Innishail into the pail
Having little money in Gateshead in my early 20s meant regular sessions on the local McEwans Scotch. For those who have never had one – it tastes like Tyne sewage water filtered through Sunday morning tights. Fortunately, a change in my economic fortune (I can afford more than GBP 1.12 a pint) I have not […]
Slurp on those nuts
A beautiful Christmas Day spent in a homely pub, in front of a well-stoked open fire, and what better than a turkey than a mouthful of nuts…. But wait, hop lovers, not the hairy, flaking, dangling kind. Sat in The Lamb in Newbury I partook many festive pints of Harvey’s Sussex Best Bitter, itself a […]
Drink quickly or soapy sickly
Pilsner is the ubiquitous lager/beer of Ecuador, from the coast to the high Andes. It comes in 330ml and enormous 680ml bottles. I went for the 330mls where possible. At its best i.e. really cold and in 330ml bottles, the Pilsener is a light, bubbly lager which you can drink fast without suffering from burps […]
