Bad to the bone baby.....

Well, the bible recommended a wee pub above delph called the royal oak so with it being Sunday afternoon, we decided to park the car at the bottom of the valley and walk up t'hill to t'pub.

Nice quiet country pub, I can see why it gets a recommendation. 4 hand pulleds on offer. A lovely Millstones Brewery Grain Storm pint - god I wished my home brew tasted like this stuff! Lurvvvely!!

Shown here is a pint of "Bad to the Bone" from Bank Top Brewery in Bolton. It.s strange. Smellls of vanilla, tastes of vanilla..... Sorry Bank Top but the Millstone Grain Storm wins hands down for me!

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Bitter in Blyth

After a stroll around clumber park, we swing by the White Swan in Blyth. Nice pint of adnams here, our friend Russ has a pint on the ever present black sheep.
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Not in the Bible...

A few miles down the road in The Wharfeside (Slawit), a pint of copper dragon golden pippen slowly disappears...

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Bible bashing...

After a few hours fishing, headed up to the tunnel end inn in marsden.

Guest ale was a shaws brewery (never heard of them, from Duckinfield don't know where that is either!) pint of golden globe.

We received our new Bible today. The camra good beer guide 2009. What a book! Its good to see all our local haunts are in the book including the Tunnel End!

Sucker for a Farmers Blonde

Quick weekend away in the Derbyshire dales, camping at a fantastic tents only site Bushey Heath Farm.

Our first night and scooted down to nearby village of litton and the red lion. First pint is a light ale, farmers blond from bradfield brewery, and almost has a taste of dairy cow about it....but not at all unpleasant.

The man servant has just gone in to order some nosh.

Great pub, so far.

Stooping to new lows

This is a pint of Lancaster bomber, complementary mind you, before the Lancashire Durham 20 20 game that I was dragged away from the office to watch at Old Trafford.

Not a bad pint really considering its supplied on mass - funny how it had to be pulled from the back room and was not on the bar?

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Top Totty in the Dark

Well it wasn't that dark but didn't want to use the flash.

This is a pint of Top Totty by Slater's Ales in Stafford. Found this in the Wharfside in Slawit - it was Jammin night too, some good live music on. Sadly the beer was far too cold, certainly no where near optimum temperature, but still a nice pint nonetheless.

A great end to a good day. Fished the Colne from Slawit Spa up to just above the road bridge. Some cracking trout tonight, rising freely allllll night..... Sweet!