one at a pub in Owston Ferry. Good memories.
Went to the Scarbrough Arms at Tickhill and, as a Mexborough lad, am pleased to say imbibed a pint of Concertina Old Dark Attic and very nice too. I also had a Derwent beer which couldn't have set my tastebuds alight cos i can't recall its name

The Beverley had Courage Directors on yesterday evening. Lovely, only bettered by the gorgeous young lady serving it.

Saw a couple of familiar faces in the Yorkshire Grey on Saturday evening (you know who you are guys).