Toper
Well-Known Member
After about 10 visits to Holgate,my first bad experience.Last night ,3 of us,a quiet night over a few pints, planned for an overseas visitors goodbye. A Belgian Blonde! Aaaah gotta try that! 3 pints @$11 each,Topaz hops in moderation apart from that i couldn't tell the diff from Carlton Draught ..Yuk! No Belgian yeast derived character in any way, Same thought all round too.My fault though,should have bought a sample first.Second round, 1 Pale Ale ,1 ESB ,and for me a Temptress .Macedon ale was fine ,but the Temptress and the ESB were totally flat,******* totally flat ! And what does the barman say ? 'It's because of the handpump,you get lower carbonation'.Lower,but not none ,idiot! .And the beer comes from a pressurised metal keg,so the pump is really only for display.Wot a fuckhead.At no time did anyone actually check if the 2 beers were flat ,either by trying a sample from the tap or checking the pressure in the keg room,they just kept serving them to other patrons despite our comments.Totally pissweak and not a nice (financially) experience for us .Slap time bar staff ! And we bought hamburgers next door just cos of it 