After the vibrant excitement of the JD Wetherspoon pub in the town, Richard and I meandered to a rather calmer micropub. This one also has the advantage of being in the Good Beer Guide, so that’s another one ticked off.
The bar set-up, with the beer list being displayed on the screen and also on Untappd. There was a friendly and immediate welcome, with the staff member trying to find a beer that Richard would like.
The beer fridge had more delights.
The Patrons Project from Northern Monk, a very hoppy, grape flavoured, hazy delight. Quite a punchy little arrangement.
The Raspberry Ripple from Fierce Beer, this has nice chocolate flavours, it was a bit boozy and was like a decadent chocolate liqueur.
The Le Bleu from Fierce & Noble, a quite tart beer with lots of blueberry and lingering smooth flavours.
The surroundings were clean, comfortable and welcoming. It all had an on-trend feel, but with a traditional air to it as well.
I always like a bit of Titanic.
Richard decided we had to stand right outside the shop before calling an Uber rather than sit on the other side of the window. We always have to wait a while as his Uber score is so low there aren’t many drivers that will pick him up. But I didn’t say anything.
Anyway, this was a delightful pub, a friendly welcome, decent choice of cask and keg, along with some bottles to add to the mix. The pricing was reasonable, the surroundings were comfortable and it very much deserves to be in the Good Beer Guide in my humble view.