Hope and Hathersage last Sunday ...

Peak Ales Barn Brewery Swift Nick 3.8% at the Cheshire Cheese, Hope and bumped into someone from work

Wychwood Ushers 1824 3.6% at the Millhouse Inn, Hathersage along with a very nice carvery lunch.

Spot on DF. Bridlington is just the same.

What I also like about Dewsbury station is the parking fees and free after 6pm. Ideal for the Pie (Tues) Curry (Wed) and Steak (Thurs) nights.

Can't tell I'm hooked can you

Had several pints of the Champion Beer of Britain at lunchtime and, for once, I must wholeheartedly agree with the tasters at the GBBF. Rudgate Ruby Mild is undoubtedly the best of its type I've tasted.

The Tut had it on recently. Always have it wherever it's on offer.

Enjoyed an evening out in Lancaster on Saturday. Visited some cracking pubs ... examples;

Borough - town pub and resteraunt in Dalton Square
The Sun - bar adjoining the hotel of the same name
White Cross - a renovated canalside warehouse
Yorkshire House - a music pub popular with the Uni crowd

sampled Lancaster Red and Lancaster Amber (not had either before but previously enjoyed Lancaster Black).

Sunday on the way back from Lancaster called in the interestingly named Bart'at in Ilkley and had a pint of the very drinkable Naylors Pinnacle 3.9%.

Visited the three Weatherspoons / Lloyds in town last night ...

Red Lion ... Saltaire Triple Chocoholic 4.8% - delicious, but I only ever have one when I see it.
Old Angel ... Highgate Black Pig 4.4% - effectively a cross between Highgate Old Ale and Highgate Mild and very drinkable.
Gatehouse ... Ossett Millbridge Mild 3.7% - well May is Mild month.

Had some Burtonwood Top Hat real ale at The Queen Victoria in Llandudno yesterday.
Never had it before....brilliant.
For lovers of Llandudno, I have some bad news.....
The stupid Labour ex-government have only put a bank of 50 wind turbines out to sea.
I swear this country has gone barmy with these things....they will not solve our energy needs and are totally inappropriate in such a beautiful setting.

Visited the Pivni World Beer Freehouse at York again yesterday, again imbibing the very nice Thornbridge Ashford (a brown ale at 4.2%).

Judges Cellar Bar had a real ale festival on ... sampled Great Newsome Anniversary Ale 4.0% and Riverhead American Pale Ale 6.3%. Unfortunately, and probably due to the fantastic weather, the ales began to run out.

So on to the Maltings and a pint of the very palatable Ossett Treacle Stout 5.0% followed by a pint of Hanson's Classic Mild 3.3% in the Corner Pin.

Pre-match Sunday ...

Cotleigh Osprey 5.0% in the Gatehouse. The ever-reliable Rudgate Ruby Mild in the Old Angel and a current personal favourite of mine, Yorkshire Grey Best in the Yorkshire Grey (of course).

Pretty dire looking for a decent ale house in Lincolnshire at the weekend, barring the Ship Inn at Surfleet where we stayed overnight. Didn't help that i left the GBG at home Had a decent Cottage brewed beer plus Slaters ' Queen Bee.

Yesterday. I took a trip out to East Butterwick to the Dog and Gun, where I'm pleased to say I finally bumped into the mildly-eccentric Dixie of Dixie's Marine ales fame and had a very nice pint of his Red Duster. I then sampled Great Heck's White Rabbit, which was a little hoppy (pardon the pun ) for my liking, and the much more palatable, Beartown Bearass at the River Don Tavern, Eastoft, where coincidentally, they are putting up a tremendous fight against proposed windfarms in the area, S-O.

Many years ago I used to frequent the River Don At Eastoft used to be a Darleys pub.

Darley's. Now that was a brew-and-a-half. Used to do a belting one at a pub in Owston Ferry. Good memories.
Went to the Scarbrough Arms at Tickhill and, as a Mexborough lad, am pleased to say imbibed a pint of Concertina Old Dark Attic and very nice too. I also had a Derwent beer which couldn't have set my tastebuds alight cos i can't recall its name

The Beverley had Courage Directors on yesterday evening. Lovely, only bettered by the gorgeous young lady serving it.

Saw a couple of familiar faces in the Yorkshire Grey on Saturday evening (you know who you are guys).