Baron’s beers selling fast

The Baron’s Bar beer festival is proving a runaway success.

The plan is to have four separatly themed weeks, but beer has been selling so fast that boss man George Sourbutts had to start the second week early and draft in extra beers from nearby breweries.

Last night was for Camra members, with pints of the good stuff going for just £1.50 to the affiliated. I wish I had the memory of bloggers like Tyson and Tandleman, but today I can only remember a handful of those sunk last night  – and those not too well.

Squirrel’s Hoard of the Hart brewery of Preston (brewer’s blog here), who annoy some with their cheeky pump clips, was first up.

It didn’t go down too well. I can remember a nutty (natch) back-flavour and wheelbarrows of malt. Just not my cup of tea, or pint of bitter.

Woodfordes Wherry was up next, a beer I’m familiar with having made it from a home-drew kit many moons ago. This was a lot sweeter than I remember with a pleansant sort of “old socks” aftertaste.

Muldoons Black Adder was going down fast with a lot of the drinkers but again didn’t hit the spot for me. There was bits of liquorce, Rolos and toasted malt, reminding me of the milk stout they used to sell in those little cans, but on such a warm night I found it heavy going.

Highlight of the evening was old favourite Bitter and Twisted by the Harviestoun Brewery of Scotland. Refreshing hints of lemon and lots of hoppy goodness, it barely touched the sides as more rounds were ordered, top secret plans for Glass War outrages were formualted, and a raffle was lost.

After that, the evening and beer clips started to blur.