The Cambridge Blue Winter Beer Festival 2015

26/2/15

An afternoon off work to visit one of my favourite pubs. Been about 18 months since last visit.

one or two guest beers been here

This was the programme of beers, not all all on sale at once though.

Some of the beers available while I was there.

So what were my favourite beers? Not having had any beers from the Three Blind Mice Brewery before I was impressed by their Black Bank Porter and Dirty Goulash, the latter being a rum infused double stout.

A link to the pubs website is here

The Italian Job

2/7/15

A couple of films with the same name, similar story but one a classic British film

With probably Michael Caine's much quoted scene.

But why am I telling you this?

Well, a couple of weeks ago (13/2/15) a little bar opened in Chiswick, West London and it is called The Italian Job. The UK's first Italian craft beer pub apparently.

I decided it would be worth a visit as it is not too far from home.

The clock reveals a former name

The A-board outside

And the bar itself

I was the only customer when I arrived just after opening at 5 o'clock, hence the empty bar. Custom soon picked up though.

12 beers were available on draught, 2 on handpump, 10 on tap.

The pub's website is here

2 handpumps:

and the 5 taps next to it

were all from the Ducato brewery,

the other 5 taps had guest beers

As you might expect, it costs a bit more than your usual beer but averaged about £3 a half on the ones I had.

Will I go back? Yes but at the end of the day I still prefer my British ales.