RIP The Corner Pin, Doncaster.

Some good memories but another which ultimately appeared to suffer at the hands of Enterprise.

Particularly looking forward to ...

Tring American Ruby Mild 3.8%
Hydes Ruby Celebration Ale 4.0%
Liberation Colney Hatch 4.0%
Castle Rock Heart of Glass 4.2%
Exmoor Barista 4.2%
Birrificio Argo Terzo Tempo 4.4% (Italian brewer)
Belhaven Barn Dancer 4.5%
Evan Evans Fire Island Buffalo 4.6%
Mash Challenger English IPA 4.8% (Australian brewer)
Mauldons Cherry Porter 4.8%
Alesmith Nut Brown 5.0% (American brewer)
Brains Red Dragon 5.0%
Green Jack One Step Beyond 5.0%
Greene King Ruby Abbot 5.2%
Wychwood King Goblin 6.0%

However, 40 in a week and a half will take some doing.

When it was 50 ales, the festival was two and a half weeks. Dropped to 30 ales it was a week and a half.

Logic says this should be a two week festival.

I'm sure you will rise to the occasion

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Belhaven Barn Dancer 4.5%, a brown ale. Pours clear brown. Aroma, bready & earthy. Taste is bready, malt, toffee and nuts. Quite pleasant.
(Gatehouse, Doncaster).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Shepherd Neame Sheps Light 4.0%, a pale ale. Pours golden. No discernible aroma. Odd taste, some hops, a little rye but almost oily. A dry finish. Very strange indeed.
(Waterworks, Sheffield).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Hook Norton Steaming On 3.8%, a pale ale described as a steam ale. Pours golden. Aroma, malt & biscuit. Taste is malt, biscuit and a hint of citrus. Not bad at all.
(Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Tring American Ruby Mild 3.8%, a ruby coloured mild. Aroma, a little malt. Taste is malt, cereal / rye and some subtle dried fruits. Ok without being exciting.
(Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Titanic Another Pint In The Wall 5.0%, a best bitter, pours amber. Aroma, malt and fruit. Taste is malt, apple. Has a claggy feel and a dry finish. Not Titanic's best.
(Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Inveralmond Ossian Founders Reserve 5.6%, a strong golden ale. Has an orange aroma. Taste is sharp hoppy, orange marmalade. Has a slightly floral yet bitter finish.
(Bankers Draft, Sheffield).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

International brewer (Ishii Brewing, Guam at Adnams Brewery)

Ishii Minagof Juicy IPA 4.5%, a session pale ale which pours clear golden and has an understated juicy fruit aroma. Taste is subtle mixed fruit with a bitter finish.
(Friar Penketh, Warrington).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Hydes Ruby Celebration Ale 4.0%, a ruby coloured bitter. Aroma, malt & cereal. Taste is malt, toffee, raisins, dark fruits and a hint of liquorice. Nice.
(Friar Penketh, Warrington).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

International brewer (Ballistic Beer, Australia at Banks Brewery)

Ballistic Short Fuse 6.5%, a golden coloured strong IPA. Aroma, oranges. Taste is hops, orange, apricot & pineapple. The potency becomes apparent as you progress. Not bad at all.
(Looking Glass, Warrington).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

International brewer (Birrificio Argo, Italy at Wadworth Brewery)

Terzo Tempo 4.4%, a cream ale. Pours clear straw coloured. Aroma, slightly malty. Taste is subtle honey and ice cream. Ok.
(Gatehouse, Doncaster).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Brains Red Dragon 5.0%, a red ale / bitter. Pours dark copper coloured. Aroma, malt and fruit. Taste is malt and dark fruits. Another decent pint from Brains.
(Gatehouse, Doncaster).

Spoons Festival Ale ...

Liberation Colney Hatch 4.0%, a brown ale. Pours deep amber. Aroma, malt. Taste is malt, fruit and nuts. Quite nice.
(Red Lion , Doncaster).