If you know me or of me, you will know I like beer. Over the last few years I have been collecting photos of every new beer I have.
I now have over 2,000 individual beers photographed and have realised that many beers that I assumed I have photos of, I haven't.

This blog will be therefore be an account of my quest for new beers to photo and how I enjoyed them (or not).
My email is ralphgant@sky.com.

Saturday 23 June 2012

Middleton-in-Teesdale One

We have just had a couple of nights away in a Hotel in Middleton-in-Teesdale, we had bought another two night Bed & Breakfast voucher from Groupon. It didn't get off to a good start though, as I had stupidly applied for a job and the interview was on the afternoon of the first day away. It also meant that I was a bit stressed for a lot of the time we were there.

Day one, Monday 18th June

As soon as the interview was over we set of for Middleton-in-Teesdale and had a good drive there. When we arrived at The Forresters Hotel & Restaurant, there was nowhere to park, so Dot went in to ask. We had to drive down a narrow lain to get to the back of the hotel where we were met by the boss and shown to our room.

All I wanted was a beer to see if I could relax, so it was straight down to the hotel bar. Waiting there was a bonus, a hand pulled beer, a hand pulled beer I hadn't had before.

Jarrow Brewery, Rivet Catcher from England

Jarrow Brewery, Rivet Catcher, England

4.0% gold colour with a good head, citrus hop aroma and a refreshing citrus hop taste.

After two of them, I was feeling a little better and we went to look at the rest of the village. it was getting late and the shops were closing, so we had a look at the couple of bridges while the sun was still shining.

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On the walk back we looked into the other hotel in town and they also had a hand pulled beer I hadn't had.

Mithril, Game of 2 Halves from England

Mithril, Game of 2 Halves, England

4.1% gold colour with a good head, citrus hop aroma, citrus hop taste.

Again I had two, sat outside in the sun, something very rare this year, before going back to our hotel for another couple of Rivet Catcher.

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Neither of these bars had a TV so I missed my first match of Euro 2012 but I did catch up later, with the highlights show in the room.

Beer Time

4 comments:

  1. Hope you got over your bad start... looking at the foti at least you seem to be enjoying the beer.. I am a whisky man myself... I discovered years ago there is no such thing as bad whisky.. some just taste better than others..

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    1. Mostly the same with beers Jimmy

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    2. I suppose it is.... My brother in law is from Mansfield.... Although I am not a beer drinker for some strange reason I had no issue and could manage a pint of Mansfield Ale.. I remember in the early 60s when I went into the Forces.. I went into a pub in Aldershot and got a pint of Courage and Barclay... I think that is what it was called.. I spat the first mouthful out straight at the bar, I really thought it was warm soapy water..and a trick had been played on me.. A few minutes later I was happy drinking a Double Diamond... No idea if those makes are still there.. But my tipple is Grouse.. It tastes the same in Edinburgh, Middlesborough and Hong Kong..

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