Saturday 26 August 2017

LUCK OF THE IRISH

FOR A CHANGE IT WAS MRS MITHRIL WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THIS PUMP CLIP. INSPIRED BY THE MAYWEATHER VS MCGREGOR BOXING BOUT THIS WEEKEND. SHE TELLS ME SHE ADMIRES CONOR MCGREGOR'S ABILITY AS A SPORTSMAN - I'M STARTING TO BECOME SUSPICIOUS THAT'S NOT  ALL SHE ADMIRES. 

ANYWAY, I'VE SET THE ALARM CLOCK TO GET UP IN THE EARLY HOUR'S OF THE MORNING TO SEE WHETHER MCGREGOR REALLY DOES HAVE THE LUCK OF THE IRISH.   

LUCK OF THE IRISH WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

BOWES WMC, BOWES
THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON
DARLINGTON QUOITS CLUB
HIGH FORCE HOTEL, FOREST IN TEESDALE
HILDYARD ARMS, COLBURN VILLAGE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
THE MILBANK ARMS, BARNINGHAM

ENJOY!  

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Sunday 6 August 2017

COME RAIN OR SHINE


SOMETIMES MY INSPIRATION FOR BEER NAMES LITERALLY COMES FROM THE HEAVENS -  THIS HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE MERCURIAL (OR SHOULD I SAY CRAP SUMMER WEATHER WE ARE HAVING) 

COME RAIN OR SHINE WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FINE ALE HOUSES:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE 
BOWES WORKING MENS CLUB, BOWES
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON 
DARLINGTON QUOITS CLUB
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
THE OLD VIC, DARLINGTON
CAFE 1618, MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON
THE STRATHMORE ARMS, HOLWICK

ENJOY 






  
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LIONESS LIGHT - ENGLAND EURO CAMPAIGN ALE



BREWED AND DELIVERED OUT FROM THE 24TH JULY FOR THE START OF THE ENGLAND WOMEN'S EURO 2017 CAMPAIGN. WHILST THE SEMI FINAL OUTCOME WAS DISAPPOINTING FOR THE TEAM, THEY'VE PLAYED REALLY WELL DURING THE TOURNAMENT  (WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE MEN'S TEAM GOT TO A SEMI?)   

LIONESS LIGHT WENT OUT TO THE FOLLOWING GREAT ALE HOUSES:

THE OLD WELL, BARNARD CASTLE 
THE TURBINIA, NEWTON AYCLIFFE
THE QUAKERHOUSE, DARLINGTON
DARLINGTON QUOITS CLUB
THE BUCK INN, SADBERGE
THE SHIP, MIDDLESTONE VILLAGE
THE GEORGE, PIERCEBRIDGE
THE STANWICK, ALDBROUGH ST JOHN
GLAXO SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, BARNARD CASTLE
THE STRATHMORE ARMS, HOLWICK
THE FOUR ALLS, OVINGTON 
THE CROFT HOTEL, CROFT ON TEES

ENJOY!    
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