That is a real shame, its a pity they don't have their own premises.

Gloucester Monday evening ... highlights ...

Turks Head - Bespoke Brewing Co. Beware The Bear 4.2%, a deliciously malty best bitter.

TANK - Gloucester Brewery Cascade 4.2%, an amber bitter, malty with toffee and biscuit. Very enjoyable.
Gloucester Brewery Six Malt Porter 4.5%, rich and roasted malts, some chocolate, coffee and dark berries. Excellent!

The Pelican - Wye Valley Brewery Wholesome Stout 4.6%, an easy drinking smooth stout. Roasted malts, coffee and plum. Delicious.

Bristol Tuesday evening ... highlights ...

Cornubia - Neepsend Bollenhut 5.3%, a sweet and delicious (probably in moderation) Black Forest Gateaux Stout.

Seven Stars - Granite Rock Glasney College Porter 5.4%, roast malt, cocoa, toffee and dark fruits. Very nice.

King Street Brewhouse - King Steet Brewhouse Brexit Means Breakfast 4.3%, an excellent oatmeal stout with chocolate and coffee flavours.

The Beer Emporium - Stealth Brew Co Mint Spy 4.4%, a pint of After Eight Mints in a glass. What's not to like? Wonderful!

Bristol Bedminster Wednesday evening ... highlights ...

Bristol Beer Factory Tap Room - Bristol Beer Factory Fortitude 4.0%, an amber ale which has a nice malty start with some toffee. A dry bitter finish. Quite quaffable.

The Leveret - Twisted Oak Old Barn 4.5%, a ruby ale from a Somerset brewery I hadn't heard of before. Malty, nutty, some caramel and dark fruits. Very nice.

Footnote: The pint of Bath Gem 4.1% sampled in the Robert Fitzharding last night was poor compared to the excellent pint sampled in the Sidings, Bristol whilst waiting to go out to Gloucester on Monday evening.

Bristol Hotwells yesterday evening ... highlights ...

The Grain Barge - Bristol Beer Factory Independence 4.6%, a copper coloured pale ale. The aroma is tropical fruit and pine and the initial taste is much the same but with some malt. A slightly bitter finish.
New Bristol Brewery OohLaLa 4.6%, described as a red ale, it actually pours hazy orange / amber. A peachy aroma and the flavours although light are orange, lemon and peach.

The Merchants Arms - Cheddar Ales Gorge Best 4.0%, a copper coloured best bitter. A little malt, caramel and toffee with some nuttiness. Quite quaffable.
3D Beer Sheridan's Irish Coffee Milk Stout 5.0%, an Irish Stout packed full of Irish whisky, coffee and vanilla. Sweet and stunning!

Bristol yesterday evening ... highlights ...

The Christmas Steps - Twisted Oak Slippery Slope 5.3%, a porter where lightly roasted malts, cocoa and some subtle dark fruits combine. Nice.

The Gryphon - Reunion Ales Frost Fair 4.5%, a dark winter ale with roasted grain flavours along winter berries, cinnamon and some subtle chocolate. Decent.

The Commercial Rooms - Summerskills Plymouth Porter 5.0%, a deep brown porter. Chocolate, hazelnut and berries. Nice.

Small Bar - New Bristol Brewery Coffee Maple Bacon 7.0%, a stout. Quite a bizarre combination but it works. Potent.

Was thinking ... why not make a brief note on the pub as well as the ale?
I mean if someone just happens to be in say Bristol, they could seek out some of these pubs and the ales.
Since some pubs you just wouldn't take your partner in despite the ale.
I know you could look on your phone at whether the place is a shoitehouse or not using Trip Advisor, but a personal recommendation is better.
It might give your blog fresh life.

You make a very good point.

The 2019 Spring Wetherspoons Real Ale Festival is coming up. Starts in just over a week. I'll probably leave it until after that finishes to begin including pub reviews.

I enjoy the twice-yearly challenge of finding all the ales but other than that, I don't have much to say about most Wetherspoons.

The Wetherspoons Spring 2019 Real Ale Festival officially gets under way on Wednesday 27 March, concluding on Sunday 7 April.

30 ales brewed in the UK, 5 by International brewers, will be available.

Additionally, 3 UK ciders will be featured during the festival.

London (Kings Cross / Leicester Square / Piccadilly) last Tuesday for drinks prior to Only Fools and Horses, The Musical at the Theatre Royal ... highlights ...

Gales HSB 4.8%, an old favourite, in the Parcel Yard on Kings Cross station.

Black Isle 20 Hours of Daylight 4.0%, a straw coloured Scottish pale ale. Sweet, rhubarb and elderflower flavoured. Quite pleasant, in the Crown.

Harvey's Sussex Best 4.0%, a very nice malty best bitter, in the Lyric.

The Lower Angel, Warrington had the excellent Empire Chocolate Milk Stout 5.7% available on Thursday. Lactose, chocolate, coffee and roasted malts combine. Simply stunning!

The Lower Angel again last night, Tatton Malted Milk 4.6%, a very nice rich malty Chocolate Milk Stout.

I see that those good people at Doncaster Brewery have created an ale in honour of St. George's Minster. A pale ale at 4.0%, not really to my taste, hoppy and dry but good on them, I'm sure there will be plenty who do like it.

Especially looking forward to ...

Arundel Brewhouse Best
Darling Gypsy Mask Red
Rudgate Brew No31 Blue Nose
Camerons Old Sea Dog
Hook Norton Crafty Fox
Bagby Asphalt Jungle
Elgood's Hen In Black
Black Sheep Choc & Orange Stout
Conwy Kodiak
Maxim Raspberry Porter
Titanic Atlantic Red
JW Lees Moonraker