Filed under: Real Ale, Uncategorized | Tags: lager lubbers, the quest, Well aled
In a time when the staple beers of a city pub are lifeless draught lagers and keg bitters, it makes a bloke wonder how the inextricable bond between man and beer was ever formed.
So funny how we aficionados of real ale seem to get fobbed off by lager twats lubbers as drinkers of piss and swamp juice…
Not that I’ve been a crusader for the real ale cause all my life though. I certainly had a mis-spent youth: guzzling pints of Fosters, and occasionally moving on to the JD and cokes when I was feeling flush. (The JD does still makes the odd appearance however.)
I probably didn’t discover the good stuff until I had a good few bristles on my chin. Maybe the palate must mature before a fine ale can be pleasurably quaffed? Hmmm……
So this blog is here to chronicle my quest through real ale culture. What is it? Where in the Toon can you get it best? Stay posted for an ale extravaganza…
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Comment by Paul Garrard 19/03/2008 @ 1:39 pmHaway!
What ya deein’ drinkin’ all this real ale shite? Mine’s a bottle of dog.
Gan canny!
Comment by Bill 28/03/2008 @ 3:27 pmRemember to get yourself to TwentyTwo the fab real ale in the one and only Darlington DJ. JIMBO
Comment by Jimbo 15/04/2008 @ 9:12 pmreal ale pub … oopps.
Comment by Jimbo 15/04/2008 @ 9:13 pmAh’ll be there Jimbo, before I pass out and drool all over the carpet in your new pad!
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