Sunday, 30 June 2013

Crawley Folk and Beer Festival, 28th - 30th June 2013

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Advertised as over 50 beers, ciders and perries, I was hoping to be able to try a lot of these over the weekend. Unfortunately I wasn't ...
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Thursday, 27 June 2013

Southwater Sports and Social Club, 27th June 2013

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An unlikely night out at a sports club. Shepherd Neame India Pale Ale (4.5%): Pleasant but lacking weight to the flavour. Shepherd...
Thursday, 16 May 2013

The Six Bells, Newdigate 16th May 2013

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Out with the Broadwood Morris Men again on this Thursday evening. Badger Brewer's Bee (4.4%): With an initial taste of honey, th...
Friday, 10 May 2013

The Seahorse, Shalford 10th May 2013

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A quiet post-gig drink at this very old pub sadly trying very hard to be a restaurant. Adnams Broadside (4.7%): Well kept decent stron...
Thursday, 9 May 2013

The Selsey Arms, Coolham 9th May 2013

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Once again I was out with the Broadwood Morris Men and tonight we were in Coolham, near Horsham.  The weather was awful but like true pr...
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Thursday, 2 May 2013

The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield 2nd May 2013

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The Broadwood Morris Men were out for a third day in a row so once again I found myself at a cozy watering hole drinking real ale and watc...
Wednesday, 1 May 2013

The Plough, Rusper 1st May 2013

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Out again with the morris, this time for May Day. Dancing started in Horsham Carfax then progressed to Rusper church, then to the pubs in...
Tuesday, 30 April 2013

The White Horse, Maplehurst 30th April 2013

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So we were out for the first official morris gig of the season: May eve. Kissingate Chennai Premium IPA (5.0%): Interesting pale a...
Saturday, 27 April 2013

St George's Church, West Grinstead 27th April 2013

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So we were dancing at this fete and there happened to be a beer tent. It was only right therefore to sample their wares. Dark Star Hophe...
Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The Royal Oak, Friday Street 23rd April 2013

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St George's Day and a chance to go out and watch some morris dancing. It was a lovely summer's evening, just right for sitting ou...
Sunday, 21 April 2013

The Anchor Hotel, Horsham 21st April 2013

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Finished off a beery day with a plate of food and a last beer before heading home. Otter Amber (4.0%): Pleasant bitter with a strong ho...

The Malt Shovel, Horsham 21st April 2013

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We were a little premature in celebrating St George's Day two days early, with our favourite local border side, Mythago. Harvey...

The Lynd Cross, Horsham 21st April 2013

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Popped in for some breakfast, and as I was having a beery day, decided to start as I meant to go on. Rudgate Pursuit of Hoppiness (4.0%): ...
Saturday, 20 April 2013

Woohoo 20,000 hits!

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Just thought I'd share that with y'all! Not bad for a blog I've not touched for years... well, here we go again, the beer blog...
Sunday, 7 April 2013

The Restaurant Terrace, Amberley Museum 7th April 2013

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Hey, look, I'm back! I just noticed that this blog is approaching 20,000 hits, which sounds like a big number, and I can see that pe...
Sunday, 29 May 2011

The Black Horse, Amberley 29th May 2011

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Another lovely pub in Amberley, this was huge and had an enclosed beer garden which was very pleasant on a summer's day. Harvey’s Suss...
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The Sportsman, Amberley 29th May 2011

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Today it was Black Dragon Morris from Horsham who were out dancing. Langham Flor Ale (3.8%) : Delicious hoppy bronze beer with floral fla...
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011

The White Horse, Maplehurst 25th May 2011

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This time I was out to watch Chanctonbury Morris Men at one of my favourite pubs. Andwell King John (4.2%) : An excellent malty beer with ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011

The Six Bells, Newdigate 19th May 2011

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Another Broadwood Morris evening. Badger Googly (3.5%) : A Hall and Woodhouse beer by another name (apparently it sells better) but still ...
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Thursday, 12 May 2011

The Lamb Inn, Lambs Green near Rusper 12th May 2011

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Once again we followed the Broadwood Morris Men to a pub in the Sussex countryside. Well actually on this occasion we got there early as we ...
Saturday, 7 May 2011

The Stout House, Horsham 7th May 2011

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As there was lots of morris dancing in the Carfax there was lots of drinking at the Stout House. Welton's Broadwood (4.0%) : Tasty mal...

