Posts we’ve written in the Real ale category
Real Ale - our catch-all category. Any post on this site is about Real Ale in some form or another.
Note that the posts are ordered such that the more recent ones are shown first.
- Freeminer Gold Miner
A bottle conditioned ale from the CoOp, brewed by the Freeminer Brewery in the Forest of Dean. It’s a 5% light golden ale with a pleasant aroma and with a pleasing pour. I’m into my fruity ales at the moment and this one has hints of orange that […]
4 Mar 2008 by Mike
» Freeminer Gold Miner- The Dyneley Arms, Pool in Wharfedale
The gleaming, recently renovated Dyneley Arms re-opened a couple of hours ago. Mike and Glen popped along for a quick pint.
3 Mar 2008 by Mike
» The Dyneley Arms, Pool in Wharfedale- Mike’s counter passes 100
Mike’s Pub Counter reaches 100.
20 Aug 2007 by Mike
» Mike’s counter passes 100- The Sun Inn, Beamish
The first pub of our holiday, The Sun Inn is an excellent North Eastern pub exactly as it would have been in 1913, but with current, local, ales.
4 Aug 2007 by Mike
» The Sun Inn, Beamish- A little tour of English pubs…
Mike’s tour of England (well, three parts of it) starts tomorrow!
2 Aug 2007 by Mike
» A little tour of English pubs…- First Pint of the Smoke Free Pub
Being a non smoker myself I’ve been looking forward to this day for a while. No more stuffy atmosphere, foggy eyes or coming home smelling like you’ve been on fire.
3 Jul 2007 by Matt
» First Pint of the Smoke Free Pub- The Butchers Arms, Pudsey
A local Sam Smiths pub, the Butchers Arms is always full of people enjoying a decent pint of well-kept Sam Smiths.
10 Jun 2007 by Mike
» The Butchers Arms, Pudsey- Becketts Bank, Leeds
A large conversion from an old branch of Barclays Bank, Becketts Bank is a run of the mill Wetherspoons offering.
26 May 2007 by Mike
» Becketts Bank, Leeds- The Brunswick Lounge, Manchester
I pondered for a while over what to call this post as the pub it relates to may not be called The Brunswick Lounge at all, but more on that later. It was a sunny March day when I was travelling with work and changing trains at Manchester Piccadilly. I had the best part of […]
15 May 2007 by Mike
» The Brunswick Lounge, Manchester- Café De Prins, Amsterdam
A typical narrow canalside Amsterdam café, De Prins makes a good place to reflect on the nearby Anne Frank house.
13 May 2007 by Mike
» Café De Prins, Amsterdam
