I thought i’d mention to you all that i swung by my local JD Wetherspoons The JP Joules today and purchased myself a pint of Adnams Gunhill (4%) by Adnams Brewery, one of their many guest ales. for £1.60! If any of you are member of CAMRA – Campaign for Real Ale, then you too will know that you receive vouchers for 50p off any of the ales that your nearest JD Wetherspoons offers. 50p may not sound a lot but i can say that my last 4 or 5 visits have resulted in me buying more pints of ale than any other drink! The one i tried today was as mentioned the Adnams Gunhill. A dark ruby malt brown colour with a smooth n slightly fruity flavour with a sweet after-taste meant this pint went down very well! At the weekend i had myself a Morland Old Speckled Hen and in the past i remember having a pint of Cotswold Spring Codrington Codger and a fruity Arundel Summer Daze.
I’ve started getting myself into ales again – there’s a lot more variety than lager and goes well with food more if you’re having a meal. I sold the award-winning Old Tom by the Robinsons brewery in my last place of work and have been hooked on it ever since! They do an original (8.5%), chocolate (6%) and ginger (6%), with all three a popular seller with the Knutsford people! This year i have also supported CAMRA by attending the Real Ale Festival at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry as well as the fancyabeermate.com Sale Ale Festival and Le Trappiste Royal Ale Festival. These festivals are great to try a variety of local and micro breweries that you wouldn’t necessarily see in your local pub. I’ve a fond memory of ale stew at Le Trappiste too which was very tasty!
If you fancy supporting CAMRA in their effort to introduce ale to a wider audience – join them on there website – http://www.camra.org.uk/
Le Trappiste Belgian Cafe Bar – http://www.letrappiste.com/ also have there 3rd annual Altrincham Beer & Cask Beer Festival in August bank holiday which i will hopefully be attending and reviewing!
Fancy a Beer Mate – http://www.fancyabeermate.com/
DRINKS ENTHUSIAST 