Spent yesterday afternoon in Barristers Bar in Bolton watching the RL International prior to venturing to the Reebok for the evening Kick Off ...

Moorhouse Barristers Brief 4.2%
Holts Maplemoon 4.3%
Thwaites Wainwright 4.1%
JW Lees Bitter 4.0%

£2 per pint, except for the Barristers Brief £1.85
(even the lager was £2 per pint)

went on a trip to warwickshire to do beer guide pubs yesterday,
henley in arden-the black swan,"batemans"xb,
stratford-upon-avon - bear at the swans nest hotel,"hook norton" bitter+old hooky,
the west end-"timmy taylors" golden best,
warwick-wild boar,"slaugterhouse"saddleback best bitter,pacific pale ale and hog goblin,
birmingham-the post office,"salopian"oracle,"hobsons"mild.

A night out in Bolton yesterday after the Wanderers disappointing draw with Barnsley centred around just 2 pubs ...

The Alma - Ringwood Fortyniner

Barristers Bar - Moorhouse Barristers Brief, Coniston Bluebird, Thwaites Wainwright, Wadworth 6X and both Spitfire and Bishops Finger from Shepherd Neame.

Yep, I like it in Barristers

Yesterday afternoon ...

Final Whistle, Southwell - Oldershaw Best Bitter 4.3% & Saltaire Pride 3.9%
(preference for the former)

Red Hart, Blyth - Ossett Movember 3.9%

Adnams Broadside 4.7% now on along with the Ringwood BB

Brains The Reverend James on in the Drum now Can't think who's suggesting these ...

Just returned from a couple of days in London ...

Brodies Bethnal Green Bitter in the Cross Keys, Covent Garden
Shepherd Neame Late Red in the Freemasons Arms, Covent Garden
Adnams Bitter in the Nell of Old Drury, Covent Garden
Fullers London Pride in The Imperial, Leicester Square
Red Squirrel London Porter in the Argyll Arms, Oxford Circus
Fullers Traitors Gate in the Red Lion, Westminster
Shepherd Neame Master Brew in the Spanish Galleon, Greenwich
Cotleigh Red Nose Reinbeer in the Liberty Bounds, Tower Hamlets
St Austell Tribute in Ye Olde London, St Pauls
Fullers Jack Frost in the Euston Flyer, Euston Rd
Woodfordes Wherry & Sole Bay Santa's Spirit in The Courtfield, Earls Court

Pick of the pubs ... the Cross Keys (a little gem in Covent Garden)

Pick of the beers ... too close to call between Late Red, Traitors Gate, Jack Frost & Santa's Spirit.

Tuesday evening visited the Auckley Christmas Market. The Eagle & Child had an outside bar on, two on from Doncaster Brewing Company at £2.50 a pint The Brewing Companies Porter was nothing short of fabulous, dark, mocha and just stunning. The pale ale was and also in really good nick but completly blown away by the Porter. A few of those and a hot roast pork sandwich on a bitterly cold evening, nowt better.

Green with envy looking at that list Gary. Could'nt agree more about the Cross Keys, superb pub.

Bury (again) last night after a trip to the Reebok ...

Outstanding Red 4.4% at the Trackside (Bolton Street Station, East Lancs Railway)
Irwell Works Brewery Steam Plate Bitter 4.3% and JW Lees The Govenor 3.8% at the Malt Real Ale (& Whisky) Bar
Shepherd Neame Rudolphs Reward 3.7% and Acorn 10th Noel 5.7% at the Art Picture House (Lloyds)