Wednesday - A Trip Around Bristol Pubs

Met Pete in the Commercial Rooms and opted for a Bullmastiff Welsh Pride 4.6%. This is a nice golden coloured beer with a quite pronounced bitter taste. Which I like. We talked awhile about aeroplanes and things to do with repairing them, whether they were broke or not. We then went on to the Bay Horse. Although this pub boasts a large sign attached to the entrance saying Traditional Ales and also has a Cask Marque the pint of Brains 4.2% we were served could only have been Brains SA. However, it not bear much resemblance to real ale. Although drinkable I would not have wanted to have another. The Bay Horse is obviously a food pub where you can get a good belly full of reasonable quality food at a low price. The beer on offer Brains and the one we didn't try here, Green King IPA. After a brief discussion about the unrest in the Arab world we left and crossed the road to the White Hart. A lovely pub and friendly staff. Tried a pint of Greene King IPA. Always a decent pint, if kept and served correctly, but on this occasion it was served a little too cold. A minor point and it soon warmed up a bit. After a very generous bowl of chips and a semi-rant we drank up and wandered down to the White Lion. This is a very small pub but a proper pub nonetheless. We noticed a new (to us anyway) Wickwar Brewery beer, Long John Silver 4.2%. A darkish beer. My pint was fine, Pete's pint was warm, too warm for my liking. However, after brief discussions with the barman, who offered a replacement, Pete decided to keep his as it was. The barman stated that the beer was served at 18C and he took the temperature of Pete's pint and declared it at the right temperature. However, I believe that real ale should be served at 12C. Whether this is the barman's interpretation or instructions from the brewery I know not. A nice winter ale but not really to my liking. I would have it again but only one pint at a time. Another successful Wednesday I think. Pete wasn't so sure but unless we try different pubs and different beers we could get stuck in a rut. A nice easy going furlined rut but a rut noneless.

Tonight is Thursday and Curry night. My how time flies. It only seems a week ago that I was looking forward to Thursday night curry!