A sign of the times, unfortunately.

Last Night (Sheffield) ...

Bath Hotel ... Thornbridge Baize 5.5%
Swim Inn ... Bradfield Famers Stout 4.5%
Red Deer ... The Rev James 4.5%
Dada ... Thornbridge Lord Marples 4.0%
Wig & Pen ... Wentworth Wig & Pen 3.8%

Carlton (post match) ... Wentworth Oyster Stout 4.8% (x2)

Southwell yesterday ...

The Final Whistle;
Everards Tiger 4.2%
Leatherbritches Cad 4.0%
Fullers London Pride 4.1%
Blue Monkey Sanctuary 4.1%
Leatherbritches Bounder 3.8%
Navigation Stout 4.4%

Admiral Rodney;
Sharps Doom Bar 4.0% (x2)

Horwich yesterday (pre-Football) ...

Crown Hotel ... Holts Bitter & Abbot Ale
Original Bay Horse ... Black Edge Black Port
Queens Head ... Caledonian Golden XPA

The latter (not unsurprisingly) wasn't totally to my taste but it was the only one available in that pub. The Black Edge Black Port 4.9% (brewed in Horwich) was by far the best drink of the day ... a dark ale with a hint of port.

Wetherspoons International Real Ale Festival kicks off today and runs until April 21.

Started with the Red Lion tonight .... they had the Brains brew on ... happy days ...

Red Lion;
Brains Willy Nilly 4.0%
Wadworth 6X Anniversary Ale 6.0%
Batemans Mocha 6.0%

Angel;
No festival ales but they did have Thornbridge McConnels Vanilla Stout 5.0%

Gatehouse;
Corfu Ionian Coffee Porter 4.5%
Lodewijk's Fly By Night 4.2% (Netherlands)

Bury last night ... concentrated on the Wetherspoons /Lloyds ...

Robert Peel;
Adnams Abbey Ale 5.0%
Belhaven Black 4.2%
Marstons Single Hop Pacific Gem 4.0%

Art Picture House;
Shepherd Neame New World Pale Ale 4.0%
Moorhouses Amber Rambler 4.8%
Corfu Ionian Coffee Porter 4.5%
Batemans Mocha 6.0%
(the last 2 for the second time in a few days)

Swinton / Worsley today ...

White Horse (Swinton) ... Greene King IPA 3.6%
Bridgewater Hotel (Worsley) ...George Wright Brewing Company Pipe Dream 4.3%

Wetherspoons Festival again last night (Doncaster) ...

Red Lion;
Caledonian Brewers Passion 4.6%
Oakwell Barnsley Bitter 3.8% (non-Festival ale)

Angel;
Central City Red Racer IPA 6.5% (Canada)
Moorhouses Amber Rambler 4.8%

Gatehouse;
Pivovar Koconik Vivat Bohemia 4.4% (Czech Republic)
Titanic Molly Brown Ale 4.6%

I had a can of Johns before I left the house

Thanks for your input





Seriously though, If you do manage to get a break (not easy I understand at the moment), ales for all tastes in the various W'spoons currently.

Last night, Doncaster, more Festival Ales ...

Red Lion;
Daleside Spring Tide 4.7%
Deschutes Twilight Pale Ale 5.0% (USA)

Angel;
Moorhouses Amber Rambler 4.8% (x3) Yep, I like this one



Gatehouse;
Good George Pacific Pearl 5.5% (NZ)
O'Hanlon's Red Ale 4.5%