My BF50 Challenge update 54

24/3/16

My third beer festival of the challenge at my local.

Great choice of beers as ever.

Lots of familiar faces as well.

My BF50 Challenge update 53

19/3/16

Star in Huddersfield.

the last festival I went to there had the beers in a marquee at the back

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19/3/16

Sportsman in Huddersfield.

Bonus one this. Not on my original plan but a chance to have some Irish beers for a change.

Programme cover

the beer list, I had 2 flights

beers available on the bar

beers available on the festival bar

A scooper from Sheffield presents some of his ticks.

My BF50 Challenge update 51

17/3/16

Leeds Beer Festival close to New Pudsey station. Beer sold in thirds or two thirds only.

outside

 

Short visit to Newcastle

11/3/16

Courtesy of Virgin Train East Coast ticket sale in January I decided Newcastle was worth a return visit.

I bought 2 First Class singles (London-Newastle) at £30 each.

Previous visits to Newcastle are here  and here

I managed to get photos of most of the pubs I visited.

Friday 11 March

Forth

Town Wall

Tilleys

Bodega

Bottle Shop

Bottle Shop bar

Trent House

Bar Loco

Crows Nest

Lola Jeans

Bacchus

Bierrex

Red House

Hop & Cleaver

There is a connecting passageway between the Redhouse and Hop&Cleaver by the way.

Hop & Cleaver brewery

3 Hop & Cleaver beers

Bridge Tavern

Saturday 12 March

Lady Greys

Pleased to Meet You

Fitzgeralds

Crown Posada

Bridge Hotel

Finally the beers what I had:

Friday 11 March 2016

Forth:

1516: Brass Castle – Longbow 3.9% £1.80

Town Wall:

1526: Great Yorkshire – Top of the Hops 2016 4.5% £1.85

Tilley’s:

1543: Celt Experience – Brigid Fire 6% £2

Bodega:

1558: Almasty – Creation 3.9% £1.58

Bottle Shop:

1638: Out There – Angara Porter 5.5% £1.50 (third) Cask

Forest Road – Work 5.3% £2.30 (third) Keg

Trent House:

1740: Wylam – Galaxia 3.9% £1.30 (CAMRA discount)

Bar Loco:

1753: Firebrick – Toon Broon 4.6% £1.80

Crows Nest:

1820: Stu Brew – Red Brick 4.7%, Extended Overdraught 5.5% £3.23 for 2 halves (CAMRA discount)

Lola Jeans:

1925: Cullercoats – Lola’s Gold 3.8% (House beer which is dry hopped Shuggy Boat Blonde) £1.75

Bacchus:

1946: Tempest – Brave New World 7.4% £2.50

Bierrex:

2010: Allendale – Simcoe 5% £2.60 (two thirds)

Red House:

2035: Electric Bear – Red Bear 4%

Hop & Cleaver: Sandhill

2045: Hop & Cleaver – Pale Face 3.2%, Copper Head 4.6%, Red Horn 5.5% £3 (3 thirds board)

Bridge Tavern: Akenside Hill

2120: Tavernale – Tacheles 4.5% £1.70 (third)

Saturday 12 March 2016

Five Swans (JDW):

1035: Shepherd Neame No18 Yard – Hog Island 3.5% £1.20

Lady Greys:

1105: Black Hill – Pressy Four 3.8% £1.80

Pleased To Meet You:

1125: Tynebank – Motueka Dollar 5%, Sonnet 43 – Trail Blazer 5.4%, Fyne Ales – Ragnorak 7.4% (3 thirds for £6)

Fitzgerald’s:

1158: Three Kings – Ring of Fire 4.5% £1.60

Crown Posada:

Left Handed Giant – Lactose Tolerant 5% £1.78

Bridge Hotel:

1246: North Riding Brewery – Mini Mosaic 3.7% £1.48, Three Kings – Castle 3.8% £1.50, Credence – IPA 5.5% £1.68

Head of Steam:

1346: Allendale – Yakima Pale 6%  £2

Centurion:

1405: Consett – Steel Town 3.8% £1.95

Prices are for half a pint unless specified. 2 new brewerys for me: Forest Road and Credence.

Top beers were North Riding Brewery – Mini Mosaic 3.7% and Fyne Ales – Ragnorak 7.4%