Ales and Ciders at the Sweet Green

Current Ales and ciders at the Sweet Green: Hopstar:  Green Bullet (3.8%) and Kcal (4.1%) Copper Dragon: Firedancer (4.0%),  IPA (3.6%) and Golden Pippin (3.9%) Scott’s 1816 (4.1%) and Best Bitter (3.8%) Lancaster Brewery:  Blonde (4.1%) and Red (4.9%) Wychwood:  Hobgoblin

Ales at the V&A

The new Blackedge Hop American pale Ale (3.75% ABV)  and Phoenix Dark Mild (3.7%) will make their worldwide debuts at the V&A this weekend !!! Also beers from Nethergate , Marble and Moorhouses will be on the bar.

Thwaites Trip – 21 November

The tours begin at 7.30pm prompt with our Guide giving a comprehensive tour of the brewery followed by a hotpot supper in our Visitor Centre and 4 free drinks with an opportunity to taste the cask ales. The bar closes

V&A Ales Update

The new Black Port Stout from Blackedge will be on the bar at the Victoria and Albert this weekend. Victoria and Albert, 114 Lee Lane, Horwich BL6 7AF Beerboard: vicandalbert.co.uk  

Harwood Pubs Survey – 16 August 2012

18:45               Bus 507 (from bus station) Ticket: Any Bus (System 1 Bus) day ticket £4.80 19:15               White Horse (Tetley’s?) 20:00              Seven Stars (Real Ales?) 20:30              The Grey Mare (Bombardier, Blacksheep + Guest Ale) 21:15               House Without a Name (Timmy Taylors Landlord, Holt’s

Real Ale now on at the Fox and Stork!

A welcome addition to the pubs serving cask ales in Bolton is the Fox and Stork on Halliwell Road. The newly-installed handpumps will be dispensing Holt’s Bitter and Bank Top’s Flat Cap. We look forward to calling in and sampling

Highland Brewing at the V&A

The Victoria and Albert (Lee Lane, Horwich) has taken delivery of 4 ales from Highland Brewing: Orkney Best 3.6% Orkney I.P.A 4.8% Scapa Special 4.2% O Orkney Blast 6% The beers should be ready in around 10 days (approximately 24

22 June 2012 – Little Lever Pubs Survey

7:15pm                        Bus 524 (from bus station) 7:30pm                        Stopes Tavern (Bank Top ales) 7:55pm                        Queen Anne (Thwaites range) 8: 40pm                       Hennigan’s (Bank Top?) 9:00pm                        New Inn (Bank Top & Moorehouses?) 9:30pm                        Jolly Carter (TT Landlord, Old Speckled Hen & Bank Top)