First couple of weeks of the year have been hectic, workwise.
Still, as you'd imagine, it hasn't stopped us ensuring we do our bit for the pub and brewing trades.
Highlight, so far, has to be yesterday's trip to Hastings.
I was running a training course so struck out from home in the morning and met the Best Beer Buddy a little later. There was no question of where we were headed - even though there are a couple of micropubs and other good beer pubs in the town.
So it was we found ourselves in The Imperial - home of the fabulous Brewing Brothers.
We opened the door and entered the steamy fug of a brewpub just finishing a boil. The scent of wort was heavy in the air.
I chose Unbarred Pale Ale (3.5%) on cask as my first pint and I was not disappointed. The boy chose one of the Brothers' beers - Kennedy - on keg (4.4%?) as his starter and so the afternoon unwound.
Between us we tried 6 of their beers over a total of 8 pints and shared a couple of pizzas.
I so wish that we could pick this pub up lock, stock and (very literally) barrel and drop it in Eastbourne. It's as close to a perfect pub as we know down here and probably ties in first place with the Barley Mow for ...well, everything.
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