The Bridge House, Copsale, Horsham 3rd March 2007

Although when we first arrived the pub was very smoky and smelly, this turned out to be quite an exciting night. The beer was better than expected, the company was great, so was the band, and we got to watch the eclipse of the moon.

Badger Best Bitter (4.0%): A decent pint of tasty bitter. Ok, several pints of tasty bitter. So good I couldn't muster the enthusiasm to try the Sussex bitter also on offer.

It strikes me that Hall & Woodhouse AKA Badger may be trying to phase out their "King & Barnes Sussex" beer by making it less pleasant while maintaining the good standard of their best bitter. Now that would be a shame.