This weekend (well, Thursday) at the Crown threw into sharp relief the general beer-bleh of Eastbourne. We decided to stroll to the Crown on the offchance that the "weekend" guest beer(s) might be available.
In this context "Stroll" meant a little hike through the woods which edge the South Downs. Only a couple of miles but quite strenous enough on a Thursday, thank you.
We were rewarded with Burning Sky Plateau and Arbor Shangri-La. In addition there was Harveys Best (in line with apparent local pub bylaws), Timmy Taylor Landlord (good in a pinch but I'm not as keen as I was) and New Bristol Brewery Biscotti Stout left over from the previous weekend.
By any stretch of the imagination, this is a really good range of beers for a local pub whose main clientele do not drink cask beer at all.
By Sunday, when we ventured down again, the Shangri-La had gone and had been replaced with Long Man "No 8". So we had Plateau (still gorgeous) and then tried the Long Man. Hmmm, kind of Timmy Taylor ish. I guess the people that like their cask brown and unscary would like it - but I wouldn't go back for seconds, sadly.
Today I've seen blog posts from beer bloggers about the Barley Mow, The Basket Makers and a picture of the Evening Star. Sigh.
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