Some advice please boys.
I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks.

Quote j.c="j.c"Some advice please boys. I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks.'" Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/

Quote j.c="j.c"Some advice please boys. I only really like dark ales,guiness,murphies,manns etc.I recently tried thwaites tavern porter,moorhouse black cat and riggwelter blacksheep,all very drinkable and all from morrisons,can you give me any pointers to anymore dark ales i can try from any supermarket as we've got them all in Leigh these days,thanks.'" Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/

Quote Stand-Offish="Stand-Offish"Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/'" I'll pick a couple of them up next time i call in, thanks.

Quote Stand-Offish="Stand-Offish"Sneck Lifter from Aldi. Have you got an Aldi? www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheaton/4040550978/'" I'll pick a couple of them up next time i call in, thanks.

Nottingham Brewery Legend 4.0% in the Tut last night was very nice.

Sheffield last night ...

Sheffield Tap ... Mallinsons Castle Hill 4.0% ... the Tap had exclusively Golden and Pale Ales





Bankers Draft ... Conwy Mulberry Dark 3.8% ... enjoyable enough.

Dove & Rainbow ... Acorn Barnsley Bitter 3.8%, Bradfield Farmers Stout 4.5% & Bradfield Bitter 3.9%






(the rock jukebox helped too)

Would have ventured further but for the trams stopping at Cathedral due to engineering work.

Tried a pint of Marstons Me Duck 3.6% at The Goodfellowship (Hull) last week, very nice. It's described on the internet as:

"Pale yellow ale quaffable and refreshing, a perfect warm welcome where ever it's on sale."

Bank Holiday Monday ...

Old Angel ... Oakleaf Brewery May Bee Mild 4.6% ... very nice



Cask Corner ... Welbeck Abbey Brewery ELIS Sweet Dark Mild 3.8% & Marlpool Brewing Company Otters Pocket 4.0% ... both nice but not as nice as the May Bee Mild.

Nearly forgot ... Last Monday in Leeds ...

Mr Foleys ... Tyne Bank Monument Bitter 4.1%
Victoria Hotel ... Brains Milkwood 4.3% and Thornbridge Frank As Apollo 4.6%
Becketts Bank ... Jennings Sneck Lifter 5.1%
Prince of Wales ... Wychwood Hobgoblin 4.5%
Leeds Brewery Tap ... Midnight Bell 4.8%

Milkwood, Sneck Lifter & Midnight Bell are particular favourites and the Monument was also very nice.



Frank As Apollo was a little too fruity for my taste (but If you don't try you won't know).

The Tut n Shive currently have a 'house' ale ... Greene King Tut n Shive 3.9% ... very nice.

York yesterday ...

Pivni WBF ... Highland Brewing Company (Orkney) St Magnus 5.2%
Last Drop Inn ... Dowbridge Gladiator 4.5%
Golden Ball ... Maxim Maximus 6.0%
Maltings ... Nottingham Brewery Centurion ND 4.9%
York Tap ... Thornbridge Lord Marples 4.0%

The latter pair I've had before with Lord Marples being a particular favourite. Of the other three, marginal preference was for the Dowbridge ale ... not a bad drink all day though.

Brown Cow Captain Oates 4.5% in the George & Dragon (West Haddersley) yesterday ... very nice

Black Sheep Bitter on good form in the Barnsley Oak at South Elmsall earlier this week as was the Old Mill Traditional Bitter in the Bay Horse at Heck.