BEER FEST AT DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB THIS WEEKEND

Hi All,

This weekend is the excellent yearly Halloween Beer Festival at Darlington Snooker Club :-

Thursday Oct 28th 7pm – Midnight
Friday Oct 29th 11am – Late
Saturday Oct 30th 11am – Late
Sunday Oct 31st Noon – Midnight

20 Beers, a Cider & Hot & Cold Food at every session.

On Friday Oct 29th at about 7:30pm there’ll be 2 Presentaions.

1stly The Presentation of North East Club of the Year to Darlington Snooker Club

2ndly Beer of the Festival for this year’s Rhythm n Brews Festival to Mithril Ales for their Flower Power

Hope to see you all there.

MITHRIL ALES COMING TO A PUB NEAR YOU!

THE NEW BEERS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED OUT THIS WEEK , AND I KNOW THAT FRIGHT NIGHT IS NOW ON AT THE STANWICK INN

FRIGHT NIGHT - 4%

THE COVERBRIDGE - EAST WITTON
DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE COUNTY AT AYCLIFFE VILLAGE
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
THE MOORCOCK AT EGGLESTON
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE BLACK SWAN AT STAINDROP
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE STANWICK AT ALDBROUGH

FIRE CRACKER - 4.2%

NUMBER 22
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE OLD YARD TAPAS BAR
THE A66 MOTEL - SMALLWAYS
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON - KIRBY HILL
THE CROWN AT MANFIELD
THE SHIP AT MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE LORD NELSON AT GAINFORD
THE STANWICK AT ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
THE QUAYS IN DARLINGTON

ALSO IF YOU ARE IN A LARGE GROUP OF FAMILIES GOING OVER TO THE LAKES THIS WEEKEND A PIN OF EACH IS WINGING IT'S WAY OVER, ENJOY!

A NUMBER TWO FOR YOU KNOW WHO

I was really pleased to be told that Route A66 came in at second place in the voting at the recent Richmond Beer Festical.

Thanks to those who voted for it, it was a great festival with lots of other excellent ales

AND THE NAMES OF THE NEW BEERS ARE...............

READY TO GO OUT FROM THE 25TH OCTOBER 2010,

FRIGHT NIGHT 4.0%, AND

FIRE CRACKER 4.2%

ONCE SOLD, WILL POST OUT A LIST OF PUBS WHERE THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE

COMING ALONG NICELY

CASKED UP THE TWO SPECIALS FOR HALLOWEEN AND GUY FAWKES TODAY. AS A RULE OF THUMB, IF I HAVE TO WRENCH THE GLASS OUT OF CORINNA'S HAND BEFORE I GET A LOOK IN IT IS LOOKING GOOD. THEY PASSED THIS TEST TONIGHT AND SHOULD BE GOING OUT THE WEEK COMMENCING THE 25TH OCTOBER. UNLESS CORINNA DRINKS IT ALL FIRST!

RICHMOND BEER FESTIVAL 15-17TH OCTOBER

LAST NIGHT WAS SPENT IN THE MARKET HALL AT RICMHOND, SAMPLING SOME OF THE 31 BEERS AND 4 CIDERS AND PERRY'S ON OFFER. VERY FINE THEY WERE TOO,
AND ROUTE A66 WAS ON FINE FORM. THE NIGHT WAS TOPPED OFF BY SOME FOLK MUSIC AND FOLK DANCING (ANY CHANCE FOR STUART AND VINCE TO DON THEIR BREECHES AND LONG SOCKS)

THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL IS THAT YOU CAN BRING IN YOUR OWN FOOD, AND WHAT A GOOD SELECTION OF TAKEOUTS THERE ARE IN RICHMOND. WE WENT FOR THE 'HOT' PIZZA AT ARISTON, AND IT WAS. IN ADDITION TO A CHEEKY CHEESE GARLIC BREAD - OBVIOUSLY HAVING TO TIGHTEN THE BELT WITH THE WHOLE REDUNDANCY THING AND SO DID NOT ADD CHIPS TO THE ORDER.

OU EST LE MITHRIL ALE

THE WHOLE JOB THING HAS PUT BY BREWING BACK A BIT, HOWEVER I AM PLEASED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ROUTE A66 HAS GONE OUT TO THE FOLLOWING PUBS:

STANWICK INN
RICHMOND BEER FESTIVAL
THE WHITE SWAN AT GILLING WEST
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON AT KIRBY HILL
THE BLACK HORSE AT INGLETON
THE A66 MOTEL ON THE A66
THE QUAKERHOUSE
THE GEORGE AT PIERCEBRIDGE
AND THE AFOREMENTIONED TWO PINS AT THE GRAND HOTEL IN BISHOP AUCKLAND

I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BEERS READY FOR CASKING, WHICH WILL BE NEW SPECIALS FOR HALLOWEEN AND GUY FAWKES - DETAILS TO FOLLOW

TROLLEY DOLLY

SINCE I WAS AWAY IN IMMINGHAM HAVING A HARD TIME, NOT. IT WAS UP TO HER INDOORS TO KEEP DELIVERIES TICKING AWAY - SHE EVEN LEARNT HOW TO USE THE BEER TROLLEY! WE ALSO TOOK ON A NEW CUSTOMER THE GRAND HOTEL AT BISHOP AUCKLAND - WHO TOOK TWO PINS OF ROUTE A66. THIS WAS ACQUIRED I AM TOLD BY A RENDEVOUS IN A CO-OP CAR PARK IN DARLINGTON. THE TROLLEY BEING REDUNDANT ON THIS NIGHT AS CORINNA HAD A TEA DATE AT THE SISTER IN LAW'S.

OUT AND ABOUT IN IMMINGHAM OR THEREABOUTS

SORRY FOR THE LACK OF BLOG, BUT LAST WEEK 4-8TH OCTOBER I HAD A STAY IN CLEETHORPES TO ASSIST MY CURRENT EMPLOYER'S MOVE TO IMMINGHAM. HAVING PACKED AS PRIORITY MY GOOD BEER GUIDE, EVEN ON A SAD OCCASION I WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN SOME CRACKING BEER AND FOOD. (IT HELPED TO LESSEN THE BLOW)

FOR ANYONE WHO MAY VENTURE INTO THE AREA HERE'S MY RECOMMENDATIONS:

CLEETHORPES:

WILLYS - A BREWPUB WITH A RANGE OF FOUR BEERS, AND AN AMAZING VALUE £3.25 SUPPER CLUB - I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE BEEF AND ALE PIE WITH THREE VEG AND CHIPS

NOTTINGHAM HOTEL - EXCELLENT PINT OF TETLEY MILD! I KID YOU NOT

SMUGGLERS INN - GOOD VENUE FOR PLAYING POOL

AT THE STATION WE HAVE THE NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO REFRESHMENT ROOMS - IT WOULD BE RUDE NOT TO

SWINHOPE, WOLDS

CLICK EM INN - GOOD BEER AND EVEN BETTER LIVER AND BACON CASSEROLE