TYKE ALE - WHY DOST THA' CALL THI'SEN TYKES?

TYKE ALE HAS GONE OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE BLACK BULL, MELSONBY
THE BRIDGE, WHORLTON OR MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE CROWN, MICKLETON
THE GOLDEN LION, OSMOTHERLEY
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON, KIRBY HILL
THE WHEATSHEAF, BORROWBY
THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
DARLINGTON SNOOKER CLUB
MITHRIL ALES OPEN DAY, DETAILS TO FOLLOW

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THE 1ST AUGUST IS YORKSHIRE DAY, AND YORKSHIRE MEN ARE KNOWN AS TYKES.

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THE YORKSHIRE DIALECT WHY NOT POP ALONG TO THE FOLLOWING FOR STARTERS, ON ILKLEY MOOR B'AH T'AT AND ALL THAT

http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Yorkshire_dialect

DARLINGTON CAMRA UPPER TEESDALE SURVEYING TRIP BEER MENU

ON FRIDAY THE 22ND JULY, 16 INTREPID CAMRA MEMBERS AND GUESTS SENT OUT FOR FOR THE ANNUAL UPPER TEESDALE SURVEYING TRIP. (THAT'S THE POSH TITLE, ESSENTIALLY BEER CRAWL IN A MINI BUS). THE FOLLOWING WAS OUR MENU FOR THE NIGHT, AND THE SIX QUALITY PUBS IN FOUR VILLAGES: YOU MAY NOTICE A THEME WITH SOME OF THE BEERS?

MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE

TEESDALE HOTEL

Black Sheep Best Bitter 3.8%
Mithril Ales Dog Days 4.0%
Yard of Ale Boar’s Pit 3.8%

THE BRIDGE

Mithril McLoughlin Gold 4.0%
Mithril Crafty Crab 3.9%

HOLWICK

THE STRATHMORE ARMS

Camerons Strongarm 4.0%
Jarrow Rivet Catcher 4.0%

MICKLETON

THE CROWN

Mithril Yellow Jersey 3.7%
Black Sheep Best Bitter 3.8%
Timothy Taylor Landlord 4.3%

COTHERSTONE

FOX AND HOUNDS

Black Sheep Best Bitter 3.8%
York Pride of York 4.8%

RED LION

Mithril Dere Street 3.8%
Hambleton Bucking Bruiser 4.0%
Jennings Cumberland 4.0%


HOPEFULLY A WRITE UP WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY IN THE DARLINGTON DRINKER, WHICH HAS JUST RELAUNCHED AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF THE LONG TERM EDITOR LAST YEAR.

THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER

WELL THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE.
IT'S JUST BEEN DELIVERED OUT THIS WEEK, UNLESS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PUBS HAVE TAPPED AND SPILED LIGHTNING QUICK AND BEEN INVADED BY BEER HUNGRY DEMONS IT IS PROBABLY NICELY SETTLING IN SOME COOL CELLARS AS WE SPEAK.
GRAB IT WHILST YOU CAN AT:

THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE WHITE SWAN. GILLING WEST
THE CROWN, MICKLETON
THE BLACK SWAN, STAINDROP
THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON, KIRBY HILL
THE QUAKER, DARLINGTON
THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE WHEATSHEAF, BORROWBY
THE KINGS ARMS, SANDHUTTON
THE TEESDALE HOTEL, MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE

THE CURSE OF THE PUMP CLIPS WITH A VAGUELY SUMMER THEME STRIKES AGAIN!
THE WEATHER IS HOT AND SO THE DOG IS EXUDING PERSPIRATION - OF COURSE AS WE ALL KNOW IT'S BEEN RAINING PRACTICALLY NON STOP SINCE THE WEEKEND. SHOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM AN UMBRELLA

TOUR DE FRANCE - YELLOW JERSEY CYCLING TO VICTORY

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I CYCLED, IT WAS PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS WORKING A BEER FESTIVAL AT THE CROWN, MANFIELD AND COULDN'T CADGE A LIFT OF ANYONE.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I DON'T RESPECT CYCLISTS. I OFTEN THINK TO MYSELF WHEN I AM OUTSIDE MY LOCAL HAVING A FAG AND DRINKING A BEER, THAT IF I CYCLED I WOULD BE FAR HEALTHIER AND FITTER - THINK I AM MORE A SPECTATOR.

GO TO THE OFFICIAL TOUR DE FRANCE WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT TYPE OF CYCLIST YOU ARE:

http://www.letour.fr/2011/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html

YELLOW JERSEY HAS GONE OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ESTABLISHMENTS
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST
THE BLACK BULL, MELSONBY
THE BRIDGE, WHORLTON OR MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
DOG AGILITY EVENT, WINSTON - PRIVATE FUNCTION, LUCKY DOGS
THE BLACK SWAN, STAINDROP
THE CROWN, MICKLETON
THE VANE ARMS, LONG NEWTON
THE CROSS KEYS, GAINFORD
THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE

ENJOY

A WICKED WIKIO RANKING!

I WAS PLEASED TO RECENTLY GET AN EMAIL FROM WIKIO, STATING THAT MITHRIL ALES IS CURRENTLY AT POSITION 148 ON THE WINE AND BEER BLOGS.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT ON THIS I WAS JUST CHUFFED ANYONE WAS READING IT, AND I HOPE THOSE THAT DO FIND IT EITHER VAGUELY INTERESTING (I WILL MAKE IT MORE SO WHEN I AM A BIT LESS BUSY) OR AT LEAST LIKE MY PUMP CLIPS

LET'S SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT TO 147 NEXT MONTH!

CRAFTY CRAB SCUTTLING ABOUT IN JULY

THIS WEEK'S ALE TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE STAR SIGN FOR JULY. PINCER CLAWS ARE QUITE CLEARLY MADE FOR HOLDING A NICE COOL PINT OF ALE ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT'S NIGHT. GRAB HIM WHILE YOU CAN FROM:

THE CROWN AT MANFIELD - CIDER FESTIVAL COMING UP THIS WEEKEND MORE TO FOLLOW

THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE

THE WHITE SWAN, GILLING WEST

THR BLACK BULL, MELSONBY

DOG AGILITY SHOW, IN WINSTON AREA

THE SHOULDER OF MUTTON, KIRBY HILL

THE FROG AND FERRET, SPENNYMOOR

THE CROWN, MICKLETON

ENJOY!