Enjoyed a couple of very nice pints in Newcastle before todays game ...

Loddon Hullabaloo 4.2% in the Mile Castle and Rudgate Ruby Red 4.4% in the Union Rooms (both pubs are Wetherspoons just 2 mins walk from Central Station).

Just enough time for one in each of the Station bars before returning to Doncaster ...

Caledonian Flying Scotsman 4.0% in the Centurion Bar and GK IPA in the Newcastle Hero.

The Old Angel had no Real Ale on Wednesday evening

Thank god for Cask Corner ...

Had 3 excellent pints (2 of which were new to me), Theakston Old Peculiar, Idle Brewery Idle Landlord 4.6% and Howard Town Brewery Dark Peak 6.4%.

The Idle Landlord was right up my street being malty and having caramel and coffee flavours.

The Dark Peak is a rum flavoured porter and is one to sip and savour.

The Plough at Arksey had the Mexborough-brewed Imperial (Brewery) Bitter 3.9% available last night.

Got a fantastic barrell of home made stout on the go. probably the second best beer ive ever made, flowing down nicely. the best one was a stout i made with grated liquorice sticks (took me two hours to grate the stuff). My bro tasted it and said wow it tastes like theakstons old peculiar. my proudest moment, except it was supposed to be a liquorice stout lol

Some advice please boys.
I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks.

j.c wrote:Some advice please boys. I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks. Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/

j.c wrote:Some advice please boys. I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks. Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/

Stand-Offish wrote:Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/ I'll pick a couple of them up next time i call in, thanks.

Stand-Offish wrote:Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/ I'll pick a couple of them up next time i call in, thanks.

Nottingham Brewery Legend 4.0% in the Tut last night was very nice.

Sheffield last night ...

Sheffield Tap ... Mallinsons Castle Hill 4.0% ... the Tap had exclusively Golden and Pale Ales

Bankers Draft ... Conwy Mulberry Dark 3.8% ... enjoyable enough.

Dove & Rainbow ... Acorn Barnsley Bitter 3.8%, Bradfield Farmers Stout 4.5% & Bradfield Bitter 3.9%
(the rock jukebox helped too)

Would have ventured further but for the trams stopping at Cathedral due to engineering work.

Tried a pint of Marstons Me Duck 3.6% at The Goodfellowship (Hull) last week, very nice. It's described on the internet as:

"Pale yellow ale quaffable and refreshing, a perfect warm welcome where ever it's on sale."