My UK Tour of Real Ales

I began in London at the Old Shades off Trafalgar Square. The Old Shades is part of the Dick Whittington Ale Trail.







Jet lagged but happy.

You can Sip before you Sup (ie get a taster)




Bangers and Mash


Fish and Chips

Orfy and I get stoned...

The Old Cheshire Cheese


Yea... It's old.


and dank


a Samuel Smith pub

London is a blast!

I remember liking just about everything by Youngs that I tried. The rest of the details are a bit of a blur...

That's the stuff.




The Black Friar

Inside the Black Friar

Rick500 said:

London is a blast!

I remember liking just about everything by Youngs that I tried. The rest of the details are a bit of a blur...

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If I hadn't taken pics, it would be a blur for me too.

Right on! I hit the Old Cheshire Cheese when I was in London in '04. Good stuff. Are you heading up to Scotland at all?

Black Friar cont.


Your key to fine beer.


Art deco

Nyxator said:

Right on! I hit the Old Cheshire Cheese when I was in London in '04. Good stuff. Are you heading up to Scotland at all?

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I'm back already. I departed Glasgow, but we spent no time there. Lake District was the extent.

AWESOME pics! Thanks so much. I'll be showing these to my spouse, in the hopes of a similar trip. Please post more when you can!

More Black Friar:



Man I love ha' pints!

Funny


The Thameside


One of the few IPAs. Very mild compared to US or exported UK versions.

The Black Friar is one of my favorite London Pubs.

I believe that this is the Mudlark. Things were getting blurry


Literally



George and the Dragon in the Balgravia District

Brewtopia said:

The Black Friar is one of my favorite London Pubs.

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Yea it was a relaxing place.

Very nice pics.

Been to London once.

Would go back in a heart beat.

What did a decent pint set you back in greenbacks?

Thanks fore sharing olllllo! That looks like my kind of vacation.

Ale Trail Complete!



Bath and the Cottswalds later.

Woops. Forgot the Counting room.
This pub has a rotunda!







Beer and Pie

Counting Room Bar

Ok Bath and Beyond.


Yeah. It's damn impressive


The Old Green Tree in Bath




Ploughmanns Lunch

Hinglaands naoh nun smohkin braddah


Bath Locals




Cask Pulled Goblin. Much thinner bodied. More on that later.

Street Pasty




The only Mercedes I'll ever drive... (A Class)

Chipping Campden




It's a little crooked there

Cor blimey guv'nor! What's goin' on wiv this yank takin' pics of his booze all the bloody time? When's 'e gonna relax and jus' sink a pint? Take a butcher's at 'im! all 'e does is take bloody pictures! Why am I suddenly talkin' like dick van-bloody dyke? Oh bugger theres Maori Parpins! 'Ello Maori! Give this yank a ride 'ome on yer brolly will ya!?


Looks like you had a good time there. Man I miss them pumps.

Mrs OhioBrit is nagging me to take her back there, but if we do go I'm sure she won't be as pub co-operative as your SWMBO. Full marks to her!

Stowe-in-the-Wold
The White Hart






This back door at the St. James Church in the village of Stow-in-the-Wold in England is thought to be the inspiration for the Moria door in Tolkein's Lord of the Rings series. He was known to have passed through this area prior to writing TLOTR. The door is flanked by yew trees, often planted in church lots due to a spiritual significance.

Lovely pictures!

Just like the Belgium trip pics, these make me want to book a flight ASAP.

OhioBrit said:

Mrs OhioBrit is nagging me to take her back there, but if we do go I'm sure she won't be as pub co-operative as your SWMBO. Full marks to her!

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She's a keeper. But I am editing out most of the tourist pics.

Once I told the bartenders that taking picture is the only way that I'll remember what I drank, they seem to understand.

Sweet Relief.

Bangers and Mash


looks pretty tasty for English food

Sausage and potatoes?

Dude those are some sweet pics, I'd love to go to England but it's so expensive over there especially with the US dollar in the crapper.

Nice olllllo!

Sheep Country Ales



On my way to Orfyville.




That's all for today. More tomorrow including the first documented 5200 mile Anglo-American HBT meet-up... time permitting.

The Meet-up at the Rope and Anchor
Orfy's SWMBO, olllllo's SWMBO, ORFY and olllllo


Ben and Foxy


The George and Dragon


SWMBOs have finally had it with us.

mmm Pork Scratchings


Orfy's local


A proper mild


Back at Orfy's place. WE have work to do.

huh?


Orfy's other local


Home brews from the colonies... and an Alaskan Smoked Porter

Ahhhh The guest beers that are written in sloppy sharpie pen!! So tempting to try and quite often a very rewarding gamble!

All the hits this this thread is getting? Probably most of them are mine.....Just going through all the pics over and over and getting a little bit homesick for the draught ale.