Monday 28 February 2011

ROUTE A66 - THE RETURN

AFTER A RUN OF SEASONAL AND TOPICAL BEERS IT WAS ABOUT TIME I PRODUCED ROUTE A66, AND SO I DID - AND I PRODUCED MORE AND THEN MORE - ANYWAY IT WAS DELIVERED OUT TO:

THE RAT RACE AT HARTLEPOOL
ALE AND ARTY FESTIVAL AT STOCKTON (WAS 2ND QUICKEST TO SELL OUT)
ROTHERHAM BEER FESTIVAL
THE A66 MOTEL AT SMALLWAYS
THE SHIP INN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BRIDGE AT MIDDLETON TEESDALE
THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP
THE GOLD CUP AT NETHER SILTON
THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY
THE HOBGOBLIN IN READING
THE LEYTON ORIENT SUPPORTERS CLUB - WINGING THEIR WAY DOWN VIA BOGGARTS
THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY
THE BUCK INN AT THORNTON WATLASS
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
HORSFORTH BEER FESTIVAL
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE

ENJOY WHILST ON, BE ANOTHER SIX WEEKS BEFORE IT APPEARS AGAIN

Friday 25 February 2011

BRADFORD BEER FESTIVAL 24 - 26 FEBRUARY

ANOTHER GOOD FESTIVAL GOING ON THIS WEEKEND, 100 PLUS REAL ALES, CIDER AND FOREIGN BEER AT ALL SESSIONS. BRADFORD ENSURE BEERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SESSIONS BY (SO I AM TOLD) TAKING BEERS OFF FOR A BIT IF THEY ARE GETTING HAMMERED. THIS ENSURES THAT YOUR NOT GOING TO TURN UP ON THE SATURDAY AND ALL THE ONES YOU WANTED TO TRY ARE GONE.

LINK BELOW WITH ALL THE DETAILS

http://www.bradfordcamra.org.uk/

MITHRIL ALES SWEET CHARIOT HAS GONE TO THIS FESTIVAL .UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN IT. BUT I AM COMFORTED IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT OTHERS HAVE TRAVELLED DOWN FROM DARLINGTON AT AN UNEARTHLY HOUR THIS MORNING AND HAVE BEEN TEXTING ME DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL, AS I TEXTED BACK ABOUT THE ALE AND ARTY AT STOCKTON. THE WONDERS OF TECHNOLOGY!

RUGBY THEME CONTINUES - SWEET CHARIOT

BEEN A BUSY FEW WEEKS CASKING AND DELIVERING ANOTHER RUGBY HOMAGE - SWEET CHARIOT AT 4.2% TO THE FOLLOWING

ALE AND ARTY FESTIVAL AT THE ARC IN STOCKTON
ROTHERHAM BEER FESTIVAL
THE SHIP INN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
BRADFORD BEER FESTIVAL
NUMBER 22 IN DARLINGTON
THE FROG AND FERRET AT SPENNYMOOR
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR
THE STANWICK
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
THE NAGS HEAD AT SEDGEFIELD
THE SURTEES ARMS AT FERRYHILL STATION
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE COUNTY AT AYCLIFFE VILLAGE
THE BRIDGE AT MIDDLETON TEESDALE
THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY
LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL VIA BOGGARTS
THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY
THE DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
THE GRAND HOTEL IN BISHOP AUCKLAND

APOLOGIES THAT DUE TO THE TARDINESS OF THIS POSTING IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE BEEN SUPPED AT MOST OF THE PUBS/FESTIVALS BY NOW

Monday 21 February 2011

ALE AND ARTY IN STOCKTON ON TEES - 24-26TH FEB

IT'S A BUSY WEEK FOR DELIVERING OUT TO BEER FESTIVALS THIS WEEK. A CASK OF ROUTE A66 AND SWEET CHARIOT WERE DELIVERED TO THE ARC IN STOCKTON YESTERDAY - READY FOR THEIR FESTIVAL WHICH COMMENCES ON THURSDAY

A LINK IS ENCLOSED BELOW:

http://www.clevelandcamra.org.uk/.

THE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE OVER 70 REAL ALES, PERRIES AND CIDERS. THERE ARE BANDS ON THE NIGHT, BUT CHECK WEBSITE AS FRIDAY NIGHT IS A SELLOUT

LEICESTER BEER FESTIVAL 9TH - 12TH MARCH

I received an email from a fellow CAMRA member asking for tasting notes on Black Elf for Leicester Beer Festival - so the mystery of where Boggarts were distributing the cask have been explained. In addition they also have a cask of Sweet Chariot (Blog to follow)

I have enclosed the link for the festival below:

www.leicestercamra.org.uk.

