Pub Report

Greetings Good People

Now I know I promised to post a picture of our local to Bernard and others but we don't have a local as such at the moment. If we get the new place in Kingston then we may call either the Hoops in Greater Eversden or the Willow in Bourn our local. The Hoops is a 450 year old pub, so a younge`n with oak floors and real ale. The willow as yet is a bit of an unknown as I have only driven past it so far. But it does look good and also serves real ale. Now for the beer beginners real usually refers to (here) beer in a barrel, so don't expect it to be to cold or bubbly. But this is no reason to discount them as undrinkable and that is also what I will report on in luu of a report of the local, for now. Now the few beers I have tried I have enjoyed a lot, I have found that the beer without chill or bubble is supported very well with the flavour. If those that attended the party cast their mind back to the fruity beer in the pastic you might get the idea or either think of the smell of a beligum beer in the flavour instead.

The beer here is offen darker brown to golden and offen has a fruity or spicey finish.

I have tried Abbott which is one of the fruity time beers, both in favor and smell. its quite smooth though has a spicy finish
Old Speckled Hen (had before) which is light and quick to drink and offen served cold as it comes in a bottle.
London Pride is a fresh clean golden beer
Black Sheep special is a dark brew with quite a hoppy favor
Hardys and Hansons Mild is a real great malty drink
And IPA which Ben can't remember to discribe but will go on record as saying it is very tasty, I remember it having a bitter finish but quite clean and not really fruity, sort of hoppy.

Here is one pub we have had a drink in, orignally called the Eagle and Child was first open to the public in 1667