The Dun Horse, Mannings Heath, Horsham 27th March 2007
Again went to the Dun Horse for a pint and again the Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter (4.0%) was good. For further details please see the entry for this pub on 20th March 2007.
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Again went to the Dun Horse for a pint and again the Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter (4.0%) was good. For further details please see the entry for this pub on 20th March 2007.
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Went to Bognor for a family meal at the Wheatsheaf.
The beers on offer were decidedly northern, as was the landlord's accent.
Bass Draft Bass (4.4%): Currently brewed by Marston's, this had a lovely golden colour but tasted a little flat.
Tetley Cask Bitter (3.6%): Marginally better than the Bass with a caramel flavour. Better than the smooth version we've come to know and hate.
It was interesting to taste these northern beers but I'm not totally convinced now that mass production has taken its toll. It would be interesting to do a taste test as it may be my preconceptions coming into play.
The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was cheap and plentiful. The TV screens were showing the cricket but it wasn't too intrusive and there were a lot of locals in residence.
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Planned on going to the Jerusalem Tavern on Britton Street round the corner but it was full and smoky so I suggested the Betsey as I'd never been there before.
A Shepherd Neame pub, there were three beers available and we tried two.
Shepherd Neame Early Bird (4.3%): Darker and redder than I expected, this was light and hoppy tasting and was served fairly cold. When it warmed up it lost some of its flavour.
Shepherd Neame Bishops Finger (5.0%): Rounded and sweet malty beer.
Rather worryingly, the very pleasant staff did not know the strengths of the beers, although they offered tasters.
This lovely small pub has a vibrant live music scene run from the space downstairs.
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Again, needed to watch England playing in the cricket world cup, so went to the pub in Horsham most likely to be showing it.
The match lasted for eight hours, so I was able to taste several beers...
O'Hanlon's Firefly (3.7%): Slightly wooly tasting and indistinct, but still acceptable bitter. Apparently this is organic bitter.
Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter (4.0%): The first pint was strangely watery tasting and not so good, but the second and third were lovely and of the standard I would expect here.
Ventnor Pistol Night (4.4%): Pleasant beer with an initial taste of bitter hops and a sweet warm aftertaste.
Timothy Taylor Landlord (4.3%): Very light coloured slightly hoppy beer. Good but I have tasted better pints of this.
Brakspear Bitter (3.4%): Unpleasant thick sweet beer.
The cricket was boring but the beers were ok. Unfortunately the pub was really smoky and I was coughing for a proportion of the afternoon.
NB Sorry no picture due to no camera. See the comment on the Sussex CAMRA Beer Festival entry for details.
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Had the chance to taste some world beers in Storrington, so couldn't really pass this up. Unfortunately it was the morning after I'd tasted 38 beers at the Sussex CAMRA beer festival, so I wasn't as bright as I could have been.
We tasted 16 beers and I was very excited to see Goose Island IPA from America on the list. This is a beer I've been wanting to taste for a long time. It was, as I had thought from written descriptions, my ideal beer in a bottle. Fairly strong (5.9%) and incredibly hoppy. Lovely.
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Got a lift back to Horsham from the future in-laws and somehow ended up in the Foresters. Today seems to have turned into a bit of a pub crawl!
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Had a hour to kill in Mannings Heath so it seemed sensible to do some beer testing in the Dun Horse.
Timothy Taylor Landlord (4.3%): Crisp hoppy bitter straight from the barrel. Lovely!
Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter (4.0%): Wow. The fourth excellent beer today. There are some really good beers to be found in this area.
A lovely cozy pub with an open roaring fire and a landlord who seems to care about his customers. Would make a stunning local if you lived nearby.
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Popped in for a swift lunchtime pint and stayed for three because the beer was so good.
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This interesting old pub served bitter on gravity. We were here to play in the music session but the front bar was so full we could hardly get a seat (two people were sitting in the fireplace), and I'm not convinced the regulars, some of whom were eating dinner, were terribly enthusiastic about the intrusion.
Badger King and Barnes' Sussex Bitter (3.5%): Having had this a couple of times before I wasn't expacting much. And I was pleasantly surprised; this was the first time that I can say this beer has tasted palatable. Still a long way from being a great pint.
Badger Best Bitter (4.0%): Tasty decent house bitter.
Having enjoyed a pint of Badger Best and played a few tunes, we didn't stay long.
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