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Setting - 5 | Selection - 10 | Service - 4 | Food - | Value - 3 | Overall - 7
Whilst this sprawling 'Dog has a huge, interesting beer selection (including a few brewed on the in-house microbrewery and more international guest beers than other 'Dogs) I didn't like it much as a venue. It was gloomy, crowded and noisy. The barman seemed reluctant to serve us at all, got half of our order wrong, and was distinctly grumpy about rectifying his mistake. The music inside was too loud for comfortable conversation so we ended up sitting at the outside tables (where it was quite nice to watch the world go by). Unlike other 'Dogs it just didn't feel comfortable, friendly or a nice place to be. Very pricey too, even by Brewdog standards. So, somewhere to visit quickly to down some brews that you probably won't get elsewhere, before moving on to a nicer place for the rest of your evening.
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Setting - 7 | Selection - 1 | Service - 8 | Food - | Value - 6 | Overall - 6
Small music venue way out in the north of MK - we were there to see the Dollyrots (one of the support acts, Danny Gruff, was superb too!). At the front is a large and funky bar area with very friendly staff and great music. Sadly the beer selection is not so great - just macro and faux craft (standard Beaverton) taps. There were some cask pumps, but they hadn't had real ale on for some time. The only non-standard beer was Fightback Lager bottles in the fridge (which is crap, but at least the profits from it go towards supporting small music venues like this. There also was a small beer "garden" on the tarmac to one side. The music venue was a large room with a small bar down a corridor to the right of the main bar - rather charmingly we weren't asked for tickets, but instead had our names ticked off of a register. It was a nice little venue, although sadly some people were a bit lairy and abusive (got the impression that they were regulars rather than fans of the band, which is not a good sign for the venue). Overall - come here for the music, not fit the dismal beer selection.
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Craufurd Arms
located in Wolverton, England
1 month ago
Setting - 4 | Selection - 7 | Service - 6 | Food - 5 | Value - 9 | Overall - 6
Wetherspoons that's a little way out of town, but which was very handy for the Premier Inn we were staying at. It's also very close to Nottingham Trent uni and so it was popular with (well-behaved) students. It's an atypical 'Spoons, with the whole thing being a floor above street level. 6 casks, including on our visit two local ones from Pheasantry and Silhill. It was clean & tidy & service was reasonably fast. Somehow the layout and appearance felt oddly like a social club, but overall was an ok 'Spoons. There's a particularly lovely Victorian park and arboretum behind (north of) the pub which is well worth a quiet wander round if you have the time and inclination.
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updated a beer:
Forest Bacuri
brewed by Amazon Beer
1 month ago
wheresthepath
updated a beer:
Forest Bacuri
brewed by Amazon Beer
1 month ago
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Inversion from Lazy Bear Brews 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from the brewer's own stall at Farnham Farmers' Market. Hazy deep gold with a large white head. Nice bright aroma and flavour - pineapple, juicy oranges and over-ripe grapes. The finish isn't quite as good, with some leafy floral notes not quite working with the juice. Nevertheless it's still an enjoyable NEIPA.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Pump The Brakes from Lazy Bear Brews 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Can from the brewer's own stall at Farnham Farmers' Market. Dark brown with a beige head. Sweetish, presumably from the maple syrup although I didn't get the maple flavour itself. Chocolate hints, a light roasty note and then pine in the gently drying finish. The pine doesn't really go with the sweetness, and it's a tad on the thin side. Pretty average overall.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Rattle Snake from Thornbridge Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can from the Cheese and Wine Company, Bakewell. Clear pale amber with a light fizz and a lasting white head. Earthy and piney with a little grapefruit behind. Average body - maybe a tad thin but ok. Hadn't looked at the ABV, but it felt like a session IPA and I was quite surprised to find out after that it was IPA strength. All in all a bit disappointing compared to Thornbridge's normal standards.
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wheresthepath has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 3 for Italy ticks with a total of 15 from this country.
Thomas Hardy's Ale Special Reserve 2025 Armagnac Barrel Aged from Interbrau was the one that did it!
1 month ago