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Wazemmes Market feels a world away from the stunning historic heart of Lille. Emerging from Lille's bijou metro at the Gambretta stop you immediately feel you're in a rougher, edgier part of the city, with immigrants desperately trying to scrape a living by selling anything they've managed to find from blankets at the side of the road (if you're looking for a single, slightly foxed orthopaedic boot this may be the place for you!). A short walk brings you to the enormous, bustling Wazemmes outdoor market, seemingly evenly split between amazing fruit and veg stalls which put British greengrocers to shame, and colourful ethnic clothing stalls (mainly north African I think). At the top of the market square is the quieter covered market hall, where it feels like gentrification is just beginning - here you'll find artisan bread, (delicious) cakes and coffee, along with this bar. It's a corner bar, with stools along the counter - I believe you can also take your beer to the large communal tables in the centre of the market hall. There were 4 beers on tap which weren't the most exciting, but an excellent and very varied collection of 100 or so brews in the fridges (I only wanted take outs anyway). I believe they do food too. The two barmen were very friendly and eager to help, knew their stuff, and spoke good English. Prices were ok. Probably not the best bar in the city, but well worth a visit for the bottle fridge.

Visited on 10 Mar 2026 at 12:22

wheresthepath (3760) reviewed

Gorlovka from Acorn Brewery (Barnsley, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

4 weeks ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5

Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading. Dark brown to black with a light tan head; an attractive pour. Up front there's black coffee, liquorice and a touch of pine. A hint of sweet toffee is overawed by a harsh bitterness from burnt malt. Thought I was going to struggle with it after the initial acridity, but it eases as you drink more to reveal raisins, nuts and milk chocolate, with a pleasant lingering chocolate nut aftertaste. It's still a little more burnt than I like my stouts to be but it certainly turned out to be a lot better than I feared from my first sip.

Tried from Cask at The Hope Tap on 19 Aug 2026 at 12:26

wheresthepath (3760) reviewed

Solana Peach Lager from Camerons Brewery (UK) (Hartlepool, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

1 month ago

5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6

Can from Asda, Wycombe. Gold with a white head. The aroma is less peach and more pot pourri, and it's also heavily floral on the first taste - too much so for me. I guess it might be peach blossom but it's definitely not peach. It's also initially quite bitter and watery. However on drinking more it mellows quite a bit and actually becomes rather refreshing by the end. A touch of gingery crumble topping in the finish was a pleasant surprise. Overall then it was much better by the end than I first feared, but it's still slightly sub-par.

Tried from Can from Asda Supermarket (Various locations) on 08 Aug 2026 at 17:50

wheresthepath added a new beer Solana Peach Lager by Camerons Brewery (UK)
1 month ago

wheresthepath (3760) reviewed

Wakatake Junmai Onikoroshi Tokubetsu Junmai Genshu Sake from Oomuraya Shuzojo Co., Ltd. (Shimada-shi, Japan 🇯🇵)

1 month ago

7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Bottle from Amazon. Champagne colour, although with no fizz. Spirit/alcohol is quite strong on the nose, but apart from a light burn it's well hidden whilst drinking this. Strongly floral up front - I'm not good on floral whiffs, but I'm thinking of heady ones like magnolia and honeysuckle maybe? Plenty of honey, before a fruitiness develops - I'm getting plums and oranges with fruity chewing gum. There's cinnamon (giving Christmassy hints) and boiled rice in the finish. It's sweet, but with just enough dryness to balance, and it's got a much fuller, richer mouthfeel than other sakes I've tried. I don't know much about sakes (this is only my fifth one), but this is certainly the most full-flavoured & richest one I've had. If I had to put it into beer terms I'd probably compare it to a barley wine - the sort of thing you'd have as a slow evening sipper, or for a celebration. It's a winner for me!

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2026 at 12:04

wheresthepath updated a beer: Triple brewed by Brakspear
1 month ago

wheresthepath has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Cider ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this master style.
Red Fox Cider from Ryedale Vineyards was the one that did it!
1 month ago

wheresthepath (3760) reviewed

Red Fox Cider from Ryedale Vineyards (Westow, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

1 month ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8

Bottle from Castle Howard Farm Shop, near Malton. Hazy yellowy-orange with a light fizz. Lovely fresh appley aroma. Definitely dry, but there's some sweet apple behind. A touch of farmyard but quite a clean taste with a hint of vanilla. Very tasty, very more-ish, and dangerously easy-drinking. A lovely cider.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2026 at 18:29

wheresthepath updated a brewery: Redemption Brewing Company located in England
1 month ago