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Beckett's Bank, Leeds
Adnams Nut Brown 4.0%, a brown ale with nut, caramel and coffee flavours. Nice.
Acorn XV 4.8%, an oatmeal stout. Ticks boxes, oatmeal compliment by coffee and chocolate. Very nice.
Daleside Morocco Ale 5.5%, a strong ale, roasted malts, molasses and caramel. Delicious!

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The final one from yesterday ...

The Cuthbert Broderick, Leeds
Brewsters Dozen 5.5%, an amber coloured strong ale, tangy (peaches) yet bitter. Enjoyable.

22 of 30 found / sampled.

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The Yarborough Hotel, Grimsby
Evan Evans Hop Picker 4.5%, an amber coloured ale with a malty flavour complimented with berries.
Cotleigh Styrian Wolf 4.4%, a golden bitter with mango and lemongrass amongst the flavourings.
Swannay Orkney Session 3.8%, golden in colour, referred to as a bitter, this was a little disappointing. A floral aroma but too little taste for me.

25 of 30 found / sampled.

Doncaster Brewery Tap hoping to have Back the Bid on from this coming Thursday. From Ian's description of the beer it may well suit all palates. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/ne ... -1-9397767

Doncaster Brewery Tap hoping to have Back the Bid on from this coming Thursday. From Ian's description of the beer it may well suit all palates. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/ne ... -1-9397767

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The Station, Leeds
Loch Lomond Southern Summit 4.0%, an American-style pale ale, aroma grapefruit, taste grapefruit. Not really to my liking.

4 left to locate.

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The Red Lion, Doncaster
Trumans Lazarus 4.2%, a very pale golden ale, floral and hoppy.

3 to find now.

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The Regal Moon, Rochdale
St Austell Big Job 7.2%, a double IPA, tropical fruit aroma with a fruity yet dry taste. Not dissimilar to Thornbridge Jaipur. Enjoyed it!

2 left to find.

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Sir Thomas Gerard, Ashton in Makerfield
Green Jack Mandarina Orange 4.2%, an orange-flavoured golden coloured wheat beer.

1 down, 1 to go.

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The Clothiers Arms, Yeadon
Ossett Excelsior 5.2%, a strong golden ale, fruity, smooth and bitter.

Full House

Well done that Man

Cheers Alan, as always, an interesting and enjoyable challenge.

For the second time I've managed to find them all by the second Thursday. Managed to knock a couple of hours off this time

Stancill Barnsley Bitter and Timothy Taylor Boltmaker both on good form in the Corner Pin this weekend.

Corner Pin on Thursday evening, Welbeck Abbey Smashing Pumpkins 5.7%, malt, caramel, cinnamon and pumpkin combine in a deliciously smooth winter warmer. Outstanding!

Highlights of an evening in Warrington yesterday ...

Purity Pure UBU 4.5%, an often enjoyed amber ale, in the Friar Penketh.

Big Bog Brewing Company Swampy 4.7%, my favourite of the evening and a premium dark ruby ale with fruit and toffee flavours, in the Looking Glass. A new one to me.

Caledonian Edinburgh Castle 4.1%, brown in colour, with malt, caramel and fruit flavours, in the White Hart. Only once previously tasted, in Hereford in May

Warrington again last night and two very enjoyable drinks in the Lower Angel ...

Twisted Angel Daywalker Stout 5.8%, a combination of malt, chocolate and fruit.

Fernandes Black Voodoo 5.1%, a delicious chocolate and orange stout, think Terrys Chocolate Orange in a glass

Another couple of enjoyable pints in the Lower Angel, Warrington last night, one new to me, the other an old favourite.

Cross Bay Witching Hour 4.4%, a crystal wheat beer. Clear golden in colour and less hoppy than I anticipated with a sufficient malty taste to get a tick from me.

Moorhouses Pride of Pendle 4.1%, an always enjoyable, easy drinking amber bitter with some fruit and malt and a hint of caramel.

The Corner Pin have had a couple of interesting Welbeck Abbey brews available in the last couple of days ...

Wheatsheaf 5.8% is a cloudy malted wheat beer.

Burning Firedog 4.3%, a proper winter warmer, malty with a hint of pepper.

Both were very enjoyable.

The Queens, Doncaster had the wonderful Bradfield Farmers Belgian Blue 4.9% available last night.

The Lower Angel, Warrington had an interesting and enjoyable ale from the Beer Monkey Brew Co. yesterday. Bitter Revival 3.9%, an amber coloured bitter, malty & nutty and really rather nice

Sampled some enjoyable ales in Doncaster yesterday during a meet up with former work colleagues ...

The Draughtsman - Wilde Child Darkness Cometh 4.6%, not the best chocolate and orange stout I've had but certainly decent.

The Plough - Acorn Barnsley Bitter 3.8%, preference would always be for the Stancill version but this is always nice enough.

The Queens - Bradfield Farmers Belgian Blue 4.9%, wonderful. Apparently, they're on their 4th barrel this week



Marketplace Alehouse and Deli - Jolly Sailor Dark Nights 5.0%, a very nice chocolate and coffee porter.

The Leopard - Two Roses Nailmaker 4.3%, an enjoyable chocolate and vanilla porter.

The Corner Pin - Bradfield Farmers Brown Cow 4.2%, an excellent chestnut coloured ale, lightly malted with a hint of citrus.

Pre Test Match (Leeds) ...

Leeds Midnight Bell 4.8% in the Brewery Tap. Always enjoyable.

Camerons Strongarm 4.0%, in the Head of Steam.

Post match ...

Stod Fold Dark 4.8%, a chocolate and blackcurrant porter, in the Head of Steam. Very nice.

Leeds Fall 4.5%, a pleasant spicy winter warmer, in the Station Wetherspoons.

Almost forget to mention Bury on Saturday night. In fairness, not too many beers to get excited about and a run of the mill selection (for my tastes), across four different outlets.

The best two of the evening were those sampled in the Robert Peel ...

Bradfield Farmers Brown Cow, which I'd had the previous day in the Corner Pin and Swannay Dark Munro 4.0%, a ruby red mild with some chocolate and a hint of rye on the aftertaste.

The Corner Pin currently has available Bradfield Farmers Stout 4.5%, roasted malts and oats, coffee and caramel. Always welcome.

Also, Geeves Captain Gingerbread 4.3%, a hazy wheat beer. Some citrus fruits leading to a root ginger finish. Quite quaffable.

Corner Pin last night ...

Brains Bread of Heaven 4.0%, a dark brown bitter which I've not had for some time. Some sweetness, possibly treacle or syrup, with the malt. Nice.

Otter All Black 4.0%, a dark beer, reportedly a bitter. Apparently has orange, not overly obvious. Not unpleasant but not quite as advertised.