It's really hard to impress me with beer these days and it's increasingly difficult for me to tolerate pubs without good beer.
As a birthday trip for the Best Beer Buddy we got on a bus to Seaford. Searingly hot, though it was, we shunned the indoors and grabbed a bus.
Our main destination was a micropub at the tiny station buffet. It's had a lovely makeover and we'd been desperate to try it for a while but never quite find the time. So we arrived around 4pm and were greeted with a lovely, interesting list of potentials to try.
We each picked a cask beer and took a seat. Sadly, the beer was a little bit warm and, although in good condition, that took the edge off a bit. Then they announced the place was closing at 5pm and reopening at 6pm. It kinda disrupted the mood but we left graciously and promised to return.
We then wandered off to find "The Old Boot" which was OK ish and with more interesting beer than we had anticipated but nothing to keep us there for more than one. So we sloped around the corner to the Wellington Hotel which we'd really like to love but I don't think they sell quite enough beer during the week so often the beer that's there is a little bit sub-par. The beer was fine but, again, not really as cold as I'd like.
It being mealtime we found a Chinese restaurant around the corner which was perfect but by the time we'd finished there we weren't really up for more beer.
Ultimately we left Seaford, once again, feeling like it could be so much nicer than it is in reality.
That said, we'll probably try the micropub again...but when it's a bit cooler.
Since then, we've been back to the Eagle a couple of times with the result that we've been very pleased with the quality and choice of beer. Fingers crossed they keep it up.
We're off to Bristol before too long - no doubt we'll remind ourselves of the range and variety of beers available there and hoping that the trend continues down here...
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