Been a while since I posted here - the rest of the world (and concentrating on drinking beer) has taken precendence.
The highlight of recent times was probably the Burning Sky tap-takeover at Bottle Grove. I'd seen it on social media and although we don't visit as much as other pubs in town, we do enjoy being there - not just for the beer, but for the enthusiasm of the owner - Greg.
Burning Sky brews fabulous pale, hoppy, drinkable beers which are great on cask and keg - we knew this already. The surprise was the sour/other beers on offer. I'm not a fan, I have to say, but I can appreciate a good beer without wanting to drink pints of it. So it was with the three on offer. Best Beer Buddy who loves a good geuze absolutely loved them - a saison, a geuze style and a raspberry sour.
Made us love this brewery all the more.
Other than that?
A visit to Left-handed Giant's current tap room, a brief foray in the East Bristol Brewery Trail, and a couple of orders of fridge beer by post have all had their place.
A trip between Bristol and Eastbourne where we took the opportunity of stopping in the Victoria area to watch some football on the telly and then grab a couple of pints at the Cask and Kitchen was a pleasant distraction (albeit the beer in the TV pub was a bit rubbish).
Surprise of the last few weeks, though, was a Gun Brewery 4.4% bitter. I've said it a number of times: that I'm not all that keen on bitter as a beer style, these days. But this was the weekend guest beer on at The Crown so it would have been rude not to try it. It was lovely. I don't particularly want to have it on a regular basis - but a couple of pints of it in tip-top condition was an absolute treat.
What's coming up? A trip to Bristol soon and I'm hoping we'll take the opportunity to make the most of the extra openings and event that Bristol Breweries tend to have in the spring and summer.
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