Cask Corner currently has the very nice Raw Dark Peak Stout 4.5% as well as Brass Castle Bad Kitty 5.5% while the Old Angel has Ossett Big Red 4.0%.

Tried a new one last night in the shape of Devils Backbone Brewing Co (USA) Independence Ale 4.7. Not really my thing but if you don't try you don't know.

Wrexham Saturday evening ...

Purple Moose Brewery Dark Side of the Moose 4.6% & Cairngorm Wildcat 5.1% in the Elihu Vale (Wetherspoons)
Ruddles in the North & South Wales Bank (Lloyds) ... beyond that they only had 2 ales, both golden - incredibly disappointing!
Joules Slumbering Monk 4.5% in the Royal Oak

Had forgotten just how nice the Slumbering Monk is ... a few pints reminded me

Wadworth 6X in the Angel and Batemans XXXB in the Gatehouse last night. Both excellent beers.

XXXB is a particular favourite of mine so nice to see that that The Gatehouse had it on. Sadly I'm suffering from a a reaction to grain based brews and bread so I have had to cut right back on such like. Severe osteo-arthritis in my right knee and supping sets it off like its not true. I have been 'recommended' to switch to Cider if I want to keep on drinking. I have to say that the switch has been beneficial and I am not getting the same reaction as I had with ale Good to hear that Weatherspoons start their Cider Festival on the 11th July for a few weeks so will nipping into the Gatehouse and the Angel.

PS Will I still be allowed on this thread

Thwaites 13 Guns & Dukeries Gunsmoke in Cask Corner ... both dark, 5.5% and very nice.

The Gatehouse currently has the very nice Acorn Darkness 4.2% and another local brew Stancill's No7 4.3%.

The Tut had an IPA on yesterday which was very enjoyable ... Black Sheep Velo 4.2% ... hints of orange and coriander.

Tut n Shive this week, Thwaites Magic Sponge 4.2% ... all gone

Will it work with the dons players on matchday.

Crikey no not if Gary was the sponge man. The sponge would resemble the 'smoking' scene on Green Mile

I think it's more a description of Gary's liver ...the magic sponge.

Macclesfield friday evening;

Waters Green Tavern ... Acorn Barnsley Bitter 3.8%
Treacle Tap ... Fell Brewery Progressive Pale 5.1%
Jolly Sailor ... Bass Cask 4.4%
Snowgoose ... Storm Brewing Hurricane Hubert 4.5%
The Macc ... Oakham Curmudgeon 4.5%
Redwillow ... Redwillow Quantum 3.8% & Redwillow Headless 3.9%

Very enjoyable and some local brews in the mix from Storm Brewing and Redwillow.

A few new brews sampled in Doncaster last night;

Tut ... Bridgehouse Brewery Porter 4.5%
Cask Corner ... Brown Ales From Dusk till Dawn 4.1%
Angel ... Grafton Framboise 4.0%

The last named being a very pleasant surprise.