The Beer Essentials, Horsham 7th May 2011

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Brighton Morris perform outside The Beer Essentials © Barry Dewdney - used with permission Possibly my favourite shop in Horsham, morris...
Sunday, 1 May 2011

The Plough, Rusper 1st May 2011

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Celebrated May Day with the Broadwood Morris Men who danced in Rusper church, then had a drink at the Plough, then danced outside the villag...
Saturday, 30 April 2011

The Dun Horse, Mannings Heath near Horsham 30th April 2011

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Today is May Eve and we chose to kick off this year's dancing season with a meal followed by dancing and drinking at this excellent pub,...
Thursday, 28 April 2011

The Jolly Tanners, Staplefield 28th April 2011

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Came out to see Broadwood Morris Men's first stand of the season and discovered a beer festival. In the bar: Golden Valley Kenyon...
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

The Station Beefeater, Horsham 27th April 2011

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Oh what a shame, I locked myself out of my house and the only place to wait was the local pub with real ale and ice cream sundaes available....
Saturday, 23 April 2011

The Anchor Hotel, Horsham 23rd April 2011

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This large venue was recently known as "Bar Vin" but has now reverted to its original name, "The Anchor Hotel". Harvey...

The Beer Essentials, Horsham 23rd April 2011

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Black Dragon Morris dancing outside The Beer Essentials © Barry Dewdney - used with permission We were out in Horsham today morris danci...
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Friday, 22 April 2011

The Greyhound, Tinsley Green, Crawley 22nd April 2011

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Here again for the World Championship Marbles that is played every Good Friday. This year there was a beer festival. In fact it's stil...
Friday, 15 April 2011

The Holbrook Club, Horsham 15th April 2011

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This is a members' club in Horsham but there are often opportunities to visit, should you wish. Tonight there was a murder mystery play...
Saturday, 18 April 2009

The Dolphin, Eastbourne 18th April 2009

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This was a very busy "town" pub, absolutely jammed full of people. I stood by the bar as there was nowhere else to go and watched ...
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The Terminus, Eastbourne 18th April 2009

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Was starting to feel the worse for wear by the time we left this pub and I knew there were several more to go. My photography skills were su...

The Buccaneer, Eastbourne 18th April 2009

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After drinking gently for most of the day at the CAMRA AGM members' bar, come the evening I was persuaded to go on a pub crawl with the ...
Friday, 17 April 2009

The Hurst Arms, Eastbourne 17th April 2009

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I was trying to get to the Star which apparently I was within yards of, but it was extremely dark and raining and I didn't fancy negotia...

The Counting House, Eastbourne 17th April 2009

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Just round the corner from the Lamb, this more genteel establishment was a bit more refined and calm. 1648 St George English Ale (4.5%): St...
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The Lamb, Eastbourne 17th April 2009

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I was persuaded to go to the CAMRA Members' Weekend and AGM in Eastbourne, which necessitated doing a little research in the local hoste...
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Saturday, 11 April 2009

Private Party, near Bristol 11th April 2009

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There were three beers on at this annual event - the same three as last year so I think they must be someone's favourites. Palmer's ...

The Oak House Hotel, Axbridge 11th April 2009

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Managed to find this pub in lovely Axbridge selling both lunch and real ale. Butcombe Bitter (4.1%): Served a little cold but warmed into a...

The Crown Inn, Axbridge 11th April 2009

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Coming to this pub has turned into an annual event. In other years we've got a big plate of lunch but the new management hadn't got ...
Saturday, 21 March 2009

The Chequer Inn, Steyning 21st March 2009

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Stopped in Steyning on the way home to see what this grand looking pub was like. Dark Star Best (4.0%): Drinkable but uninspiring bitter. I...
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The Selden Arms, Worthing 21st March 2009

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This was a small "local" pub, which we couldn't get into at first because the doorway was full of excited dog. There was a bad...

The Swan, Worthing 21st March 2009

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As it was a sunny day and we had use of a car, we drove down to Worthing to see the sea and try some beer at a couple of pubs. Harvey's ...
Saturday, 7 March 2009

The Three Legged Mare, York 7th March 2009

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Just a few yards from the Minster, this York Brewery pub was uninspiring from the outside, but felt very welcoming and friendly once inside....

The Blue Bell, York 7th March 2009

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I almost didn't make it into this pub as it was covered in "Private Party" signs.  However having walked all the way across Yo...

The Golden Ball, York 7th March 2009

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I was looking forward to visiting a few good pubs in York as I only had a couple of hours before heading back down south, so there wasn'...

Brigantes Bar and Brasserie, York 7th March 2009

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Came to York for a CAMRA meeting at this family-oriented pub. York March Madness (3.8%): Very pale, sweet hoppy beer. Leeds Special Session...
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