Our community group went on an away match last weekend to see a Martello Tower in Dymchurch (yep, that's how we like to roll). The weather was foul but the tower was awesome. By the time we'd done battle with the elements just to see a 24-pounder napoleonic-era cannon in its native setting we were pretty thirsty.
Now, it has to be said that Dymchurch isn't the most enticing place for a beer drinker and as there were a whole bunch of us (and only two were really beer drinkers) then we couldn't allow beer exploration to take precedence.
So, we headed into the Ocean Inn which we knew could accommodate a last supper-sized group on spec.
There was only Courage Directors, and Courage Best on tap which made us very sad, but we tried it anyway.
Early in my beer drinking career I was told that "The best kept pint of Courage Best is the best beer in the world" and I've never believed it (or experienced it) - and I've never liked the overly toffee flavour of Directors. Nevertheless, we both enjoyed our beer a great deal.
The food we had was also really good - not fancy or "gastro" but nicely done, proper pub food.
So whilst I'm never going to choose Courage over...you know, nice beer...at least I'd be willing to give it a go in a pinch.
And then, today, I stumble on another new beer blog wherein they talk about Oakham Ales (one of my favourite breweries) and how their pub/food outlets specialise in oriental food. Now I'm craving some home-cooked thai-style pork for tea with a bottle of the Citra I know we have in the fridge. It's not often (or possibly ever) that I crave something to eat based on what I want to drink. Now, there's a thing.
Having read more of said blog, I'm now musing, once again on the apparent gender bias in what we eat and drink. I've covered this myself in a more general blog and I think I'd hoped life had changed a bit...hmmm...more thinking required.
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