Before anyone else says it. The Kelham Island Tavern became the first ever pub to win the National Pub of the Year title two years running. A thoroughly well-deserved accolade.

Yesterday I had a couple of belting pints of Titanic Black Ice, an insipid pint of Farmers' Brown Cow, tasteless fare and a very nice, unusual tasting but very palatable pint of Dorset Ammonite.

Stancil India Ruby Ale 4.0% & Pheasantry Best Bitter 3.8% both enjoyable and currently available in the Gatehouse.

A couple of new ones sampled last night in Leeds ...

Little Valley Vanilla Porter 4.5% (Head of Steam)
Andwell 5 Little Fishes 4.0% (Scarbrough Hotel)

both very nice indeed.

Also had both Rudgate Ruby Mild and Leeds Midnight Bell in the Leeds Brewery Tap.

The Tut had one new to me last night ... Truman's Runner, a Best Bitter at 4.0% ... absolutely wonderful.

Some recent highlights ...

Greene King George and the Flagon 4.5% & Milestone St Georges Legend 4.0 % (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Wadworth St George & The Dragon 4.5% (Tut n Shive, Doncaster)
Deventio Barbarian 5.5% & Wharfebank The Werewolf (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Milestone X 5.0% (Bankers Draft, Sheffield)

Closing Time!