All of these beers were dispensed using a handpump.
All except Fullers used a sparkler with the handpump.
The mouthfeel was much creamier than bottled examples
and much smoother in taste.
Pub: The Navy Inn Barbican Plymouth
Brewery : Sharps Brewery Rock Cormwall
Beer: Doom Bar Very plesant drop to wash down the Fish and Chips
on a very wet and cold day by the seaside in Plymouth
Pub: Gibralter Castle Harpenden North of London
Brewery: Fullers
Beer : Fullers London Pride
Fullers ESB
Tasted so different to the bottled versions. Great
New Years Eve
Pub: Tap and Spile Scarborough
House Beers
Black Sheep Ale, Evehards Tiger , Timothy taylor Landlord
Brewery : Timothy Taylor Keighley West Yorkshire
Beer: Timothy Taylor Landlord
What a way to spend New Years Eve. TTL on the handpump. Now this is very different
to the beer in a bottle. just a great beer . The highlight of the trip
Pub: Three Horseshoes ( The Shoes) Horton near Blyth about 10 miles or so north of Newcastle
They have 9 cask ales on the hand pumps on Friday and Saturday - About 6 during
the week. Green King Abbots , Tetley Bitter and their House Ale plus 3 guests during the week
and 6 guest Ales at the weekend.
Brewery : Brew Dogs Scotland
Beer: Punk IPA
On the handpump and tasted fantastic.
Brewery: Landlord will not say - House Beer
Beer : Three Horseshoes Horton Ale
A gold coloured Ale with good hop flavour
Brewery : High House Farm a micro brewery 10 miles west of Newcastle
Beer: Jens Best
Goldern colour and Goldings Hops ABV 4.2%
A great session Beer.
Brewery: Black Sheep Masham West Yorkshire
Beer: Black Sheep Ale 4.4% ABV
Again this is so different and nicer on the handpump as against the
bottled version.
After being taken to watch Newcastle United play at St James Park
Pub: The County Gosforth 3 miles north of Newcastle
Brewery: Jarrow Brewery Jarrow , Gateshead another local micro brewery
Beer: Rivet Catcher 4.0% ABV
CAMRA Great British Beer Festival Silver & Bronze Winner and Champion
North East Beer of the Year.A light, smooth, satisfying gold bitter. Subtle
fruity hops give the taste profile on tongue and nose.
Pub: Bay Horse Inn Stamfordham a small village 10 miles west of Newcastle
which can support 2 pubs. Graet food and beer.
Brewery : High House Farm
Beer: Red Shep 4.0% ABV
A seasonal Ale. A lovely autumnal copper coloured best bitter, which
has a melony orange nose, a hint of spice and a fantastic fruity flavour
Brewery : Hadrian Border Newcastle another local micro brewery
Beer: Tyneside Blonde 3.9% ABV
A pale coloured thirst-quencher, using Maris Otter malt, wheat malt
and an abundance of bittering and aromatic hops. Slightly creamy and easy to drink.
Brewery : Wylam South Houghton Farm Heddon-On-The-Wall Newcastle yet another local micro
Beer: Gold Tankard
Award winning golden Ale made with Willamette and First Gold hops
with a hint of citrus in the fuinish
Evry beer i had was of top quality and most of the pubs served restaurant quality food but at pub prices.
I shall miss having such a great choice of great beer and pubs in a 10 mile radius of where I was staying.
Gosforth alone had 6 real ale pubs in its main street.
Regards
Graeme