There will be 220+ beers in total, inc some festival specials, plus 35+ real ciders + perries.

Enjoy!

Sunday 20 February 2011

BACK FOR AN ENCORE - THE RETURN OF BLACK ELF

AS A RESULT OF A VERY FAVOURABLE RESPONSE - PRETTY OBVIOUS FROM WHOM, A BREW OF BLACK ELF STOUT AT 4.4% HAS BEEN DELIVERED OUT TO THE FOLLOWING:

THE GRAND HOTEL AT BISHOP AUCKLAND
THE GRAND HOTEL AT BISHOP AUCKLAND
AND SURPRISE SURPRISE THE GRAND HOTEL AT YOU KNOW WHERE AGAIN
THE QUAKER HOUSE MANAGED TO SNAFFLE A CASK BEFORE
BOGGARTS OBTAINED THE LAST ONE

ENJOY!

Sunday 13 February 2011

WUV IS IN THE AIR

BEING TOPICAL, (BREWING IS EASY ENOUGH, IT'S THE NAMING OF BEERS THAT IS DIFFICULT) THIS WEEKS BREW IS 'LUV BUG' AT 3.9% - A PALE, CITRUSY HOPPY BEER.
IT IS READY AND WAITING TO BE CONSUMED TOMORROW (MOST PUBS SEEM TO BE KEEPING IT FOR VALENTINES DAY)

THE WHEATSHEAF AT BORROWBY
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BRIDGE AT MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON AT KIRBY HILL - ALTHOUGH SOME THIRSTY CAMRA PEEPS MAY HAVE GOT THERE FIRST ON FRIDAY
THE BLACK BULL AT MELSONBY - HAVING A SINGLES NIGHT ON MONDAY, SO A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL COUPLES 'DO'S'
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE VANE ARMS AT LOW NEWTON
THE STANWICK

MONDAY IS ONE OF MY MAIN DELIVERY NIGHTS, AND SO THIS YEAR WE WILL NOT BE HAVING A SPECIAL MEAL OUT (THE SACRIFICES I MAKE) . BUT TO BE FAIR I DID TREAT TO SPAM FRITTER AND CHIPS WHEN WE WERE IN BARNARD CASTLE RECENTLY - AND THEY SAY ROMANCE IS DEAD!

Sunday 6 February 2011

BLACK PUDDING AND BACON TOWER - WOW AT THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST

ANOTHER IN THE AD HOC SERIES OF 'CORINNA BUYS A MEAL'
THIS WEEKS SORTIE WAS TO THE WHITE SWAN IN GILLING WEST. WE ENJOYED DELICIOUS MAINS. FOR ME, A REAL PASTRY SHORT CRUST STEAK AND ALE PIE AND FOR THE WIF HAM AND EGGS. BUT, THE REAL STANDOUT OF THE NIGHT WAS THE SHARED STARTER OF A BLACK PUDDING AND BACON TOWER. OH, AND WHAT BEER WAS PUT ON WHILST I WAS THERE BUT ONLY MITHRIL ALES 'YEAR OF THE RABBIT' -

THE PUBS DOES A VARIETY OF MAINS FROM A BARGAIN £5.95 (THE SPECIAL THE NIGHT WE WENT WAS £5.95) TO A STILL REASONABLE £11.95 FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE MAINS.

AND DID I MENTION THEY STOCK MITHRIL ALES?

COME ON YOU ENGLAND! - MITHRIL SUPPORTS THE SIX NATIONS

BEING AN UNASHAMED SUPPORTER OF ENGLAND (SOMETIMES NOT THE WISEST DECISION WHEN MARRIED TO A SCOT) IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT THE NEXT MITHRIL BREW IS SWING LOW, AT 4.1%. IT HAS BEEN SENT OFF TO FLY THE FLAG IN THE FOLLOWING PUBS:

THE WHEATSHEAF IN BORROWBY
THE BLACK HORSE AT KRKBY FLEETHAM
THE SHIP IN AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE CROWN INN AT MANFIELD
THE KINGS ARMS AT SANDHUTTON
THE VANE ARMS AT LONG NEWTON
THE DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
THE STANWICK