Spoons Real Ale Festival 28/10/2014;

Tring Hazy Hoedown 4.4% speciality beer (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

A cloudy wheat beer.

Spoons Real Ale Festival 30/10/2014;

Abbaye Du Val-Dieu Abbaye Blonde 6.0% strong bitter brewed at Shepherd Neame brewery (Red Lion, Doncaster)
Banks Botanical Beer 4.2% speciality (Angel, Doncaster)

The Belgian brew was quite deceptive, pale yellow in colour but tasted more like a best bitter.

The Banks brew uses gruit rather than hops.

Both were very drinkable.

Spoons Real Ale Festival 31/10/2014;

Caledonian Trojan Horse 5.5% strong ale (Red Lion, Doncaster) ... Very nice, one of my favourites of the festival, a nice malty flavour.

Away from the festival, the Tut currently has Cottage Trick or Treat 4.4% which was very enjoyable too.

Spoons Real Ale Festival 01/11/2014;

Evan Evans Artisan Cluster Nut 4.4% best bitter (Rawson Spring, Hillsborough)
Wadworth Heather and Honey 5.0% speciality (Rawson Spring, Hillsborough)
Cotleigh Uncle Sam Hop Burst 4.3% golden ale (Rawson Spring, Hillsborough)
Thwaites Hobnobber 4.7% premium bitter (Rawson Spring, Hillsborough)
Titanic Hop Aboard 5.0% strong ale (Swim Inn, Sheffield)
Vale Metamorphosis 4.5% golden ale (Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield)

The Evan Evans and Thwaites brews ticked the most boxes on a very enjoyable evening.

Spoons Real Ale Festival 02/11/2014;

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil 4.5% porter (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

Spoons Festival ale 03/11/2014;

JW Lees John Willies 100 4.2% best bitter (Red Lion, Doncaster)

If I post on here do I now have to share my next pint with griff1998?

Spoons Festival ales 05/11/2014;

Butcombe Crimson King 4.3% best bitter (Gatehouse, Doncaster)
Adnams 1659 Smoked Ruby Beer 4.7% speciality (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

The Butcombe brew was very nice. The Adnams was the beer of the festival for me ... absolutely stunning!

Spoons Festival ales 06/11/2014;

Mordue Americana 5.0% strong ale (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

also had the wonderful Adnams 1659 Smoked Ruby Beer again.

York on Saturday afternoon / evening;

Copper Dragon Witch 4.0%, Guy Fawkes
Adnams Southern Lights 3.8%, Cross Keys
Jennings Sneck Lifter 5.1%, Snickleway Inn
Purity Rivet 4.0%, White Swan
British Beer Factory Seven 4.2%, Pivni
Elgoods Black Dog 3.6%, Harkers
Irving Admiral Stout 4.3%, Maltings
Kelburn Dark Moor 4.5%, Tap

British Beer Factory Seven was my favourite on the day.

Spoons Festival ales 09/11/2014;

Barrel O.G. IPA (US) 5.0% speciality brewed at Wadworth Brewery (Angel, Doncaster)
Oakleaf Blakes Gosport Bitter 5.2% strong ale (Gatehouse, Doncaster)

Loved the Oakleaf brew.

The Tut has Rev James at the moment

One for you Wanderer if you get the chance. Try the Pumpkin Porter at the Brewery Tap, not usually my type of drink but it was recommended and I'm pleased to pass this onto you because it went down very well. Ian and his good lady wife have IMO an excellent set up there, and the range of Ciders and Perries are as good if not better than anywhere in Town.