I read at the weekend in Tyke Taverner how CAMRA, Greg Mullholland & others have accused our morally corrupt government of colluding with the giant PubCo's to arrive at a voluntary self-regulatory agreement & maintain the current PubCo sytem that is decimating the industry. Apparently the government only spoke to the PubCo's during the consultation.

Visited two of my favourite real ale pubs in Hull on Saturday, sampled the following:

Wensleydale Falconer 3.9% (Hop & Vine)

Wellington Inn First Duke 3.7%
York Terrier 4.2%
(both at the Wellington Inn)

Called in at the Hare and Tortoise at Parrots Corner on Friday (just gone) after work with Mrs M. Pint of York Terrier (in good nick mind) was £3.30 and a large glass of an average Argentinian Rose wine, £5.75. Must call in again when I win the Lottery. Why real ale has to be that price is beyond me and to the casual drinker the John Smiths Smooth at £2.30 was an obvious bargain. Not the way IMO to convert folk to the Good Stuff.

The least patronised pub in Bentley now doesn't open midweek .... which is a fantastic cure for my laziness ... I now have to walk to other pubs in the village which do have Real Ale ... Win / Win

Popped into Hop & Vine in Hull last night before my regular club, sampled the following:

Grafton Moon Frost 4%
Tom Woods Bomber County 4.8%

Wasn't all that keen on the Tom Woods (think it was a stout), but the Grafton was excellent, went down very easily.

went with the good lady to elsecar,market hotel for refreshments!!!!.
two roses "chinook"
acorn "barnsley gold",
one of my favourite pubs.

SN Spitfire was on good form in the Beverley Court on Wednesday.

Robinsons Unicorn 4.2% in the Tut
Thorne Best 3.9% in the Angel
Muirhead Ruby Jewel 3.9% in Cask Corner
last night

Midnight Bell 4.8% in The Salutation yesterday. Completely won over by this wonderful Mild.

Fantastic stuff.

One of my all time favourites (as I may have said on here a time or two



).

Several pints of Milestone Dark Galleon ABV 5.4 at the Bluecoat, Rotherham. Good stuff.

Last week, Great Newsome Pricky Back Otchan, a nice hoppy pale ale at a very snowy White Horse Farm Inn at Rosedale Abbey in the NY Moors. Then North Riding Peasholm Pale Ale at the N Riding Hotel, Scarborough.

Visited two Ponty pubs on the way to Wakefield on Sunday. Had a Black Sheep 3.8% in one place which I can't remember the name of (down the main shopping street though next door to a bookies I think?). Before that we went to the excellent The Broken Bridge (a Weatherspoons), had the Moorhouse Pontus Fractus 4%, and the Acorn Brewery Old Moor Porter 4.4% (a stout). Definitely decided that I'm not really that big a stout fan, but the other two were excellent.